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I don't really see limitations in them..
ok.. so mine is more like a super-start that just happens to have a V shaped body..
2 HB pups, no tone control, 3 way pup selector, Floyd Rose, 24 fret neck
so.. it only makes 3 tones..
but they are 3 very good / highly useful and usable tones.. all I really need..
obviously I play rock / metal with them..
but I recorded [and played live] a funk album with them..
it out funked my Strat tone wise.. which really surprised me..
yes they are a bit of a statement.. they don't look tame..
but I don't go on stage to blend in or look timid
go out there and be seen to put on a show..
a bright metallic orange V looks lovely to me..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=538236439862317&set=rpd.701189815&type=3&theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKwIQlrvPMM
The problem with playing a V sitting down with your leg wedged in the V part is that the playing position is a lot different to every other guitar that rests on top of the leg. The bridge of the V sits a lot further towards the centre of the body and the neck further away and at a steeper angle.
However, if you play normal shaped guitars with them resting on your left leg (if you're right handed) then the V would feel more natural to you. But does anybody actually do that?
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
And they're super cool. Here's mine - an old Faded V enlivened considerably by @TheGuitarWeasel 's Winterizer mini-hums.
https://i.imgur.com/rgnT2GP.jpg
They've for playing with a wide legged rock god stance in front of a wall of Marshalls in a cloud of dry ice and some sort of elaborate stage set involving a devil goat or neolithic monument....that's what a Vee is for.
(or originally for playing Country)
and I rotate just a little to the right [your left] at the waist so the plane of my shoulders are 90 degrees to my right leg [your left]..
this places the guitar in almost exactly the same position as if I were stood up with it..
I know most guitarist put the guitar on the other leg [even the big fellas like Guthrie]...
but this makes no sense to me at all..
stand up with the guitar and it'll never hang in that location
yes it's absolutely stunning ain't it
I'd not want to be stood when recording for hours and hours...
also... my V's weigh almost 5kg..
fine for a gig... rehearsal.. but a 6 hour practice / recording session... arm... nah... lol..
sit with it
Tom's guitars, BTW, were Ibanez ( law suit type job) and Hamer Vectors. There are photos of his Vectors standing upright unsupported, just balanced on the ends of the wings. I don't know if all Vs can do that? Probably don't try it at home.
We live in an age when we are so worried that someone else will sneer at us or tell us we are fools.
You end up as the guy who is suddenly cool enough to rock a flying V..
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Anyway, my issue with sitting is that I don’t like guitar stools - I like sofas! But if I was gigging in any band where I wanted to make a visual statement, I’d *totally* grab a Korina V
If you're interested, this one is available with a soft padded case.......
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If I have to play a V sitting down I just put the strap on it as well, but even then it has a bit of a tendency to slide. I accept the point about them not being made for playing sitting down though .
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Jimi and Albert King aside my first thoughts are Judas Priest and Megadeth when it comes to V style guitars.