What happenned to the Gibson Firebird?

CHRISB50

CavemanGrogg said:

Greatape said:

I've got an itch to scratch when it comes to Firebirds,  because of Stephen Stills. 

Wanty https://www.kauerguitars.com/instruments/banshee-standard

Somebody I'm at music college with has a Banshee, I don't know which model it is, it's the one with two humbuckers, three slide switches, and a Bigsby.  As nice as the guitar is, and it is a very very nice, extremely well put together guitar, I would strongly advise anybody interested in them to try before you buy, these are extremely marmite, and have quite a number of ''quirks'' to them, personally I hate the machineheads on them, sure they're the ''right'' banjo tuners, but to be blunt, they're fucking awful machineheads, that have a ''notched'' feel to them that makes tuning extremely temperamental - you're trying to balance the machinehead between ''notches'' so to speak to tune the instrument which is a huge pain in the arse.

@CavemanGrogg which music college?

CavemanGrogg

CHRISB50 said:

CavemanGrogg said:

Greatape said:

I've got an itch to scratch when it comes to Firebirds,  because of Stephen Stills. 

Wanty https://www.kauerguitars.com/instruments/banshee-standard

Somebody I'm at music college with has a Banshee, I don't know which model it is, it's the one with two humbuckers, three slide switches, and a Bigsby.  As nice as the guitar is, and it is a very very nice, extremely well put together guitar, I would strongly advise anybody interested in them to try before you buy, these are extremely marmite, and have quite a number of ''quirks'' to them, personally I hate the machineheads on them, sure they're the ''right'' banjo tuners, but to be blunt, they're fucking awful machineheads, that have a ''notched'' feel to them that makes tuning extremely temperamental - you're trying to balance the machinehead between ''notches'' so to speak to tune the instrument which is a huge pain in the arse.

@CavemanGrogg which music college?

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, I've been going for over a year now.

CHRISB50

CavemanGrogg said:

CHRISB50 said:

CavemanGrogg said:

Greatape said:

I've got an itch to scratch when it comes to Firebirds,  because of Stephen Stills. 

Wanty https://www.kauerguitars.com/instruments/banshee-standard

Somebody I'm at music college with has a Banshee, I don't know which model it is, it's the one with two humbuckers, three slide switches, and a Bigsby.  As nice as the guitar is, and it is a very very nice, extremely well put together guitar, I would strongly advise anybody interested in them to try before you buy, these are extremely marmite, and have quite a number of ''quirks'' to them, personally I hate the machineheads on them, sure they're the ''right'' banjo tuners, but to be blunt, they're fucking awful machineheads, that have a ''notched'' feel to them that makes tuning extremely temperamental - you're trying to balance the machinehead between ''notches'' so to speak to tune the instrument which is a huge pain in the arse.

@CavemanGrogg which music college?

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, I've been going for over a year now.

@CavemanGrogg ;

You're studying classical aren't you? How does the course work? 

OP, sorry for the diversion!