SteveFord 583 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 The Firebird is a long guitar which takes some getting used to. Am I the only one who now finds the other Gibson models to feel short and cramped by comparison? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rct 1,675 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 The Firebird is a long guitar which takes some getting used to. Am I the only one who now finds the other Gibson models to feel short and cramped by comparison? If I use the Explorer and the SG on the same night the SG feels like a toy. rct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Versatile 465 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Vive la Difference.....!! Said a wise man.....possibly French..... Long and short guitars each have their place and aficionados That's the long and short of it..... V Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Revolution Six 880 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 Yes, the Firebird is looong , this is a great looking guitar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerad12 49 Report post Posted January 28, 2017 rct got it right. I have a firebird, and explorer and after playing those two for a while all my other guitars feel like they are half sized. Especially the Les Pauls. Got to say though firebirds and explorers are killer guitars. One of my favorite guitarists of all time Allen Collins played both and that is why I always wanted them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DestructorsKillMusic1982 2 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 I love them both, but the Explorer feels like an aircraft carrier, and the Firebird makes me feel a little like I am playing bass. If I switch to a Tele or my BC Rich Eagle right after, it feels like a ukelele by comparison. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karloff 521 Report post Posted June 15, 2017 I seem to play my Firebird more than my other guitars. I always bring my SG along as a back up. It seems like more guitar than the others but I'm tall, long arms, so it feels just right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L5Larry 202 Report post Posted June 15, 2017 I owned a 1964 Firebird for 20 years ('75-'95). My other guitars at the time were a Strat and an LP, so the Firebird was WAY different in sound, feel and looks. I was into Johnny Winter and Dave Mason at the time, so I had to have one. Man that thing was LONG, point-to-point they are longer than a P-Bass. At that time I probably wasn't good enough, or smart enough, to be bothered by the ergonomics compared to the Strat and LP. All I knew was I looked REALLY COOL playing that guitar. The Firebird never did displace the LP as my #1 Rock & Roll Gibson, and I think what eventually soured me on the guitar (and it took almost 20 years), was the neck dive and thin sound of the mini-humbuckers, not really just it's shape and size. At the time I finally sold it, it was setup specifically for open tuning slide.... and then I realized I sucked at playing slide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
