Epiphone and Gibson Custom have teamed up once again to create the updated Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V Reissue with Maestro Vibrola – 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 guitar, 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 updated Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V with Maestro Vibrola delivers vintage Firebird specifications at an accessible price. The vintage-inspired features include a 9-ply neck-through-body made of mahogany and walnut with mahogany body wings to either side of the neck. This construction method results in the tuners, pickup, and bridge all being anchored into the same pieces of wood for exceptional resonance, sustain, and tonal transfer between them. The neck features a SlimTaper Rounded C profile with soft fretboard edges for a comfortable, played-in feel. The rosewood fretboard is adorned with mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays and equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage Firebirds and placed in historically accurate locations. Kluson planetary geared “banjo” tuners anchor the strings at the headstock and further add to the historic Firebird look, while an Epiphone ABR-1 bridge and 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.

Product Features

• 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck-through-body construction
• Mahogany body wings
• Maestro vibrola
• Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch and 1/4" output jack
• Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays
• Kluson planetary geared "banjo" tuners
• Gibson USA Firebird mini humbucker pickups with alnico 5 magnets
• Hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom logo

Attributes

• Color: Polaris White
• Body Shape: Single Cut

Technical Specifications

• Type: Electric
• # of Strings: 6
• Body Type: Solid Body
• Orientation: Right
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck Joint: Neck-Through
• Neck Material: Mahogany/Walnut
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• # of Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Bridge Type: Tremolo
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Features: Case Included
• Neck Radius: 12"
• Nut Material: Tusq
• Electronics: Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Pickup - Neck: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
• Pickup - Bridge: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood