KV history

[donvandam]

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When were the KV3's and KV4's established?

[tedgar]

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Nice to know! KVs are among the coolest of the cool [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[cookiemonster2]

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The story is, Dave Linsk (the lead guitar player in Overkill) who used to be in a band in the '80s called Zyris (same band Zakk Wylde was once in) had a Double Rhoads... not sure if it was his actual idea for it or not, though. Dave's guitar happened to be in the Jackson shop for repair or something, Robbin Crosby was there and saw it, wanted one made. Robbin's nickname was "King" and, since he was in a famous band at the time, he got the credit for the guitar known as the King V.

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Thank goodness he had the nickname "King".

[RacerX]

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When were the KV3's and KV4's established?

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1998 and 2000 respectively

[RR05xx]

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Good history and way more than I never knew. I have a J serial number black '89 KV bought new by me in November '89 (built that summer). Great guitar and a keeper.

[donvandam]

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When were the KV3's and KV4's established?

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1998 and 2000 respectively

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Why were the stopped?

[RacerX]

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I assume the KV4 didn't sell well enough and the KV3 was replaced by the KVX10, also an excellent MIJ bolt-on King V.

[donvandam]

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I wish the KVX10 had a floyd [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[zeegler]

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I assume the KV4 didn't sell well enough and the KV3 was replaced by the KVX10, also an excellent MIJ bolt-on King V.

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I just assumed it was around the time Jackson decided to axe all the well made Jap neck-thrus because they were cutting into the USA sales. I wonder how many KV4s were actually built.

[RacerX]

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Nah, they kept the RR5 and SL3. Quality on the KV4s does not approach that of the older King V Pro models.

[JacksonAddict086]

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was the guitar that dave used during the countdown years on stage a double rhoads with a kahler bridge??? the silver one (he plays it all through the Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1992 concert except for on In My Darkest Hour), 22 or 24 fret??? and the 80's kvs, are they also slighter longer wing wise? i noticed some things but wasn't sure...

[warlok]

Holy shit.. an 8 year old thread bump.. Impressive!

[JacksonAddict086]

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well i wanna know, so...yeah i bumped it

[AIC70]

So, are there any pictures of Dave Linsk with that, or any Double Rhoads? I've never seen any. I so wish Rob Witte's site was still active!!

[toejam]

So, are there any pictures of Dave Linsk with that, or any Double Rhoads? I've never seen any. I so wish Rob Witte's site was still active!!

No pics of Dave with it, but here's a pic of that guitar. The black/blue zebra.