Gibson Corvus
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The Gibson Corvus was a short-lived series of guitars produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation
in the mid-1980s. It featured a solid body with an offset V-cut at the tail, which led it to be colloquially known as the "can opener" guitar. Also, if the guitar is turned sideways it looks as if it is the shape of a crow in flight. This is fitting; corvus being the Latin for crow.
The Corvus was sold in three model variations:
An upscale Corvus with a set rather than bolt-on neck was marketed under the name "Futura" (not to be confused with the Explorer
prototype
).
The Corvus was one of several new models which was designed to renew interest in Gibson guitars, yet it was discontinued after two years due to poor sales.
The Corvus is featured in the video games Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II
and Guitar Hero III.
Gibson Guitar Corporation
The Gibson Guitar Corporation, formerly of Kalamazoo, Michigan and currently of Nashville, Tennessee, manufactures guitars and other instruments which sell under a variety of brand names...
in the mid-1980s. It featured a solid body with an offset V-cut at the tail, which led it to be colloquially known as the "can opener" guitar. Also, if the guitar is turned sideways it looks as if it is the shape of a crow in flight. This is fitting; corvus being the Latin for crow.
The Corvus was sold in three model variations:
- Corvus I - one humbuckerHumbuckerA humbucker is a type of electric guitar pickup, first patented by Seth Lover and the Gibson company, that uses two coils, both generating string signal. Humbuckers have higher output than a single coil pickup since both coils are connected in series...
pickup, volume, and tone knob. - Corvus II - two humbuckers, volume, and tone knobs.
- Corvus III - three single coil pickups, a five-way switch, one volume, and one tone knob.
An upscale Corvus with a set rather than bolt-on neck was marketed under the name "Futura" (not to be confused with the Explorer
Gibson Explorer
The Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design which years later Gibson marketed under the name Futura.The...
prototype
Gibson Futura
The Gibson Futura was an electric guitar which was the precursor of the model introduced as the Explorer. These mahogany prototypes, christened "Futura" many years later, resembled the eventual Explorer design, but had a differently-proportioned body, as well as a 'split' or 'forked' headstock...
).
The Corvus was one of several new models which was designed to renew interest in Gibson guitars, yet it was discontinued after two years due to poor sales.
The Corvus is featured in the video games Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero...
and Guitar Hero III.