Firebird
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| == Firebird ==[[Image:]] | |
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| Manufacturer | Epiphone |
| Period | 1986-1988/1995-Present |
The Epiphone Firebird is a Gibson-authorized copy of the classic Gibson Firebird. It features a Mahogany body and (unlike it's Gibson counterpart) a Mahogany set-neck.
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Variations
Firebird (1995-2000)
The Epiphone Firebird features:
- OBL (Original Bill Lawrence) mini-humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Mahogany/Alder body
- Bolt-on Mahogany neck
- Amber "top hat" knobs
- White pickguard with red "Firebird" graphic
- Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- $649 MSRP (2000)
- Colors available: Ebony, White, Red, and Vintage Sunburst.
1963 Firebird-VII
The Epiphone 1963 Firebird-VII features:
- Alnico-V mini-humbuckers
- Gold hardware
- Maestro Lyre Vibrola tailpiece
- Mahogany body and neck
- Set neck construction
- 3 Vol/1 Tone with 3-way selector switch
- Gold "reflector" knobs
- White pickguard with red "Firebird" graphic
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "block" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- $831 MSRP (2005)
- Colors available: Black, Antique Ivory, Red, and Vintage Sunburst (2002-2005).
Firebird Studio
The Epiphone Firebird Studio features:
- Alnico Classic/Classic Plus humbuckers
- Chrome hardware
- Steinberger 40:1 direct drive gearless tuners
- Mahogany body and neck
- Set neck construction
- Black "reflector" knobs
- White pickguard with red "Firebird" graphic
- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- $665 MSRP
- Colors available: Worn Cherry, Ebony (Limited Edition), and Vintage Sunburst (Limited Edition).
Firebird 300
The Epiphone Firebird 300 features:
- One EMG Select humbucker/One EMG Select single coil
- Black hardware
- Locking Steinberger KB Tremolo
- Laminated Mahogany neck-through-body
- Black "speed" knobs (1 Vol/1 Tone)
- White pickguard with red "Firebird" graphic
- 22-fret "Ebanol" fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 25.5" scale
- Colors available: Red, Silver, and Vintage Sunburst.
Firebird 500
The Epiphone Firebird 500 features:
- Two EMG Select humbuckers
- Black hardware
- Locking Steinberger KB Tremolo
- Laminated Mahogany neck-through-body
- Black "speed" knobs (1 Vol/1 Tone)
- White pickguard with red "Firebird" graphic
- 22-fret "Ebanol" fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 25.5" scale
- Colors available: Red, Silver, and Vintage Sunburst.
Slasher
The Epiphone Slasher features:
- E-Series "Ultra Hot" humbuckers with engraved E-Series logo
- Chrome hardware
- Solid tonewood body
- Bolt-on Hard Maple neck with "Super-Slide" Satin Finish
- Black "speed" knobs
- Indian Rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays
- 24.75" scale
- Colors available: Metallic Black, Red Metallic, and Metallic Light Blue.
