Gibson Firebird Platypus Electric Guitar – Ebony

Paying Tribute to the Rare Transitional Models from 1965 – The
Gibson Firebird Platypus Electric Guitar in Ebony

In early 1965, the original Firebird™ design transitioned through several different iterations. One of the significant transitions that occurred flipped the headstock to the Non-Reverse shape. Unlike the original Reverse Firebird headstock design, which featured a two-layered headstock with a holly veneer, the new headstock was flat, like the bill of a platypus. The Platypus-style Firebird featured six-in-line tuners rather than the banjo-style tuners that were used on previous Firebird models. The Firebird Platypus pays tribute to those rare transitional models. It features a mahogany body with a glued-in, set neck and the appearance of a traditional neck-through Reverse Firebird body. The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile and a rosewood fretboard with a 12” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, and acrylic trapezoid inlays and sports the Platypus-style headstock with a Graph Tech® nut and Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners. The Platypus-style headstock has been slightly modified to provide straight string pull for less friction and improved tuning stability. The other ends of the strings are routed over a Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge for precise intonation and solidly anchored with an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece for outstanding sustain. The Firebird is one of the most distinctive-looking guitar designs ever, and the Firebird Platypus takes this legendary guitar a step further with its unique appearance. Its tone is just as unique due to its two articulate, historically accurate Firebird mini humbucker™ pickups. They are equipped with Alnico 5 magnets and can deliver tones with a nearly bell-like chime when played clean and great rock and blues tones that easily cut through the mix when pushed. Individual volume and tone controls allow you to tailor the sound even further, and of course, the pickguard features the legendary hot-stamped Firebird graphic. A Gibson hardshell case is also included.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Style: Firebird
• Body Shape: Reverse Firebird
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Binding: Single Ply, Fretboard
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Profile: SlimTaper
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fret Count: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 43.053 mm / 1.695 in
• End Of Board Width: 57.404 mm / 2.26 in
• Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck

Hardware

• Finish: Chrome
• Bridge: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines: Grover Mini Rotomatic
• Pickguard: White 3-ply
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector
• Switch Tip: White
• Strap Buttons: 2

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Firebird Mini Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Firebird Mini Humbucker
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
• Output Jack: 1/4″

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Hardshell
• Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

Manufacturer: Gibson
Model: DSFRP00EBCH1
SKU: I794446-N-1-WHXD
UPC: 711106155470

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