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Coffee Break: Flying V

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?CasinoKat, Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

by Anna Reed

January 06, 2017

Today in 1958, Gibson launched its "Flying V" electric guitar.

You've seen it - it has the futuristic-looking V shape body and powerful sound. A handful of musicians made this guitar famous by adopting it as their primary instrument. Initially, the Flying V didn't sell well and the original line was discontinued by 1959. However, multiple versions came out after that, including the Flying V2, the Reverse Flying V and the V Bass.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the Flying V?

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Songs played

Husker Du - Something I Learned Today
Veruca Salt - Seether
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Grace Potter - Alive Tonight
The Kinks - Till The End Of The Day
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy