Stoopalini Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 1964 Gibson Firebird III Reverse V Just another gem in this collection ... I plugged it in today, and was amazed it was still fairly in tune after 33 years in storage! Cool sounding guitar :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 That's a Firebird V, not a III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoopalini Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Ahh, thanks for that clarification. I assumed it was a III due to a receipt from 1978 inside the case. What gives it away as a V ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 What gives it away as a V ? V's had the long style Maestro (with cover), and the trapezoid fingerboard markers. III's had the short Maestro (without cover), and dot markers. Here's a photo of the '64 III I used to own: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoopalini Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great, thanks for the info ... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapepper Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 very nice!!! What is teh story behind it? (cfr 33 years in storage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoopalini Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 very nice!!! What is teh story behind it? (cfr 33 years in storage) This is one guitar in a collection of 34 which I am cataloging for a friend. My friend's brother was the original owner of this collection, and he passed away in 1980. The collection has been sitting in climate controlled storage since, and has just recently been brought out to catalog, and eventually go up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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