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Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:09 pm**

I'm saving for a second guitar... maybe this summer (I hope).

What is your though on the 2010 Gibson Firebird.
Does mini-humbucker work great with fuzz box?
My PRS CE22 is very versatyle, but sometimes the humbucker have too much output for some fuzz box.

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:40 pm**

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]

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:24 pm**

Is the electronic on the 2010 good?

"The guitar carries a pair of Firebird mini-humbucking pickups, model 495R and 495T, which are updated with ceramic magnets for added punch and clarity, to retain all the enhanced high-end character for which the original Firebird was designed, but with added muscle for 21st century players. They are routed through the traditional three-way toggle switch and independent volume and tone controls."

I also notice they change the tuner for Steinberger gearless tuner.

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:27 pm**

I don't know if the year makes that big a diff.. but I LOVE firebirds.

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:33 pm**

The 1964 Firebird III reisue would be my favorite... but too expensive.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electri ... d-III.aspx

So I'lll look for a Firebird V 2010 or a used one.

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:24 pm**

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

Posted: **Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:26 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:46 am**

sylnau wrote:Is the electronic on the 2010 good?

"The guitar carries a pair of Firebird mini-humbucking pickups, model 495R and 495T, which are updated with ceramic magnets for added punch and clarity, to retain all the enhanced high-end character for which the original Firebird was designed, but with added muscle for 21st century players. They are routed through the traditional three-way toggle switch and independent volume and tone controls."

I also notice they change the tuner for Steinberger gearless tuner.

I'd rather have alnico magnets but that's just me. You could swap the magnets out pretty easily.

You can also swap mini humbuckers with p90s.

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:38 pm**

Mmmmmm firebird...

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:54 pm**

If I don't like the stock pickup, maybe those could be a good addition:

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/mercha ... er-pickups

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/mercha ... er-pickups

Now I need to work, work, work and work to get the money!

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:57 pm**

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

what were they thinking?....McCarty must be doing cartwheels in his grave right about now...and not the happy kind.. :cry:

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:08 pm**

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

what were they thinking?....McCarty must be doing cartwheels in his grave right about now...and not the happy kind..

That's one of the ugliest guitar I ever seen... and it is tuning by itself (what's that for).

Posted: **Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:23 pm**

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

what were they thinking?....McCarty must be doing cartwheels in his grave right about now...and not the happy kind..

That's one of the ugliest guitar I ever seen... and it is tuning by itself (what's that for).

lazy people....