MACHINE HEAD vocalist/founder Robb Flynn has partnered with Epiphone to release The Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V.

According to a press release: "Based on the legendary Flying-V model The Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone is a metal guitar designed specifically for young or modern metal players."

Flynn commented: "This guitar isn't for blues players or jazz players. It's a metal guitar designed specifically for young or modern metal players who want to drop-tune or tune down."

The Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V includes a custom hard case with original artwork by Robb Flynn and Strephon Taylor. The first 250 Baritone Flying-Vs produced will include a hand-signed certificate. And as with all Epiphone instruments, the Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V comes with Epiphone's Limited Lifetime Warranty backed by Gibson Musical Instruments 24/7/365 day customer service.

The new Flying-V will be available at authorized Epiphone retailers worldwide beginning in December for the US MSRP of $1,499.

President of Epiphone Jim Rosenberg also commented: "Epiphone has been a favorite of heavy metal artists for over decade, not only for our great technical advances but also for our artist collaborations that have often pushed the envelope in guitar design with groundbreaking results. We are excited to reinforce Epiphone's place in heavy metal through our partnership with Metal Hammer Golden God Award recipient, and Epiphone player Robb Flynn."

The Robb Flynn Love/Death Baritone Flying-V features a mahogany body with an EMG-HA neck pickup and an EMG-81 bridge pickup. The EMG-HA neck pickup is a uniquely designed single-coil pickup inside a humbucking housing.

The Baritone Flying V's solid Mahogany SlimTaperTM "D"-profile neck features a 27" scale, an Ebony Fingerboard, and a 1.68" graphite nut. The Ebony fingerboard features "Love/Death" inlays and 24 medium jumbo frets. The Master Volume control features a 500K ? sealed potentiometer along with a 3-way toggle switch, chrome knobs, a standard 1/4" metal jack plate, and Epiphone StrapLocks. Grover locking machine heads. The Baritone Flying V's bridge is Epiphone's industry standard LockTone Tune-o-matic/Stopbar tailpiece. String gauges (low to high) are .58, .42, .32, unwound .18, .13, and .10 -the very same that Robb Flynn uses on stage.