Gibson Flying V guitar

E305545

electric guitar model

The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Flying V guitar	2
Gibson Flying V	2
Epiphone Flying V	1
Gibson Flying V guitar canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2861143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gibson Flying V guitar
Context triple: [Albert King, uses, Gibson Flying V guitar]

A. Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
B. Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar renowned for its contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and distinctive tone that has shaped rock, blues, and pop music since the 1950s.
C. Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
D. Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster is a pioneering solid-body electric guitar renowned for its bright, cutting tone and enduring use in rock, country, and blues music.
E. Gibson
Gibson is a surname most prominently associated with Eleanor J. Gibson, an influential American psychologist known for her work on perceptual learning and development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gibson Flying V guitar
Target entity description: The Gibson Flying V guitar is an iconic, angular electric guitar model known for its distinctive V-shaped body and association with influential blues and rock guitarists.

A. Gibson Les Paul
The Gibson Les Paul is a legendary solid-body electric guitar model renowned for its rich tone, sustain, and iconic use in rock, blues, and other popular music genres.
B. Fender Stratocaster
The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar renowned for its contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and distinctive tone that has shaped rock, blues, and pop music since the 1950s.
C. Gibson ES-355
The Gibson ES-355 is a high-end, semi-hollow electric guitar known for its ornate appointments, versatile tone, and association with blues and rock legends.
D. Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster is a pioneering solid-body electric guitar renowned for its bright, cutting tone and enduring use in rock, country, and blues music.
E. Gibson
Gibson is a surname most prominently associated with Eleanor J. Gibson, an influential American psychologist known for her work on perceptual learning and development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric guitar model ⓘ
designedBy	Gibson design team ⓘ
hasBodyShape	V-shaped ⓘ
hasBodyStyle	solid body ⓘ
hasBodyWood	korina ⓘ mahogany ⓘ
hasBridgeType	Tune-o-matic bridge ⓘ
hasControl	1 tone knob ⓘ 2 volume knobs ⓘ 3-way pickup selector switch ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasFingerboardWood	ebony ⓘ rosewood ⓘ
hasFinishOption	black ⓘ cherry ⓘ natural ⓘ white ⓘ
hasHeadstockShape	Gibson-style 3+3 headstock ⓘ
hasInlayStyle	dot inlays ⓘ trapezoid inlays ⓘ
hasNeckJoint	set neck ⓘ
hasNeckWood	mahogany ⓘ
hasNotablePlayer	Albert King ⓘ Dave Mustaine ⓘ James Hetfield ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ K.K. Downing ⓘ Kirk Hammett ⓘ Lenny Kravitz ⓘ Michael Schenker ⓘ Rudolf Schenker ⓘ
hasNumberOfFrets	22 ⓘ
hasOriginalProductionPeriod	1958–1959 ⓘ
hasPickupConfiguration	dual humbucker ⓘ
hasProductionStatus	in production in various reissues ⓘ
hasReissuePeriod	from late 1960s onward ⓘ
hasScaleLength	24.75 inches ⓘ
hasTailpieceType	stopbar tailpiece ⓘ
inspiredModel	Epiphone Flying V ⓘ linked to: Gibson Flying V guitar
introducedBy	Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ
introducedInYear	1958 ⓘ
isAssociatedWithGenre	blues ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ rock music ⓘ
isKnownFor	angular futuristic design ⓘ association with blues guitarists ⓘ association with rock guitarists ⓘ
manufacturer	Gibson ⓘ linked to: Gibson Guitar Corporation
usesPickupType	humbucker pickup ⓘ

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