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Published on 09/02/14 at 12:12
Best value:
Excellent
Gibson Firebird Studio Non-Reverse Pelham Blue color bought from the United States in 2011, made 300 copies only, easel tune-o-matic, mechanical grover origine.Manche profile of 60's (slim type) 22 frets Corian nut PLEK .L'action is low and the bridge can be adjusted very easily, precisely and very smoothly (not true of all tune-o-matic).
The pickups are coil tapped P-90, that is to say we can the "spliter" via simple push pull on the volume knobs. there is a general tone and a 5-way switch like a strat. A push-pull on the tone knob can reverse the phase of the micro environment.
So there are a million combination of micro, in theory ... I mean in theory ... We are really at the crossroads of Fender / Gibson paths.
UTILIZATION
The handle is top, varnish glides well in hand, there is no binding and the frets are perfectly adjusted and limées.La fingerboard is maple toast, caramel color, it is quite beautiful to the eye, it rub a little under the fingers, less fat than rosewood, can be a bit softer than ebony ... for her I would not know what to say ... it approximates a good shot of lemon oil does not hurt though!
The frets are fairly thin for a gibson smells inspiration fender with maple fingerboard. Mechanical take the deal, but are not very precise tuning and are too close to each other suddenly we are all the time about to move in both if you have big fingers!
Access to acute is perfect, the guitar is balanced despite its asymmetrical shape, the handle does not look forward as opposed to a Reverse firebird. The finishes are really good, the paint is the beautiful blue Pelham is a kind of blue / gray metallic electric slightly which reveals the grain of the wood, gorgeous!
It weighs his weight between a Strat and a Les Paul, but as the body is fine enough it feels pas.Les plastics are good quality and fit properly (this is far from always the case on recent gibsons. ..)
frankly it's mouth! And an original alternative to the same old Telecaster, Les Paul, Strat, etc.
SOUNDS
So the sound, there's good and less good ...
The P-90 sound good, velvety and clear at the same time, a lot of output level for a driver amplifier and the guitar has its own sound, well on bluesy solos and well on crystalline arpeggios.
The difference in tone between the three microphones and sharp enough to be interesting and the 5-position allows a truly varied range.
Good split the coil tapped, it's not bad, actually it amounts to lower the microphone volume without loss in the high one gets invariably on a classical guitar. on the other hand it does not add much in the intermediate positions of the 5 position ... phase inversion on the microphone will be much more radical milieu associated with the neck pickup or bridge, but not so usable in my opinion .. .
Good on the other hand I do not know what they fucking guys gibson wiring, but there must board its electronic BTS every knob to 0 there's a buzz of sick and problems with earth loops , once you remove the hand of the bridge and strings, it buzzes all the way! A quick inspection of the cavity containing the knobs on the back of the guitar confirms my suspicions: no shielding of the cavity, cheap cables and knobs to China ... can do better! The tone knob is correct the other not, they have the game on their axis, etc.
To end on electronics, I do not like the 3 volumes, it's too painful and annoying to manage in the heat of the moment and the knob "bell" are not easy to take to operate the puhpulls.
To sum up, will have to get out the soldering iron and nickel after it will be ...
OVERALL OPINION
I've had two weeks, and I'm already attached to me, it sounds great without being plugged in, the violin is nice, it is easy to play and has style!
After this is a guitar that will not fit in all the world, it is very airy, so for the metal that will not do, but it is a killer for the bluesy rock, funk, see picking and country ( arpeggios sound really great).
For the price it is consistent, it is a beautiful guitar.
I recently tried a reverse firebird (slightly more expensive), and it has nothing to do, they really are very different guitars! So I do not know if I can do my main guitar, but I think I'll keep a long time in my collection because it is really beautiful and as soon as I misses the flight case, I can not m prevent from sticking 4 chords! And now look anyway!
The pickups are coil tapped P-90, that is to say we can the "spliter" via simple push pull on the volume knobs. there is a general tone and a 5-way switch like a strat. A push-pull on the tone knob can reverse the phase of the micro environment.
So there are a million combination of micro, in theory ... I mean in theory ... We are really at the crossroads of Fender / Gibson paths.
UTILIZATION
The handle is top, varnish glides well in hand, there is no binding and the frets are perfectly adjusted and limées.La fingerboard is maple toast, caramel color, it is quite beautiful to the eye, it rub a little under the fingers, less fat than rosewood, can be a bit softer than ebony ... for her I would not know what to say ... it approximates a good shot of lemon oil does not hurt though!
The frets are fairly thin for a gibson smells inspiration fender with maple fingerboard. Mechanical take the deal, but are not very precise tuning and are too close to each other suddenly we are all the time about to move in both if you have big fingers!
Access to acute is perfect, the guitar is balanced despite its asymmetrical shape, the handle does not look forward as opposed to a Reverse firebird. The finishes are really good, the paint is the beautiful blue Pelham is a kind of blue / gray metallic electric slightly which reveals the grain of the wood, gorgeous!
It weighs his weight between a Strat and a Les Paul, but as the body is fine enough it feels pas.Les plastics are good quality and fit properly (this is far from always the case on recent gibsons. ..)
frankly it's mouth! And an original alternative to the same old Telecaster, Les Paul, Strat, etc.
SOUNDS
So the sound, there's good and less good ...
The P-90 sound good, velvety and clear at the same time, a lot of output level for a driver amplifier and the guitar has its own sound, well on bluesy solos and well on crystalline arpeggios.
The difference in tone between the three microphones and sharp enough to be interesting and the 5-position allows a truly varied range.
Good split the coil tapped, it's not bad, actually it amounts to lower the microphone volume without loss in the high one gets invariably on a classical guitar. on the other hand it does not add much in the intermediate positions of the 5 position ... phase inversion on the microphone will be much more radical milieu associated with the neck pickup or bridge, but not so usable in my opinion .. .
Good on the other hand I do not know what they fucking guys gibson wiring, but there must board its electronic BTS every knob to 0 there's a buzz of sick and problems with earth loops , once you remove the hand of the bridge and strings, it buzzes all the way! A quick inspection of the cavity containing the knobs on the back of the guitar confirms my suspicions: no shielding of the cavity, cheap cables and knobs to China ... can do better! The tone knob is correct the other not, they have the game on their axis, etc.
To end on electronics, I do not like the 3 volumes, it's too painful and annoying to manage in the heat of the moment and the knob "bell" are not easy to take to operate the puhpulls.
To sum up, will have to get out the soldering iron and nickel after it will be ...
OVERALL OPINION
I've had two weeks, and I'm already attached to me, it sounds great without being plugged in, the violin is nice, it is easy to play and has style!
After this is a guitar that will not fit in all the world, it is very airy, so for the metal that will not do, but it is a killer for the bluesy rock, funk, see picking and country ( arpeggios sound really great).
For the price it is consistent, it is a beautiful guitar.
I recently tried a reverse firebird (slightly more expensive), and it has nothing to do, they really are very different guitars! So I do not know if I can do my main guitar, but I think I'll keep a long time in my collection because it is really beautiful and as soon as I misses the flight case, I can not m prevent from sticking 4 chords! And now look anyway!