Gibson Flying V model details

2022–2026 Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1958 Korina ‘58 Flying V Reissue

Gibson offered the Historic 1958 Korina Flying V Reissue with either a black or white pickguard. Examples from the same broad production period appear with both colors, without a clear year-by-year pattern. The reported explanation is that guitars were supplied with both pickguards, allowing owners or dealers to fit either one. I have not found a Gibson document confirming that both guards were included in each guitar’s case; Gibson’s surviving price list and current product pages document black- and white-guard configurations, but do not say that both were bundled together. The 2026 date here refers to Gibson’s current official listing; dealer listings document earlier examples from 2022–2025, but do not establish uninterrupted annual production or factory totals.

Appearance and documentation

Pickguard options: black and white four-ply guards are both documented for this reissue. Gibson’s June 2022 price list lists White Pickguard and Black Guard variants under the same model family, and Gibson currently maintains separate product pages/model codes for the black- and white-guard configurations. These records establish that both versions were offered, but do not confirm that every guitar shipped with both guards.
Reported two-guard packaging: the explanation recorded here for seeing both guard colors without an apparent year pattern is that both guards came with the guitar. Treat this as a reported explanation rather than a confirmed factory specification until a Gibson packing list, manual, or other direct documentation is located.
2026: Gibson’s official product pages list the Historic 1958 Korina Flying V Reissue in Natural with either a black or a white four-ply pickguard. The pages do not give a first-production year or total quantity.
Production span: the 2022–2026 heading groups documented appearances. Available listings are not evidence that production occurred in every intervening year.

This is the standard Historic reissue, not the separate 2021 Collector’s Edition with Murphy Lab aging and Brazilian rosewood. See the 2021 Collector’s Edition page.

Gibson’s current official specification

Specification	Details
Body / finish	Korina body; Natural nitrocellulose VOS finish; no weight relief; rubber strip along the lower rim.
Neck	Korina, hide-glue fit; 1950s vintage profile; nylon nut.
Fingerboard	Indian rosewood; 12-inch radius; 22 reissue frets; pearloid dot inlays.
Scale / nut	24.75-inch scale; 1.69-inch nut width.
Pickups / controls	Neck and bridge Custombuckers; two volume and one tone controls; 500K CTS vintage-taper pots; phone-book capacitor; three-way Switchcraft selector.
Bridge / tailpiece	ABR-1 bridge; string-through-body lacquered brass chevron tailpiece.
Hardware / pickguard	Gold-plated Kluson single-ring tuners and pickup covers; four-ply pickguard configurations are documented in both black and white. Gibson lists them as separate configurations. Reports that both guards were included with each guitar are not independently confirmed by the manufacturer documents located.
Case / accessories	Brown exterior, pink interior Historic Flying V hardshell case; Certificate of Authenticity.
Current Gibson price	Gibson’s product page displays $9,999. This is the current listed price, not verified original MSRP for the 2022–2026 span.
Production quantity	No total production count or annual quantities were found in the sources reviewed.
Resale value	Dealer asking prices vary by year, condition, and configuration. A reliable average of completed sales was not established.

2024 ex-demo example — photographs

These photographs document the 2024 natural-finish Historic 1958 Korina Flying V listed as an ex-demo instrument. The photos show its white pickguard, gold hardware, string-through chevron tailpiece, body, headstock, and case contents. The seller’s listing identifies the guitar and year; this single example does not establish the specification or production history of every year in the broader run.

Full front of a natural 2024 Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1958 Korina Flying V with white pickguard — Full front

Full back of the natural 2024 Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1958 Korina Flying V — Full back

Front body detail showing the white pickguard, pickups, controls and V-shaped string-through tailpiece — Body front and hardware

Back of the Korina Flying V body with string-through anchor holes — Body back

Body side

Front of the Korina Flying V headstock and tuning machines — Headstock front

Back of the Korina Flying V headstock and tuning machines — Headstock back

Korina Flying V shown with its hardshell case — Guitar with case

Case contents and accessories supplied with the Korina Flying V — Case contents

Photographs courtesy of Guitar Shop Reggio Emilia, from its 2024 ex-demo listing on Reverb.

Sources

Gibson Custom: 1958 Korina Flying V Reissue, Natural — official current specifications and listed price.
Gibson Custom: 1958 Korina Flying V Reissue, black pickguard — official current black-guard specifications and model code.
Gibson Guitar Price List, June 1, 2022 — archival copy listing the 1958 Korina Flying V with both white-pickguard and black-guard variants; does not specify that both were included with each instrument.
Kansas City Vintage Guitars: 2022 black-pickguard example.
Chicago Music Exchange: 2023 example.
Reverb: 2024 ex-demo example.
Carter Vintage: 2025 Natural example.

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