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I've always loved those Firebirds with the curvy finish-matched headstock..though I've never actually played one..

I played one that look just like that ten or so years ago, one of the best guitars I've ever played. Sadly... at the time I did not have the money... but unsadly I got a tele that day... Still "have" it but it is in the middle of getting modded... again

Mudfuzz wrote::hug:
Oh and I just want to say this!

Hard to choose between natural and white... but definitly not the black one.
I have some times to tink about it... no money right now.

Two years a go I let a used white Firebird go... how stupid I am sometimes.

I like the fat neck!!!

So beautiful

tuffteef wrote:the ones ive played are brighter in sound jangly even compared to normal gibson buckers
kravitz used them i think hes pretty rock and roll
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmc7Ic9m3tc[/youtube]

Do you have the Gibson 495R and 495T mini-humbucker (ceramic magnets) in this Firebird? Or do you have Alnico magnet pickups?

I recommend this:



I'm told it sounds great with fuzz..

colin wrote:I think we all know that this is the only Firebird that anyone should buy:

Please leave. NOW.

I've always liked the non-reverse firebirds most. I always thought they looked more reversed than the actual reversed ones hahah

i sorta have a love-hate relationship with firebirds, because they're so blatantly "lets chase Fender" and they don't really seem to do anything particularly "firebird" other than have the shape.


having said that, i do like thunderbird basses, so whatever.

Gearmond wrote:i sorta have a love-hate relationship with firebirds, because they're so blatantly "lets chase Fender" and they don't really seem to do anything particularly "firebird" other than have the shape.


having said that, i do like thunderbird basses, so whatever.

No they do their own thing but I think it is more those kickass pickups more then anything else.. yeah T-birds ROCK
First time I saw Watt he played this bass and still I think it is the best tone he ever had.



And yeah you can be right that that bass was the inspiration for both of my P-bird basses I built.

i like how firebirds look, but for some reason i've never played one that's blown me away. and i think the RD is a cooler guitar

ms1012 wrote:i like how firebirds look, but for some reason i've never played one that's blown me away. and i think the RD is a cooler guitar

hey, cooler doesn't mean uglier

dear gibson,
silver burst is kinda gay
sincerely,
bob the robot

bob the r0bot wrote:dear gibson,
silver burst is kinda gay
sincerely,
bob the robot

tru dat.

all *bursts are fugly. EVEN SUNBURST! but especially those aquabursts and randomcolorbusts danelectro likes to use.

bob the r0bot wrote:dear gibson,
silver burst is kinda gay
sincerely,
bob the robot

I agree.