....can't wait for the next un-boxing video. Thanks for a great series of videos gents...
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure - the next unboxing is gonna be crazy - mark my words! thanks
@shaunw92705 жыл бұрын
I'm not really a pointy guitar fan but I wouldn't have missed this for the world. Thanks for the info on the luthier building Dwight guitars. Steve Marriott played an old Dwight ,Coronet style , with Humble Pie in the 70's and I noticed Paul Weller playing one occasionally in recent years.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shaun!! Thanks for info regarding Steve Marriot!
@shaunw92705 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuitarShow My pleasure 👍
@samerhaddad2805 жыл бұрын
Bob & Ramon, blown away with your god given talent for guitar playing. No guitar lesson will make play as good had you not been born with the right stuff, know what I mean?
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Sam!!!
@tonyboone3054 жыл бұрын
Firebirds have always had “Firebird mini humbuckers” which are not the same as mini humbuckers. I don’t remember any Reverse Firebird with a P90. Be glad you got the Lollar pickup. Wish my 2012 Reverse FB had Lollars. It will soon.
@chrissoares235 жыл бұрын
This was great! Thanks guys. Dig Firebirds (yet to own one), but I love Explorers and Vs. That Korina Jr.-ish one was killer. I had a custom neck-through Explorer made, beast of a guitar. Looking forward to more!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
pleasure Chris - thanks for checking it out - Im like you Ive yet to own a Firebird but hope to get one soon, best R.
@vox19665 жыл бұрын
I love banjo tuners it makes the guitar look awesome I hate that people winning about the weight man up
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Im with you Al - actually the heavy tuners probably help balance the guitar out a bit
@lueysixty-six73004 жыл бұрын
Blah! Form over function is never a good order of priority.
@jr132272 жыл бұрын
My favorite firebird player is Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He put a dog ear p90 in the bridge position and kept the mini humbucker in the neck and got an amazing tone. Collins also played an original ‘58 explorer near the end of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
@TheGuitarShow2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the comment
@dhis8885 жыл бұрын
really enjoy the channel and thanks for the ec tip bob.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure
@scottroberts38015 жыл бұрын
Good one guys. Love the Explorers.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott
@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris87425 жыл бұрын
It's funny you guys mentioned the mojo pickups. In the early teens they made a signature pair of pickups for Johnny Winter. Johnny went to went to them to have his pickups for his old Firebird we wound and he likes them so much that he went back a year or so later and ask them about the pickups and they decided to put them out as a special signature pickups so what you hear in space look like from like say the early teens to his death where the mojo pickups and is fire burnt and they still make them and they're also relatively pretty inexpensive I'm thinking of picking up a pass on myself to throw in my v my Firebird v
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment I think you are talking about a different maker the mojo pickups I know is based in the UK by a guy called Marc. I'll check out the pickups you are mentioning many thanks. R
@darrylcole55754 жыл бұрын
Mojotone johnny winter pups. USA handmade that sound excellent....
@williamgregory66842 жыл бұрын
I have a Epiphone Firebird V reissue and if you changed the truss rod covers you couldn't tell the difference from a current Gibson Firebird V. Check out Sitting On Top Of World at the San Diego Arena 68,my favorite. I always thought there had to be a better version than the original version on the Goodby Cream album. Great video,very informative and excellent playing! I would love to get my hands on a Tokai like yours here in the States! I live about 25 miles from Jason Lollar who is in Richmond,VA. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos! I also have a Epiphone Explorer reissue and two Eastwood non reverse Firebirds.
@Skelterz3 жыл бұрын
Why does it say Gibson on the headstock if it’s an Epiphone made Firebird?
@parttimeposter19985 жыл бұрын
I believe Eric eventually traded his Firebird for an old Martin acoustic Stephen Stills had. The Firebird 1 you see Stills with is in fact Clapton’s.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Wow that's interesting thanks
@willdenham3 ай бұрын
I thought Firebirds had specific pickups, customized to the FB's.
@jeffreytelmo21355 жыл бұрын
Great video, killer demos!!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeffrey
@derekclacton3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and enjoyable as always 🙂
@TheGuitarShow3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@IndyRockStar Жыл бұрын
The most famous Firebird player is Johnny Winter I thought.
