Paying tribute to the rare transitional models from 1965
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.
Key Features
Mahogany Body with the Appearance of a Traditional Neck-Through Firebird Body
Glued In Mahogany Neck with a SlimTaper Profile
Rosewood Fretboard with 12" Radius, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, and Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
Platypus-style Headstock with Six Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners
Two Firebird Humbucker Pickups
A Gibson Hardshell Case is Included
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Brand Name
Gibson
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Model
Original Collection Firebird Platypus
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Finish Color
Ebony
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Finish Type
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Weight
8.15 lbs.
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Body Wood
Mahogany
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Binding
Single-ply on Fretboard
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Neck Dimensions
.800 1st - .900 12th
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Neck Wood
Mahogany
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Neck Joint
Glued-In Set Neck
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Neck Shape
Slim Taper
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Fingerboard Wood
Rosewood
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Fingerboard Radius
12"
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Fingerboard Inlays
Acrylic Trapezoids
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Frets
22 Medium Jumbo
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Scale Length
24.75"
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Headstock
Platypus-Style Black
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Width at Nut
1.695"
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Pickups
2 Firebird Alnico 5 Mini Humbuckers
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Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Toggleswitch
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Tailpiece
Aluminum Stopbar
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Hardware
Chrome
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Tuners
6-in-Line Grover Mini Rotomatic
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bridge
Aluminum Nashville Tune-o-Matic
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Pickguard
3-Ply White with Firebird Logo Hotstamp in Red
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Case
Gibson Brown Hardshell
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