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Gibson Flying V guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Gibson Flying V. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the guitar and rig you actually have.

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The Gibson Flying V is a mahogany humbucker guitar with the same thick, powerful voice as a Les Paul but a slightly more open, aggressive top end from its different body geometry. A hard-rock and metal icon (Hendrix, K.K. Downing, Metallica-era Hetfield). It drives an amp hard like any humbucker guitar, so matching a single-coil record means adding gain and trimming lows.

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Creeping Death — MetallicaSeek & Destroy — MetallicaFade to Black — MetallicaRide the Lightning — MetallicaStill Loving You — ScorpionsKnockin' On Heaven's Door — Guns N' RosesAll Along the Watchtower — The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceSuicide Messiah — Black Label SocietyThe Four Horsemen — MetallicaCrazy Train — Ozzy OsbourneFlying High Again — Ozzy OsbourneAntisocial — TrustCrazy Train — Ozzy OsbourneBorn Under a Bad Sign — Albert KingThe Sky Is Crying — Albert KingBalls to the Wall — Accept

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Gibson Flying V — FAQ

Do I need a Gibson Flying V to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models the sound of a Gibson Flying V and compensates so you can get close on your own guitar and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Gibson Flying V?

Creeping Death by Metallica, Seek & Destroy by Metallica, Fade to Black by Metallica, Ride the Lightning by Metallica, Still Loving You by Scorpions, Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses, All Along the Watchtower by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Suicide Messiah by Black Label Society, and more.

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