JaviHn Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) Hello friends. Being chasing non-reverse firebirds for months now, I've noticed a difference on what "studio" usually means. Les Paul and Reverse Firebird studio guitars are clearly not as "aesthetically luxurious" as the standard models. I've seen Studio versions for those 2 models that are absolutely minimalistic and plain, or if there are a few elegant details, the guitars are never as nice as their standard counterparts. The 2011 non-reverse Firebird is another story though. To me, it looks as gorgeous as a Non-reverse Firebird III from the sixties, and even its MSRP, at $ 2200, is not as affordable as the studio versions of other Gibson models. Isn't studio supposed to mean that the guitar sounds the same for studio purposes, but is not as flashy as a stage guitar? Thanks in advance for any input on this! Edited February 19, 2022 by JaviHn Typos and clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 My Reverse Studio is a physically smaller guitar than the Firebird V and VII, I don't know if that's the case with the non-reverse. The case is shorter and narrower as well so it's easy to pick out in a line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) Yes, basically a "studio" is a less blingy version of the standard models... No binding, silkscreen Gibson logo... Apart from that they are made by the same people who make the standards with the same electronics and pickups... Nothing wrong with a studio model at all, especially that one above.. Not many out there like that. Also from what I remember mine had a baked maple fingerboard which was really really nice. I actually had one of those that you pictured above... It was an amazing guitar. Sadly though I never really got on with the neck and the playing position (compared to a Les Paul).. So I sold it. But it was a really interesting guitar... Had a full gloss finish but more interestingly each of those P90s is coil tapped so each volume knob is a push/pull switch and the master tone is an out of phase switch.. Such a variety of sound it was pretty incredible. I bought mine from new when they first came out, seem to remember it being under £1000 back then... This is it Edited February 19, 2022 by Rabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Yeah but that Firebird is a knock-off of the 66 III (I think 3) I had. There was no "studio" back then, that was what it was. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I'm glad Gibson offer studio models. Sometimes its all you need. Sometimes it can even the best option irrespective of cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eades Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 As I recall they called this a studio as it has a new 5 way switch and thats non standard feature, so they called it a studio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wmachine Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 6:50 AM, merciful-evans said: I'm glad Gibson offer studio models. Sometimes its all you need. Sometimes it can even the best option irrespective of cost. Sometimes and sometimes not. But sometime the Studio is basically (like construction) the same and sometimes it is not. In the case of a (2016 in particular) ES-335 Studio, it is basically the same. In the case of Firebird Studios, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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