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Vintage Guitars on Youtube this week: Gibson Firebird

Vintage Guitars on Youtube this week: Gibson Firebird

As a vintage guitar collector, I'm always on the hunt for unique and special instruments. This '64 Gibson Firebird V is a great example with all the cool wear and...
Gibson Firebird V 1964 neck through reverse body style

Gibson Firebird V 1964 Year and Values

  This vintage Gibson Firebird V 1964 has just recently come through the shop and was excellent example of a golden era Gibson guitar. Correctly identifying a Firebird model and...
Gibson Firebird '76 White finish 1960s 1970s

Gibson Firebird '76 White 1977

Gibson's catalog from 1977 lists two cool reissues of its wild shaped guitars inspired by the Bicentennial of the United States: The Firebird '76 and Thunderbird '76; both models made with...
Gibson Firebird body shapes reverse and non-reverse 1960s

Gibson Firebird: Reverse or non-Reverse?

  The iconic Gibson Firebird model range was the result of legendary car designer Ray Dietrich after being tasked by then Gibson president Ted McCarty to make a fresh new solid...
Gibson Firebird III 1968 Frost Blue color, light blue, powder blue.

Gibson Firebird III 1968 Frost Blue

  This amazing light blue looking Gibson Firebird III 1968 is in its custom color that Gibson called "Frost Blue". Gibson's Firebird range of guitars was offered in the standard...
Gibson Firebird V 5 1965 Cherry Red non-Reverse

Gibson Firebird V 1965 Cherry Red

  This Gibson Firebird V 1965 in original Cherry Red finish came through the shop last year. The standard color for the Gibson Firebird range of guitars was Sunburst, so...
Gibson Firebird V 1964, Firebird 5 guitar Reverse body

Gibson Firebird V 1964

  This Gibson Firebird V 1964 belonged to a friend but I've been searching for one like it ever since. The Gibson Firebird came out in 1963 and was made...
Where to find more information on vintage Gibson Flying V, Explorer, and Firebird guitars from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s

Gibson Flying V, Explorer, & Firebird Information

  Some of my favorite vintage guitars are the Gibson Flying V, Gibson Explorer, and Gibson Firebird guitars made in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These are rare vintage...