Gibson USA 2018 Guitars - Firebird Standard vs Firebird Studio

[@DeevoC]

I swear, the editing on these videos are so perfect. Even just the way the fire covers the screen while zoomed in on Chappers face as he looks at a different camera... and then holds for a fraction of a second longer than you'd expect. Just absolute editing comedy gold. Just the best.

[@Josbornevonosborne]

Lynyrd Skynyrd probably has some of the best recorded firebird stuff

[@dylanwebster283]

Allen Collins!

[@SalisburySimon]

13:17 Scott Holiday - Rival Sons! Lovely Firebird player - very distinctive tone.

[@Lorneplumber]

He mainly plays kauer

[@Mitchnagel58]

The only Firebird i've ever had was a sweet black 1980's Pontiac Firebird. Nothin' better than blastin' Led Zepplin and smokin' cigarettes while drivin' 85MPH in a school zone.

[@timothymckane6362]

Needs more propane.

[@reyanmehta8892]

Your comments are all over youtube man

[@Kainz916]

and propane accessories

[@MrCrapheadist]

Heck yes! I've got a firebird tat on my back✊️

[@alexhooi7970]

hank pls

[@jimwoodard64]

I play a standard Firebird. I was actually surprised that you didn't point out the biggest difference between the standard and studio models, the standard is through neck and the studio is set neck. That is why the standard is thicker in the center, the wings are just glued on.

[@poopyfeast]

damn that’s kinda an important detail when talking abt tone in the guitars

[@frankswildyear]

3:57…

[@furbymetal83]

Got my studio 2 days ago. I m F****ng elated -- No flaws, no buts. Stays in tune, very light and super resonant. I was a bit apprehensive towards the fretboard, but when you oil it, it darkens- a lot. Now it looks like rosewood, which makes it even better. Love this thing

[@maxibon2772]

Gibson have announced a Slash signature Firebird recently. Aged black and white models with his sig Seymour Duncans. Look pretty smokin'

[@JordanJamesAW]

Clapton played a Firebird I in Cream.

[@dabellan71]

And with Blind Faith.

[@bevelity]

JordanJamesAW yes, and a very similar one to the signature joe bonamassa

[@psychoangus]

He's playing one on the front cover of Live Cream. Don't these kids know ANYTHING?

[@JFairweather]

Sometimes. He was more into the SG at the time.

[@leonthompson8988]

335 as well

[@rileyramone6231]

Wish Gibson would do proper Les Paul and SG Juniors as a standard in their range.

[@Infinighost]

It's insane that they don't. You'd think they would fly off the shelves. Also, I wish you could get an SG with a Maestro that wasn't some hideous $5K Custom Shop thing...

[@motorrebell]

Gibson Junior LPs and SGs are returning 2018 !

[@Slovy_]

Johnny Winter bought his first firebird used in the 70s for $250 and it was tuned to D and he used it for slide. He talks about it in his documentary " Down and Dirty"

[@thomasholloway1627]

gibson should go back and do the 1 3 5 and 7 model firebirds, they would definitely all sell!

[@lukeschwarz2867]

The reason you guys are so successful on KZbin is because in your videos you guys just take the piss out of random stuff, in a good way! And it's funny as hell, and it makes watching your videos a pleasure, just wished I lived in England to visit Andertons. As always well done guys!

[@12fishez]

Luke Schwarz I’m canadian and just visited England. I was staying in London but made sure I took a day trip to guilford to go to andertons. Great shop, very busy but great selection. Didn’t see any of the KZbin personalities however.

[@ilovemyeggs]

Luke Schwarz the stores great my mum lives 20 minutes away however these reviews are so biased.. basically every guitar is amazing, except chapman guitars which are even better... Gibson threw out the awesome headstock design and they should be talking about how this model has changed and maybe recommending other models (better versions) for fans rather than just using the channel to sell shit.

[@ilovemyeggs]

Max Fisher they are never there it’s all to sell guitars mate.

[@ilovemyeggs]

They record a few videos at a time in a warehouse at a separate location.

