Made in Japan Flying V copy recommendation

[bugsbunny]

I've owned a Gibson Flying V for a few years and love it, but also like to try other manufacturers' take on the Flying V shape. I know Edwards and Navigator from the ESP group make Flying V copy; Schecter has some cool V shape guitars, but the two horns are not perfectly symmetry and one side is slightly shorter than the other. I am looking for V shape guitars with round horns and symmetry body shape that are comparable to Gibson Flying V. Any good MIJ Flying V guitars recommendation?

 

[icantshred]

I'd look into any of the other well respected Japanese guitar companies. In no particular order these come to mind:

Bacchus
Fernandes
Greco
Tokai

I'm pretty sure there are some MIJ Epiphone V's out there as well.

 

[noodlingguitars]

Momose makes a pretty good Korina V

 

[74JMP]

They come from Canda , so not exactly what you want . Not sure if you have some simple wood working guitarsetup repair skills but the PKG bodies and necks may be a way. Stunned at my number 2 is a guitar I made.

 

[01GT Eibach]

You should look into that new line of Epiphone Korina V's. They have lots of nice features including Gibson pickups, HSC, and Gibson badging on the back of the headstock. Besides all that, they will also hold their value better than the other options that you mentioned. I have not played one, but I have heard great things about them.

 

[v-man]

Edwards makes a very close 70s Spec Flying V that Even (current) Gibson is incapable of making outside of the CS VOS models. The only drawback (to some) is they went from MIJ to MIK to MIC.

I'd look into any of the other well respected Japanese guitar companies. In no particular order these come to mind:

Bacchus
Fernandes
Greco
Tokai

I'm pretty sure there are some MIJ Epiphone V's out there as well.

Outside of Edwards, these are the besr pocks for classic spec Vs. They are catching up in prices though.

 

[dubster82]

I can recommend the MIJ Epiphone FV-70, I have two of them, one '99 super clean and stock the other a '00 with a bunch of honest wear and modified. Late 70's early 80's style with the thin body, flatter neck angle, narrower 40mm nut and rounder headstock. Nice lightweight guitars that play great.

 

[vaguely]

+1 on looking into a Greco. I do not have a Greco V but I do have a Greco Rickenbacker copy and after 3 real Rickenbackers, I can say without a doubt that the Greco is better in ever single way: feel, playability, tone. The neck is wider and fuller than a Ric neck; more like a Gibson neck. Just a subtle change that brings a huge improvement to the Ric design. Also the pickups murder. Sorry my comments are a little topic-adjacent, but I do hope you get to check out a Greco.

Good luck on your quest!

 

[The_Incredible_Will]

Please buy this one so that I won't : https://reverb.com/item/66136586-gr...-trans-amethyst-original-vintage-mij-japan-ox

 

[mjross]

Do yourself a favor and find an Epiphone Amos! Amazing guitar for the coin, at least for the moment.