slk Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I wonder why Gibson does not make the Firebird today with the tremlo arms like they did back in the 60's. They even had 2 different styles of tremlos back then. Now I am talking about the Vintage Sunburst finish guitars. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eades Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 A lot of people prefer a hard tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 They are still made in Vintage Sunburst finish with a tremolo in small runs from the Custom Shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slk Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 That is cool to know. At least they can be had then. Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hustler Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I have one of the limited edition '16 'birds w/lyre tail vibrola. Amazing guitar and a noticeably different tone to my hard tail 'birds. Buy one if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 A lot of people prefer a hard tail Yes. In the mid-70's I bought a 1964 Firebird III, which had the short Maestro. I eventually removed the Maestro and strung it through the wrap-around bridge. I preferred this configuration. I will say the long cover on the original Firebird V's and VII's sure did add a lot of bling, so... What I think would be the best of both worlds would be to add the "Derek Trucks" SG style ornamental only tailpiece cover with the stopbar/ABR bridge combo on the V's and VII's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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