Gibson / Flying V Medallion Series / 1971 / Cherry Red / Guitar
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Another super rare Gibson to make your mouth water… This is a 100% original, 1971 Gibson Flying V medallion, coin number 151 in cherry, near MINT with original hard case completely un-modified, factory original, one of the estimated 17 or so that are known to be ’surviviors’ without any mods at all plus the original hard shell case. Phew…!
This particular one is coin number 151, was bought by the original owner in August 1971 and is documented on the web as one of the few survivors mentioned on Jeff Lisec’s superb website here.
Whats more, it is excellent plus to near MINT example. There are no breaks repairs or modifications, no touch ups or overspray, all solder is perfect and undisturbed and all hardware, including the fragile pickguard is near mint and crack free. There are just a few minor dings here and there, mainly on the back and edges of the guitar and headstock (see pictures).
This was bought in 2007 by a private collector who is now offering it for sale and it is probably the finest and most original example on the market right now, in fact it is possibly the ONLY one on the market right now and if you are looking for an investment piece.. well this is it!
Three piece neck, two piece mahogany body, all 3 pots date to 1971, all factory inspection stamps are present under the pickguard. Two lovely and totally un-molested Pat Number sticker humbuckers adorn this guitar and sound totally bloody marvellous! Guitar is nice light weight, plays really well with a dead straight neck, hardly any wear on the original frets and no wear or rutting on the lovely dark fingerboard. I also have a matching medallion Firebird V for sale too so check my other listings!!!
If you are after a medallion V then it does not get much better than this..!!!
This guitar glows like a genie under black light and there are no areas of overspray, refinishing or repairs. Tuners are Gibson Deluxe double line, double ring and have been on the guitar since the Kalamazoo Gibson factory gave birth to it in 1971.
I truly beleive this is an exceptional example of a very rare guitar. Probably one of the finest out there. Price is not cheap granted, but try to find another one like this. I think you will struggle.
ATB Guitars, UK 
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