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NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Man1ak » Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:17 pm

Well, I did it again. This time it's a new Gibson Firebird in Vintage Sunburst. Last time I bought a new Gibson it was 6 years ago, when I got my Les Paul. It's a good feeling :)

I got to play it for 1 and a half hours today and I must say that it is the most classic rock guitar I have. Man, the Angus Young tones are spot on and those mini humbuckers do anything from sparkling, yet not thin, cleans to roaring hard rock crunch. It covers high gain as well, but I feel it does best in moderate gain, plexi-style crunch.

Oh, and then come the looks. Not sure what you guys think about Firebirds, but to me they are gorgeous. And quite comfortable too, very well balanced, with rounded edges on the body. I have a very good feeling about it. The price was pretty good, but at this price range Gibson missed a few spots. The sanding is not perfect where the neck joins the wings and also on the headstock front. Only visible in direct lighting, so nothing too upsetting, but still there. I guess this is a reason why Gibson decided to up their prices for the 2015 range (I saw increases up to 20%) - hope they will address these issues.

Here's some pictures.

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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Bensnake » Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:54 pm

Congrats on a very beautiful guitar! :D Nice Christmas gift for sure. Never owned a Firebird myself but this model is definitely on my wish list. Enjoy!
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Ronnie Robinson » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:18 pm

Now that is blinking beautiful! Enjoy!!!
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Gtr_Pkr » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:22 pm

I love the 'Birds! I always found they were heavy in the headstock for the classic "dive" like an SG. Still, pretty sweet guitar. Congratulations!
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Man1ak » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:32 pm

Gtr_Pkr wrote:I love the 'Birds! I always found they were heavy in the headstock for the classic "dive" like an SG. Still, pretty sweet guitar. Congratulations!
Since 2010 (I believe) they ditched the heavy banjo tuners in favour of some cool, light Steinberger gearless tuners. They feel nice, although it takes a while to get used with the reversed headstock - the most distant tuner is for the low E. I still reach out for the wrong tuner :)
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Randy Bass » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:10 pm

That's a mighty nice looking guitar.
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Heffe213 » Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:52 am

That is one sexy guitar! Though I can't stand Gibson... ;)

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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by joeminer » Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:51 am

Cool guitar and congrats!
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Hubaxe » Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:02 am

I'm jealous man!!

This guitar is next on my "one day I'll buy guitars again" list.
Mini humbucker are to me the perfect match for those big guitars.
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Bensnake » Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:44 am

BTW; does it have that e-tune thing? :?:
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by S&m freddy » Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:56 am

Lovely............enjoy!

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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Man1ak » Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:23 pm

Bensnake wrote:BTW; does it have that e-tune thing? :?:
Oh, no! Thanks God for that! I find that mighty useless and it messes up the vibe of the guitar.
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by Man1ak » Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:32 pm

Hubaxe wrote: This guitar is next on my "one day I'll buy guitars again" list.
I hear you. I have an SG next on my list :)
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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by 0000 » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:14 pm

Always had a deep love for the Firebirds. Didn't even know they were still making them in this configuration anymore. Super hot!

Here is a photo of my Firebird V from 1963. Very similar, expect for the huge tailpiece. I love how it plays and sounds, but it rarely gets used since I've been so in love with aluminum guitars recently.

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Re: NGD - for bird lovers

Post by msmith4432 » Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:02 am

0000 wrote:Always had a deep love for the Firebirds. Didn't even know they were still making them in this configuration anymore. Super hot!

Here is a photo of my Firebird V from 1963. Very similar, expect for the huge tailpiece. I love how it plays and sounds, but it rarely gets used since I've been so in love with aluminum guitars recently.

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I'll give you $500 for it since you don't use it :mrgreen:
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