Rusty Fingers
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Re: Gibson Firebird
Yeah.....a Firebird V is on the list!PUCKBOY99 said:
Gibson Firebird
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JeffB
Let it B
Re: Gibson Firebird
"real" Birds *are* a bit akward and unbalanced...the banjo tuners don't help.
Thats why I got a Studio...feels more like an Explorer (though not the same), has normal tuners, and still has the cool firebird shape.
Mini humbuckers are way cool, but I prefer the sound of them in a Les Paul. P-90's on the other hand sound awesome no matter what gibson they are in.
Alot of Bird guys don't consider them real birds...no neck through, etc...but IMO the Studio is the more comfy, playable instrument.
"real" Birds *are* a bit akward and unbalanced...the banjo tuners don't help.
Thats why I got a Studio...feels more like an Explorer (though not the same), has normal tuners, and still has the cool firebird shape.
Mini humbuckers are way cool, but I prefer the sound of them in a Les Paul. P-90's on the other hand sound awesome no matter what gibson they are in.
Alot of Bird guys don't consider them real birds...no neck through, etc...but IMO the Studio is the more comfy, playable instrument.
Re: Gibson Firebird
Does the studio neck-dive at all??
JeffB said:"real" Birds *are* a bit akward and unbalanced...the banjo tuners don't help.
Thats why I got a Studio...feels more like an Explorer (though not the same), has normal tuners, and still has the cool firebird shape.
Mini humbuckers are way cool, but I prefer the sound of them in a Les Paul. P-90's on the other hand sound awesome no matter what gibson they are in.
Alot of Bird guys don't consider them real birds...no neck through, etc...but IMO the Studio is the more comfy, playable instrument.
Does the studio neck-dive at all??
Hot _Grits
Buttery Toneologist
Re: Gibson Firebird
I love firebirds. there's a beautiful non-reverse model in see-thru white at a local dealer right now, and it's too gorgeous for words. I'd love a white reverse model too. I'm not a fan of the neck-heaviness, though.
As for stuff I haven't tried, well, I live in New Zealand. So the list is sizeable:
guitars by:
Suhr
Tom Anderson
Floyd Rose
PRS 513 and modern eagle
Amps by:
Carr, Bogner, Diezel, Victoria, Badcat, Splawn, Budda, Komet, Cornford, Maven Peal, Two Rock, Fuchs...
I love firebirds. there's a beautiful non-reverse model in see-thru white at a local dealer right now, and it's too gorgeous for words. I'd love a white reverse model too. I'm not a fan of the neck-heaviness, though.
As for stuff I haven't tried, well, I live in New Zealand. So the list is sizeable:
guitars by:
Suhr
Tom Anderson
Floyd Rose
PRS 513 and modern eagle
Amps by:
Carr, Bogner, Diezel, Victoria, Badcat, Splawn, Budda, Komet, Cornford, Maven Peal, Two Rock, Fuchs...
ledzepp29
New member
Re: Gibson Firebird
o man I hear ya,
I've always wanted one cause I thought they looked killer, and NOBODY ever has one so you'd get a lot of attention for one. I've really fallen for one recently when I started listening to johnny winter as well.
My dream bird is just like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Firebird...344100499QQcategoryZ33040QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or maybe even one like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-FIREBIRD...343682106QQcategoryZ47072QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
you know what.. i WILL own one, one day!
o man I hear ya,
I've always wanted one cause I thought they looked killer, and NOBODY ever has one so you'd get a lot of attention for one. I've really fallen for one recently when I started listening to johnny winter as well.
My dream bird is just like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-Firebird...344100499QQcategoryZ33040QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or maybe even one like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/GIBSON-FIREBIRD...343682106QQcategoryZ47072QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
you know what.. i WILL own one, one day!
