Epiphone “Inspired by Gibson” ’63 Reissue Firebird (Vintage Sunburst)

Traded in at our Gabba store, great used condition as pictured and includes the fitted Epiphone branded hardcase. Weighs 3.4kg’s

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Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Firebird rocks a reverse body and headstock design as originally introduced in 1963 and was Gibson’s first neck-through-body design. The traditional 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck-through-body provides rich, warm tonality and incredible sustain.

A SlimTaper neck with a bound, Indian laurel fingerboard and acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays offers fast and effortless playability. The newly refreshed Firebird is outfitted with a set of ProBucker FB720 pickups to recapture the scorching output and searing tones of the original voice for which the Firebird is known, and Grover 18:1 ratio mini tuners.

Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Original models feature a rolled neck for a comfortable feel, GraphTech NuBone nut, era-appropriate wiring, and CTS pots.

Epiphone’s ProBucker humbucker has quietly become one of the most talked about pickups in the industry. It has fooled experts, vintage purists, and even luthiers who have worked with the best vintage examples from the late 50s and early 60s. Epiphone ProBucker humbuckers are the real deal – made with 18% Nickel Silver unit bases and covers, the same alloy used by Gibson at the Kalamazoo factory when the humbucker was first invented.

The use of Nickel Silver reduces the occurrence of eddy currents due to low conductivity and provides a more transparent and crisp output. The size and shape of the bobbins also has a great impact on tonal response. And the bobbins used on ProBucker pickups duplicate the size and shape of the gold standard in the industry, Gibson humbuckers. Epiphone ProBucker pickups also feature sand cast Alnico II magnets, high quality 4 conductor lead wire, and are vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonics.

Features
Body Material: Mahogany wings
Neck Material: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut
Neck Profile: SlimTaper C-profile
Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius: 12″
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
Nut Width: 1.69″ / 43mm
Bridge: Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Grover Mini 18:1 ratio machine heads
Pickguard: 3-ply; White with red Firebird graphic
Neck Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker FB720
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone ProBucker FB720