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2016 Firebird V Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst

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2016 Firebird V Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst

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2016 Firebird V Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst
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- Vintage Sunburst Finish
- Body Species: Mahogany wings
- Neck Species: Nine-ply Mahogany and Walnut neck-through body
- Profile: 1960 slim taper
- Peghead Pitch: 14 degree
- Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.800"
- Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.850"
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 24-3/4"
- Total Length: 18.062"
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 111/16"
- Width at 12th Fret: 2.062"
- Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid
- Fingerboard Bind: Single-ply
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: Tune-o-matic
- Knobs: Black top hat
- Tuners: Steinberger Gearless tuner
- Pickups: Two high-output ceramic mini-humbuckers
- Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way switch
- Gigbag included

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3.93.59.171
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Closest Store   Pickering, Ontario
great fit & finish. super slim neck, Stienberger tuners, are the best!! The biggest issue for me are the ceramic high output pickups. Dunno what Gibson was thinking with these pups! easily swapped out though... otherwise?? great guitar! recommended!!
Posted by Ron McCann on Jun 30, 2019
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Great buy 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
I am a big Gibson fan, and I got really into the Firebird shape. I went to try it out at L&M and it played very nice, and decided to buy it. Sounds great through my Marshall, nice tones with the mini humbuckers, although they are a little hot. Maybe some after market pickups would be considered, but overall great sound. Definitely different than the humbuckers I am used to in a LP Studio. Still rather versatile between both pickups for tone. It is a big guitar. From the body to the guitar head. The headstock is also a little on the heavy side, but I don't even notice anymore. It took a little getting used to its size, but its just so beautiful! The gearless tuning pegs were a little intimidating at first, since they were different than a more traditional machined tuning gear. But once I knew how it operated, the strings were easy to change and quick. They stay in tune relatively well. Although they are really meant to stay in a single tuning, which is a little frustrating at times. Overall, I am very happy with this guitar, and would recommend you go check it out if you're interested in a Firebird.
Posted by Matt on Oct 6, 2017
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Classy bird, and quite the raver. 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Waterloo, Ontario
I finally own a Firebird. The price was right and I was just praying it was what I was hoping for. Well, after a month of ownership I have to say that I love this guitar. It is very distinctive in sound and style and it suits my heavy, blues rock tastes very well. It is not a do-all instrument but what it does do, it does very well. Mine is well finished, quite perfect in fact, though I have seen one other one that is not up to par, so inspect carefully. L&M have been stellar in every respect and my experience is that if you don't love it they won't make you keep it. No I don't work or have any connection to L&M. The neck seems very wide and plays quite fast for a classic design. I love it, but others with smaller hands might not. Frets are well finished and the binding is great. I was not crazy about the set-up from the factory but I never am, so whatever. I read that the pick-ups were a little brittle sounding but through my Marshalls they are bright and warm, though I do roll off tone on the bridge a wee bit when playing in a non band mix (alone). I like them and will not be swapping them out anytime soon. I would not be plugging this into a Fender Twin, and the like without some careful tweaking of the high end knobs as it is much brighter than any Gibson I know of. But that's what I wanted. The tuners are great, really. They stop the headstock being too heavy and they work really well. Non traditional but I don't care as they are so functional. The gig bag can be traded for a hard case, and should be as it is awful. I still give the guitar five stars as the gig bag is such a joke it hardly counts and the guitar is a real keeper. In conclusion: Very pretty, nicely turned out, great manners, well balanced, great voice, and easy on the wallet, a keeper. Don't be shy about a close inspection before taking it home first. Gibson can do a great job when they want to. Impressed.
Posted by Chris Fertnig on Jan 11, 2017
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The best ever 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Winnipeg (Wall St), Manitoba
This is a a shreding guitar keep up the great work GIBSON/EPIPHONE
Posted by Cornholio on Mar 23, 2016
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N/A 2 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Sudbury, Ontario
Just bought one for myself after a dozen guitar i bought in my lifetime...i really hope and think this is mh last one...johnny winter and steve clark of def leppard were both playing this firebird and the feel.and i was so comfy with the sound and the feel with it i chose this firebird.over a les paul studio.....really kick.a.. sound to it and gibson is just the best.
Posted by miguel on Dec 26, 2015
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I love it 1 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Vancouver, British Columbia
I just went to Long and Mcquade hoping to find a nice future guitar. I thought this one looked ok so I tried it! The sound was awesome, I really wanted to buy this guitar. I can't buy because I spend too much on my orange amp but I can't wait until I buy this!
Posted by anonymous on Oct 26, 2015
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Great guitar! 3 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Halifax, Nova Scotia
I own the vintage white model. It is fussy with subtle temperature changes, probably due to the neck-through design, so you have to give it some time once out of the case. After that the tuning stays great. Great tone too. My favorite feature is the neck, it is fantastic. It's a very comfortable instrument with a lot of different tones.
Posted by Derek on Jun 28, 2013
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