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Gibson Firebird
with a good thick strap a bird does not feel funky at all, and I happen to like the banjo tuners! Also...mini buckers from an LP Deluxe and Bird pups are not the same
BTW, terry...that is the one for me too!
with a good thick strap a bird does not feel funky at all, and I happen to like the banjo tuners! Also...mini buckers from an LP Deluxe and Bird pups are not the same
BTW, terry...that is the one for me too!
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Gibson Firebird
you could sell me your Black Custom to help pay for it!
butnut said:
you could sell me your Black Custom to help pay for it!
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
Re: Gibson Firebird
to the back of the Guitar (Where it SHOULD BE ??) this solves the balance
and nose diveing Issue's.(who know what gibson is think'in when they put
the button where they did?) This seems to be the 1st thing Firebird owner's
do with the guitar? If anybody can find a pic of someone playing a Bird w/t
the stock upper strap button? I'd love to see it. :13:
BTW, I just noticed my Birds gonna be 30 years old next year !! he he :wink:
O.K. YOU GUY'S FORCED MY HAND !!...Into changing my Avatar :laugh2: With the REAL BIRDS Once you relocate the strap buttonJeffB said:
to the back of the Guitar (Where it SHOULD BE ??) this solves the balance
and nose diveing Issue's.(who know what gibson is think'in when they put
the button where they did?) This seems to be the 1st thing Firebird owner's
do with the guitar? If anybody can find a pic of someone playing a Bird w/t
the stock upper strap button? I'd love to see it. :13:
BTW, I just noticed my Birds gonna be 30 years old next year !! he he :wink:
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Gibson Firebird
Im with ya brother! Thats what I was talking about...IMO they are very comfortable guitars, and NOTHING in the world sounds like a Bird...except another Bird!
kmcguitars said:
Im with ya brother! Thats what I was talking about...IMO they are very comfortable guitars, and NOTHING in the world sounds like a Bird...except another Bird!
LesStrat
Reining PunLowered
Re: Gibson Firebird
That looks EXACTLY like the one a teenager in church acquired a couple of weeks ago. He played it in church this morning. Cool axe.JeffB said:"real" Birds *are* a bit akward and unbalanced...the banjo tuners don't help.
Thats why I got a Studio...feels more like an Explorer (though not the same), has normal tuners, and still has the cool firebird shape.
Mini humbuckers are way cool, but I prefer the sound of them in a Les Paul. P-90's on the other hand sound awesome no matter what gibson they are in.
Alot of Bird guys don't consider them real birds...no neck through, etc...but IMO the Studio is the more comfy, playable instrument.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: Gibson Firebird
OK OK...I get it!....relocate the strap button! :laugh2:
Seriously, I never really thought about that...
Lemme see what I can find for a pic..Paul Chapman may have used the "stock" strap button, but I can't recall exactly.
Regardless... ALL Firebirds are excellent instruments. When I was younger I didn't like them for some reason. In the past year or so tho I found myself liking them more and more, until finally the GAS was overwhelming. I ALMOST bought a FB V. But the Studio was calling out to me, and I don't regret the purchase at all.
Tonally, right between an SG and Explorer. Quite cool. Classic fat & dirty (how I like my women?
) Gibson sounds.
I'd LOVE to have a FB I from the custom shop with the studio headstock, routed for a full size bucker, and a TOM instead of a wraparound.
kmcguitars said:
OK OK...I get it!....relocate the strap button! :laugh2:
Seriously, I never really thought about that...
Lemme see what I can find for a pic..Paul Chapman may have used the "stock" strap button, but I can't recall exactly.
Regardless... ALL Firebirds are excellent instruments. When I was younger I didn't like them for some reason. In the past year or so tho I found myself liking them more and more, until finally the GAS was overwhelming. I ALMOST bought a FB V. But the Studio was calling out to me, and I don't regret the purchase at all.
Tonally, right between an SG and Explorer. Quite cool. Classic fat & dirty (how I like my women?
) Gibson sounds.I'd LOVE to have a FB I from the custom shop with the studio headstock, routed for a full size bucker, and a TOM instead of a wraparound.
