onewilyfool Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Well, guys, I'm now the proud owner of a new Firebird....Thanks to all who gave me advice and helped me out with this one..... Sorry for the quality of the pics.....just shot it on my bed before batteries died.....lol...still looks nice. The one thing I like about this guitar is that I can strum it as hard as I want, and it will NOT distort!!! Very even along the stings tone and volume wise. The Maple back and sides /ebony fretboard combo is really a sweet sound. I played "Blackbird" and was blown away by how sweet it sounds.....definitely a keeper. I know that this is a bit of a wierd bird in here (I don't think I have ever seen one posted by a forum player) AND it has a little more "bling" than I am used to ...lol...but up close it is beautiful and inspirational. I read that the Bozeman Gibson Factory came out with this model after a fire came very close to Boseman and the factory, but they were spared. I kind of like that story with my guitar. So, now I will be playing this til my fingers bleed.....wish me luck that I don't hurt myself....see pics below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 All I get are squares that say the image has been moved or deleted----Photbucket. Rats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Stop playing it and fix your pictures!! We want to see. What year was it manufactured? The "fire story" could very well be true. I know they've had a couple of fires in the Bozeman foothills that came very close to the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Here. I couldn't wait for him to fix it. She is stunningly beautiful. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 I hope Live sound guy's fix worked for you all.....pics are showing up perfectly for me in all boxes....let me know if it is not working and I will try to fix it... <a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/?action=view¤t=IMGP0050.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/IMGP0050.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/?action=view¤t=IMGP0052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/IMGP0052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/?action=view¤t=IMGP0053.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/IMGP0053.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/?action=view¤t=IMGP0049.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u203/onewilyfool/Gibson%20L-30%20Firebird/IMGP0049.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Image Hosting"></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Thanks Live sound guy.....wily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 absolute knockout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Working now. All I can say is, WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Very cool, I had never even heard of one of these before. It is very ornate, which isn't my cup of tea, but really beautiful if you go for that kind of bling. Amazing. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Wasn't it Ron Wood who popularized it? I think he even has a signature model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Wasn't it Ron Wood who popularized it? I think he even has a signature model. Yes, Ron Wood had a signature guitar built and he designed the inlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Very pretty guitar! NOT traditional....but...pretty, none-the-less. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 absolutely beautiful guitar. are those abstract designs for the bridge inlays? they kinda look like alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PickitPaul Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 That is a beautiful piece of art...very interesting that Woody designed the inlays. Enjoy Oh, what year is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 it's beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Thanks guys and gals.....it is beautiful.....built in '06 according to the Gibson website.....those fret makers are mother of pearl/abalone mix and supposed to be fire. And the headstock, is the Phoenix, the bird that rises out of the ashes. To me the fret board looks like Lotuses ( or loti??) I've seen that symbol many times in Indian art (from india) It may look like a lot of bling in pics, but really it is very simple up close. Non traditional, I'll give you that, but I like it. The sound on this thing is just amazing....I got the guitar, because I had only smaller body acoustics before (for blues and fingerpicking) and the small bodied guitars just seem to get overwhelmed with hard strumming. NOT this one. AND so sweet for fingerpicking. Thanks again for all the well wishes....(my fingers are bleeding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Beautiful!! I'd love to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hoss, I'm computer savy, but NOT that computer savy when it comes to recording. Any advice on how to record and post in the forum would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 By the way.....I think this is the ONE Gibson Acoustic that Mike (guitarstrummer) does NOT own....lol....Guys, this is a great sounding guitar.....It can do it all....I highly recommend it.....keep pluckin'!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Mike says my guitar was made with left over fret markers form the Ron Woods Custom signature edition, and I think he is right, check out the bling on the original Custom designed by Ron Woods.....pretty ornate....I like the size and look of mine better, but it is interesting to see where it came from...... http://cgi.ebay.com/Gibson-J-200-acoustic-guitar-RON-WOOD-LTD!!--MINT-COND!_W0QQitemZ230292600375QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20080919?IMSfp=TL080919114002r12040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Looks like you have to cut and paste that link into your browser window for some reason. Thanks for the email heads up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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