I know a guy that owned a Firebrand Les Paul and how I know him is in 1980 I bought his Fender strat from him and with the money I gave him for his 1976 strat, he took the money and bought a Firebrand LP.
The Firebrand stuff is kind of heavy too.
I still have the 76 Strat too
I wish I had a better photo of it, but I don't. It has a large headstock.
A new Strat in 1980 was costly and I had already purchased a Gibson SG Standard, which I also still have.
Note the larger head stock on the SG. I also have a SG Classic with the P90's and that has a smaller headstock. I like the feel of the Standard and Humbuckers better than the fatter neck and P90 on the Classic. Plus the SG Standard has been with me for 35 years now.
Many complain about the Norlin years, but I have a few very nice pieces from those years.