Gibson's 1965 Firebird revival has has the most unusual name
The guitar was an important transitional build as it tampered with the model designed to rival the Stratocaster ...
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Gibson’s 1965 Firebird Platypus was the oddball model that marked a moment of transition for the guitar giant – now it’s been revived
Gibson is continuing its recent trend of dipping into its vast archive of more left-field builds as it announces the return of the Firebird Platypus – a transitional design from the mid-’60s.
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Gibson resurrects a vintage unicorn with the return of the Firebird Platypus
“That’s the year you would see the Reverse body with the Non-Reverse neck. To me, that’s my favorite incarnation of the Firebird because you’ve got the tuners on the top side.” Gibson ...
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Gibson has re-launched one of its weirdest ever guitars
The Gibson name may make you think of the Les Paul or the SG, but one of its stranger creations has just joined the guitar-maker’s Custom Shop line-up: the ...
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Gibson resurrects a vintage unicorn with the return of the Firebird Platypus
“We had discontinued the Firebird at Gibson USA for a few years, and when we brought it back, we wanted to do it in a way that we’ve never done before – at least not since 1965,” he says. “That’s the ...