I Don't Normally Like These But... | 2002 Gibson Custom Non-Reverse Firebird Blue Swirl Humbuckers

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @jeremiahMc11
    @jeremiahMc11 9 месяцев назад +113

    I found this for you! Im marking down “ I found Trogly a guitar for him to purchase” on my resume

    • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
      @TylerJohnstonGuitar 9 месяцев назад +16

      And just like that, Yale, Harvard, and Oxford are on the line.

    • @jeremiahMc11
      @jeremiahMc11 9 месяцев назад +10

      @@TylerJohnstonGuitar my thoughts exactly

    • @Yakomoe
      @Yakomoe 9 месяцев назад +10

      If I saw that on an application they would be hired and promoted same day

    • @jimmy_800rife8
      @jimmy_800rife8 9 месяцев назад +6

      Trogly went to Canada and people were drinking syrup and riding moose's

    • @presmasterflash7555
      @presmasterflash7555 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@jimmy_800rife8is tgg he at the proper plurality for moose? Isn’t it Meese???

  • @robertgladstein
    @robertgladstein 9 месяцев назад +7

    I have a 2021 Custom shop 1965 Gibson Non Reverse Firebird in Tobacco Sunburst and its a great playing great sound guitar . And it still has that cute Firebird at the top❤

    • @Mikey__R
      @Mikey__R 9 месяцев назад

      Does it have the Firebird blade pickups?

  • @mboyer68
    @mboyer68 9 месяцев назад +16

    A watermelon...the green one, a bowling ball, Taffy pulling shop, you come up with the best descriptions and explanations of guitars ever.

    • @randall9000
      @randall9000 9 месяцев назад

      My favorite was some episodes back. A beautiful sunburst top “like a lost desert scroll, with secret writings”

  • @mboyer68
    @mboyer68 9 месяцев назад +7

    That guitar is gorgeous! It's guitar art. Whoever painted that one is very talented.

  • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
    @TylerJohnstonGuitar 9 месяцев назад +14

    I love these “bowling ball” finishes on guitars. The only thing that tops them for me is the JEM swirls and Kramer’s old holoflash finishes.

    • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
      @TylerJohnstonGuitar 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@michaelpacinus242 Odd reply lol

    • @SlimeyGuitarStrings
      @SlimeyGuitarStrings 9 месяцев назад +1

      Have you seen the Badlands Holoflash?

    • @TylerJohnstonGuitar
      @TylerJohnstonGuitar 9 месяцев назад

      @@SlimeyGuitarStrings Yes, I am a fan. Can’t justify paying full price for one though.

  • @ChrisShortyAllen
    @ChrisShortyAllen 9 месяцев назад +6

    The guitar should be called Aqua Fresh.
    Used to use this soap bar and the colour was very similar.
    Maybe why the cleans are appealing.

  • @WilliamHaisch
    @WilliamHaisch 9 месяцев назад +18

    My understanding of the *“reverse”* was due to the _“lower horn”_ (or bout, which has the pickup selector) stuck out further than the _“upper horn”_ (which has the strap button). As far as I know, these terms were *not* invented by Gibson and were created years after the guitars were released. 😊

    • @dw7704
      @dw7704 9 месяцев назад +1

      This is correct, but the headstock thing is how I remember it, as the body doesn’t seem reversed to me, but the headstock is.
      And, yes the terms came later

  • @spokes28
    @spokes28 9 месяцев назад +2

    Love the pickup cover treatment.

  • @RUSS312
    @RUSS312 9 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome guitar! NR firebirds can grow on you, for sure. This video makes me curious to compare my 1966 Firebird I to a Custom Shop one.

  • @vadenk4433
    @vadenk4433 9 месяцев назад

    Tom Bukovac has a 1965 non-reverse Firebird with P-90's in ember red and he absolutely loves it.

