I've had this Firebird color chart for a long time. I thought I would post a picture, and share it with the forum. Enjoy!
A Firebird V in Cardinal Red and a matching T-bird IV - that would be the dog's bollocks!
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my 1965 cardinal red, all original, reverse transition firebird3. This
is the best firebird variant i have ever played. The combination of
all mahogany reverse body, standard kluson tuners (instead of
those heavy banjo tuners), and p90 pickups rocks. i never really
liked the 'bite' of the metal covered firebird pickups. and damn
it's RED!
I can't help but be curious when you say your Duncan Antiquity Firebird bridge pickup is weak and tinny. Mine is actually nothing like that. The tone is FAT. It's thick and far from tinny.
Forgive me if I'm just telling you something you already know, but it never hurts to ask ......... do you have the pickup height set high ? On these pups, it makes a big-time difference in tone. When I first installed mine, I had the pickup set fairly high, I thought. The tone was thin, not good at all.
I proceeded to raise the pup very high, to the point where when I hit a note on the first string up high on the fretboard, the string was almost touching the pickup. This made all the difference in the tone, which was now full and strong. I left the pup right there, and IMO it sounds great.
On his Firebird pickups, Lindy Fralin advises the buyer to do this very thing ---- raise 'em up high as you can.
Yes Rabbit,
I already have the bridge pup set to max height and I agree with raising the pup as high as possible. Pup still lacks "balls". I called MJ at Duncan Custom shop and am having another pup made that should do the trick:2cool