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Gibson Firebird V

V/XPL/FB Shaped Guitar from Gibson belonging to the Firebird series

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Published on 10/05/06 at 09:54
Violin?
- Channel 9 conductors of layers mahogany / walnut - 60's slim profile, the thin profile of Gibson, as the SG.
- Body made up of two wings reports Mahogany

Electronics?
- 2 mini humbucker pickups, magnets and split Cramique not (I look: the windings are caught in a rsine which makes impossible the small craft that would have been Sunday to find the small wire ... blablabla. ..) and it's a shame ... So if you want splitter, change the pickups (Di Marzio: DP198 / DP168 and Seymour: SM-1 / SM-2 / SM-3 or other ... STUDY according gots and colors)
- CONTRL standard Gibson (1 vol + 1 tone for each pickup and slecteur 3 pos.)

Mcaniques?
- Bridge and tailpiece standard Gibson (the good old TuneOmatic + Stop Bar)
- Keys Banjo ... Well, l. .. I think the report is not rduction trs adapted tuning prcis! I turn to a degree and ... pof over 3 tons! So I mount a TP6 tailpiece (as in Lucille BB King), which allows tuning prcis (and Aesthetics altre a little, but the comfort outweighs obtained).

The look? This is a guitar that leaves no indiffrent. What varies between jentends But cest ignnnoble! and a Whaouuuu, cest class! . The design was done by a guy t industrys Detroit auto hired by Gibson in 1963 and I think it has shows! Look at these curves creamy marry perfectly with this manly prdateur So cest not like a car of 1963,?

UTILIZATION

The slecteur idalie is placed just cot the trajectory of the right hand.
Access in acute: See photo, no problem
Channel: That's great, it's enjoyable, has held well in hand.
The game is ais comfortable but it takes place. The space is more important quune more conventional guitar so beware if you run into your apartment by playing (the base is not made for but has not every day sc do!) has a little rubbing in the turns. The head is oversized and lengthens the neck, in short, get used a little jig, it's like everything. The balance is not perfect: I lche all, the head dips ... What to do? Counterweight? Nah, it's dangerous ... Playing topless with a canvas strap Emery? Bad for your skin! A balloon hlium hooked the head? Ridiculous! But it paaas serious! It's a Firebird, it's like a, we accept ... and who cares, the main thing is to have a Firebird like Johnny Winter!

SOUNDS

The Firebird is 80% and 20% datomes Gibson Fender datomes. It's more Arian quune Les Paul while maintaining the dune land cot Gibson. The ring takes a little more nerves and a shot in the hsitation mdiator IMMEDIATE feel (but not as much quune Start). The grain is tighter than its full size humbucker sure but did not enlve versatility. Any fawn, a good guitar is always versatile. Mini HB are less powerful than the PAF but not panic, the grain is then you push the volume Lampl and bathes.

Micro bridge: It does its job as a great, the riffs do well with much lower Dfine (10-46 cords) which is far DTRE WON davance Gibson with a tuning fork. The bite is the with just enough fat so that the sound retains all the class that was born in lpaisseur Gibson. Submitted highs are pretty but in this area, cest plutt corrections Lampl who make the law! In short, a bridge pickup height has nothing to envy a 498T. We can therefore engage in Riff Raff or Highway to Hell without fear!

Micro Neck: Jadore! Much less deaf quune pais quune PAF and simple, it is velvety and packed time. It may be a rhythmic lcher Keith Richardesque bending knees or approach the world with a great impression Hendrixiens dauthenticit. Cest trs enjoyable!

Position intermdiaire neck + bridge: Let's go, we try The thrill is gone with a pillow under the shirt and the Firebird on the cot and yeah you can color sapprocher BB King and c is somewhat less convincing. However we can still get something even dexcellent with this position.

OVERALL OPINION

The Firebird is a guitar as much for its design characters for his grain. It is part, is original and not see much of nen scne but when you see one, she remains in the ears. It is not a Firebird nacht because she is less CHRE quune Les Paul. We chose a Firebird, we want a Firebird is the DESIRE!
Before, a javais SG 61 RI (great for occasions DAC / DC !!!). At the end of THE FIRST rpt with the Firebird, the drummer told me: Yeah bin SG or Firebird even fight! sends a rocknroll in the face! . What could be better tell me?

A must try. But gaffe made you fall in love quickly trs