2012 Gibson Brands Firebird Studio ‘70s Tribute 2012 Satin Cherry, Excellent, GigBag, $725.00

Offered for sale;

Used 2012 Gibson Brands Firebird Studio ‘70s Tribute serial number 107421441. This “bird” is in excellent condition, cosmetically beautiful showing very little playing time.

Like the most revered vintage Firebirds, the Firebird Studio ’70s Tribute starts with a solid mahogany body. This classic tonewood offers superb depth and balance, and is extremely light for optimum playing comfort. This set-neck Firebird is crafted to the original slim-bodied lines of the radical “Reverse-Bodied” Firebirds of the early-to-mid-’60s, so the Firebird Studio ’70s Tribute also captures the visual style of one of the most revolutionary guitar designs ever to hit the scene. The neck is made from maple and carved to a profile which measures .800” deep at the 1st fret and increases to .963” at the 12th, with a volute behind the nut to both strengthen the headstock joint and enhance neck resonance. A chocolate-brown baked maple fingerboard carries modest pearloid dot inlays, and terminates in a PLEK-cut Corian nut with a width of 1-11/16”. The Firebird Studio ’70s Tribute keeps it all down to basics—and saves you money—by omitting fingerboard binding. Its look is complemented by an Ebony Black pickguard (with Firebird graphic) and black pickup rings, and knobs.

This Firebird Studio ’70s Tribute is loaded with a pair of Dual Blade Alnico Mini Humbuckers. Entirely new pickups, these units improve upon the best attributes of the former Mini Humbuckers seen in the in the ’70s, and the different Firebird Mini Humbuckers of the early ’60s, in an efficient design that uses dual steel blades and an Alnico magnet for a vintage voice that still retains plenty of chime. These pickups are calibrated for balanced output between the neck and bridge positions, yielding everything from singing bluesy neck tones to crunchy and wailing leads, and are dressed in solid chrome covers. They are routed through the traditional four-knob and three-way switch wiring set up, and partnered with a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece for optimum sustain and precise intonation. A set of vintage-style TonePros tuners with chrome keys graces the reversed six-in-line headstock.

This is a great way to satisfy your “Firebird hunger” at a very digestible price point.

Original gig bag included.

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