Gibson Firebird

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Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird

“Vintage Firebird specifications at an accessible price”: Epiphone’s $1,799 Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Firebird V has landed – offering a high-spec take on Gibson’s first neck-through body build

By Matt Parker published

The Chinese-made model also comes in a hardtail Firebird I variant and features Gibson’s USA Firebird mini-humbuckers and a faithful nine-ply mahogany/walnut neck-through construction

Three of Gibson's new-for-2024 guitars, on display

A Slash Jessica Les Paul, new Epiphone Firebirds, a Dual Falcon 20 amp and the Theodore goes Standard: Gibson just surprised us with a massive preview of unannounced guitar gear for 2024

By Matt Parker published

Take a look at some of the treats on display at Gibson’s pre-NAMM LA hangout

Jimmy Page's Non-Reverse Gibson Firebird III

“It needs a tune – but we’ll do that free of charge!”: Meet the Gibson Firebird that Jimmy Page lost in a drinking game with John Bonham

By Jamie Dickson published

This heavily modified Non-Reverse Gibson Firebird III is a lost Led Zeppelin guitar with a fascinating history – we get the story behind the Page-owned beauty and the buoyant market for Gibson’s under-appreciated cult hero

Chuck Berry and a 1964 Gibson Firebird

Chuck Berry’s 1964 Gibson Firebird – which he once played at a headline show at Wembley Stadium – has sold at auction

By Matt Owen published

The refinished Firebird – which also featured on the front of a 2017 three-album reissue – saved the day when Berry snapped a string on his main guitar during a show in 1972

The cover of a Chuck Berry triple album (left), a 1964 Gibson Firebird Berry used onstage

Chuck Berry’s stage-played Gibson Firebird – which features on the cover of a 2017 triple-album reissue – is up for auction

By Matt Owen published

The refinished Firebird was used by Berry during a headline slot at The Rock and Roll Show in 1972 after his main guitar snapped a string

1964 Gibson Firebird Kerry Green

The rarest Gibson Firebird of all time might just be this 1964 Kerry Green example

By Jamie Dickson published

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars reveals the story behind a bona-fide unicorn for Gibson collectors

Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers says “it's hilarious to me that people care so much” about her SNL guitar smash

By Sam Roche published

Bridgers compares the outcry to her smash with Gibson's Firebird X destruction

Gibson Firebird

Everything you need to know about Gibson Reverse Firebirds

By Rod Brakes published

With eight designs, four models and two body shapes, Gibson’s Firebirds were anything but one and the same...

Classic Gear: the rise and fall of Gibson's Firebird III

By Rod Brakes published

We take a look at the legendary automobile-inspired electric guitar