Gibson Firebird – The Legendary Guitar
Thinking About Owning A Legendary Gibson Firebird?
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Allen Collins of Lynard Skynard “Free Bird” solo 1975
Whether jamming in your home or onstage in front of admiring crowds, there is truly nothing like the sound of the Firebird.
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What’s It Like Playing the Firebird?
When you first strap on the Gibson Firebird you will notice that the guitar balance is neck heavy. This is different than most guitars, and definitely takes some getting use to. For the serious players, you will find that the Firebird allows easy access to frets above the 12th fret. Some guitars like the Strat are not so friendly when it comes to playing the higher frets. One guitar enthusiast summed up the Firebird beautifully when he said, “This guitar is a combination between a Gibson les paul and a tele, it can deliver that bright tone of a tele but can hit as hard and as heavy as a les paul (those deep tone notes) as well as maintaining its own personality without the weight of the guitar breaking your back.” By the way, the banjo style tuners are great, but they do work in reverse. Also, the flat neck is awesome for slide work. If you dare to be different…the Firebird is a must.
Did You Know?
You may not know this, but a high quality guitar like the Firebird can last 100 years if you take good care of it. What’s even better is that the thirsty market for “used guitars” and “vintage guitars” is here to stay. This means that a well cared for Firebird could maintain a lot of its value over the years. Perhaps, become a vintage guitar worth a lot of money!
What A Story
The rich history of this classic guitar dates all the way back to the 1960s. After having great success in the 1950s with the Les Paul, Gibson’s popularity began to slide in the early 1960s
Fender was starting to kick butt with their colors, shapes and multiple pickups. Hot new musicians were starting to endorse their guitars and Gibson’s sales dropped off the map.
As the story goes, Gibson hired famed car designer Ray Dietrich to create a guitar that would have popular appeal. Ray used the idea of the mid-50s car tailfins and vwwala…..the Gibson Firebird was born.
The Firebird was introduced in 1963 and it was Gibson’s first solid-body guitar to use neck through construction, where the neck extends through to the tail end of the body.
FEATURES
Construction
Body Type: Solid
Neck Joint: Neck through
Scale: 24.75″
Woods
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany & Walnut
Fretboard: Rosewood or Ebony with Trapezoid, Dot or Block
mother of pearl inlays.
Hardware
Bridge: Tune-o-matic ABR-1 style
Pickups: 1,2 or 3 Mini Humbuckers, full size Humbuckers or
P-90s.
Colors Available - Ebony, Pelham Blue, Heritage Cherry, Cherry, Olympic White, Heritage Sunburst, Natural, Antique Brown
Angled Headstock
The totally distinct headstock of the Firebird is classic Gibson and typical of their out of the box thinking. To maintain the highest level of quality and style, the headstock and the neck are carved from the same piece of mahogany. The angle is set to a perfect 14 degrees to take into account the radical contour and to keep pressure on the strings. Straight string pull and increased pressure insures no loss of string vibration giving you better sustain.
The Firebird Neck Profile
Back in the 1950s, the traditional neck profiles were more rounded and thicker. The ’60s brought about a slimmer, more tapered contour. The Firebird has the best of both. I found out that the Neck is machined in the rough mill at Gibson and uses wood shapers to make the first cuts. The fingerboard is carefully glued in place and everything else, particularly the final sanding, is done by a craftsman’s hands. So, no two necks are precisely the same! How cool is that?
Gibson Mini Humbuckers
The mini humbucker was introduced in the late ’60s because the P-90 sized pickup had too much “hum”. The engineers at Gibson created the humbucker pickup to be smaller and more compact. With it’s smaller size and narrow magnetic field, the mini humbucker has a focused and bright output. Gibson’s mini humbucker has a cream colored plastic mounting, maple spacers, braided lead wire and coated enamel wire. A true original.
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Who Plays The Firebird?
Superstars like Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Chuck Berry, Jimmi Hendrix, Peter Frampton, BB King, Lenny Kravitz,Ted Nuggent, Pete Townsend, Joe Walsh, Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck and the list goes on and on and on.
Ron Woods of the Rolling Stones loves his Firebird!
When you finally strap on your Firebird, you’ll join the stage with a long list of history making guitar legends who loved playing and performing with this classic instrument.
Over the years there have been many Firebird Models: 
- Firebird I – One pickup. Combination stud bridge/tailpiece. Chrome hardware. Dot inlays, no neck binding.
- Firebird II Artist CMT – Early ’80s limited production instrument. Features a Mahogany body, maple top, set mahogany neck, 2 standard sized humbuckers and toggle switches that control active Moog electronic tone controls.
- Firebird III – Two pickups, stud bridge/tailpiece and Gibson Vibrola (player could choose to use the stud or Vibrola). Chrome hardware. Dot inlays and neck binding.
- Firebird V – Two pickups, Tune-o-matic bridge with Maestro “Lyre” Vibrola; reissues feature a stop-bar tailpiece. Chrome hardware. Trapazoid inlays and neck binding.
- Firebird VII – Three pickups, Tune-o-matic bridge and Maestro “Lyre” Vibrola tailpiece. Gold hardware. Block inlays and neck binding.
- Firebird Studio – Two standard-sized Alnico humbuckers, Tune-o-matic bridge with stop-bar tailpiece. Chrome or gold hardware. Set neck. Dot inlays and no neck binding.
- Firebird XII – Two pickups, twelve string non-reversed version on the Firebird.
- Non-Reverse Firebird – Collectors’ term for a Firebird I, III, V or VII featuring a headstock with the tuners on the bass side, and a body having the bass side horn slightly longer than the treble side horn.
So Much To Choose From
The truth is, there are tons of electric guitars on the market…Fender, Epiphone, Ibanez, Jackson, Taylor, Sparrow and more. But with it’s rich history, laundry list of legendary players and incredibly distinct sound, there is only one Firebird!
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