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KRAD

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I can see why. I hope to own one someday and if I do I will feel the same! I love the Firebird so much but I know it is going to be a loooooong time, if ever, before I can obtain one so I was even thinking of purchasing the Epiphone Mandobird

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I've seen Johnny Winter live a couple of times and that's where I first fell in love with the Firebird. Watching and listening to him tear it up on Highway 61 Revisited, unbelievable.

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Very cool Axe!

 

I've always wanted a Firebird.

I don't know why, I've never found them to be remarkable tonally.

Cool as hell, incredible vibe, a ton of fun to play, but the tone just isn't that much different to my ears.

 

What do you hear from 'em that sets 'em apart?

Does yours have ceramic mini humbuckers or AlNiCo?

 

(Not a ceramic fan myself...)

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Going back to the original thread, also keep in mind variables such as scale length, body depth and wood (i.e. Mahogany Body w/ Maple top), stop tail versus tremolo, and on and on....

 

 

If you have your strat, than there is room for an LP, IMO. I own strats, teles, PRSi, LP's (and soon a new SG maybe), and each offer up something different that I like each for.

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The Bird is such a great player but it lacked what "I" wanted for tone so I stuck a 498T in the bridge and a 59 replica unpotted

Burstbucker in the neck ..... mmmmmmmm smoooooooth.

 

I can put the originals back without modification if I need to sell...

 

I won't sell :-)

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Apples and Oranges for real.

 

Fenders sound like Fenders.

Gibsons sound like Gibsons.

 

Fender:

 

Les Paul:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5bNa0Jjxp0

 

 

I mean, they are totally different.

 

The more you listen the more you hear it.

 

 

EDIT: Oh, and SG's, well that gives you a bit more of a kick really.

 

No question about it. You cant mistake an SG, Strat or a Les paul in the way they sound.

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KRAD:

 

The difference is like a European car vs. an American car. They have a different feel and a different aesthetic. Personally, I like the Gibsons better, but I consider the Strat a better rhythm guitar. The whammy bar on a Strat is a really good feature that is not found on many Gibsons. The Strat is built to last and take abuse. The Gibsons are more frail. Advice from long-time Gibson fans is that you simply must try a Gibson because some are definitely better than others.

 

I got too curious about Gibsons, played the ES335, and simply fell in love with it. That little trip "just to try one out" cost me $2500. No regrets, though.

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Hey KRAD I'm a huge fan of the SG. I gigged a Les Paul for 14 years in Neo's area, Phoenix, actually East Mesa.

 

The SG's double cut, and bigger, yet thinner feel is good for me.

 

Like Neo, I prefer the slim neck.

 

I bought my daughter a new '08 Les Paul Studio for her birthday last Nov., and took it to a gig for kicks since I hadn't gigged one in over a decade. It's a great guitar and pulled it off well, but I just prefer an ES-339, or an SG.

 

Welcome to the land of Gibson

 

Murph.

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