GIBSON FIREBIRD V CUSTOM SHOP 2019

We are happy to offer for sale this beautiful 1965 Reissue Custom Shop Firebird V. Details as follows:

• Year of manufacture: 2019
• Country of origin: USA (Nashville, TN)
• Serial number: 190095
• Reissue year: 1965 (just before the body and headstock flip)
• Body: Solid 1-piece mahogany
• Neck: Solid mahogany with a 60s SlimTaper C profile
• Neck Joint: Set-neck construction
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood with a 12" radius and 22 Medium-Jumbo frets
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
• Nut: 1.687" (42.85 mm) width, made of Nylon
• Inlays: Trapezoid inlays
• Pickups: Two Firebird Alnico V mini-humbuckers
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (500K CTS pots), hand-wired harness, and a 3-way Switchcraft pickup selector
• Bridge: ABR-1 adjustable bridge
• Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola tremolo system
• Tuners: Deluxe Banjo-style tuners
• Hardware: Nickel-plated
• Finish: Ebony (Black) Nitrocellulose VOS
• Weight: 8.85 lbs
• Condition: 8/10
• Accessories: Custom Shop black hardshell case with red lining, Certificate of Authenticity (COA) and case candy

 

Comments:

The Firebird series was originally conceptualized by Ray Dietrich, a legendary automotive designer, which explains its sleek, car-inspired curves and "offset" aesthetic. Introduced in 1963, the guitar featured a now-iconic "Reverse" look, with both body and headstock being horizontally flipped from the conventional offset design. In mid-1965, Gibson introduced a new "non-reverse" iteration of the line, for various reasons ranging from manufacting costs to patent infringement threats from Fender. This Custom Shop 1965 reissue from 2019 replicates the "Reverse" design, just before the switch. It features Vintage Original Specifications (VOS), which includes a hand-applied nitrocellulose lacquer finish and lightly aged nickel hardware to mimic the patina of a well-preserved original sixties instrument.

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