Jimi Hendrix is widely regarded as the most innovative guitarist of the rock era, aplayer who took the instrument to places no one else had ever gone before. Now,Epiphone, in partnership with Gibson Custom and the Hendrix family, is proud tointroduce the Jimi Hendrix Love Drops Flying V , an Inspired by Gibson Customrecreation of a guitar that Jimi played extensively from 1967-1969. Originally aSunburst, Jimi Hendrix customized his Ebony-refinished Gibson Flying V withpsychedelic graphics that he hand-painted, which are recreated here. The Jimi HendrixLove Drops Flying V also features a mahogany body, a one-piece mahogany neckwith a rounded C profile, a laurel fretboard, and 22 medium jumbo frets. An Inspired byGibson Custom logo and reproduction of Jimis signature adorn the back of the1967-style Flying V headstock. Epiphone Deluxe tuners anchor the strings at theheadstock, while a short Maestro Vibrola anchors them at the other end. Theelectronics are first-rate, with a pair of Gibson Custom bucker humbucker pickupswired to CTS potentiometers, a Mallory tone capacitor, and a Switchcraft3-waypickup select switch and 1/4 output jack. An Epiphone hardshell case with Inspired byGibson Custom and Authentic Hendrix logos is also included.

Specifications

Body

• Shape: Flying V
• Material: Mahogany
• Top: N/A
• Back: N/A
• Binding N/A

Neck

• Neck: One Piece Mahogany
• Profile: Rounded “C”
• Nut Width: 43mm
• Fingerboard: Laurel
• Scale Length: 628.65mm
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dot

Hardware

• Bridge: Locktone
• Tailpiece: Maestro Short Vibrola
• Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe With Double Ring Keystone Button
• Plating: Nickel

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
• Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
• Controls: 2 Volume, Master Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitor

Case

• Case: Hardshell with Gold Hardware, Light Blue Interior, and AuthenticHendrix and Inspired by Gibson Custom Logos in Gold