Gibson`s Flying V has been a dream guitar for me since I first heard Wishbone Ash Argus!
Although a Fender Stratocaster fanatic because of my love of Eric Clapton first album and of course Jimi Hendrix “Are you Experienced ” I was hooked to the Flying V especially after hearing the young Michael Schenker on "Force it” by UFO and the next three albums featuring him on the guitar!
But I was always reluctant because of the shape and the fear that I could not play one while sitting down !
No I`ve got me one for my Birthday on September 7th from my wife Kathleen!
The way it was presented to me, while on vacation, staying at our beloved American Hotel it was just an unforgettable experience created by Kathleen especially for me!
With a big Birthday Cake and a chorus of friends singing Happy Birthday while in the dining room the guitar of my dreams was waiting for me plugged in a Supro and ready to Rock!
It took me a while, after playing it in front of a mesmerized audience, to realize that This Guitar Was Mine!
I will never forget the thrill I experienced in holding her and realizing that this dream of mine was now a reality and this new guitar became immediately a part of me and an extension of my body!
It Plays Feels and Sounds astonishing and the dream sound I was having in my head all these years is now at the tip of my fingertips!
Forever grateful to my dear wife Kathleen who knows all my dreams and wishes more than I do and for going to such extend research for this holly grail to be presented to me at the right time tin the right place with the right people to experience it with!
Thank you my Love!