Gibson Firebird Platypus Ebony *PRE-0RDER*

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Moore Guitars is honored to be able to offer this tribute to the early Gibson Firebirds from the 60's!

Be one of the first players to experience one of these new Firebirds in your choice of Ebony, Vintage Cherry, or Tobacco Sunburst!

Platypus?  Really?  I mean weren't those just thrown together from leftover parts of a duck, and..... oh wait....  Never mind.  First - let's take a different trip in the old "way-back" machine:  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. (So THAT'S where it came from - win a trivia contest on us!!) The Platypus-style Firebird featured six-in-line tuners rather than the banjo-style tuners that were used on previous Firebird models.  The Platypus-style headstock has been slightly modified to provide straight string pull for less friction and improved tuning stability. 

Give credit where credit is due! The Firebird Platypus pays tribute to those rare transitional models. So what else makes this such a cool animal is 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 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.

But what does it sound like? 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.  At this price, this is a sure fire must have for any true collector, player, or wild animal lover.  Who doesn't want a gorgeous platypus around the home, studio, stage, or man cave?

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Color: Ebony 

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