  • @Tanrichguy
    @Tanrichguy 9 месяцев назад +17

    The finish is reminiscent of Van Gogh’s Starry Night

    • @BackToTheBlues
      @BackToTheBlues 9 месяцев назад +1

      Starry, starry night,
      Paint your Firebirds blue and green,
      Then by Trogly they'll be seen,
      And one will end up being on his show.
      Trogly got the blue,
      Well, if you could, then wouldn't you,
      It's not something we all can do,
      A custom shop guitar soon was in his hand.
      Now we understand, how it feels and how the pickups sound,
      He said the neck felt nice and round,
      I'm sure fun times would abound,
      We all listened, it sounded quality
      It'll cost too much for me.

  • @jfinester
    @jfinester 9 месяцев назад +1

    The original non-reverse Firebirds came out in mid-1965, replacing the older 1963 reverse ones. Supposedly it was done under pressure from Fender, who felt that the reverse models violated their design patent on the offset waist body, as used on Jaguars, Jazzmasters, Jazz Basses, and Electric XIIs. The earlier reverse Firebirds weren’t selling all that well, and when Fender told Gibson to cease and desist, Gibson responded with a design that looked even more like a Fender Jazzmaster! I don’t know if that story is true or not-it seems a little far-fetched-but Gibson’s intent was to make Firebirds easier to produce by eliminating the neck-through construction of the reverse models. At the same time, they went with the large batwing pickguard on SGs so they could use the same body routing for all four SG models, and a little earlier, they’d replaced the stopbar tailpieces on ES models with archtop-style trapeze ones, which were easier to install. Cost-cutting across the board! That’s why a lot of us who remember, feel that the Golden Age of Gibson ended in 1965, when Ted McCarty resigned as CEO and Stan Rendell, who was a financial officer (bean counter) took over, and then came the sale to Norlin. I don’t think that Norlin initially set out to ruin Gibson, but they sure cut a lot of corners! My first Gibson was a batwing-pickguard SG Standard that I got new in 1967, and it wasn’t nearly as good as the ‘61-‘65 ones, and in ‘65 they changed their nut width across the board from 1-11/16” to 1-9/16”. I don’t know why they did that, unless they were trying to compete with Mosrites, which had ridiculously skinny necks at 1-1/2” at the nut. Like a Jazz Bass, only with six strings crammed into the space of four.

  • @ethanhitchcock5431
    @ethanhitchcock5431 9 месяцев назад +3

    Ive been intrigued with the Gibson Firebird for roughly 47 years , it was the ' KISS ALIVE ' album cover that did it for me , Paul Stanley holding a Firebird 1 ( I think ) , then as I became more & more guitarded Ive started lusting after one , I didnt know about the non-reverse for a long time , I like both versions , some call the non-reverse the ' Gumby ' guitar , I like Gumby, so cool ! I love the Bicentennial Firebird with the red/white/blue bird on pickgaurd with Natural finish , Camron Muncey from the Australian band JET plays one .That Blue Swirl is a bit much , I want the Firebird 5 as my first taste ...Thanks Trogly !

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      Get one you only live once! I have 2 a recent Epiphone V in traditional tobacco sunburst only $649 and a Gibson Firebird V Love em both, you only live once my friend

    • @ethanhitchcock5431
      @ethanhitchcock5431 9 месяцев назад

      @@jonathanhudak2059 I ordered a Firebird -V this past Friday , very psyched !

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      @ethanhitchcock5431 Ethan congratulations! Which one did you get, is it a Gibson, Epiphone?.finish/color, do tell!

    • @ethanhitchcock5431
      @ethanhitchcock5431 9 месяцев назад

      @@jonathanhudak2059 It's a 2001 Gibson Firebird -V in Sunburst w/banjo tuners , I love the classic look , the Firebird-V has always been my fave . I also love the old footage of Howlin' Wolf with his Firebird -V where he's being freaky licking the neck of the guitar...so funny ! I will keep you posted...

