1964 Gibson Firebird V Cardinal Red

[@JValek]

My mom saw Johnny Winter play in Cleveland back in the 60s. He walked right by her, holding his Firebird...so iconic!

[@hkguitar1984]

Really nice, by far one of the best condition '64s around. Great demo, thanks for sharing. Let's not forget the co-star, that Marshall is just as iconic.

[@nathanielvargas3863]

HK, this is my dream guitar

[@CalVlogz]

Saw this thing in person when I was in the shop a few months ago. Could not stop looking at this thing.

[@johnkelley7543]

I just snagged a '63 Firebird V in Pelham Blue... hard to say which I'd prefer; this Cardinal or the PB.

[@davidpepper442]

You could tell the whole shop was really into this one. Nick was rockin!

[@michaelworse6034]

This a thing of beauty . Stunning guitar . Thanks for showing .

[@aayandadan9340]

bruh this demo was amazing lol, i didn't even notice it was 8 minutes long, that tone is 🤌

[@montys8th]

Man those Gibson Mini-humbuckers are critically underrated

[@tommyraper3895]

That is so clean!

[@Geronimo122]

Great guitar... and this dude can PLAY-- sounds fabulous.

[@hollyhockbaby179]

I love this guitar

[@danielanzalone5163]

Nick lit a firecracker today! Superior playing and tone!

[@kungstu22]

55+ yrs old. It really does look like new.

[@robnamowicz8073]

Ain't nothing like the first bunch of Firebirds, nothing, more voices than the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

[@davidkoral1673]

Doesn't Phil Manzanera have a cardinal red 1964 Firebird?

[@jerryyeaaah15]

a vii too

[@marnixinho]

I'd wish that someone would make exact copies of these pickups, would be a nice upgrade for my 2019 cardinal red Firebird 😄

[@bob733333]

Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini Humbucker. I use them and they are very good. Though your pick ups are very good from what I heard online.

[@maxpeck4154]

@@bob733333 Are you using Duncan mini humbuckers or Duncan Firebird pickups? Firebird pickups are indeed humbuckers that are the size of mini humbuckers but the similarities end there. They are unique and share almost nothing with a mini humbucker.

[@bob733333]

@@maxpeck4154 Vintage minis I think they are called. There are 3 types of them one being vintage or 'classic' maybe. They are made just like a Firebird pick up. Just look on his website.

[@maxpeck4154]

@@bob733333 Right on. It's not like Gibson helped matters by using basically 3 versions of the Firebird pickup over the years. The originals were two bar/rail magnets, one inside each bobbin, I believe the bicentennial versions had a "sidewinder" coil oriented perpendicular to the upright coil, and then the later versions were ceramic magnets, thus very high output. I just know that regardless of version they share nothing with the miniaturized PAF style mini humbucker

[@bob733333]

@@maxpeck4154 Oh, I didn't even know that. thx. Seymour vintage are based on the original.

[@digiwaves]

Being primarily a Fender guy, the Firebird is the only Gibson I'd love to have in my arsenal. This custom color one is awesome looking and sounding!

[@Tonetwisters]

These are stunning guitars; and to find a color, well, just like opening a treasure box. I played a sunburst III back in the early '70s and will always regret selling it (was not by choice!).

[@太郎-o5f]

Indeed, I regret it in the future 😢.

[@stormengine3261]

That's bad!! 🎶🤘 Is there any other Guitars by Gibson that share this same headstock? It's really cool every time I see it

[@greggfell3520]

Wow! That is one sweet guitar - SO clean! I’m not much of an amp guy, what’s the story with that Marshall? I’ve never seen one configured that way - it’s great sounding

[@darwinsaye]

It’s a reissue of the earliest JTM-45 offset design that predated the more well known Plexi fronts.

[@greggfell3520]

@@darwinsaye Hey, thanks! Always happy to learn something new 👍

[@Brannington]

i remember watching Phil X play an Ember red one back in the day on Fretted Americana

[@leifpaul]

yes !!!

[@jeffsaginaw1769]

I had one in Black. Traded 3 guitars for it and was devastated when the owner of Ax-In-Hand in Dekalb, Ill took the pickguard off to show me it was refined, ARGHHH! Anyway it was cool but the bridge pickup would make a tele bridge look mild. Like a lazer unless you had it way gained up. Always loved that Cardinal Red, tho...

[@thanos515]

There's something majestic and musical about firebirds. Aggressive but never offensive. Also feels like the firebird pickups transfer all the "right" frequencies. Maybe it's just the juicy looks that deceive me.

[@bryonkidder6199]

Now I've always heard that Firebird pickups are Firebird pickups and not mini-humbuckers? The magnets are positioned differently in Firebird pickups than they're positioned in mini-humbuckers and that makes a huge difference in the sound. Firebird pickups are more P-90 sounding and mini-humbuckers are more humbucker with a P-90 size...imolol

[@darwinsaye]

Firebird humbuckers have the coils wired directly around bar magnets whereas mini hums have the magnet beneath the coils like a full size humbucker.

[@MrDoobie12286]

Firebird pickups don’t have individual pole pieces. Instead, the have two blade magnets.

[@dougkennedy4906]

I have always wanted one thanks to Johnny W.

[@warshipsatin8764]

killer guitar. would love to hear it through some fuzz

[@TheChadPad]

There's just such a juicy, astringent, chewy sound to these things. Pulpy, peppy. The new ones don't quite do it, because of the high gain ceramic pickups

[@johnault2649]

Glorious guitar! I just wish the vibrola bars of the era worked better.

[@BluegillGreg]

Those are not Mini-Humbuckers. Those look like Gibson Firebird Pickups, with a bar magnet for each coil, fully concealed by the cover. Mini Humbuckers are quite different, with a bottom magnet, a blade in one coil, and 6 pole pieces in the other, poking up through the cover. Mini-HBs are an Epiphone design Gibson used as a substitute for P-90s on some less expensive guitars. Nice Firebird.

[@thebenefactor6744]

True original firebird pickups are not mini-humbuckers. They are a different design.

[@gibsondrummer]

Nice guitars are for the ultra rich now , not what god intended , if there is one

[@readsmith4223]

I’ll take it, how much???

[@imannonymous7707]

Colour me green with envy ..the playing sounds great. The amp is sweet... and i love johnny winter...but i dont dig the firebirds like most do. Big akward cases .. they never sit safely in guitar stands. And although banjo pegs look cool they kinda feel weird too. I know im a buzzkill. But i know what i like . I mean no disrespect and i hit like

[@dylandenney3980]

Firebird pickups and mini humbuckers are totally different things. These aren't the same thing as what you find in a Les Paul Deluxe. Not trying to be a stickler but vintage guitar experts should probably be aware of that...unless these are replaced pickups.

[@gusdupree2508]

Cardinal red is great but their ember red is godly

[@giannirocco7492]

Beautiful guitar!But I would have preferred to listen to the instrument than to hear this fellow drone on and on about,basically,nothing...

[@niptodstan]

100k. No ta.

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

A white 3 pickup sold for 175k! These custom colors birds are exceedingly rare

[@guitarsofold100]

Very cleaver filming shoot the treble side because the strings are so high on the bass ..incorrect neck angle the crappy vibrato spring is so high it will not let you drop the bridge!! There is a reason ray is selling it.... ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEEDS A NECK RESET!!!!!!!!!! BUT YOU CAN NOT!!!!!!!! A stop bar might help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stormengine3261]

That's bad!! 🎶🤘 Is there any other Guitars by Gibson that share this same headstock? It's really cool every time I see it