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Brand new Gibson Firebird HP 2017

c_wester

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So I took the chance and ordered a Brand New Gibson Firebird HP 2017.
With the Robocop tuners.
Well as usual I was abit nervous as I had not tested the guitar... it came from Thomann.

Well I got it last friday and the thing is a monster! It rings all over the fretboard with a very stiff neck and sounds as good as any guitar I ever owned.
The neck is wide 44.3mm at the nut and its a slimtaper, that is a dream to play.

And the Robotuners are AWESOME!!!! You heard it here Im never going back.
I Think my Les Paul and Es335 are getting robo tuners also.
One thing is for sure Gibson can still make guitars.
Also the Es-335 I recently bought is also a killer.

Well here is a clip one with a video and one without.
They are the same clip however.

Im playing both Bass and the Firebird Here.
But one at a time...


https://soundcloud.com/christer-wester/icecreamhorseband
 

renderit

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You lost me at "slim taper". If they made one chunky I'd buy. I used to love the slim ones, but age and stupidity crept in. Love the guitars and they DO sound good though! Robotuners? I am NOT going there girlfriend! But I am glad you like them. Killer axe! Congrats!
 

c_wester

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You lost me at "slim taper". If they made one chunky I'd buy. I used to love the slim ones, but age and stupidity crept in. Love the guitars and they DO sound good though! Robotuners? I am NOT going there girlfriend! But I am glad you like them. Killer axe! Congrats!

Well the neck is not like the usual slim tapers. It is a very wide and extremly comfy fast neck its effing awesome.
This is the new robotuners and its sweet to just have to press a button and everything is in tune in a second.

It is not like the first generation were the strings stuck in the brass nut this is a harder titan nut and I think the Robotuners also are updated.
Its really cool not having to tune every other song.

Just try one and make up your own mind I was very surprised.
 

Pellman73

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I'll take one of them Tone Benders

you are a crazy mofo all with your cinema verite camera action and your Jackson Pollack pedalboard.

rock and roll man

cool guitar. Its like you have a Velocoraptor now or something.
 

AA00475Bassman

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Nice Firebird glad to hear you like the robo tuners ! I own two firebird Vs great guitars and love the neck profile on these guitars . Enjoy your firebird they are great guitars !
 

c_wester

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Nice Firebird glad to hear you like the robo tuners ! I own two firebird Vs great guitars and love the neck profile on these guitars . Enjoy your firebird they are great guitars !

Yes, I agree. I tend to love all kinds of profiles if the guitar sounds really good.
But this one with the slightly wider nut 9 piece stiff neck and not super deep really is awesome.

Let me put it like this! What I cannot do on this guitar I cannot do on any other either.
I have had alot of guitars and I think Gibson is in the second Golden era now.

Most new Gibson guitars USA and CS ( I have played) are bright stingy and has alot of sustain!
 
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