    • @ethanhitchcock5431
      @ethanhitchcock5431 9 месяцев назад

      @@jonathanhudak2059 Also if the world doesn't go down the tubes in the next year or so I want to find a non-reverse as well , I'de like to find one in the TV White w/3 pickups...maybe...maybe...wheel seeeeee !

  • @joki5346
    @joki5346 9 месяцев назад

    There was a soap here in Germany many, many years ago that had exactly the same blue and white pattern, which was supposed to be associated with sea freshness. But aside from that, I don't particularly like the shape of the guitar as well, even though I have a 1965 non-reverse Firebird. But what makes these special are the P90 pickups, which produce a great sound. I love Leslie West's guitar playing and my instrument, which is now almost 60 years old, never ceases to amaze me.

  • @tomandaj1
    @tomandaj1 9 месяцев назад

    I’m a lefty. I always wanted a reverse Firebird. I got a non reverse when I was a kid and played it for years. A great guitar

  • @jeffbarnard9246
    @jeffbarnard9246 9 месяцев назад +1

    Trogly these are what I love thank you for showing them.

  • @robroymenzies8641
    @robroymenzies8641 9 месяцев назад +1

    Really cool Firebird!

  • @amslu
    @amslu 9 месяцев назад +38

    Nice! I like how the ugly color distracts from the ugly shape

    • @parker486
      @parker486 9 месяцев назад +9

      The shape is amazing ya tool

    • @satanism_rocks
      @satanism_rocks 9 месяцев назад +3

      two minuses make a plus :p

    • @presmasterflash7555
      @presmasterflash7555 9 месяцев назад +5

      I knew a chick like that in high school

    • @infinidominion
      @infinidominion 9 месяцев назад +2

      Looks like a pool toy

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      Things could be worse....It could be a telecaster 😉

  • @McHale72
    @McHale72 9 месяцев назад +8

    That's a nice Jazzmaster copy you have there...

    • @DillonKayCrapo
      @DillonKayCrapo 9 месяцев назад +2

      Jazzmasters look better too😂

  • @EliasGraves
    @EliasGraves 9 месяцев назад +1

    One of my favorite designs! The original firebird is the monstrosity.

  • @SamBurbank_
    @SamBurbank_ 9 месяцев назад

    Really cool blue 2002 Gibson Custom Non-Reverse Firebird Blue!! I love finding rare cool blue electric guitars!!

  • @TheAtariCreep
    @TheAtariCreep 9 месяцев назад

    The finish looks like an acrylic pour finish. I've done a few myself, its so fun and the results always look interesting in a good way.

  • @edwardgold8097
    @edwardgold8097 9 месяцев назад +1

    The finish is awesome, but I’d prefer it on an original neck through version . The idea for the blue wired pick-ups is one of your best ideas. That combo would look great.

  • @ramiroezequielmoreno1774
    @ramiroezequielmoreno1774 9 месяцев назад

    I LOVE the non-reverse. I'm a huge Oasis fan and their second guitarrist Gem Archer played Non Reverse Firebirds during his stint in the band and forward. Noel Gallagher also had a Sunburst non reverse with p90s which he played in their video for Live Forever.

  • @thomasfritsch3536
    @thomasfritsch3536 9 месяцев назад +3

    ❤that is a pretty colorful badass guitar well done

  • @chargree
    @chargree 9 месяцев назад +1

    That thing sounds pretty good

  • @SebasHoning
    @SebasHoning 9 месяцев назад

    I vividly remember seeing this guitar on the Gibson website with it's own page. I lusted after it in my teens. ;-)

  • @michaelailer5623
    @michaelailer5623 9 месяцев назад

    Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Govt Mule, The Dead) uses Non Reverse Thunderbirds a lot, outside of his signature Les Pauls. Mini Humbuckers and Alternate tunings. He has a couple of Starts but they don't get pulled much. His P90 models get used for single coil type stuff.

  • @deanbartone8187
    @deanbartone8187 9 месяцев назад

    Hey, gotta say that’s quite impressive. I had a non-reverse bird 3 p90’s 5 switch push pull pods. Quite the gem it was. I miss you dearly, but that is beautiful. Would love to see that copper swirl one.

