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2011 GIBSON FIREBIRD-V IN EBONY FINISH

A Legendary Guitar Gets Modern Touches!

Created by legendary automotive designer (and visionary) Ray Dietrich, the original 1963 Firebirds literally reversed conventional concepts for guitar bodies and headstocks. You can bet heads turned when any guitar player took to the stage with one of these unusual instruments strapped on. Players like Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter and Phil Manzanera found their combination of looks and sound to be perfect for their needs. 

 

 The 2011 Gibson Firebird V at a glance:

  • Mahogany Body & Multi-piece Mahogany/Walnut neck with 1960 slim taper profile
  • Rosewood Fingerboard
  • Aluminum Tune-O-Matic Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Steinberger Gearless Tuners with 40:01 Ratio
  • Chrome Hardware
  • High Output 495T and 495R Mini Humbucking Pickups
  • Ebony nitrocellulose finish & a black pickguard with white silkscreened Firebird Emblem

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Still eye-catching, the Firebird 2011 packs all the sonic punch of the original with extras that elevate this guitar to the upper echelon of the guitar world. The 2011 Firebird is crafted with all the hallmarks that made the original Firebird unique, including the through-neck construction, versatile contemporary Firebird mini-humbucking pickups, and reversed six-a-side headstock with “banjo” tuners (upgraded to Steinberger™ gearless tuners on this guitar). It’s all dressed in a spectacular Ebony nitrocellulose finish with chrome hardware and a black pickguard hot-stamped in white with the traditional Firebird phoenix, for a look befitting its status.


To kick it all up a notch in the tonal stakes, Gibson USA equips the 2011 Firebird with Firebird Mini Humbucking pickups. Loaded with ceramic magnets and wound with 44 AWG wire in the neck position and 45 AWG wire in the hotter bridge position, these dual-blade humbuckers achieve classic Firebird tone with added punch and clarity. The pairing of a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece offers rock-solid sustain and precise intonation.


This guitar includes a Gibson OHSC case and owner’s manual.

Specifications

General

Condition

Used, VG+ Condition

Number of Strings

6

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

United States

Year

2011

Limited Edition / Series

No 

Weight

7-lbs 14.4-oz 

body

Body Type

Offset, Solidbody

Body Shape

Reverse Firebird

Body Construction

Neck-thru-Body with affixed Upper & Lower Body Wings  

Body Carve
Front: Flat / Back: Waist Contour
Body Material
2-pc Mahogany
Body Binding
Front: No / Back: No

Weight Relief

No

Materials Used

Franklin Titebond 50

Body Finish Type

High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

ColorFront: Ebony / Back and Neck: Ebony

neck

Neck Material

9-ply Mahogany/Walnut

Truss Rod

2-way Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover

1-ply Black, Reverse Firebird Style with Silver Silkscreen Gibson Logo

Peghead Particulars

Front: Terraced Single Color Scheme Ebony/Ebony


Back: Wood-stamped ‘Made in U.S.A. 2011 Model’ and Serial Number    

Neck Profile

1960 Slim Taper

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

12”

Scale Length

24.75"

No. Frets / Type

22 Medium Jumbo

Nut Size / Material 

1-11/16" / Corian

Neck Width

1.705” at 1st fret / 2.098" at 12th fret

Neck Depth

0.800” at 1st fret / 0.850” at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Acrylic Trapezoids

Neck Binding

Cream

Side Dots

Black

Neck Joint

Neck-thru-Body, Franklin Titebond 50

hardware

Bridge

Chrome, Tune-O-Matic, Zamak

Tailpiece / Tremolo

Chrome, Stop Bar, Zamak

Tuning Machines

Chrome, Steinberger® Gearless, 40:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

Chrome, with Chrome Rings mounted directly to Body (No Seats)

Strap Buttons 

Polished Aluminum End Pins

Pickguard

3-ply B/W/B with White Silkscreen Firebird Logo, and Black Screws

Control Knobs

Chrome ‘U.F.O.’ Knobs with Black Onyx Inserts and no Dial Pointers

Switch 

3-position, Black Tip, No Plastic Washer

Back Plates

Black Plastic Harness Covers 

electronics

Bridge Pickup

495T Mini-Humbucker, Dual-Ceramic Blade, 25.8k

Middle Pickup

No

Neck Pickup

495R Mini-Humbucker, Dual-Ceramic Blade, 17.4k

Active / Passive

Passive

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, Switchcraft 3-way Pickup Toggle Switch

Vol Potentiometer 

500k Log-A

Tone Potentiometer  

500k Linear-B

Capacitors 

.047uF Values

Harness

Gibson Firebird Standard in Rear-access Cavity with Cover

Push-pull

No

Piezo

No

Active EQ

No

Kill switch

No

Output Jack

Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

Gibson® U.S.A. OHSC with White interior, and Latch Lock-hasp

Strap Locks

None

Strings

Elixir® Polyweb .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046 Gauges 

Tools / Accessories

Truss Rod Wrench

Manual / Literature 

Gibson® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual, Pre-ship Checklist

C.O.A.

None

Upgrades (Reversible)

Graphtech Tusq pre-slotted Nut, 3-ply B/W/B Pickguard with Silver Firebird Emblem, Black Screws, Chrome/Black Onyx 
UFO Knobs, Black/Silver Truss Rod Cover. All Original parts are included inside case

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units


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Certain technical specs may have been extracted from Gibson® website and/or internet archives. The words Gibson® / Switchcraft™ / Steinberger® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of Gibson® Brands, Inc. and the other named manufacturers, if any, respectively.

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