Firebird
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67plexi
Ambassador of Amps
I would have never given up the car...
Robert Anna is dead now. My friends that have Cobras feel the same way. I have a buyer for the 2017 Aston Martin DB11 what do I need a 200+ MPH car for ???
It's the insurance that's the killer I have a clean driving record. As far as cars my Van and Anna's Honda Pilot are just fine I can load all the bands gear in both the Van and Honda.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I am dangerously close to picking up another one. .
Gahr
Ambassador of Blues & Brews
Which type? For some reason I want a I instead of the more common (and due to the neck pickup more versatile) III, V or VII. They all look flippin' great, but I suspect my love for Clapton has something to do with my preferences. (But then there's Johnny Winter...)
I came close to buying a discounted Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Firebird I a while back, but then I found the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop at the same time. The Firebird was one of the gold colored ones. It is actually still available...
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
The 2017 Pelham Blue one is calling my name. Yeah, it's basically the same guitar I already have (mine is a 2016) but its PELHAM BLUE!!
That's cool....I'm just a very different guy. I couldn't live with a V8 manual transmission daily driver....
67plexi
Ambassador of Amps
Alaska
SG John
Ambassador of Cool Guitars and Amps.
My inspiration to get one actually came from this guy:
(Keith Gibbs of Sasquatch)
They are a better hard rock machine than blues machine IMHO.
That's my friend Riggs playing drums. He's also the singer for Roadsaw and the drummer for White Dynomite.
SG John
Ambassador of Cool Guitars and Amps.
I like my '76 Bicentennial Firebird. It has odd pickups. They are ceramic, and don't sound like a '60s Bird, but they don't sound like a modern Bird either. If the guitar wasn't mint, and 100% original, I might try swapping the pickups. But I really like it. I've owned it since the hair metal days of the '80s when everyone wanted Charvels and Jacksons, and I grabbed this for chump change.
Here are all my Firebirds, well Thunderbirds too. (L-R) '76 Firebird, Home made Jupiter Thunderbird, '13 Gibson Thunderbird IV.
Here are all my Firebirds, well Thunderbirds too. (L-R) '76 Firebird, Home made Jupiter Thunderbird, '13 Gibson Thunderbird IV.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
The Bicentennial 'bird is one of my grails. I have wanted one since..uh...1976.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
He's awesome. A great addition to the band. I think the new album is some of their strongest material.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Took me almost two years before it clicked. Once it did though, oh man, it really clicked. I have not touched another guitar in almost a month.
Gball that is a beautiful guitar. I was always big on Firebird, I was looking for a Telecaster and a Firebird got there first. It is a LTD edition Epiphone in TV blue and it came with classic 57s. The full size pups looked wrong so I installed Gibson mini humbuckers in it. This photo was taken mid install.I wish you many years of great music.
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
So, I'm back to playing mainly the Firebird again. The tone is so percussive and tight, and holds together no matter how much gain or fuzz you throw at it. The damn things sustain for days and cut through any mix with their brightness but still have plenty of girth in the sound. And once you acclimate to the way a Firebird hangs on your body they end up being possibly the most comfortable guitar to play.
I really feel like I may end up with another, possible a Firebird I
I really feel like I may end up with another, possible a Firebird I
