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I ask them for details sending the picture of my guitar and their answer was, that It will only trigger the tremolo if it is not turn in the direction of the strap button at the end of the guitar. and that is fine as you put the tremolo beside the bridge anticlockwise when you put the guitar at rest , but now it comes to me another little detail what about the banjo tuners , will it be deep enough for that kind of headstock ?

Evening everybody ! I wanted to change case of my beloved firebird III 1964 but I'm not sure about the fact that once the case is closed the whammy bar is not triggered can anybody help about this detail https://www.thomann.de/intl/gibson_firebird_case_modern.htm this is the one i would like to buy https://ibb.co/XWhDz4p this is the original cheers

Dear larsongs ; do you know what they should do at Custom Shop ? a perfect reissue of this guitar https://ibb.co/GJ6BrYm the one of Allen Collins , with that Epiphone ear dog pick up on the Bridge and with that special bridge , with one volume pot and tone pot with the same clips over the rest of the holes , i would like to prove Mr. Murphy over that piece of art and maybe in different colours .

American friends , banjo tuners on a Gibson firebird is a bit like a plate of Spaghetti alla bolognese with parmesan on it , they cannot go away from one another .😁

Of course it is important but the most important thing is get in touch with Gibson call center give them the pics of the guitar and they will tell you if that it is a real or fake one .

Hello there American Brothers , I have already got a Gibson Firebird custom shop 64III phelam blue which I love to bits , but the idea of having a new Epiphone fb sunburst at 579 euro begins to sink in on me , how do you rate this guitar. Cheers https://www.ginomusica.it/it/advanced_search_result.html?search_in_description=0&keyword=Epiphone+Firebird+

I had something similar in phelam blue a 17 model https://ibb.co/NmJdFQB but what i did not like of that guitar were those black ticknesses under the pickups ... i just hate them ! the trapezoid inlays which for me are awful on firebirds and those unwatchable steinberger tuners which kind of "dwarfed" the headstock , along with the quality of costruction, especially the keyboard , and you understood the quality of that instrument just by playing it off , thanks god i made to sell back the guitar for 1800 euros which was areal deal even tho I payed it 2000 dollars in japan . For me the perfect Firebird is the 64 III reissue which i evetually managed to buy with the whammy bar and the wrap around tail bridge and if you use the whammy justy as a tremolo the guitar stays perfectly in tune .

I managed to find my own which i love to bits , found out in a vintage store in california and i will never give it away , the problem is the kind of Firebirds you produce .

They have tried to sell that firebird specimen at 9k which more than a guitar looked like a rusty sink , and lo and behold they sold them ! Who knows maybe this time with Mark Agnesi as counsellor they will lunch a Firebird Allen Collins signature at 20 k

Yep, what gives? I Ve been waiting for mine which was a M2M that you should send to my dealer from ages! https://ibb.co/pnw0s5W

Fair enough mate , the guitar has been kept in a case which developed an umpleasant smell , now while i keep open all day long the case which has improved a lot a should also try to eliminate that unpleasant smell over the guitar that is why i was looking for a scented polish which in the long run would erase such a stench , the dealer assured me that the ernie ball polish doesnt effect the nitro laquer of the guitar , however, the problem seems more acute on the fretboard which has still got that odour of rusted strings on it no matter if a use the lemon oil or change strings , as i said when i play the guitar now the rust odour doesn't penetrate on my hand which is quite an achievement but i still sense the rust stench over there . That is a 2016 guitar it is not something of the 70's and the case is still in a good state of repair , mint i would say .

hello there folks is it good this kind of product on a 64 III firebird C S ? https://ibb.co/Lvydy6C https://ibb.co/hfCT5dy thanks

I have a tribute les paul which i love so much and i also think that the dot inlays are much better than the trapezoid ones , indeed i don't know why Gibson makes Firebirds with trapezoid inlays ,they are horrible to say the least i just love my own 64 firebird III with dots in it !

let's say that that i ve sprayed the fabreeze four or five times and now the lining is totally dry , how are you supposed to put the case outside when the temperature is 0 celsius ? the idea of the vinigar along water is cool but what about the vinegar , apple vinegar ? and what about the doses between them ?

is it not better change the whole thing ? https://www.capro.no/products/gitarkasse-for-gibson-firebird-65-transition

Right , re-lining the case but how ? Is there a way on how to ask such a spare part at Gibson ?

And what about the arbre magique in the guitars cupboard then ? https://ibb.co/pht0qyx

Here the situation is different the Pluriball there was in direct contact with the nitro laquer , in my case the fabreeze has been sprayed and let it dry out away from the guitar , do you think that my firebird is at risk in a gibson gig bag like this then ? https://ibb.co/PhLw07r

Dear Pepper just bear with me but how can i see a change if i put a guitar like this in the case ? https://ibb.co/vsqQNqH ..................or a Rick Beato ?

I got Pepper what you mean so as far as you you are concerned i must avoid to use this case again to store my Firebird ? https://ibb.co/DDyfHXD well i tried to spray the fabreeze directly on an old bass https://ibb.co/GCzw4nC it doesnt look like to have had any harm at all . do you mean that the fabric in the case even tho is completely dry of Fabreeze can cause harm to a nitro laquer guitar

I did yes four or five times but now i ve decided to keep the case open up inside the cupboard where i kept all my guitars maybe the fabric of the case will change the odour in any case before putting in my firbird III64 inside it i will put in my cheap squire telecaster to see whether the nitro finishes get some bad reaction is that ok ?

Do you mean that I can't be put the guitar back in his case even tho I sprayed the fabreeze a week ago and the Interior is perfectly dry?

i do not believe that Fabreze sprayed from time to time over the fabric of the case can cause harm the texture , as far as i can tell the most important thing is kept open the case to the air as long as it can , it is quite clear that the guitar is kept in another gibson gig bag which is helping a lot to change even the odour of the guitar as a whole but for this issue i would like to ask : whether there are scented polishes over in the market because the Dunlop 65 is totally odourless and cant help to change the "antique" smelling of the nitrolaque covering the wood of the guitar . cheers

Dear Pepper my problem is whether the 3500 euros that I would have to add is justified ,...... I mean in terms of construction techniques, woods, and people who assembly the guitars , for example my Luthier told me that the custom shop guitars are put together by in professional luthiers whereas the USA production is more industrial kind of one ,is that the case? Cheerio

Well i don't know if it is worthwhile to trade in my Usa Standard which they value at 1600 euros and pick up an ultra light aged custom adding 3.699 euros , i feel that are wasted money in fact i will not doing it , i will keep my Usa Standard for sure