Yet it was decades before either instrument achieved any real success. "Gibson needed something to reclaim the spotlight, and it had to be something modern - and the Flying V was certainly that" Back ...

In keeping with the many hours that went into creating each of the 50 examples set to be produced, the Gibson Joe Bonamassa “Amos” 1958 Flying V Collector's Edition rings up at a cool $19,999.

In an episode of Gibson TV's The Collection, Hammett revealed how a part-time job at Burger King, of all places, helped him fulfill his early guitar dreams. Reflecting on his first Flying V ...