DISC Gibson Firebird Studio Non-Reverse, Vintage Sunburst

Full Description

The "Non-Reverse" Firebird of the mid to late 1960s has long been a favourite with rock, blues and fusion players looking for an alternative to the mighty Les Pauls, SGs and ES-335s. This Firebird Studio boasts the eye-catching style and flair of the original 1965-'69 "Non-Reverse" bodied Firebird III, but features added sonic versatility to bolster its vintage-certified tones. This guitar is crafted from Grade-A tonewoods and is equipped with three Tapped P-90 pickups, allowing for original fat P-90 tones and brighter, snappier "narrow single-coil" tones. The guitar has a new five-way pickup switch, push-pull tap and phase switching, along with a Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece. This guitar comes in a Vintage Sunburst finish.

Quality Construction

This Firebird Studio's body is crafted from solid Grade-A mahogany. It has a quarter-sawn, Grade-A mahogany neck, carved to a thin '60s profile, glued in. The fingerboard is hard-wearing baked maple with 22 medium-jumbo frets and a 12" radius allowing for smooth, choke-free bending. It features the PLEK-cut Corian nut and on the body is a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, ensuring optimum resonance and sustain, while facilitating pinpoint intonation adjustments.

Three Tapped P-90 Pickups

This guitar is equipped with three of Gibson USA's revolutionary new Tapped P-90 pickups, which provide the fat snarl, crunch and bite of vintage P-90s, with the option of the brighter, twangier sound of a thinner single-coil pickup, which you can access via the push-pull switch on each pickup's independent volume control. Instead of "split coil" switching as used on humbucking pickups, the switch on each of the single-coil Tap P-90 pickups accesses a genuine tap wired into the coil windings of each unit, grounding off part of its output to provide a brighter, more focused tone when the switch is pulled. Use the push-pull switch on the master tone pot which puts the middle pickup out of phase when combined with either the bridge or neck unit, and five-way switching to access bridge, bridge & middle, middle, neck & middle, neck pickup selections (either tapped or full).

Case Included

This guitar comes with a Gibson hardshell case and owner's manual.

Features/Specifications:

Body & Bridge

• Species: Mahogany
• Body Type: Firebird Non-Reverse
• Bridge Type: Tune-O-Matic
• Bridge Material: Zamak
• Bridge Plating: Chrome

Neck

• Species: Mahogany
• Profile: Ultra thin (.800-.850)
• Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
• Joint: Mortise & Tenon

Fingerboard

• Species: Baked Maple
• Frets: 22
• Radius: 12"

Pickups

• Neck Position: Coil Tapped P-90 (Alnico V)
• Middle Position: Coil Tapped P-90 (Alnico V)
• Bridge Position: Coil Tapped P-90 (Alnico V)

Electronics

• Pots: 3 Push/Pull Volume Controls, 1 Push/Pull Master Tone Control
• Toggle Switch: Five-way Toggle with Cream plastic tip

Accessories

• Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
• Case: Gibson Hardshell, Black, White Plush Lining