2003 Gibson Custom Shop Firebird III Electric Guitar Trans Cherry - Used

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, and Case Candy

This is a really cool pre-owned FIrebird III that we were glad to get our hands on. With a mix of a few different Firebird features in one guitar, we thought this instrument had a great vibe about it. Features include a transparent cherry finish on a 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck-through-body construction, solid mahogany wings, a rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays, 24-3/4" scale length, 22 frets, a nice and chunky rounded neck profile, two soapbar P-90 pickups, a vibrola tailpiece with an ABR-1 bridge, and banjo-style tuners.

The P-90s are an excellent change-up from the usual mini-humbucker configuration you would usually find in a Firebird. They offer the same mid-range bump that lets you cut through the mix, but P-90s have a bit more round and organic tone to them that we really love. The guitar has a few surface scratches and blemishes around the body, however none of which go down to the wood. The neck profile has that classic Firebird "chunk" to it, and the shorter vibrola arm stays well out of your way while strumming around.