Great Deals on Gibson 1963 Firebird

Loaded with ceramic magnets and wound with 44 AWG wire in the neck position and 45 AWG wire in the hotter bridge position, these dual-blade humbuckers achieve classic Firebird tone with added punch and clarity. A set of high-tech Steinberger gearless in-line tuners offer unparalleled efficiency while retaining the traditional no keys look that preserves the elegant birds beak gibson firebird neck heavy
 lines of the headstock. The pairing of a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece offers rock-solid sustain and precise intonationand with all hardware plated in genuine gold, its the perfect look for a 50th Anniversary celebration. The original models featured a “reverse,” or upside-down body design, with the longer bout on the bottom, or treble side of the guitar, and somewhat resembled the earlier Explorer design, but with that model’s sharply pointed edges rounded out and reduced. Another notable feature was the use of mini-humbuckers, which tend to produce brighter, clearer tones than typical dual-coil pickups.