@TheGuitarShow Жыл бұрын
yes thats right
@robinbailey30525 жыл бұрын
The pickups in the Bonamassa firebirds are closer to 60's firebirds than any of the Firebirds Gibson has made since 1990 when they started the High DC resistance and ceramic magnet pickups that they use on all the Firebirds even the Historics.
@robinbailey30525 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact about the Lollar in the Gibson FBI
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Good to know this - thanks Robin!
@darrylcole55754 жыл бұрын
True about the hot ceramic junk gibsons makes. The construction isint even true to an original bird pup. But gibson just made 100 Eric Clapton firebird ones and they have a true alnico low wind bird pickup. Dont know why gibson cant issue a true firebird pickup when they are the ones who created it. Same goes with a fender with there wide range humbucker. They hadn't made a real one until this year 2020. They couldnt get the cunife magnet for 40 years or so. They were always just a regular humbucker stuffed with wax in under the wide range cover. I have the new 2020 fender American original 70s telecaster custom , it sounds amazing and tim shaw did an amazing job on the wide range and 70s wound bridge pup.....
@airwatersun4 жыл бұрын
You gents are amazing and inspiring!
@pedalscapes5 жыл бұрын
Cool Vid! Great playing, nice guitars, thanks for sharing guys... Hey Ramon, I thought I saw you on the District Line last week - guy the split of you (from what I can tell on the vids) sitting opposite chatting on the phone about guitars... So I said hello, turns out it's your twin brother... Small world, cheers, Matt :)
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Hi Matthew - yes my twin told me when I saw him over the weekend - we get that from time to time its actually really fun! Thanks!!!!
@jamescarter41755 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That was great as usual!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure James thanks for watching
@EvilUncleGeddy3 жыл бұрын
Love Firebirds. Countered the neck dive on my FB V by attaching a weight to the strap. Its a bit odd but ive got used to it since 91. Tried the JB FB 1 but didnt like the neck...Each to their own
@josephcorcoran87144 жыл бұрын
I believe that that pickups in the run of Chris Cornell 335’s were made by Lollar also. Lollar’Tron’s which are a version of obviously their version Filter’Tron’s.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this info Joseph
@deuteronimus7505 жыл бұрын
Elliot Easton, guitarist with The Cars, had an Elliot Easton named 3 Pickup Firebird special run guitar made in 2012 I believe, that he supposedly worked with the Gibson factory developing the pickups for. The pickups are unusually shaped, like a narrow P90,, and the finish looks almost like that Joe B. Epi. I found a used one on Rvrb for around $3500.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info Pat - Ill check those guitars out - thanks for watching
@deuteronimus7505 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuitarShow Substitute Jeff Baxter Limited Edition Firebird for Elliot Easton Limited Edition Firebird, is what I was trying ineptly to say.
@jackgrattan14475 жыл бұрын
The Elliot Easton model is called the Tikibird, which has two full sized humbuckers with coil tap and phase.
@deuteronimus7505 жыл бұрын
@@jackgrattan1447 Yeah, I was confusing it with the Jeff Baxter Gibson Firebird with 3 Baxter designed pickups, that I understand sound like PAF's, and has all kinds of bells and whistles on it.
@jackgrattan14475 жыл бұрын
@@deuteronimus750 I'll take either of them.
@jonnybeck67235 жыл бұрын
Great job Lads... many thanx
@AnthonyMonaghan3 жыл бұрын
Banjo tuner headstocks are a beautiful design...but practically I hear a lot about broken headstocks. Tokai...top brand. They make excellent instruments.
@TheGuitarShow3 жыл бұрын
Agreed Anthony maybe its to do with the weight
@edwhite74753 жыл бұрын
i wish id known about moving the strap button cos ive gotten rid of 5 of them cos of the 'diving into the floor' crap. I would drill a hole in one in a heartbeat.
@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris87425 жыл бұрын
Yes I embarrass my favorite guitars. I have a gypsum Firebird 5 it came with the steinberger Tunis. after playing the steinberger tuners for quite a while and you switch back to well guitar with standard type 2 and you could really see where they shine can't you? Just imagine Johnny Winter who is the person I associate with the firebird the most he had a 5 right or 1964-65 5 he plays with bass off middle of trouble on 10 and all the knobs on his guitar on time this was a guy that just went complete travel loan consultant for his sound good day good video man love to see videos on Firebirds and explorers and as far as I can tell was somewhat icy the firebird is like The unsung Gibson it's always passed over anyway please excuse any typos misspelled words lack of punctuation I am not a bad typer I'm not illiterate I'm just blind and I use speech to text with your singing sucks things up
@jltrem5 жыл бұрын
I played one of those polymist gold Bonamassa Firebirds. Massive baseball bat neck.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
nice - this one was not so big - thanks
@darrylcole55754 жыл бұрын
The gibson moderne is my fav odd shape korina guitar. The gibson futura is another cool model.
