Gibson Custom 1965 Firebird V Review

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Overall Rating 4.7

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Features 4.75

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Quality 2.38

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Reliability / Value 4.7

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  • Body Shape: Firebird  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Neck-thru  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Nitrocellulose  
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  • Binding: Multi-ply  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: ES  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Bridge: Vibrato  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. Gibson Custom's 1965 Firebird V is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. Gibson Custom is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that Gibson Custom managed to produce another great instrument such as 1965 Firebird V.

Gibson Custom has put a lot of time and effort into choosing the right features for 1965 Firebird V and tuning them right, and that just made a lot of musicians happy, causing them to award this instrument with the highest grades. Features of 1965 Firebird V are brilliant and Gibson Custom should be proud of themselves for producing such a beautiful instrument with which you will also be happy, whether you decide to go for it.

1965 Firebird V is a professionally built guitar that is extremely easy to set up. Action is great, and easy to tweak. The finish is traditionally great, a main characteristic of nearly every Gibson Custom guitar model. This is an instrument that has both beauty and endurance. Fit with the best hardware, this guitar will provide you with joyful years of playing experience.

1965 Firebird V is both durable and reliable, and it will stand the test of time whilst still performing and looking great as it did when it was brand new. Gibson Custom is a renown guitar manufacturer that has knowledge and experience when it comes to building quality musical instruments, so you should rest assured that 1965 Firebird V is the right choice.