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Epiphone 1963 Firebird V Maestro Vibrola Reissue in Polaris White
From the 'Inspired By Gibson Custom' collection, this Custom Shop-designed guitar comes loaded with Gibson USA pickups & era-accurate specs at a compelling price.
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The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: ECFVR3PWNM1-SNT_25011525289
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Product Description
Forming part of Epiphone's ‘Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection,’ the 1963 Firebird V is Epiphone's take on one of the most instantly recognisable and quintessential electric guitar designs of the 20th century. With its distinct body shape with glued-in 9-piece Mahogany/Walnut neck with elegantly bound dark Rosewood fingerboard, the Gibson Firebird has been at the forefront of popular music from Blues to Metal.
Featuring a plethora of premium appointments that truly take this Custom Collection Epiphone to the next level, this is a Firebird built for those who care for every detail! From its USA-made Gibson mini-humbucker pickups, CTS Pots with Mallory paper-in-oil capacitors, Kluson Banjo-style tuners and ABR-1 bridge and Maestro Vibrola tailpiece, along with its Vintage Gloss finish, the Epiphone 1963 Firebird V offers a Custom Shop quality workhorse tone machine that’s perfect for players at any stage of their musical journey.
Key Features
- Vintage Accurate - The Inspired by Gibson Custom Vintage Gloss finishes offer Epiphones' most vintage-correct aesthetics to date. Perfectly complemented by year-appropriate headstock shapes, logos and silkscreens, this collection is built for those who care about every detail!
- Neck Through - Featuring the classic Firebird neck through design, the Epiphone 1963 Firebird V offers increased resonance and sustain with superior tonal transfer.
- SlimTaper - Epiphone’s 1960s-inspired SlimTaper neck strikes the perfect balance of speed and comfort, perfect for rhythm and lead, up and down the fingerboard!
- Gibson Firebird Mini Humbuckers - These vintage-accurate Gibson Firebird Mini Humbuckers are made using Alnico V magnets for a tone that strikes the perfect balance of bell-like cleans and thunderous rock 'n roll!
- Vibrola - Rock solid yet beautifully expressive, the Gibson Maestro Vibrola is one of the go-to vibrato systems for electric guitar since the early ‘60s.
Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection
The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection puts Gibson's most acclaimed and celebrated designs and reissues into the hands of players at any stage of their guitar journey. Jam-packed with features that rival guitars way above their price points, this collection is built ready for whatever you need to throw at it! From its carefully selected wood choices, genuine Gibson USA pickups in combination with vintage-accurate Pots, Switches and Capacitors as well as their array of classic Vintage Gloss finishes, the Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection is the perfect choice for those seeking a budget-friendly instrument with a premium Custom Shop feel and authentic vintage tone!
Specifications
Body
- Shape: Firebird
- Body Material: Mahogany (Wings)
Neck
- Neck Material: 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut Neck-Through
- Neck Profile: 1963 Firebird SlimTaper Rounded C
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 1.69"
- Scale Length: 24.75"
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (CTS Pots), Mallory Capacitors
Hardware
- Bridge: Epiphone ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
- Tuners: Kluson ‘Banjo Style’ Planetary
- Knobs: Black Top Hate with Reflector
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Case: Inspired by Gibson Custom Hardshell