Gibson Flying V model details

1989–90 Gibson Flying V 90 Double

The V90 Double is the two-pickup version of the high-performance Flying V 90: a neck single-coil pickup paired with a bridge humbucker. The standard V90 has one humbucker. The Double has a 24-fret ebony fingerboard, a longer 25.5-inch scale, controls that let the player split the humbucker, and a distinctive fold-out stand built into its lower wing.

Identification note: The bright-yellow guitar previously pictured here has one humbucker, so it belongs with the standard V90, not the Double. Its photos are on the 1988 Flying V 90 page. The Double photographs below show black and Alpine White examples.

Specification	Details
Pickups	One neck single-coil and one bridge humbucker.
Controls	Volume and tone controls, three-way pickup selector; the volume control has a push-pull coil tap for the humbucker.
Fingerboard / scale	24-fret ebony fingerboard; 25.5-inch scale.
Other features	Fender-style jack socket under the upper wing; a distinctive, built-in Steinberger-style fold-out leg rest/stand on the lower wing; and a humbucker mounted on a printed circuit board.
Bridge	Floyd Rose vibrato was an option; photographs also show a fixed-bridge configuration.
Reported production years	Usually listed as 1989–90; some references extend the Double through 1991. The dates refer to reported production/model years, not a confirmed complete factory run.
Documented finishes	Black (Ebony), Alpine White, and Luna Silver are listed by the Blue Book reference. The photos on this page show black and Alpine White examples.

Black and modified example

Close view of a black Gibson V90 Double showing its pickups, controls, and leg rest — Black V90 Double detail.

Modified black and white Gibson V90 Double with neck single-coil and bridge humbucker — The original archive caption describes this example as customized; its two-pickup layout is visible.

Alpine White example

Full front view of an Alpine White Gibson V90 Double with Floyd Rose — Full front view; click to open the original photograph.

Back view of an Alpine White Gibson V90 Double — Back view.

Close detail of the Floyd Rose tremolo on an Alpine White Gibson V90 Double — Floyd Rose detail.

Alpine White Gibson V90 Double shown in a three-panel detail collage — Body, back, and headstock details. Click to view the original collage full size.

Model-year ranges vary among secondary references. The photographs are retained as clickable links so visitors can inspect the full-size originals.

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