@crisslastname94175 жыл бұрын
Let's seem some SG's next time!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
There's some SG content coming soon lol! Thanks Criss
@AbundanceOfBees4 жыл бұрын
Jake E Lee exclusively played hardtail bridges. Off the top of my head, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing, Kerry King, and Jeff Hanneman are the only players I can think of who were die-hard Kahler players back then.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this - I would like someday to put a Kahler on a one of my guitars
@thetreblerebel5 жыл бұрын
The Firebird...a unique instrument. Far as China making guitars. Its all about money. If they make it cheap they get money. I imagine theres a quality manufacturer out there in china
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Agreed Steve - Im sure they could may high quality but as you say right now its all about the money
@planetwisconsin99015 жыл бұрын
I have played a '64 Firebird 2. Played like butta 😊
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@tedfurlo22683 жыл бұрын
Dear Bob and Ramon, Ted Furlo again. To be direct, I'm wondering if you might advise me how I may be able to aquire A Clive Brown built Dwight Eliminator. I live in California and I WANT ONE. Do you know how I can(insider) connect with C. Brown?(rather than searching on the internet). Are YOU PERHAPS considering letting yours go? Grateful for your time and consideration, AND FOR YOUR CHANNEL!, Ted Furlo
@CastlesMadeOf...5 жыл бұрын
Is that a slide in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me :D
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Hahaa
@tedfurlo22684 жыл бұрын
I like to offer you my first born for the Dwight.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Omg lol
@gearmeister5 жыл бұрын
We should call this episode, "The great horny guitar symposium"... Fantastic job my brothers! 😁
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Great name! Many thanks
@gearmeister5 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuitarShow Just a thought... lol.. with each episode, you can substitute the "horny" with other winged creatures depending on guitar subject type... 😁
@vincewhirlwind5744 жыл бұрын
I'm going to reach out to Bob, and ask if he will adopt me.
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@denmut5 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos and your playing but I do not understand why they look "pale" British TV series from the 80s :) Cheers.
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Haha its the weather!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
My favourite TV 80s show is 'Minder'
@voxsupreme4 жыл бұрын
Just a thought ... Start with 30 sek actually PLAYING the guitars, then talk. Frustrates me to wait and wait for the goodies. Otherwise - great show!
@TheGuitarShow4 жыл бұрын
Thanks good point! We normally do this but must have forgotten on this one but thanks for the feedback
@voxsupreme4 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuitarShow Thanx You two! One question to Bob: I wonder what groups You played with earlier? You look sort of familiar ... I was at the Reading Festival several times during the 70:s and maybe I saw Your "possible" group there ..! Erik A. 🎸🎶😎
@ianroberts49814 жыл бұрын
How rich is this guy?!!!
@thomasdevries86283 жыл бұрын
Bon should work on his rythm
@thomasdevries86283 жыл бұрын
Gibson firebird sounds cool
@ollekassman63015 жыл бұрын
Jake e Lee use hardtail.......!!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Good point thanks!
@sirbaronvoncount41475 жыл бұрын
Bob and Ramon flows better. Lol
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks lol
@davidbullen93475 жыл бұрын
ORIENTAL !!!!!!! What the??? Please think just a little bit more.
@ianjamieson39852 жыл бұрын
Gave up after 13 minutes without a note being played. The old guy is a dinosaur and not in a good way. His opinions of 'orientals' is just so dated. Shame cos the guitars aren't bad.
@SuperCrackerjacks2 жыл бұрын
Take off those horrible tuners!!
@ollekassman63015 жыл бұрын
You think you can play better than Johnny winter..... Amatörer..!!
@TheGuitarShow5 жыл бұрын
Never!
@paulturner29515 жыл бұрын
Had to unsubscribe , cant stand Bob's pompous fuckin ways , love to get a reply from this as I'm local so let's wait and see .