Where's All The Firebird Love?

[formula73]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I love Firebirds, though I am obviously not a purist.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I love Firebirds, though I am obviously not a purist.

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Is that a framed painting of Cave Johnson?

 

[ErikH]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

It's modded. He's a recovering bass player so he's grown used to active electronics. The 5-way switch was originally going to be a 6-way freeway switch, but he thought it would be too complicated to use on the fly. Again, recovering bass player.

That makes total sense. I like active electronics in a bass but I don't care for them in guitars. Go figure.

 

[formula73]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

Is that a framed painting of Cave Johnson?

Yes. There is also Michael Rooker holding a kitten and my buddy the day he got out of prison.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

i love me an old style firebird v. two pups and a tune o matic does me fine. kal david always got some killer tones out of his

 

[Demanic]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I've always thought that the Firebird looked like a star body that someone got overly aggressive on with a sander.

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[Francois]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

Have you seen cars designed by Ray Dietrich ?
I have some pics somewhere...

 

[chadd]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I want a Kauer:

I love both of my Banshees

 

[beaubrummels]

Where's All The Firebird Love?

Mine

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I've been playing my friend's Firebird recently, and even discounting the active 3-band EQ and 5 way switch, it's a very cool guitar. It balances almost perfectly sitting on my leg, it doesn't have any issue with neck dive,

You don't get neck dive from sitting down resting the guitar on your leg. Try it standing up with a strap around your neck.

I love my Firebird. Love the looks. Love the tones, Love the very cool banjo tuners. Love the feel of the neck. But hate the way it hangs on my body when I play (standing up)...severe neck dive, and my left arm is barely long enough to play next to the nut. Sitting down, neither of these is an issue.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I think they're great. They're among the most ergonomic guitars ever made, at least for me. At the top of that list is the Explorer, and the Firebird is basically in the same family of shapes, just a bit more conservative. I have Explorers, but unfortunately, the right Firebird has never come my way.

What I want is classic style construction with three Firebird pickups and a Maestro Vibrola, but with a Tele switch wired for B, M, N – and a master volume and three tone knobs. I'm thinking candy apple green or a three-stage forest green with a black guard and an ebony fretboard. I'll probably have to make it myself.

Sounds terrific!

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

Do these count?

No. Not even close.

 

[Sirion]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

Oh, come on. Why can't there at least be a few guitars that will stay properly in tune in this thread?

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

Mine stays in tune, as long as you don’t lean forward.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

How come you don't hear more about these truly versatile instruments? The only thing I can think of is that they were too exotic at too high a price point for the masses to buy one, and none of the big names really ever picked one up so the sheep didn't follow.

I guess if you've never heard of Johnny Winter or the Rev, Billy Gibbons, or Gary Moore, then they aren't big names.

 

[Sirion]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

I guess if you've never heard of Johnny Winter or the Rev, Billy Gibbons, or Gary Moore, then they aren't big names.

To be fair, I'd put the Firebird pretty far down on the list of guitars Gary Moore and Billy Gibbons are famous for playing.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

very true but they are still cool guitars. johnny winter's V, claptons I, allen collins modified V, ronnie wood's V the list goes on...

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

To be fair, I'd put the Firebird pretty far down on the list of guitars Gary Moore and Billy Gibbons are famous for playing.

The OP didn't say the Firebirds were their main guitars, only if they ever picked one up ("none of the big names really ever picked one up so the sheep didn't follow). And actually, the Firebird WAS Johnny's main guitar for a long, long time.

 

[Sirion]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

The OP didn't say the Firebirds were their main guitars, only if they ever picked one up ("none of the big names really ever picked one up so the sheep didn't follow). And actually, the Firebird WAS Johnny's main guitar for a long, long time.

Yes, I didn't mention Johnny for that particular reason. And whether one should focus on the semantics or pragmatics of the OP, I can easily see someone being at least a casual fan of Gary or Billy without having seen them play a Firebird. Oh well, not that it really matters.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Where's All The Firebird Love?

both of those guys played a fair amount of guitars over the years. billy has literally hundreds of stage guitars not counting the sweet ass vintage ones