GIBSON: Firebird V 1963

Gibson Firebird V
Desde 1963


Body
Body Style Firebird
Body Species Mahogany

Hardware
Plating Finish Chrome
Tailpiece Gibson Stop Bar
Bridge Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Tuners Banjo In-line Tuners

Electronics
Neck Pickup Mini-Humbucker
Bridge Pickup Mini-Humbucker
Pickup Covers Yes
Controls 2 Volume - 2 Tone - 3-Way Toggle
Control Knobs Black Tophats with Silver Inserts
Control Pocket Cover Black Plastic

Neck
Species Mahogany/Walnut Laminate
Nut Corian
Nut Width Standard Gibson: 1.695" +/- .050"
Truss Rod Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover Firebird cover, stamped with Gibson Logo

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species Rosewood
Inlays Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Fingerboard Binding Antique Cream
Number of Frets 22
Scale Length 24 - 3/4"

Case
Type Gibson Hardshell
Interior White
Case Exterior Black
Silkscreen Gibson USA Logo

Finshes
Classic White $2,299
Vintage Sunburst $2,299



Firebird V
There is no mistaking a Firebird V—with its unique "reversed" zig-zag body design and equally distinct headstock, it is simply one of the most recognizable of all guitar profiles. First introduced in 1963, the Gibson Firebird was the brainchild of legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich (Lincoln, Packard), enlisted by Gibson to bolster the guitar lines of the early '60s and help solidify the company's eminent rank among solidbody electric guitar manufacturers. Dietrich's unconventional design was based loosely on both the legendary automobile tailfins of the 1950s and the Gibson Explorer, which had been introduced several years earlier.