These fancy new Epi Firebirds...

olafgarten

I would love to get a firebird one day, maybe one with a slightly downsized body so it doesn't look ridiculous.

mikeyrob73

@olafgarten I'm 5ft 11 and 17 stone and still mine looks massive on me 

Bucket

Voxman said:

Bucket said:

Voxman said:

Nope, why go Epi for £600 with one p/up that makes JB even richer than he already is

I don't like the tone of this.

I don't see what's wrong with supporting an artist by buying their signature gear, especially when it's nice like that Firebird is. I don't really understand the misgivings about Bonamassa anyway, but even considering that, it hardly screams his name, does it? 

And one pickup is entirely correct for this style of guitar.

LOL! I should have put a smilie on - as I mentioned that I'm a JB fan I kind of thought you'd have realised this was meant very tongue in cheek!   

Clearly I didn't see that Never mind.

Kylef

I have a Gibson Firebird V but I'm still tempted the new Epi Firebird 1. I think the Firebird 1 is one of the best looking guitars ever, probably alot to do with early Clapton rocking one. 

olafgarten

mikeyrob73 said:

@olafgarten I'm 5ft 11 and 17 stone and still mine looks massive on me 

I'm only 5ft 8 and I got laughed at by strangers in GuitarGuitar. 

mikeyrob73

The head stock would be bigger than you :-p

rlw

No sunbursts anywhere.  I knew I should have just bought one on the spot.

darthed1981

What about those Firebird Zeros on Amazon?  Not my thing but cheap as chips.

stimpsonslostson

darthed1981 said:

What about those Firebird Zeros on Amazon?  Not my thing but cheap as chips.

Yuk. 

Those Epiphone Firebirds are the only guitar giving me any GAS at present. 

mikeyrob73

Lot of love for firebirds yet I can't give mine away

Sambostar

olafgarten said:

I would love to get a firebird one day, maybe one with a slightly downsized body so it doesn't look ridiculous.

They look fine if you are 6' 6".

usedtobe

mikeyrob73 said:

Lot of love for firebirds yet I can't give mine away

You're giving one away?? 

mikeyrob73

It's be available for a while @usedtobe so I reckon I may have to give it away to clear space in the wall 

WezV

they are one of those guitars.   Lots of people love them, but they are not confident they are cool enough to pull it off..

WezV

or they are put off by height comments.   ignoring the coolest firbeird player due to gender -  PJ harvey (5' 3" sans heels).

Clapton is average height at 5' 10" ish



Brian Jones at 5' 5"



johnny winter was a short arse (internet say 5' 3")



Okay Phil Manzanera is well over 6' 



The tallest is clearly the least cool

midlifecrisis

never mind the height , i think it is a prerequisite you have to have long hair to play one, rules me out

WezV

midlifecrisis said:

never mind the height , i think it is a prerequisite you have to have long hair to play one, rules me out

okay, have an (older, chubbier, 6' 3") Billy Corgan

usedtobe

mikeyrob73 said:

It's be available for a while @usedtobe so I reckon I may have to give it away to clear space in the wall 

It's a very cool looking thing, to be sure!

olafgarten

I'll probably just get a Mandobird and tune it like a uke. 

freakboy1610

B stock JoBo Epi Firebird £499 at Andertons