2021 Gibson Murphy Lab '58 Korina Flying V. Gibson built & shipped 81 of these gems during the summer of 2021 to commemorate the 81 that were built back in 1958. These Vs are clones of the originals. Mine is serial number 8 1022. They also built 19 Explorers. Posted August, 2021.
The Murphy Lab aging looks incredible.
2020 Jimi Hendrix '69 Custom Flying V Reissue. Serial # 69 121. I purchased one of these Vs brand new as soon as they became available in November, 2020. Gibson made 125 right-handed guitars for this special run. They also made 25 left-handed guitars. These will definitely be a collectors item some day. Posted December, 2020.
I removed the goofy looking knobs that came on the guitar and added some authentic late 1960s witch hat knobs with gold trim. This is what the original V had on it.
I recently bought a mint 2006 Jimi Hendrix Love Drops "Inspired-by Series" Flying V. I now have both of the Custom Shop Hendrix Flying Vs. Gibson built and shipped 300 of these Vs in 2006. Posted January, 2022.
Serial #: JIMI 208. Mine is 208 out of a total of 300.
Notice the goofy looking factory control knobs and the wrong black pickguard screws that came on the guitar. These part deviations were factory stock on all 300 Hendrix Love Drops "Inspired-by Series" Flying Vs.
I removed the goofy looking factory control knobs and the wrong black pickguard screws that came on the guitar (pictured above) and added some authentic late 1960s witch hat knobs and correct chrome pickguard screws (pictured below). This is what the original Hendrix 1967 Sunburst "Love Drops" Flying V had on it. Now it looks fantastic, as it should.
The Jimi Hendrix Gibson Custom Shop twins.
My three Gibson Korina Flying Vs: 2021 Murphy Lab, 1981 Heritage and 1992 Historic. Posted August, 2021.
My Korina Family as of 2020; 1992 Historic '59 Reissue, '83 Explorer, '82 Moderne & '81 Flying V. The 2021 Murphy Lab '58 Korina V is not pictured, yet.
1981-83 Korina Reissue set, '83 Explorer, '82 Moderne & '81 Flying V
1992 Gibson Korina 1959 Flying V Historic Reissue. This guitar is mint and also has its original case. 1992 was the first year of production for these historically accurate Korina Vs. Even the neck joint and serial number style are accurate when compared to the original 1958 and 59 Korina Vs. A few prototypes were built in 1991.
1983 Gibson Explorer, Natural Korina, Mint...........I spent years trying to find one of these that was super clean. They are extremely rare in any condition.
1982 Gibson Flying V, Natural Korina, '58 Reissue...........This one has the rare two piece, center seam body and is Mint.
Check out this cool dealer poster I acquired about 20 years ago.
Here is a pic of my 1981 Korina V next to my 1992 Historic '59 Korina V. Notice that the body of the 1981 Korina V is about 1" shorter than that of my 1992 Historic Korina V. The Korina Vs that were built from 1981 to 1983 were not nearly as accurate as the Historic Korina Flying Vs that were built on-and-off from 1991 to 2016.
2014 Gibson Flying V 1967 Historic. What a beauty ! Got this one in 2015.
Here is a pic of my Pelham Blue 1967 Historic Reissue and my Bullion Gold 1967 Historic Reissue.
2015 Gibson Flying V 1967 Historic with rare Bullion Gold finish. Another beauty ! This one is absolute mint.
2001 Flying V 1967 Historic with Cherry finish. I got this one back in 2007. 2001 was the first year the 1967 Flying V Historics were produced. This one is mint.
2012 Flying V 1967 Historic with Alpine White finish. I got this one back in 2013. This one is mint.
2002 Gibson Flying V Custom. This one is #17 out of 40. This is the first year the Flying V Custom was produced. Gibson made an initial batch of 40 of them. This one is mint.
2017 Gibson Les Paul Custom Aqua, This is the coolest finish I have ever seen on any guitar, ever. Posted April 2018.
The back is a completely different shade of translucent blue. Pretty cool.
2013 Gibson Les Paul Burst Historic R9, 1959 Reissue, Sunrise Teaburst. This is the exact finish I had been looking for ever since I had decided to purchase a Burst Reissue. This one is a gem. I got this one in 2017.
2006 Gibson Les Paul Custom 1957 Cherry R7 Reissue. This is an outstanding reissue Les Paul. Added April, 2021.
2009 Gibson Les Paul Standard with Silverburst finish. This is a 1 of 500 Limited Edition Model. I love seeing the silverburst finish on the Standards. Up until 2008-2009 Silverburst was only available on the Les Paul Custom. This one is a player. Posted May, 2021.
2021 Les Paul Custom with Alpine White finish. I purchased this cool guitar brand new in December 2021. Love it ! Posted January, 2021.
2019 Les Paul Custom 1957 Black Beauty R7 Reissue. Absolute mint and identical to my 1957 Les Paul Custom. Added June, 2023.