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My friend and bandmate bought this lovely reissue of a 1960s Gibson Firebird V online, and didn't like it when it arrived.
I, however, loved it immediately. I once had an old Gibson Firebird (a 1964 Firebird lll) that was modified and all beat up, but I loved it, and I've wanted another Firebird ever since the old one got burned up.
The timing was perfect; I celebrate my birthday as long as I can, and I wanted a new toy.
I traded another guitar and a Fender amplifier that I wasn't using to get this one. We bandmates do this all the time: we trade instruments and gear back and forth. That way, they all remain within reach, regardless of who actually owns what. Sometimes we lose track...
A Crossfolf Camera Presentation.
I, however, loved it immediately. I once had an old Gibson Firebird (a 1964 Firebird lll) that was modified and all beat up, but I loved it, and I've wanted another Firebird ever since the old one got burned up.
The timing was perfect; I celebrate my birthday as long as I can, and I wanted a new toy.
I traded another guitar and a Fender amplifier that I wasn't using to get this one. We bandmates do this all the time: we trade instruments and gear back and forth. That way, they all remain within reach, regardless of who actually owns what. Sometimes we lose track...
A Crossfolf Camera Presentation.
Category Photography / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 960 x 1280px
File Size 223.6 kB
Sadly, this one is a knockoff; glued neck instead of neck-through.
I was all excited about this guitar, and then my friend corrected my initial impression; it's not a "real" Gibson.
And then I thought:
"What did I expect in exchange for a rather beat Fender Deluxe amp and a late-model Epiphone hollowbody? An actual $3000 guitar? I'm not getting neck-through mahogany at this price. I've wanted another Firebird for a long time, and if this one sounds, feels and looks good, I'm getting it. "
I was all excited about this guitar, and then my friend corrected my initial impression; it's not a "real" Gibson.
And then I thought:
"What did I expect in exchange for a rather beat Fender Deluxe amp and a late-model Epiphone hollowbody? An actual $3000 guitar? I'm not getting neck-through mahogany at this price. I've wanted another Firebird for a long time, and if this one sounds, feels and looks good, I'm getting it. "
Obviously, price point doesn't always compare with quality like it used to and that's a good thing. Honestly, if the FB I'm buying was more of a standard FB V and a different price, I wouldn't be buying it. Epiphone had the Joe Bonamassa Treasure FB Is, but used ones are almost the same price as what I'm paying for a Gibson.
I remember a while back Epiphone had really nice Firebird VIIs that could stand switched out pickups and little else changed. I didn't care for the 90s bolt-on neck FBs, though. The LTD Phoenix's are nice (and I wouldn't mind having one), but they're built to hotter specs- more metal.
I remember a while back Epiphone had really nice Firebird VIIs that could stand switched out pickups and little else changed. I didn't care for the 90s bolt-on neck FBs, though. The LTD Phoenix's are nice (and I wouldn't mind having one), but they're built to hotter specs- more metal.
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