[@ryanconroy7006]

My wife actually just got me a Firebird for Christmas.!!!! The one she bought me is the Skunk Baxter signature model. Fantastic playing guitar. 3 mini humbuckers, independent switching and coil tapping. Very very cool guitar

[@larrydj549]

This was the last in a long series of videos and they were tired but this is what I like about the Cap and Chappers videos The real thing where they're just being themselves and talking about whatever comes up No pressure. Leaving it all out there. And the ads come in at the worst possible time

[@marcushogan6613]

Firebirds are probably the best Gibson guitar if you're simply trying to look cool. A Les Paul or an SG is too traditional, a V or Explorer is trying too hard, a Firebird just looks badass with anyone

[@mcFreaki]

i'll always associate the shape with the thunderbird bass though

[@amayizingnicollama]

i just don't really like offset guitars

[@Samizsm23]

How dare you

[@alxactly]

ES355 Best looking

[@hailhydrazine4938]

not with Slash ;)

[@likeanuuk6612]

i dont care what anyone says, rob's playing at the beginning was BEAUTIFUL. (so beautiful, i almost forgot my bias towards the p90 pickups!!)

[@rcoveyduc]

Rob wasn't playing the one with P90s at the beginning. The black standard has minihumbuckers.

[@stanislavmigra]

Rob is playing beatifull most of the time (esp with Lee nearby) ... just some ***bags need to come and spill they bile ... well because they can and it looks cool right now or whatever ...

[@rosshorne4769]

rcoveyduc he said he prefers p90's re read

[@ManuLeach]

rcoveyduc he knows that. He's saying it's so good he almost forgot he prefers P90s

[@rcoveyduc]

It's ambiguous imo. A "bias towards" doesn't clarify whether it's positive or negative. It's perhaps implied.

[@Chakaflakaflame1]

You know what, imma say it, and I don't care if haters hate... firebirds are better than every other Gibson

[@TheEdwardianLook]

Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music is synonymous for using the Firebird exclusively. The standard sounds and looks great.

[@OliverAmberg]

Scott Holiday (Rival Sons)., Phil Manazanera (Roxy Music), Joe Bonamassa, Paul Stanley (Kiss in the early days), Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule) and many more played Firebirds. The new ones look odd without banjo tuners.

[@drakethorn1339]

The standard has so much girth and balls. Buying one very soon

[@super_guitar_dude7954]

When are you guys doing more blindfold videos or just random fun stuff? I look forward to those videos everyday

[@SessionGold]

+ 1

[@fluroflash2803]

I love firebirds sooo much. Great guitars

[@jamatheo]

Rory at it again... That man is saving lives :)

[@yakmueller]

Saw Johnny Winter play a couple of times..just awesome. He was using the Erlwine Laser for most of the songs but got out his Firebird for the slide stuff. His playing was so razor sharp and melodic, just masterful.

[@nicoloschinelli6195]

The intro jam was amazing. Well done Rob!

[@ianbethune3224]

Actually Paul Stanley played a firebird in the mid 70's. He's holding it on the cover of their first live album, simply called "Alive".

[@kevinstill1069]

Playing my Studio Firebird 2018 model while watching. I love this guitar. Just got it last week. And I do absolutely love it. As much as my Les Paul??????? Weight wise..... Yeah. I have a "heavy" (10 pounder) . But this studio is just sweet and these P90's just have it going.

[@-LSTR-]

Saw that studio, played it, totally fell in love, couldnt afford it, saved up, ordered it:) just a few more days

[@newpairofboots]

How are you liking it? 😃

[@-LSTR-]

@@newpairofboots Its still the nicest guitar I've owned, heard and played. There was also a much more expensive LP with humbuckers in the store, but this one had a natural tone the LP had less of. Dont be scared of the Granadillo fretboard, its really great.

[@nefdsnet]

And the winner of the Gibson 2018 videos... is the Mark V behind Rob. Great break from the barrage of Victory variants in recent times and very compatible with his playing.

[@gerryloughran1676]

Thanks guys another great year of reviews - good to Gibson keeping it simple for 2018 ...roll on Namm

[@lens_worship]

Actually Clapton can be found using a Firebird in the early days of Cream there's loads of pictures and info about it if you Google it. He used the original 1963-65 Reverse Firebird I with one mini humbucker on it around 1968 usually played for their live shows. He also used a 1958-58 Les Paul Custom and an 1964 GIBSON ES-335. His main was an SG at the time.

