Epiphone and Gibson™ Custom have teamed up once again to create the updated Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V Reissue with Maestro Vibrola – an authentic replica of the guitar designed by legendary automotive designer Ray Dietrich. When it was launched in 1963, the Firebird™ was Gibson’s first neck-through-body guitar, and it went on to be used by players in a wide range of genres, including blues legend Johnny Winter, Keith Richards and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, to name a few.
The updated Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V with Maestro Vibrola delivers vintage Firebird specifications at an accessible price. The vintage-inspired features include a 9-ply neck-through-body made of mahogany and walnut with mahogany body wings to either side of the neck. This construction method results in the tuners, pickup, and bridge all being anchored into the same pieces of wood for exceptional resonance, sustain, and tonal transfer between them. The neck features a SlimTaper™ Rounded C profile with soft fretboard edges for a comfortable, played-in feel.
The rosewood fretboard is adorned with mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays and equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage Firebirds and placed in historically accurate locations. Kluson® planetary geared “banjo” tuners anchor the strings at the headstock and further add to the historic Firebird look, while an Epiphone ABR-1 bridge and Maestro™ Vibrola™ with an engraved Epiphone logo hold things down at the other end.
The electronics are also premium and include Gibson USA Firebird mini humbucker™ pickups with Alnico 5 magnets, CTS® potentiometers, Mallory™ capacitors, and a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” output jack, giving this remarkable recreation not only the look but also the sound of a classic Firebird V. An Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included.
Body
Shape: Firebird
Body Material: Mahogany (Wings)
Binding: Single Ply, Fretboard
Neck
Neck Material: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut Neck-Through
Profile: 1963 Firebird
Nut Width: 43mm
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoid
Hardware
Bridge: Epiphone ABR-1
Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
Tuners: Kluson "Banjo-style" Planetary
Plating: Nickel
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
Bridge Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
Key features:
• Firebird Mahogany (Wings) Body with Single Ply, Fretboard Binding
• 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut Neck-Through 1963 Firebird Profile Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard
• Neck Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets, Bridge Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
• Inspired by Gibson Custom Hardshell Case Included
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