- Flying A. A sheet of diamond-plate
aluminum found at a scrap yard where I sometimes
search for materials made the notion of the
ultimate heavy-metal guitar seem unavoidable.
- This aluminum guitar, based on the design of
Gibson's Flying V, features:
• Bolt-together hollow aluminum body with diamond-tread top and socket-cap bolts
• Black maple neck with Sperzel locking tuners
• Ebony headstock veneer with mother-of-pearl target inlay
• 25" scale length
• Schaller roller bridge and stud tailpiece with fine tuners
• Two humbucking pickups
• Bolt-in neck
• Three-way toggle-style selector switch
The polepiece screws of the neck pickup extend into the actual neck heel to produce some lively harmonics up the scale.
One of these guitars is owned by Arista Strungys of the band Loraxx.
"Aside from the slightly alien appearance - and I mean that with great affection - its greatest asset is its treatment of sound. For me, a guitar player who relies little on chords and more on the ability to pull out strange noises and caustic repetitions that resemble riffs, it really is an incredible instrument. I have yet to find the limit to its ability to manipulate strums and taps into something unique." - Arista Strungys