Detail 01
Unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 pickups
The guitar uses a pair of unpotted humbuckers described as delivering an open, dynamic late-1950s PAF-style response.
Product detailSKU #1500000464628
Gibson Custom1958 Mahogany Flying V Reissue Electric Guitar - Antique Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A Gibson Custom reissue of the 1958 Mahogany Flying V, pairing solid mahogany construction, unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 pickups and period-correct hardware.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a 1958 Flying V reissue
- Players who want unpotted PAF-style humbuckers
- Collectors looking for VOS finish and period-correct details
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who do not want a Flying V body style
- Players seeking a left-handed model
- Players who prefer a pickup configuration other than HH
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
VOS nitrocellulose lacquer
The finish is specified as VOS nitrocellulose lacquer with a vintage aesthetic.
Detail 03
ABR-1 bridge and string-through chevron tailpiece
The bridge is an ABR-1, paired with a lacquered brass chevron tailpiece.
Detail 04
Controls
Two volume controls and one tone control use CTS 500k vintage-taper potentiometers and a phone book capacitor.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string electric guitar.
- 02It has a '50s Rounded Medium C neck profile and a 24.75 in. scale length.
- 03The pickups are unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbuckers.
- 04A Historic Flying V brown/pink hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does it have?
It has two unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbuckers in an HH configuration.
02What is the neck profile?
It has a '50s Rounded Medium C mahogany neck.
03What bridge and tailpiece are fitted?
It uses an ABR-1 bridge and a string-through lacquered brass chevron tailpiece.
04Does it include a case?
Yes. A Historic Flying V brown/pink hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
10 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard wood
- Indian rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Aged gold
- Color Finish
- VOS nitrocellulose lacquer
- Nut material
- Nylon
- Body Shape
- Flying V
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.75"
- Nut width
- 1.687"
18 detailsOther
- Inlays
- Pearloid dot
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Case
- Historic Flying V brown/pink hardshell
- Tier
- platinum
- Control knobs
- True Historic black top hats with dial pointers
- Neck profile
- '50s Rounded Medium C
- Controls
- 2 volume, 1 tone with 500k CTS vintage-taper potentiometers and phone book capacitors
- Body style
- Flying V
- Neck
- CustomBucker Alnico 3
- Finish
- VOS nitrocellulose lacquer
- Category Source
- detail
- Tailpiece
- String-through-body with lacquered brass chevron
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Kluson single-ring
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 3-way toggle
- Source Id
- site51500000464628
- Bridge
- CustomBucker Alnico 3
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