
Gibson Firebird VII Electric Guitar (with Case)
Neck-thru-body. 6-in-a-line banjo style machine heads.
Overall User Ratings (based on 84 ratings)
Submitted December 19, 2004 by a customer from blueyonder.co.uk
"Not just another Guitar but a SOUND investment..."
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Features
I got a Gibson centenary edition case, a Gibson diamond inlay ring, a framed photo of this guitar, a gibson strap with leather cleaning fluid, and also a certificate of authenticity because this guitar is a limited edition and only 101 were made also got a spare set of strings. Not much of any use really.
Quality
The quality of finish on this guitar is astounding cannot fault anything other than say that after playing this guitar for a short while you do have to have a duster/rag at hand to polish the back of the neck because it begins to feel sticky and matt like on the surface. but the body is absolutely beautiful. I have the gold plated hardware which does look nice to start with but the volume and tone controls do look slightly tarnished even with regular polishing and cleaning.
Value
It is value for money although i paid extra for the centenary edition and with all the gold hardware and diamond inlays cost me
Musical Background:
Active musician
Musical Style:
Blues guitar
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Submitted March 24, 2006
Gibson Firebird VII Customer Review
Sound
This guitar is terrible, it is cheaply made and overpriced. The pickups sound very poor. Also it frequently goes out of tune. A bad choice.
Ease of Use
The playing is difficult, tremelo picking, hammerons, tapping, and other guitar techniques sound terrible through this guitar
Quality
Terrible, pickups sound like that of a squire, and its tremelo bar is bad and puts the guitar out of tune
Value
500 dollars
Musical Background:
Active mussician, guitarist in a jazz band
Musical Style:
Jazz,shred,blues,classical
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