AcornHouse
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I went ahead and got the Gibson Firebird that I mentioned in another post. I've had a chance to play it over the weekend, so here's the report.
It's a 2013, built in October in pristine shape, hard to tell if it was ever played, so, essentially a new one. It's got the Steinberger tuners, so the neck dive problem that plagues the older ones with the banjo tuners isn't a problem here. The neck felt a little wide at first, but a ruler confirmed its 1 11/16" so I think it was a matter of a new shape; I don't notice it anymore. It plays very easily, although a couple of times the high e string wanted to dive off the fingerboard (I really wish Gibson would fret OVER the binding like the rest of the known universe.)
Played into my '54 Deluxe gave a rich, powerful sound, from clean to mean, bright to warm, although a tendency towards the bright side. Whether you're looking for the classic blues (Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes) sound, or something more strat-y, this has it. The mini-humbuckers are very powerful. The design allows the easiest access to the highest frets I've ever felt (You can even use the neck mini-hum to fret higher!)
The case for this is HUGE! It hides how heavy the guitar is, but hopefully it does a better job of protecting it than the early cases (Which caused many a broken headstock.) The guitar itself is a comfortable 7.46 lbs.
I don't know yet if this is a permanent keeper, but it'll certainly be staying around for awhile.
It's a 2013, built in October in pristine shape, hard to tell if it was ever played, so, essentially a new one. It's got the Steinberger tuners, so the neck dive problem that plagues the older ones with the banjo tuners isn't a problem here. The neck felt a little wide at first, but a ruler confirmed its 1 11/16" so I think it was a matter of a new shape; I don't notice it anymore. It plays very easily, although a couple of times the high e string wanted to dive off the fingerboard (I really wish Gibson would fret OVER the binding like the rest of the known universe.)
Played into my '54 Deluxe gave a rich, powerful sound, from clean to mean, bright to warm, although a tendency towards the bright side. Whether you're looking for the classic blues (Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes) sound, or something more strat-y, this has it. The mini-humbuckers are very powerful. The design allows the easiest access to the highest frets I've ever felt (You can even use the neck mini-hum to fret higher!)
The case for this is HUGE! It hides how heavy the guitar is, but hopefully it does a better job of protecting it than the early cases (Which caused many a broken headstock.) The guitar itself is a comfortable 7.46 lbs.
I don't know yet if this is a permanent keeper, but it'll certainly be staying around for awhile.
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