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Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse Studio
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:34 pm
by GreenKnee
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri ... verse.aspx
Looks pretty hot, coil tappable P-90s too. I don't really like the look of the pickup-selecter switch, or the fact that it hasn't got the old-school banjo tuners.
I can't seem to find a price, but I bet it is over-priced as ever.
Brian Wilson with his...
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:41 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
blech
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:59 pm
by Fran
Love it. My mate has just bought an Epi non-reverse and its fucking cool. It has the two pups which i prefer, middle pups always end up sunk into the body with me..
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:01 pm
by George
I immediately say NO but then Brian looks fucking awesome so....
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:20 pm
by dezb1
Yes please!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:52 pm
by gaybear
i think it's all sortsa great, except, man, that pu selector looks like trash.
anyhoo, looks versatile, and i'd rock it.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:06 pm
by Pacafeliz
it sez $2,129msrp ... so that'd be around $1600-1800 street?
still too much. i refuse to buy new, except for squier maybe. and/or them new epis, too.
now, wait. there was an epi non-reverse firebird you say? when, where?!!!?
Pat.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:10 pm
by Fran
Pacafeliz wrote:
now, wait. there was an epi non-reverse firebird you say? when, where?!!!?
Pat.
I cant find anything online, but i've seen it. I'll get some pics and try to find out more
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:16 pm
by Billy3000
I've always hated how the "non reverse" firebirds don't look anything like what a firebird would look like flipped.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:38 pm
by Fran
Billy3000 wrote:I've always hated how the "non reverse" firebirds don't look anything like what a firebird would look like flipped.
Like Pawnshop Mustangs look nothing like Pawnshop Mustangs? I know what you mean. Its misleading.
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:54 pm
by paul_
Billy3000 wrote:I've always hated how the "non reverse" firebirds don't look anything like what a firebird would look like flipped.
They weren't supposed to, nor does the term "non-reverse" reference the Firebird. The Firebird was based on a flipped Jazzmaster but Fender got pissed about it, so the term "non-reverse" just meant they were no longer flipping the Jazzy. The original Firebird was meant to cop a Fender vibe in every way, that space-age look (they got a '50s auto designer to draw it) the custom colours (Pelham, Fiesta-type red) etc... and perhaps most tellingly, a "reverse" Fender-style headstock which is "non-reverse" on the non-reverse.
I actually hate non-reverse firebirds, but when it comes to the cheapo studio versions Gibson have definitely done better with this one than the regular firebird studio.
I'd take 3 P90s over zero minihums anyday.
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:20 am
by DanHeron
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:35 pm
by Fran
Fran wrote:Pacafeliz wrote:
now, wait. there was an epi non-reverse firebird you say? when, where?!!!?
Pat.
I cant find anything online, but i've seen it. I'll get some pics and try to find out more
Right. My mistake, its an Eastwood.
Re: Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse Studio
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:55 pm
by JohnnyTheBoy
GreenKnee wrote:
Brian Wilson with his...
Errmm..slip of the tongue there matey...or fat-finger-typing ha ha!
..tis the cooler-than-cool
Brian Jones with Jagger back in 66
Here again with a Gibson Firebird III....
I visited his grave a while back as i was in the area....
As for the Reverse-firebird...i fuckin love the look of em!...i mean..what's not to like???...
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:55 am
by finboy
do want, only $1300 canadian, very tempting, damn i need a job.
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:21 pm
by ekwatts
Fran wrote:Fran wrote:Pacafeliz wrote:
now, wait. there was an epi non-reverse firebird you say? when, where?!!!?
Pat.
I cant find anything online, but i've seen it. I'll get some pics and try to find out more
Right. My mistake, its an Eastwood.
Is it the one that came out as a Gould first before Eastwood snapped it up? I remember the Gould in Dawsons for something daft like £149 at one point (Yes! In Dawsons!), three P90s, sunburst and it played like magic and sounded fucking great. I should have bought that thing. Shoulda, woulda, coulda...
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:49 pm
by Fran
I had the Gould model, my mates is a red two pup version. Them Goulds were nice...
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:55 pm
by JohnnyTheBoy
I've just read Noel Gallagher used a reverse firebird on Morning Glory..
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:09 pm
by Medicine Melancholy
The body shape is cool but I don't like the overall look of the guitar, it's too furniturey or something, reminds me of an 1950s kitchen. A lot of Gibsons seem to go for this look though, it has an "old school" vibe. I don't quite get it.
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:12 pm
by Dave
Looks like someone French polished a turd.