[@JoeGuitar]

Dennis Stratton - original guitar player for Iron Maiden (along w/Dave Murray of course) played a Firebird V on the 1st Maiden album. Joe Bonamassa plays a Firebird I in the studio and live quite a bit. I watched Rick Medlock of Blackfoot play a 1965 Firebird I (in a light, almost baby blue color) live for the whole concert. I personally own a Firebird I and V models... as well a 65' Firebird V.

[@xchump]

man Rob got some kickass sounds out of that sunburst one!

[@matthorner35]

Just wanna put out there, I bought the lefty studio last year, guitar arrived with some damage, however Andertons customer service being what it is, although being a bit bummed out never had to worry, and same as always these dudes sent out a new one THE NEXT DAY, even spoke to a tech to explain who was the nicest chap possible. This is now my main guitar as there's something about these guitars I can't put my finger on (also have a 2012 tribute). So basically thanks Andertons and I have no qualms about you having all my money.

[@sliberty]

Famous players that have used Firebirds: Clapton played a Firebird I (see Live Cream cover), Winwood played a non-reverse model in Traffic, Jorma played reverse and non-reverse models in Hot Tuna, but Johnny Winter was about the only one really known for playing the Firebird.

[@Skate771parts]

Noel Gallagher used one to record What’s the Story Morning Glory album too.

[@jdl2180]

That firebird studio is the coolest looking guitar. Is the body smaller than the regular firebird?

[@kylehenry6297]

Brian Aubert of the Silversun Pickups has a 60s Non-Reverse that is his main guitar for a lot of stuff, and a brand new reverse that Gibson sent as a double, but they sound pretty different.

[@ronmercer7766]

You have to give full marks to Chappers for working Frumious Bandersnatch into a Firebird review video. Educational on so many fronts. Well done gentlemen!

[@davidmacleod9313]

I much prefer the studio over the other. I ordered several firebirds (not studio) and all of them had crap finishes! But when I picked up this studio Firebird it was perfect!!! So light too! Great sound and feel! I don’t mind dot inlays whereas other people really has a problem with them. (I guess they don’t like Fenders. Lol)

[@slorr55]

The editing is so top notch all the time hahahaha

[@reddoggie100]

Hope u guys still review the HP models! Luv’em or hate’em, they have a lot of cool features to review.

[@saccomarcelo]

From all Gibson in 2018 lineup I would definitely grab a classic les Paul with the p90s...

[@CarstenPeterOlsen]

Loved Robs playing in the intro until he started to shred like he always do. 😉

[@billygoatgruff2554]

My Analog Corner Agreed

[@chaos1010c]

What about the ES guitars?

[@deadpixel5290]

It's a separate range, this is gibson USA, ES's are gibson Memphis. They'll probably come later

[@billygoatgruff2554]

Who cares....?

[@GhorestFoul]

Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) and Pepper Keenan (Down), also played Firebirds.

[@ankerguitar]

Beautiful playing Rob !!

[@shaitanxul6]

Clarence Gatemouth Brown played a Firebird if I'm not mistaken,,,a killer bluesman.

[@blakeburdette7171]

Brian Hardiman yep, I was looking for someone to mention "Gatemouth," check him out on Austin City Limits.

[@bentilbrook6900]

Hey guys great video, you should seriously continue the "Sound Like" series and do a "Sound Like Kiss Without Busting The Bank"!

[@b00neDawg00]

Don't get your hopes up for kiss I've been asking for them to sound like weezer for ages and they still haven't done it

[@mattsylvestre8007]

im almost positive they DID do a weezer one a while back?

[@jonathondenton3376]

Amen Kiss is great Ace and Tommy(even though people hate him) have really good tones.

[@brwhyon]

Rob, one of my best friends lives in Wiltshire, LaCock and now Chippenham, beautiful area, consider yourself lucky to have grown up in that area. Probably why you are so grounded. Just a thought.

[@andrewmoseley4029]

Allen Collins is the greatest Firebird player of all time!

[@ilovemyeggs]

Andrew Moseley I look a lot like that guy actually it’s quite funny

[@moonlightsea8]

Better than Johnny Winter?

