Gibson

There is no mistaking a Firebird Vwith its unique "reversed" zig-zag body design and equally distinct headstock, it is simply one of the most recognizable of all guitar profiles. First introduced in 1963, the Gibson Firebird was the brainchild of legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich (Lincoln, Packard), enlisted by Gibson to bolster the guitar lines of the early '60s and help solidify the company's eminent rank among solidbody electric guitar manufacturers. Dietrich's unconventional design was based loosely on both the legendary automobile tailfins of the 1950s and the Gibson Explorer, which had been introduced several years earlier.

FEATURES

Neck-Through-Body Construction and Solid Mahogany Body
The Firebird V Neck Profile
22-Fret Rosewood Fingerboard with Trapezoid Inlays
Gibson High-Output, Ceramic Mini Humbuckers
Banjo-Style Tuners
Tune-O-Matic Bridge