Gibson Firebird V 2016 is a “The re-birth of the legendary ‘Bird”. The Firebird V 2016 T is a modern update of the original but with features that are true to its early 1960’s origins. This year Gibson have upgraded the tuners to Steinberger Gearless tuning keys to perserve the distinct headstock shape. They’ve gone back to the Gibson original 1 11/16-inch neck width at the nut with a traditional Graph Tech nut and a thicker one-piece fingerboard with hand-rubbed oil finish…
Created by legendary automotive designer and visionary Ray Dietrich, the original 1963 Firebirds literally reversed conventional concepts for guitar bodies and headstocks. The Firebird 2016 T packs all the sonic punch of the original with extras that elevate this guitar to the pinnacle of playability.
- Neck width: Historic 1 11/16″ neck width
- Nut: TekToid nut
- Tuners: Steinberger Gearless tuning keys
- Pickups: Traditional Firebird mini-humbuckers
- Body: Original neck-through-body construction
- Bridge: Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- Finish: Nitro Vintage Sunburst finish
- 9 ply mahogany-walnut neck: Classic nine-ply mahogany-walnut neck construction
- Inlays: Traditional trapezoid inlays
- Comprehensive setup: Comprehensive hand-finished setup
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body wood pieces: 1 piece bass wing / 1 piece treble wing
- Binding: none
- Average weight (body only): 2.69lbs
- Body contour carve: flat
- Neck wood: Mahogany/Walnut
- Neck pieces: 9-ply
- Truss Rod: Standard
- Neck profile: Firebird
- Thickness at Fret 1: 0.800″
- Thickness at Fret 12: 0.850″
- Neck average weight: 3.16lbs
- Peg head type: Firebird
- Inlay: none
- Peg head binding: none
- Logo: on Truss Rod Cover hot stamp gold Gibson
- Silkscreen: None
- Headstock angle: 14 degrees
- Nut Style: Nut
- Nut material: TekToid
- Nut width: 1.695″
- Fingerboard wood: 1-piece Rosewood
- Fingerboard radius: 30.48 cm / 12 “
- Frets: 22
- Nut/End of Board: 4.3053cm / 1.695″ @ nut, 5.7404cm / 2.260″ @ end of board
- Scale length: 62.865 cm / 24.75″
- Fingerboard binding: Cream
- Side Dots (color): Black
- Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid Acrylic
- Number of Pickups: 2
- Rhythm Pickup: 495R Traditional Firebird mini-humbucker
- Lead Pickup: 495T Traditional Firebird mini-humbuckers
- Pickup: ABS machine-wound
- Pickup magnets: ceramic
- Controls: Lead Volume, Rhythm Volume, Lead Tone, Rhythm Tone
- Tuning Keys style: Steinberger Gearless
- Tuning Keys Tuning Ratio: 40:01:00
- Tuning Keys Plating specs: Chrome
- Bridge style: Tune-o-matic
- Bridge material: Zamak with Chrome plating
- Tailpiece style: Stop Bar
- Compensated: No
- Tailpiece material: Zamak with Chrome plating
- Output Jack style: 1/4″ mono barrell
- Strap Buttons material: Aluminum
- Colors: Vintage Sunburst
- Country manufactured: USA
