1993 Gibson Brands Firebird V Reissue Vintage Sunburst, Excellent, Original Hard, $1,899.99

This 1993 Gibson Firebird V reissue serial number 90513708 is in excellent condition.

Neck and frets are fine, cosmetically clean, a great example of the “Bird”. Conceived amid the chrome and tailfins of the Motor City, forged on the workbenches of Kalamazoo, proven on rock and blues stages around the globe, the Gibson Firebird was one of the most radical instruments the world had ever experienced when it hit the scene in 1963, and it's still a guaranteed head-turner today.

The Firebird was the brainchild of legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich (designer of classic Lincoln and Packard cars), 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. The most unusual aspect is that the guitar is "backward" in that the right-hand (treble) horn of the body is longer than the other. Thus, the original Firebirds were unofficially referred to as "reverse".

The Firebird is the first Gibson solid-body to use neck-through construction, wherein the necks extended to the tail end of the body giving the instrument fabulous sustain and very smooth playability. Other features were reverse headstock with the tuners on the treble side and "banjo"-style planetary geared tuning keys and mini-humbucking pickups. If you have ever thought about owning one of these, or like many of us, remember the impact of seeing and hearing Johnny Winter getting the best out of a Firebird, this is a beautiful example of the “real thing”.

Original hard case included.

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