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Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop have teamed up again to create the Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird I an authentic replica of the guitar designed by legendary automotive designer Ray Dietrich. When it was launched in 1963, the Firebird was Gibsons first neck-through-body model, 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 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird I delivers vintage Firebird The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird I delivers vintage Firebird specifications at an accessible price, including a 9-ply neck-through-body made of mahogany and walnut with mahogany body wings to either side. Kluson planetary geared banjo tuners anchor the strings at the headstock, while a Wraparound Lightning Bar bridge holds things down at the other end and ensures exceptional sustain. While in keeping with the vintage 1963 Firebird Is stripped-down specifications, the electronics are also premium and include a Gibson USA Firebird mini humbucker pickup with Alnico 5 magnets, CTS potentiometers, a Mallory capacitor, and a Switchcraft 1/4 output jack, giving this remarkable recreation not only the look but the sound of a classic Firebird I. An Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included.
Specifications
Body
- Shape: Firebird
- Material: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut Neck-Through
- Side: Mahogany Wings
Neck
- Neck: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut
- Profile: 1963 Firebird
- Nut width: 43mm
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
- Scale length: 628.65mm
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Dot
Hardware
- Bridge: Wraparound Lightning Bar
- Knobs: Gold with Silver Reflectors
- Tailpiece: N/A
- Tuners: Kluson “Banjo-style” Planetary
- Plating: Nickel
Electronics
- Neck pickup: N/A
- Bridge pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone, Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers
Case
- Case: Hardshell Case
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