  • @HamptonGuitars
    @HamptonGuitars 9 месяцев назад +1

    The biggest sin of this guitar is that it has humbuckers and not Firebird pickups. They do sound pretty punchy, though.

  • @erickmartin5667
    @erickmartin5667 9 месяцев назад +1

    That finish looks like a hydro dip, think Steve Vai JEM model, which would explain the extra paint on the truss rod and fretboard edges.

  • @tracyd1175
    @tracyd1175 9 месяцев назад +1

    I LOVE the color. Guitar looks like a good fit for a tiny lady like me. lol.

  • @bobsebring2819
    @bobsebring2819 9 месяцев назад

    Beautiful blue finish.

  • @jimmyjames2022
    @jimmyjames2022 9 месяцев назад +1

    Got to have a candy counter for the kids, when families visit your museum! This NRFB in blue swirl would make an awesome sucker (the candy version, not the wood version). Look wise I prefer the NRFB body shape over the RFB but never played either so what do I know. I like BBs but these need minis. BTW, it's still painful they drove excavators over the Firebird X stock.

  • @zanzabar4ky7
    @zanzabar4ky7 9 месяцев назад

    Burst Buckers are wound with one hot coil on the outside and one low wind on the inside. I wounder if they did it backwards for the bridge so it is splitting to the colder half.

  • @chriscrooks8617
    @chriscrooks8617 9 месяцев назад

    I’ve always wanted one of these but never got one due to the price can’t afford one. Wish they made some in a lower priced or epiphone version. Would be a dream come true .

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      That's a great idea! Epiphone are you listening?

  • @donkeyboy585
    @donkeyboy585 9 месяцев назад +1

    In the sort of famous Traffic Santa Monica concert Steve Winwood was playing one. That particular one had a pretty nice biting tone(it had mini humbuckers)
    You sure that mini toggle wasn’t an in and out of phase switch?

    • @clarkbabin9799
      @clarkbabin9799 9 месяцев назад +1

      That's a rarity in itself. I've seen Steve Winwood twice . Bothe times he was touring with Eric Clapton. The last time they were doing a sort of reunion tour playing bsck up on eavmch others songs but also playing music from bands they were in together and what they helped each other record on individual albums. Neither time did Steve Winwood pickup a guitar . None of the times I've seen Steve Winwood on TV or on videos did he pickup a guitar.

  • @turquoiseturkey6710
    @turquoiseturkey6710 9 месяцев назад +1

    Be careful with steel wool, I've heard it can get small bits of metal stuck in the pickups when you use it on the fretboard

  • @thorstenthorben196
    @thorstenthorben196 9 месяцев назад +1

    9:55 4.95 is not less than half of 8.7
    But yeah humbuckers don't always have two exactly identical coils. Especially not when they're made by Gibson.

  • @ohmtronseedling
    @ohmtronseedling 9 месяцев назад

    i still wish Gibson would issue the Firebird X as a standard guitar. great looking axe and i like the 3x3 headstock.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 9 месяцев назад

    You can find some mid-60s reverse body Firebirds with non-reverse headstocks… it’s got its own vibe.

  • @Gordanovich02
    @Gordanovich02 9 месяцев назад +1

    I just wish Gibson made Non Revs with the same neck-through construction as the original Firebird. The neck joint on this is honestly a bit obnoxious. Give me the binding and trapezoid inlays of the Firebird V too.
    I do like the finish on this example though.

  • @oliveiraqmatouoleao
    @oliveiraqmatouoleao 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wow i think this is the first Non-Reverse that i like.

  • @zombiezilla
    @zombiezilla 9 месяцев назад

    I love this, and completely expected not to at all. I want one!!

  • @JEG69
    @JEG69 9 месяцев назад

    there is another 3rd body style firebird called "mirrored". the gibson firebird x is an example.

