I have two of these Epiphone Firebird guitars. Great gigging guitar. Best 600$ guitar ever made, in my humble opinion.

I just plugged in my new olive drab green Firebird in today for the first time...

FYI, Checker Cabs were built in Kalamazoo, too.

Super guitars. I was stunned at how good mine looked when I unboxed it. I couldn't find any flaws on it. One thing that I love about the Firebird is how light they are considering their size. I like the vintage spec Alnico pups in my Epiphone better than the hotter ceramic ones in my 2013 Gibson Firebird.

@windsweptguitars

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Mine comes in at just over 7lbs. Something this big shouldn’t weigh 7lbs

@johndaugherty4127

6 ай бұрын

They revamped them to improve the Firebird design.

I've heard so many rave reviews about this model, I have to get one. I got a couple Lollar Firebird pickups in a Shijie telecaster, which sound great, so now I want the full bird...!

@windsweptguitars

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You have to…… I’m more and more impressed every time I pick it up.

Hi I'm Firebird Player and I love this EPI Great Video Thks from Germany

Great review, Alex. I bought one about 2 months ago and I couldn't agree with you more. Although a Fender guy- I have a USA Tele and Rosewood Strat- I've loved the look of the Firebird since I saw Johnny Winter and Allen Collins playing one. It's definitely a looooooooong guitar. LOL, and it has a beautiful finish. I had my local guitar shop set mine up after playing it for a few weeks. Just putting 9 gauge strings, lowering the action, and softening the sharp edges of the nut made it play like a dream. It's a great guitar for the price. If you're thinking of getting one, you won't be sorry. Cheers.

@windsweptguitars

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I ended up dropping the bridge a bit….. it’s such a great instrument

I love this!

thank you gorilla-armed guitar guy, great and passionate review. I just ordered mine from SweetWater and can't wait until it gets here 👍

Excellent take on this guitar! I'm thinkin' about pulling the trigger on one. 'Birds look opulent, like a Duesenberg Classic car, but boy can they wail like a rustbucket. 🎸 ☮

For $549.00, or twice as much, it is effing amazing and the pickups are unbeatable. I would disagree that it is all that long. Perfect for what it is. Do Zzounds.

Picked one up from AMS last year. I was looking for something else and didn't realize these were even a possibility. But as soon as I saw they had some, I knew I had to get it. Completely agree with your take on it.

@cuda426hemi

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How was the packaging when it arrived? I've used AMS a few times for the flexible payments but I always worry about the nightmare stories. Got one of the last Korina '58 LE Explorers for $650 from them (and look what they are pulling now with the $1200 one !!!) and thinking about getting this 'Bird as a sibling to the Explorer. Has it played in well? I do a lot of recording, will it sit in lap reasonably? The Explorer oddly does very well. ☮🎸

@paulfromjupiter

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@@cuda426hemi packaging was fine. Double-boxed. It is going to sit similar to the Explorer, but maybe a slight bit even more to the left. I usually sit with my guitars in the classical position, but with the Firebird, I can have it on my right leg. Mine is incredibly light too - about 7lbs even.

@cuda426hemi

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@@paulfromjupiter 👍🏻

It's funny that the Robert Baker video sent you to buy one. It was the same for me, and I did it that night when the video came out. I'm supposed to get mine in a couple of days. There has been a bit of delay in shipping I guess