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The original Gibson Non-reverse Firebirds were produced from 1966 1969 and featured a headstock with banjo styled tuners on the bass side, and a body having the bass side horn slightly longer than the treble side horn. This body style was less radical than earlier Firebird models and provided greater access to the neck, which had a fast slim-taper '60s profile giving this instrument extraordinary playability. The Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse has a 24½ scale body made of solid mahogany and a 1-piece mahogany neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Other amenities include dot inlays, gold hardware, and an ABR-1 fixed bridge and stop tailpiece.

This model has electronics similar in style to the Firebird VII (originally introduced in 1963), and is fitted with 3 Gibson mini-humbucking pickups, which produce a clearer, brighter tone that sits between the sound of single coil pickups and full-sized humbuckers in the tonal spectrum. It also has a standard glued-in ("set") neck with a long tenon joint, rather than the original neck-through construction used in original reversed Firebirds. Includes hardshell case, Certificate Of Authenticity, and Custom Care Kit.

Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers Features:

  • Body: Firebird Non Reversed
  • Body Wood: Solid Mahogany
  • Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany With Long Neck Tenon
  • Scale Length: 24 3/4"
  • Neck Profile: Firebird Rounded
  • Fingerboard Wood: 22 Fret Rosewood
  • Inlays: Pearloid Dot
  • Nut Width: 1-11/16"
  • Pickups: Three Mini-Humbuckers
  • Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
  • Hardware Color: Gold
  • Bridge: ABR-1
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuners: Banjo Style Mini-Kidney Bean
  • Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046
  • Case: Non-Reverse Firebird Case
  • Extra: Certificate Of Authenticity, Custom Care Kit

Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers Includes:

  • hardshell case

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Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers

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Average of 4 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.25

Quality

Quality: 9.50

Features

Features: 9.50

Value

Value: 9.00

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 8

Awesome Guitar!
Posted by G0C from New Orleans, LA on Nov 15, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Session Player, Band Member...
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues, Alternative, Reggae
This is an amazing guitar! It looks amazing, sounds amazing, and plays great! The only negative aspect to this guitar is that I have a problem keeping it in tune. Now, you have to consider the fact that Firebirds are not for everybody. These are very unique feeling guitars... you almost have to wrestle the guitar into submission! But once you tame it, there is nothing like it!

Overall

Overall: 8

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 8

Not a NOOB
Posted by Toymachine88s from Naples, Florida on Mar 4, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active band, recording musican.
Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Hard Rock, Metal, Experimental, musiccccccc
I own the 2003 model and it is a very nice guitar. The neck is like a baseball bat which I like. Honestly is a great guitar by something about it just doesn't really please me and i think its the tone. I'm used to a nice les paul tone and when i have this its like a mix of a paul and strat. i don't tend to use it much but im sure down the line i'll pick it up. overall its a great guitar and i recommend buying it

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Great!
Posted by nick from New York City, NY on Feb 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: rock, classic rock, alternative
The Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers is the perfect guitar! If you want a great guitar get this one. It looks amazing,it plays amazing, and sounds amazing through any amp.I couldn't beleive my eyes when I opened up the case(the picture doesn't do this guitar much justice). The mini humbuckers are much better than I thought they would be. The only problem I have with this guitar is that your pick sometimes hits the middle pickup but I am happy to live with that for this guitar.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers
Posted by guitarguy127 from Jacksonville, FL on Jan 31, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: rock, hard rock, alternative,
This is the best guitar I have ever played. The finish was amazing and it looked great right out of the box. It is so easy to play and the mini humbuckers are mind blowing! This guitar never gets out of tune and it is perfect for any guitarist. Any one who plays guitar should get this one!

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Gibson Firebird Non-Reverse with 3 Mini Humbuckers

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