Epiphone 1963 Firebird V Maestro Electric Guitar Ember Red w/ Hardcase – EIGC63FB5EMRNM1
Product Information
Epiphone and the Gibson Custom Shop have teamed up again to create the Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V – an authentic replica of the guitar designed by legendary automotive designer Ray Dietrich. When it was launched in 1963, the Firebird™ was Gibson’s 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 V delivers vintage Firebird The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V 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 an Epiphone ABR bridge and newly redesigned Maestro™ Vibrola™ with an engraved Epiphone logo hold things down at the other end. The electronics are also premium and include Gibson USA Firebird mini humbucker™ pickups with Alnico 5 magnets, CTS® potentiometers, Mallory™ capacitors, and a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” output jack, giving this remarkable recreation not only the look but also the sound of a classic Firebird V. An Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included.
Specifications
Body
- Shape: Firebird
- Material: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut Neck-Through
- Top: N/A
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 Trapezoid
Hardware
- Bridge: Epiphone ABR
- Knobs: Gold with Silver Reflectors (Frost Blue) or Black with Silver
- Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
- Tuners: Kluson “Banjo-style” Planetary
- Plating: Nickel
Electronics
- Neck pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnet
- Bridge pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnet
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
Case
- Case: Hardshell Case
