(Guitar Reference). Until the launch of the Flying V and Explorer
in 1958, electric guitars were supposed to look like...guitars.
Suddenly, Gibson turned conventional design upside down, almost
literally, by using straight lines and angular body shapes,
changing the way electrics could look and, in the process, creating
a set of rare future collectables. Flying V, Explorer, Firebird
tells the story of those first peculiar instruments and goes on to
describe Gibson's second attempt at nonstandard designs with the
Firebird of the early '60s. The book shows how most of these were a
commercial failure at first and goes on to detail the influence of
the designs on guitar-makers such as Hamer, Jackson, Dean, Ibanez,
and BC Rich, all of whom embraced Gibson's original weird-is-good
design ethic. In parallel with the story of the makers is an
absorbing account of the players who discovered these odd-shaped
instruments, including Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), Edge (U2),
and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick). Interviews with players and makers
illuminate the story of this fascinating assortment of electric
guitar innovations, alongside specially commissioned images of
every key model and brand and an enviable collection of guitar
memorabilia, plus a gallery of leading guitarists photographed in
action with their instruments. If it's weird and has strings, it's
in Flying V, Explorer, Firebird .
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