  • @clarkbabin9799
    @clarkbabin9799 9 месяцев назад +1

    This one looks like it was dipped in that gloss Easter egg dip. I still want a reverse Firebird T with a non reversed headstock. Which is a neck through model. Anyone else think it was a travesty that they destroyed all those guitars a few years back?

  • @SixSixthSix
    @SixSixthSix 9 месяцев назад

    Looks like the guitar was Hydro dipped or something, really cool.

  • @jimwguitar3002
    @jimwguitar3002 9 месяцев назад

    Every time I say that I’m done buying guitars you bring out something like this. I have a sickness.

  • @papasmamas1
    @papasmamas1 9 месяцев назад

    The body shape of the firebird X actually looks really good (not so much the headstock).

  • @thorstenthorben196
    @thorstenthorben196 9 месяцев назад +3

    15:44 if you look at the mini toggle switch inside the cavity you can see the two yellow wires that cross each other right? Those put the pickups in reverse in humbucker mode, that's also why the switch has twice as many layers as it needed if it was just a coil split. Definitely a deliberate decision.

    • @PeterMoore350
      @PeterMoore350 9 месяцев назад

      Does that mean when it’s in the middle position and the toggle switch is activated it doesn’t go out of phase? I’m curious if both pickups are split in the middle position too. Cheers

    • @thorstenthorben196
      @thorstenthorben196 9 месяцев назад

      @@PeterMoore350 sorry im not quite getting the question, not a native speaker.
      This means that in humbucker mode the middle Position is Split. In single coil mode not. You could turn that around, Do that with two switches instead of one, Do it on the toggle switch on a push pull... Whatever you like.

    • @thorstenthorben196
      @thorstenthorben196 9 месяцев назад

      Sorry not Split. Out of Phase.

  • @whoshotjohn13
    @whoshotjohn13 9 месяцев назад

    What overdrive do you use?

  • @Mikey__R
    @Mikey__R 9 месяцев назад

    I'm starting to dig the more goofy 60s and 70s guitar shapes - weird long bodies, huge headstocks... I'm sure it won't be long before I come around to liking the NR Firebird.

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      Although I prefer the original reverse body Firebirds and own two I wouldn't turn one of these down

  • @redjacemory4404
    @redjacemory4404 9 месяцев назад

    I've always been baffled by why anyone would want all six tuners on the inconvenient side. lol bravo to this!

  • @jspanos500
    @jspanos500 9 месяцев назад

    Jazzmasters are my favorite Fender so for years I've had a desire to play a non reverse bird. Some day.

    • @squiddysquidster802
      @squiddysquidster802 9 месяцев назад +1

      Same! The first thing I noticed about non-reversed firebirds is how similar they look to Jazzmasters.

  • @benjohnson4810
    @benjohnson4810 9 месяцев назад

    Forget treble bleeds ("resistor capacitor mod"). Just jump a wire or capacitor from the bottom lug of tone pot to the middle lug of volume pot. It's easy and it works. That's just my opinion, but it is the 50s Gibson wiring style after all. (edit): i have done this to a single coil telecaster and it sounds better to me now.

  • @georgek4gjn777
    @georgek4gjn777 9 месяцев назад

    Looks like they hydro dipped it.
    Nice!!!!

  • @U_ever
    @U_ever 9 месяцев назад

    Waaay off the beaten path.
    Curious about the nut specifically. What's it made from ?
    Nicely done sir !

  • @oceantree5000
    @oceantree5000 9 месяцев назад

    Gibson NRFB in blue schmear! 💙😃

  • @DaringDan
    @DaringDan 9 месяцев назад +3

    I wanna call the Custom Shop and ask for a non-reverse Firebird with a reverse headstock.

    • @johnnyxmusic
      @johnnyxmusic 9 месяцев назад +2

      I would say that’s a reasonable request.

  • @Plantagenaut
    @Plantagenaut 9 месяцев назад

    Nice colors!

