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Polaris White
Epiphone
Epiphone IGC 1963 Firebird V Reissue with Maestro Vibrola
Inspired by Gibson Custom
Manufacturer
About this model
Made in collaboration with Gibson Custom, now with a rosewood fretboard and a new Vintage Gloss finish
Epiphone and Gibson™ Custom have teamed up once again to create the updated Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V Reissue with Maestro Vibrola – an authentic replica of the guitar designed by legendary automotive designer Ray Dietrich. When it was launched in 1963, the Firebird™ was Gibson’s first neck-through-body guitar, and it went on to be used by players in a wide range of genres, including blues legend Johnny Winter, Keith Richards and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, to name a few.
The updated Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V with Maestro Vibrola delivers vintage Firebird specifications at an accessible price. The vintage-inspired features include a 9-ply neck-through-body made of mahogany and walnut with mahogany body wings to either side of the neck. This construction method results in the tuners, pickup, and bridge all being anchored into the same pieces of wood for exceptional resonance, sustain, and tonal transfer between them. The neck features a SlimTaper™ Rounded C profile with soft fretboard edges for a comfortable, played-in feel. The rosewood fretboard is adorned with mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays and equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage Firebirds and placed in historically accurate locations. Kluson® planetary geared “banjo” tuners anchor the strings at the headstock and further add to the historic Firebird look, while an Epiphone ABR-1 bridge and Maestro™ Vibrola™ with an engraved Epiphone logo hold things down at the other end. The electronics are also premium and include Gibson USA Firebird mini humbucker™ pickups with Alnico 5 magnets, CTS® potentiometers, Mallory™ capacitors, and a Switchcraft® 3-way pickup selector toggle switch and 1/4” output jack, giving this remarkable recreation not only the look but also the sound of a classic Firebird V. An Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case is also included.
Core specs
- Brand
- Epiphone
- Model
- Epiphone IGC 1963 Firebird V Reissue with Maestro Vibrola
- Family
- Inspired by Gibson Custom
- Series
- Inspired by Gibson Custom
- Body style
- Firebird
- Body material
- Mahogany (Wings)
- Top
- Unknown
- Neck material
- 9-ply Mahogany/Walnut
- Neck profile
- 1963 Firebird
- Neck joint
- neck-thru
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood
- Scale length
- 24.75 in / 628.65 mm
- Nut width
- 1.69 in / 43.0 mm
- Fingerboard radius
- 12.0 in / 304.8 mm
- Frets
- 22
- Fret size
- Medium Jumbo
- Bridge
- Epiphone ABR-1
- Tuners
- Kluson Banjo-style Planetary
- Pickup config
- HH
- Pickups
- Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets (neck) / Gibson USA Firebird Mini Humbucker with Alnico 5 Magnets (bridge)
- Controls
- 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
- Switching
- 3-way Switchcraft Toggle
Extended specsShow
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Tailpiece
- Maestro Vibrola
- Inlays
- Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
- Pickguard
- 3-ply White; Firebird Logo Hotstamp in Red
- Factory strings
- Unknown
- Case / gig bag
- Unknown
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- MSRP (USD)
- $1,699.00
- LH finishes offered
- Polaris White
- Body finish type
- Vintage Gloss
Where to buy
| Retailer | Link | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guitar Center | Epiphone Firebird Left Handed Electric Guitar Wine Red | Unknown |
| Musician's Friend | Epiphone Firebird Left-Handed Electric Guitar | Unknown |
| Sweetwater | Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V Left-handed Electric Guitar - Polaris White | Unknown |