[@andrewcerecedes4757]

The one Firebird I know of more than the others was the one Eric Clapton had in the Cream days. It only had one bridge pickup and one volume knob.

[@srvthesheep4682]

Just watched chapman vs jared dines shred wars honestly chapman won because he had the feels

[@ORION2180]

Let's not forget Steve Clark, awesome Firebird alum!

[@willharm6143]

Phil Manzanara, guitarist for Roxy Music, 801, and performer on many of Brian Eno's early recording used a Firebird exclusively, and to superfluous effect.

[@900schutter]

ok, i'm just going back to the 2013 firebird vid. that was awesome

[@ferris5150]

in case anyone was wondering - Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book

[@shabbirkhanbhai3238]

Looks like these are finally available in left handed. I am crying tears of joy, finally I too can firebird it up :D

[@bwakeman]

Can you guys do an overview of the Gibson Modern Doublecut? Would love to hear how it compares to some other Gibson stuff, and maybe some other brands as well.

[@virgilrw]

That Firebird Standard sounds #SENSATIONAL! 😎

[@dubster82]

I'm gonna guess the captains strap is suede like underneath as Firebirds are notorious for neckdive. I have a 2017 studio and it really dives. I doubt the p90's and torrified fretboard fixed that. One question though, two Firebirds, two different thicknesses of case? What gives?

[@LetsJamMan]

Damn, I should've skipped the 2017 firebird and got this one. It looks amazing in black!

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

The standard has got almost everything right, apart from the fact that it's inexcusable that it doesn't have a volute... Why?!...

[@sayantanutbe]

Excellent video! Excellent guitar playing.

[@robnolan6556]

I like the Firebird look and sound..... I would buy one, love it for a bit, then get rid of it because they're a little bit top heavy and uncomfortable, and not play it much. Then I would regret selling it... and the cycle starts !!!!!! Plus I've got short little T-REX arms :) I thought they would have nailed the 'dipping headstock' problem by now. Especially with that big slab of mahogany on the body!!!!!

[@gtbouch]

Ahem! Dave Mason for decades Firebird w/trem "alone Together" , "all Along The Watchtower" a truely iconic Firebird player with an amazing style-tone-tallent.

[@FireMoon42]

Phil Manzanera's red 3 pups with vibrola......Scott Holiday from Rival Sons....Warren Haynes from Government Mule....Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynryd..Clapton used one much of the time with Blind Faith and Delaney and Bonny, single pup version as well. Probably the strangest one was, Macca used a reverse body right hander upside down on much of the early Wings recordings.."Maybe I'm Amazed" Macca's solo is the Firebird

[@o_o231]

Dude, Where are the Chapman Lefties ?????

[@yosephmcjoe9575]

Getting ready for NAMM probably...

[@Hammertime5150]

Steve Clark from Def Leppard was also known to use Firebirds, at least live.

[@williamthomas2893]

Stephen Stills and P J Harvey

[@thomasraven]

P90s FTW. Always good to see more guitars with P90s.

[@DNKOTOR]

Love the look and feel of them, and I own a 2013 one, but the pickups are WAAAAAAY too high output. The bridge is like 16k! I play through a clean amp with fuzz and overdrive for any sort of gain and it's not very dynamic at all when stomping on a pedal for a solo. Pretty much stays the same volume the whole time. Probably going to get some Lollars and a Pre-Wired tone/volume upgrade.

[@bigdaddystinkeye]

Same complaint. High output ceramic magnet mini hum buckers. Nothing like the original Firebird pickups. Looks like the new owners (post Henry) have changed them back to original spec pickups. Alnico magnets, around 6.5 ohm output. I replaced mine with ... can't remember! Small company I believe out of Texas.

[@stanislavmigra]

Great video series for Gibson 2018 series. Really amazing ... Yesterday I was at cinema for Black Sabbath The End and idea came out of it. What about Captain meets John Diggins? (of course, Captain meets Tony Iommi will be magnificent, but I don't see it possible).

[@fossilmatic]

Eric Clapton Firebird 1. Steve Stills, Phil Manzanera. Dave Gregory.

[@stevenolsen3162]

Loved them all!!