  • @alexh3153
    @alexh3153 9 месяцев назад +3

    When are we going to talk about the Neal Schon supreme? You’re killing me keeping me waiting. So happy they are doing a Floyd rose, they should do a few more models with them

    • @Trog
      @Trog  9 месяцев назад +1

      I was ahead of the curve on that one ruclips.net/video/_iq9Qk9LZGg/видео.html&pp=ygUXdHJvZ2x5IGdpYnNvbiBmbGlydHlpbmc%3D

    • @clarkbabin9799
      @clarkbabin9799 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@Troghey Trogley. I just saw a post on a Les Paul owners page on face book. This guy is looking to possibly trade an alpine white Standard with gold hardware for his Appetite model. I suggested he contact you since he sounds a like he has some trepidations on this trade. I informed him you have fees for help. He also said he's git a few days to ponder the deal. And he has plenty of pictures and some other information on the Standard. Don't know if he'll take the advice to seek a help session or not .

  • @ckelly5141
    @ckelly5141 9 месяцев назад

    6:04 Isn’t this one of those new bowling 🎳 ball guitars?

  • @Doty6String
    @Doty6String 9 месяцев назад

    Wow an actual cool Gibson rare

  • @blodpudding
    @blodpudding 9 месяцев назад

    I would imagine they dipped the entire guitar to get that finish. The same way as the bowling ball swirl is made.

  • @AbComp870
    @AbComp870 9 месяцев назад

    How is this finish produced?

  • @chris_2714
    @chris_2714 9 месяцев назад

    That's not a swirl finish, it's a drip finish. Suhr did these for a while as well. I like it

  • @thechurn4766
    @thechurn4766 9 месяцев назад

    If it is Russo it is a regional guitar shop in NJ and PA. They are still around with like 3 locations.

  • @jamescromer550
    @jamescromer550 9 месяцев назад

    That's gorgeous! 🥰

  • @hectormutton2542
    @hectormutton2542 9 месяцев назад +3

    ✌️

  • @ericbgordon1575
    @ericbgordon1575 9 месяцев назад

    There was one point when a daydreamed about raising enough money to get a triple-pickup Non-reverse Firebird. I had to remind myself that it probably wouldn't do the things I thought it would.

  • @jonathanhudak2059
    @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

    Even though I prefer the reverse neck through Firebirds I like this one despite it having humbuckers. Would rather have it in a tobacco sunburst rinish or solid color but you can't say it isnt unique. I thought it had some cool Stratty tones in the split mode too. Definitely a rare bird thanks Trogly

  • @KaycieCarryl22654
    @KaycieCarryl22654 9 месяцев назад +2

    Kinda looks like a Fender Jazzmaster

  • @thesnapperkeeper
    @thesnapperkeeper 9 месяцев назад

    I’ve always loved these

  • @MarkEdward-bl6cr
    @MarkEdward-bl6cr 9 месяцев назад

    Me being a RD lover I would definitely rock that it's way cool sounds awesome as well 😍👏👍🤘

  • @DoctorEnigma01
    @DoctorEnigma01 8 месяцев назад

    Bridge pickup is the star of the show on this one

  • @thehark6247
    @thehark6247 9 месяцев назад

    sounds good

  • @pat5882
    @pat5882 9 месяцев назад

    The non-reverse headstock would work 100% for me. I just couldn’t roll with the “doofy” look of the reverse headstock.

  • @donbishop6994
    @donbishop6994 9 месяцев назад

    The paintjob looks like a hydro dipped type finish. Im not confident thats how it was painted but thats what it looks like to me.

  • @denverrandy7143
    @denverrandy7143 9 месяцев назад

    I Love that,just beautiful

  • @BrentAdams
    @BrentAdams 9 месяцев назад

    I've always preferred the look of the Non-reverse Firebird. I'm not liking the painted sides of the fretboard & on the nut. Cool paint.

  • @JasonMyers-c6z
    @JasonMyers-c6z 9 месяцев назад

    Yeah, I definitely like the reverse body better. It would be killer with a non reverse headstock. There's that "doofy" word, again. Austin being predictable again. That Marshall "Bluesbreaker" amp sure sounds good, too. I play through an Origin 50, myself.

