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Published on 10/01/12 at 07:26The 2011 GIBSON Firebird Studio Non-Reverse is inspired by the famous Non-Reverse Firebird III 1965-1969, there pictures of Brian Jones with the same, I say inspired because it is not a replica, in fact it lost and won three vibrato P90 and a rather interesting electronic consists of three microphones Coil Tapped P-90 (Alnico V) offering two tones as they are pulling or pushing (push-pull in good French).
Made in USA Nashville
Neck: Mahogany glued
Fingerboard: Baked Maple
Handle profile: Ultra Thin 60s Slim Taper '
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: 3 x Single Coil Coil Tapped Gibson P-90 (Alnico V)
Controls: 3 x Push-Pull Volume Controls, 1 Push-Pull Master Tone Control, 5-way switch
Electronics: potentiometer 500k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
UTILIZATION
Body and mahogany neck, nitrocellulose finish, I Sunburst model, superb.
The neck 22 frets (medium jumbo) is very nice, quite late (for the amazing Gibson famous for its logs). The big news is the key in Maple roasted ("Baked" or "Roasted Maple") according to the Gibson website: "Maple therefore focused during a specific time at a very high temperature (200-300 ° F); changed its structure and becomes very robust and stable, and gives strong similarities to the acoustic Ebony (its color resembles Pau Ferro), "we do not know much else on that, how it will age? In any case, under the fingers, this is a treat.
It is very well balanced, the weight is ok, a little cumbersome cons, I have not been able to find a soft case to its size, so I moved the box, and there is heavy!
SOUNDS
Technically micro Split Coil P-90 is a single coil P-90 so vintage Alnico V "approximately 7.0k ohm in the neck position and 8.6k ohm & central to the bridge" (Gibson), a portion of the winding can be disabled with the push-pull knob corresponding volume. So ca is closer to a shiny simple, the volume is lower but the sound is thinner, tighter. With the same push-pull system tone button is used to switch the microphone from the environment in phase opposition with that of the handle or the bridge. Lot of sonic possibilities.
On my Laney VC15 I can spend good fat P90 sounds more Fenderiennes no expectation of slamming anyway. For the moment I have 2 favorite positions the bridge pickup to send heavy and intermediate position with the neck-middle split for rhythmic antiphase with the well for funk.
By ca buzzes against not bad, it's normal it's P90, it seems. But when you see pictures of the electronic era models included an outright cavities metal bowl as a shield ...
OVERALL OPINION
I did not pay me to such a model one day and here I am with. Good for Gibson out and historical models by adapting new opportunities and without a custom shop price. Anyway I love it, I can do without!
Most the look
Value for money
handle
sounds
The - no shielding cavity
And to nitpick: the mushroom buttons do not offer a good grip to pull them.
Made in USA Nashville
Neck: Mahogany glued
Fingerboard: Baked Maple
Handle profile: Ultra Thin 60s Slim Taper '
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups: 3 x Single Coil Coil Tapped Gibson P-90 (Alnico V)
Controls: 3 x Push-Pull Volume Controls, 1 Push-Pull Master Tone Control, 5-way switch
Electronics: potentiometer 500k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
UTILIZATION
Body and mahogany neck, nitrocellulose finish, I Sunburst model, superb.
The neck 22 frets (medium jumbo) is very nice, quite late (for the amazing Gibson famous for its logs). The big news is the key in Maple roasted ("Baked" or "Roasted Maple") according to the Gibson website: "Maple therefore focused during a specific time at a very high temperature (200-300 ° F); changed its structure and becomes very robust and stable, and gives strong similarities to the acoustic Ebony (its color resembles Pau Ferro), "we do not know much else on that, how it will age? In any case, under the fingers, this is a treat.
It is very well balanced, the weight is ok, a little cumbersome cons, I have not been able to find a soft case to its size, so I moved the box, and there is heavy!
SOUNDS
Technically micro Split Coil P-90 is a single coil P-90 so vintage Alnico V "approximately 7.0k ohm in the neck position and 8.6k ohm & central to the bridge" (Gibson), a portion of the winding can be disabled with the push-pull knob corresponding volume. So ca is closer to a shiny simple, the volume is lower but the sound is thinner, tighter. With the same push-pull system tone button is used to switch the microphone from the environment in phase opposition with that of the handle or the bridge. Lot of sonic possibilities.
On my Laney VC15 I can spend good fat P90 sounds more Fenderiennes no expectation of slamming anyway. For the moment I have 2 favorite positions the bridge pickup to send heavy and intermediate position with the neck-middle split for rhythmic antiphase with the well for funk.
By ca buzzes against not bad, it's normal it's P90, it seems. But when you see pictures of the electronic era models included an outright cavities metal bowl as a shield ...
OVERALL OPINION
I did not pay me to such a model one day and here I am with. Good for Gibson out and historical models by adapting new opportunities and without a custom shop price. Anyway I love it, I can do without!
Most the look
Value for money
handle
sounds
The - no shielding cavity
And to nitpick: the mushroom buttons do not offer a good grip to pull them.