Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Had alittle more life left in the frets....had been a long time since I last saw one of these...not many of those around here with Firebird pickups
Sweet old Gibson 325 I sat up...
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Very very sweet playing machine!
Insane
Very very sweet playing machine!
That90'sGuy
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Dream guitar status right there. I love Firebird minis... especially in hollowbody/semihollow designs.
Dream guitar status right there. I love Firebird minis... especially in hollowbody/semihollow designs.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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He yeah...the guy who got, did not pay much for it...kinda ripped the old owner off.....made it alittle annoying to fix...but well the guitar is sweet and then some!
That bite and vicious sweet tone is just so cool!
He yeah...the guy who got, did not pay much for it...kinda ripped the old owner off.....made it alittle annoying to fix...but well the guitar is sweet and then some!
That bite and vicious sweet tone is just so cool!
kevlar3000
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I really like that!
I really like that!
RorySquier
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That is one sweet looking guitar! I love the trapeze tailpiece and those Firebird Minis must sound crisp & clear like a bell. What year is the guitar? Judging from the volute on the back a 1970's? Great find.
That is one sweet looking guitar! I love the trapeze tailpiece and those Firebird Minis must sound crisp & clear like a bell.
What year is the guitar? Judging from the volute on the back a 1970's? Great find.Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Think it was an early 70's or late 60's....the headstock is big too....dunno I am not that much into Gibson history...But it was a sweet guitar for sure!
Think it was an early 70's or late 60's....the headstock is big too....dunno I am not that much into Gibson history...But it was a sweet guitar for sure!
ItsaBass
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With that gnarly volute, it's gotta be '70's.
It's funny. Not only were Gibson's volutes hideous, but they weren't even in the right location or of the right shape for a volute, structurally speaking. I am all for volutes, in the structural sense. But Norlin's take on them was just idiotically pointless.
With that gnarly volute, it's gotta be '70's.
It's funny. Not only were Gibson's volutes hideous, but they weren't even in the right location or of the right shape for a volute, structurally speaking. I am all for volutes, in the structural sense. But Norlin's take on them was just idiotically pointless.
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Yeah..maybe....they did start on those in 68??
Anyways.....Had just done two other Gibsons the day before, one was a ES137 and a Historic LP......and they have little in common with that Norlin thing...
Hmm the degrade did start in the 60's, about 65 if I remember correctly?!
Yeah..maybe....they did start on those in 68??
Anyways.....Had just done two other Gibsons the day before, one was a ES137 and a Historic LP......and they have little in common with that Norlin thing...
Hmm the degrade did start in the 60's, about 65 if I remember correctly?!
ItsaBass
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IME, Gibsons were as excellent as they always were up until the '69 models. I actually prefer early reissue ('68 and early '69) Les Pauls to '50's ones, and I prefer mid-to-late '60's SGs, hollowbodies, and semi-hollows to earlier ones. Even some early '69's were still good. The SG's neck joint/angle was ****ed up in '69, and the LP's volute, multi-piece necks, short neck tenons, and large headastocks also came in as the year went on. By 1970, they were in full-on '70's mode.
As for what I was saying about volutes, ideally, they bridge the neck and the head, being at their thickest point directly under the nut. If the entire volute is on the neck side of the nut, or all on the head side of the nut, it actually makes the neck more likely to break in a fall, as it is more rigid compared to the wood on the other side of the nut.
This is one version of a "proper" volute:
Not only do the physics make sense, but it actually looks good as well.
IME, Gibsons were as excellent as they always were up until the '69 models. I actually prefer early reissue ('68 and early '69) Les Pauls to '50's ones, and I prefer mid-to-late '60's SGs, hollowbodies, and semi-hollows to earlier ones. Even some early '69's were still good. The SG's neck joint/angle was ****ed up in '69, and the LP's volute, multi-piece necks, short neck tenons, and large headastocks also came in as the year went on. By 1970, they were in full-on '70's mode.
As for what I was saying about volutes, ideally, they bridge the neck and the head, being at their thickest point directly under the nut. If the entire volute is on the neck side of the nut, or all on the head side of the nut, it actually makes the neck more likely to break in a fall, as it is more rigid compared to the wood on the other side of the nut.
This is one version of a "proper" volute:
Not only do the physics make sense, but it actually looks good as well.
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Thanks
Thanks
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Ok found some info...
72-79.....hehe total 70's horror
Anyways it did play well, and sounded good....
One lucky customer got it cheap as well.
Ok found some info...
72-79.....hehe total 70's horror
Anyways it did play well, and sounded good....
One lucky customer got it cheap as well.
ItsaBass
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I wasn't trying to say it is "'70's horror." Just attempting to roughly date it. Very cool guitar, aside from that control plate. As a related point, those '70's Firebird pickups were much different than the '60's ones too. They were extremely hotly wound.
I wasn't trying to say it is "'70's horror." Just attempting to roughly date it. Very cool guitar, aside from that control plate. As a related point, those '70's Firebird pickups were much different than the '60's ones too. They were extremely hotly wound.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Hehe they are horrors...some less than others
Yeah had a SG from the same period at my old work, the neck was all wrong set...and nothing worked they way it should.
Anyways, this 325 had a block in the middle, not all the way, but it did have a block.
Yeah plenty of output from those mini buckers, but they where clear and not harsh...so that was pretty cool!
Hehe they are horrors...some less than others
Yeah had a SG from the same period at my old work, the neck was all wrong set...and nothing worked they way it should.
Anyways, this 325 had a block in the middle, not all the way, but it did have a block.
Yeah plenty of output from those mini buckers, but they where clear and not harsh...so that was pretty cool!
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Looked like a small block glued in, and some bracing as well....
Funny looking thing.
Looked like a small block glued in, and some bracing as well....
Funny looking thing.
Gearjoneser
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I always like when I see a guitar I've never seen before with my own eyes. Definitely a rare bird, pun intended.
As for firebird pickups, I'm sold on using SD SM-1n mini hums in neck positions. It's like the 50% mark between a single and humbucker......with hum cancelling.
I always like when I see a guitar I've never seen before with my own eyes. Definitely a rare bird, pun intended.
As for firebird pickups, I'm sold on using SD SM-1n mini hums in neck positions. It's like the 50% mark between a single and humbucker......with hum cancelling.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Firebirds are cool.....love that bite and raw tones....
Firebirds are cool.....love that bite and raw tones....
