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Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965

  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
  • Vintage Gibson Firebird III Sunburst 1965
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Description

An excellent player's grade Firebird III with an authentic, true vintage vibe! Dynamite tone & wonderful playability thanks to a pro set up from the experts here at Cream City Music.

Cosmetic Condition: Various nicks, chips, dents & dings; scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There's a headstock/neck repair which is stable with no movement. Overall the guitar has a cool vibe to it with a beautiful patina.

Neck: Tapered, 5-piece mahogany/walnut neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. A small piece of binding is missing on the upper bass-side. Beautiful Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays. Original frets show a bit of wear, but have plenty of life in them. Nickel "banjo" tuners in perfect working condition. Different tuners were on at one point as evidenced by the addtional screw holes. 1 5/8" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod is functioning.

Body: Neck-thru design with solid mahogany wings in sunburst finish. Tremolo tailpiece with compensated bridge & nickel hardware. The 3-ply white pickguard has aged into more of an off-white color & the red Firebird logo has faded off. Guitar weighs 8 lbs even - nice weight & very resonant!

Pickups: Original mini humbuckers with nickel covers & bezels. Bridge - 6.07K ohms; Neck - 6.55K ohms. The bridge pickup route has been widened a bit. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs; 3-way toggle switch. Pots date to '64 & all electronics are in perfect working condition.

Case: Original hardshell case included. The case is a bit rought & the words Careful have been glued to the outside top.