[@michaelrunde4262]

Yes it was George Orwell and yes it was animal farm. One of my all time favorite books by one of my all time favorite authors

[@trollfiddler]

Love to hear the new ES-335 with the MHS humbuckers. Will you be doing the Memphis stuff?

[@dylanwebster283]

This year i like the studio better. It would be really cool to put a mini humbucker in the bridge and keep the p90 in the neck

[@cmkimbrell67]

I'm considering buying one and that's exactly what I would do too!!

[@MxEnergyGreen]

Firebird-body style player: Dan Donegan from Disturbed. He plays schecter

[@PaulieHo]

Kinda sad to see Gibson didn't put the banjo tuners on this years models like they have in the past. I have them on my 2017 Firebird Traditional and they're great. But hey I wasn't gonna be buying another firebird this year anyway hahaha.

[@jerichothetech1065]

No way. I can’t believe I found a Captain and Chapman video I haven’t seen. Bring him back oml

[@misterknightowlandco]

I love the v, explorer, and these 2 for 1 main reason... STRAIGHT STRING PULL! A Gibbo that has a chance at staying in tune woot woot! I want Lee's 2p90 firebird!

[@andyreynolds5575]

I can barely cope with tension I feel wondering if the mug will explode 😂😂😂 love it 😝

[@aerikhubble-messier5771]

Had to rewind that a couple times to see if anything else glitched at the same time :)

[@TheLocalZeroChannel]

Another famous Firebird player; Brian Jones. Quite a few shots of him with a Firebird. Don't know if he recorded with them much.

[@samclarke653]

Clapton did play one, at the farewell concert he played a single pickup Firebird for a night.

[@robertmoore3643]

You plan on running through the Memphis range?

[@giulienk]

If I was in the market for a Firebird, I would search one from previous years, just because the Steinberger tuners looked more correct.

[@christianorehek5841]

Dave Grohl played lots of Firebirds in the early 2000s. It fit him really well!

[@moa643]

Clapton did play a Firebird, and he made it sound lovely.

[@vinnieirvine1365]

How did you miss Allen Collins Jnr? After Johnny Winter he’s surely best known for the Firebird- just listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Freebird and there’s no mistaking his Firebird on that plus many other early Skynyrd songs.

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

What about the ES semi hollows?

[@JordanJamesAW]

They are Gibson Memphis not Gibson USA, the range is completely separate.

[@JordanJamesAW]

yeah, but the ES series is in the Memphis line, which is what I was referring too.

[@JackBealeGuitar]

Can JJ Cale not get a name check? He did write cocaine, not Clapton

[@davelate4148]

He also wrote "The Breeze" by Skynard

[@kennethnelson1055]

For real with out Cale there would be no Clapton.

[@GavinMorris1]

I wouldn't go that far, Clapton was already past God status before Cale appeared but he's one of Clapton's big heroes, for sure.

[@georgeweller3050]

Love the way the specs pop up

[@martinclayton7260]

Eric Clapton did use a red Firebird, and Scott Holiday from Rival Sons uses Firebirds!

[@hudsonvasconcelos3237]

I remember Josh Klinghoffer only play with firebird with 12 strings on Monarchy of Roses and Breaking the Girl

[@joshhogan171]

did he actually play it during Monarchy? wouldn't have expected that

[@hudsonvasconcelos3237]

@@joshhogan171 The 12 strings que he played breaking the girl, monarchy he played with 6 strings (and sometimes in 2013 with a sg with p90) my bad xD

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

All I can come up with is Twiggy Ramirez (Is that his name?), that bass player. But also that Ghost band in the recent years... They've practically made it part of their band's visual presentation.

[@jackgrattan1447]

Other Firebird players of note are Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Link Wray, Phil Manzanara of Roxy Music, and Zal Cleminson of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

[@PatinaMisfit]

Aaron Keylock! Rocking the firebird.

[@JDODify]

The quote Lee was coming up with was by the pigs from Animal Farm by George Orwell.

[@chrisbeal5491]

Firebird or Icehawk?

[@stringrip]

I think ex Rolling Stones Mick Taylor may have used a Firebird on his self titled album - (the one with Giddy Up , Slow Blues etc) It sounds like a Firebird tone on 'Slow Blues'.