LOOK & LISTEN to this guitar that is up for auction at EBAY... A generous percentage will be donated to AUTISM HELP NETWORK to assist children & families like mine whom are affected by AUTISM. BID GENEROUSLY HERE: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1980-Dean-Flying-V-All-Original-whsc-Gibson-HOT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a10Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4ce9ccf90eQQitemZ330340038926QQptZGuitarQQsalenotsupported THIS AUCTION BENEFITS AUTISM FAMILIES IN NEED, through the Autism Help Network. (obo THE CONDUCTORS www.TheConductorsUSA.com ) GUITAR'S HISTORY: I am the 2nd owner of this is ALL ORIGINAL & AWESOME VINTAGE 1980 DEAN FLYING V, which I acquired back in 1989 from it's original owner, who said he bought it directly from Dean Zelinsky himself the year it was made, 1980. Serial number 80-02457 it was MADE IN USA. This is an investment instrument, and one that you will enjoy playing and showing off for many years. I've kept amazing care of her over our 20 years together, which is due to the incredibly sturdy original Hard Shell Case she comes with. She stores amazingly well upright in her case, in between studio sessions, live work, and photo shoots. (Believe me, you'll want to show this one off!) THE SOUND: A FUGGIN' SCREAMER!!! Practically plays itself, and delivers effortless harmonic feedback ALWAYS IN KEY!! Incredible range of tone from these ORIGINAL zebra pickups, giving it an amazing versatility for musical styles from balls-out rock and huge punk power chord blasting, to sweet southern rock, tasteful blues, and sweet open chord rhythm guitar playing. Roll-off the tone knob for that "mother-tone" that Clapton got, or switch to the neck pick-up for Slash-like singing leads. Diamond Darrell fans will crap themselves when they caress this beauty! HEAR a few tracks I've played her on: "She's Got Me Flying" by HUTCH http://www.myspace.com/hutch "Martial Law" by Slow Motorcade http://www.myspace.com/slowmotorcade COSMETIC DETAILS: I realized after I took the photos that some dust showed up as little white specks, so please remember this when you look at the close-ups. She is actually quite shiny and slick, and polishes up extremely well. There is an understated coolness to the Cherry Sunburst over Mahogany wood finish that this "V" has. Typically you see this kind of sunburst over a maple top, but because this baby is made purely of solid Mahogany, there is a resonance and depth of tone that you don't get in other sunburst V's of this type. The binding on the neck has yellowed nicely over the years, and the dot marker inlays are made of ABALONE as you'll notice in the close-up photos. All original parts, tuners and electronics, with the highly sought after "zebra" pickups... plug it in and you'll know why! There are just a few knicks in the finish, most notably on the headstock and lower wing, which you'll see in the two close-ups