Well, it’s been nearly a year since rumors first started flying around the web about Gibson producing this beast, but the latest news coming out of Nashville is that the company is now releasing a strictly limited run of just 50 Inspired By Zakk Wylde ZV Buzzsaw guitars.
Looking like some kind of twisted SG/Flying V hybrid from hell (yeah, it’s not going to win any marks for subtlety,) the ZV Buzzsaw comes loaded with a pair of active EMG 81/85 humbuckers, dual volume controls, single tone control, black hardware, a 3-piece maple neck with plain oil finish, and of course that insane orange and black Buzzsaw pattern graphic.
Other features include a strings-through-body V-shaped tailpiece, Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge, black Grover tuners, LP Custom headstock, Custom-grade pearl block inlays, bound ebony fretboard with 22 Jumbo frets, and a solid mahogany body (19“ wide x 24 1/2” long x 1 5/8“ thick.)
No word on pricing for this strictly Limited Edition run, but the guitar will apparently ship with a Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case, and Certificate of Authenticity signed by Zakk Wylde.
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September 10th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Good thing they’re only making 50 of these hideous monsters! That way, we won’t have to see many of them!
September 10th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Hehe… yeah, pretty grotesque instrument… but hella’ rock & roll!
;)
September 10th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Cary,
Any chance of you reviewing the new Gibson Les Paul Axcess?
BuzzSaw Pricing:
http://www.sweetwater.com/guitargallery/electric/all/sC1ZVB021/
September 10th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Perfect for a Guitar Hero controller!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Looks bizarre with that classic Gibson headstock. Not that it would look good with any other headstock…but I’m just saying…
September 11th, 2008 at 4:22 am
They should leave this kind of crap to the likes of ESP and Dean.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Dean makes this already, they call it the SplitTail.
http://www.deanguitars.com/dean_winter_08/SplitTail.htm
September 11th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Correct.
And they are both ugly.
September 12th, 2008 at 5:26 am
I think I’m the only one to like that shape… :D I don’t like the bevelled edges on the V part, though, and the finish is awful (a nice wine red would be much better). But overall, I wouldn’t mind owning one.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Interesting, but seriously this is a Gibson version of the Dean Splittail. Instead of “Inspired by ZW” it should be “Inspired by Dean Guitars”
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September 13th, 2008 at 12:58 am
Yes, and the Dean Splittail is a combo ripoff of the Gibson Flying V and SG, so the Splittail should be marketed as “Inspired by 45-year-old Gibson designs.”
Could be we’ve run out of new ideas for guitar shapes? And as timeless as body styles such as the Les Paul and Strat have proven to be, do we care?
September 13th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Hahaha, LOL. Tom, you kill me :)
September 14th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I do what I can, Cary…I do what I can… :)
October 7th, 2008 at 8:51 am
I think its sweet looking but I’m not a fan of SGs. I can’t stand the action. However, it does have a spideresque look about it.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
LOOK LIKE SPLITTAIL
October 27th, 2009 at 3:26 am
It was Zakk Wylde’s personal design. Dean made it for him first because Gibson wouldn’t make it, calling it the “Splittail”. Gibson BEGGED for Zakk to return to them, so they made him the guitar out of desperation calling it the “ZV”. Of course, he stayed with Gibson.
Love the dean headstock on it better than the gibson one. I’d rather have the Dean original. :) Better paintjob on the Dean too. This is horrible…