Think of Jimi Hendrix’s guitars and there are two models that are likely to spring to mind. The first would be the upside-down double-cut made by a brand starting with ‘F’ which, let’s be honest, is and always will be the go-to for aping the bulk of Jimi’s recorded tones. But then there’s the alternative: a Gibson Flying V.
Jimi was sort of late to the party with Gibson’s futuristic model, which first launched in 1958 as part of Ted McCarty’s masterplan to renew the perception of Gibson as the forward-thinking, innovative guitar brand.