  • @jeffbarnard9246
    @jeffbarnard9246 9 месяцев назад +2

    The only thing that I don't like the bango tunners are rough.They are pretty comfortable to play. I have several that I've bought over the years of both models. Thank you

  • @OzziePete1
    @OzziePete1 9 месяцев назад

    Somewhere along the Firebird history, Fender got annoyed with it's similarity to the Jazzmaster & Jaguar offset body shape, which Leo had Patented. I think Fender sent legal letters (cease & desist?).

  • @larrynoe6162
    @larrynoe6162 9 месяцев назад

    It is because of the horn, the longer usually on top. Reverse on bottom.

  • @markjamesmeli2520
    @markjamesmeli2520 9 месяцев назад

    Brilliant. The only thing I don't really like...is that finish. It looks like melted crayon, badly mixed spray paint and very think, "bowling alley grade" gloss. It sounds great, though!

  • @MrEric622
    @MrEric622 9 месяцев назад +1

    A Gumby guitar is a GREAT idea! Calm down kids, it's before you were born...

  • @jameshughes6049
    @jameshughes6049 9 месяцев назад +1

    Evening all!!!

  • @sonijam
    @sonijam 9 месяцев назад

    I love it!

  • @duanewelsh5611
    @duanewelsh5611 9 месяцев назад +1

    Had a non reverse phelam blue with 3 p90 pu,s should have kept it. Believe it was about a 2013

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      How did you like it and how did it sound with the 3 P-90s?

    • @duanewelsh5611
      @duanewelsh5611 9 месяцев назад

      @@jonathanhudak2059 sounded really good. The finish on the neck was kind of sticky only reason I sold it.

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

      @duanewelsh5611 cool! I bet it did. That's too bad about the neck being sticky thanks 👍

  • @huohization
    @huohization 9 месяцев назад

    The original bodyshape looks perfect for a lefty (like me) to use as a flipped guitar.

  • @neil2706
    @neil2706 9 месяцев назад

    I wants that finish on a Ibanez rg or a series

  • @Commonsensestillexists
    @Commonsensestillexists 9 месяцев назад

    oohh, pretty. I love it.

  • @iknowyouarh
    @iknowyouarh 9 месяцев назад

    The NRFB is awsome but they should have named the shape something other than Firebird, like they named the bass Thunderbird. Comparing this to the Reverse FB is like comparing a Les Paul and an SG, they are just different and the similar names are just too confusing

  • @jimwguitar3002
    @jimwguitar3002 9 месяцев назад

    I love it.

  • @randrothify
    @randrothify 9 месяцев назад

    Funny, the Non-Reverse Firebird is the only one I can stand from Gibson‘s "Modern" line. All of the other pointy guitars seem to look ungainly and lacking in balance as if they are a response to Fender‘s offset models from the same era, but going out of their way to be as different as possible.

  • @pdbordelon
    @pdbordelon 9 месяцев назад

    Play a Fender after a Gibson and you will be shocked at how comfortable, stay in tune, etc.!

  • @HobokenSlap
    @HobokenSlap 9 месяцев назад

    I would swap my Firebird V for a non reverse Firebird right now!

  • @danmc_2783
    @danmc_2783 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Austin, if you take a look at the mini toggle switch, you'll notice that it's a 4PDT type which has twice as many poles as what you'd usually find. That's because that switch is configured to both split the coils and to reverse the phase of one, you'll notice the guitar is in phase when it's in split coil mode. So definitely a deliberate decision to have the middle position out of phase when running standard, then in phase for the singles

  • @hifibrony
    @hifibrony 9 месяцев назад

    For some reason that Kozmic Swirl finish works mightily on that shape, and I am not a fan of non-reverse 'birds.

  • @Halfaloaf599
    @Halfaloaf599 9 месяцев назад

    Cool!