For the cover during the London gig, Cooper was joined by actor/guitarist Johnny Depp, who made a late entry onto the stage ...

The Flying V wasn't an immediate hit. The guitar was heavy, with a rounded back. and Gibson ceased manufacturing the Flying V the next year, having shipped only 81 in 1958 and 17 the year after.

The Famous Flying V This isn’t just a Flying V—it’s the Flying V, painstakingly replicated from Kirk’s original 1979 model, which has seen over 40 years of studio and stage action.

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Despite the Flying V's less-than-stellar reception from the guitar-buying public, someone snatched up Arthur's angular six-string in 1959. It was an unceremonious event.

Jimmy Page’s guitar on “You Shook Me” makes it a rare Led Zeppelin song — the only time he recorded with a Gibson Flying V. The guitarist’s ability to wrangle a multitude of tones from ...