jb_abides
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Has anyone noticed Gibson is somewhat stealthily selling their Firebird Reissue pickup in the Gibson Pickup Shop under "new arrivals"... they pop up next to the 1959 Collector Edition Exclusives.
These appear to be the same A5 Firebird pickups employed in newer Custom Shop Firebirds, contrasting with prior ceramic versions seen in F'Birds from the HJ-era.
Perhaps Gibson figured out why not give folks the chance to use them in their HJ-era USA F'Birds instead of the stock ceramics, since they loose all the swap-out business to Seymour Duncan, Jason Lollar, and Klein.
At $130 per pickup, they are priced to undercut the SD Antiquities... Anyone try them, or have them in a recent Custom Shop Firebird?
Does this precede and portend re-introduction of F'Bird guitars in the USA line? I wonder, since the numbers might not be there, or they'll use set-neck not neck-thru in USA to keep costs down... Hmm.
Also "new arrivals":
Dirty Fingers 'Single Magnets'
... and a Kramer Neptune reissue.
These appear to be the same A5 Firebird pickups employed in newer Custom Shop Firebirds, contrasting with prior ceramic versions seen in F'Birds from the HJ-era.
Perhaps Gibson figured out why not give folks the chance to use them in their HJ-era USA F'Birds instead of the stock ceramics, since they loose all the swap-out business to Seymour Duncan, Jason Lollar, and Klein.
At $130 per pickup, they are priced to undercut the SD Antiquities... Anyone try them, or have them in a recent Custom Shop Firebird?
Does this precede and portend re-introduction of F'Bird guitars in the USA line? I wonder, since the numbers might not be there, or they'll use set-neck not neck-thru in USA to keep costs down... Hmm.
Firebird™ pickups have been favorites of players in the know since the model was first released in 1963. While humbucking, they should not be confused with other externally similar-looking mini humbucker™ models. Internally, Firebird pickups use two bar magnets around which the coils are wound, giving them a distinctive tone that is somewhat sonically similar to single coils; bright and clear in the highs with the full, tight lows you expect from a humbucker. The Firebird Reissue is wound to vintage 1960s specs, wax-potted to eliminate microphonic feedback, and is offered here for the first time as an aftermarket product.
- Position: Any
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Wiring: 2-Conductor
- Cover: Nickel
- Wax potted
- Average DC Resistance: 6.5k
- Details: Historically accurate Firebird replica, made to vintage 1960s specifications
- First time available as an aftermarket product
Also "new arrivals":
Dirty Fingers 'Single Magnets'
... and a Kramer Neptune reissue.
