Gibson Firebird 1965 - Original Inverness Green, Super Rare and Beyond Cool

Description: How do describe a guitar that's this rare? Gibson offered Custom Colors in 1965 for the radical, space-age Firebird Non-Reverse, but 95% of the time produced sunbursts. About 60 years have passed now, and how many Inverness Green Firebirds have survived in the dynamic guitar marketplace? Here is one in unfaded glory! The killer combination of 3 Vintage P-90s, effective Maestro trem, lightweight, massive tones, accurate innotation, Brazillian rosewood, aged mahogany, beautiful checking, simple but brilliant electronics, stable tuning, and VIBE with a capital "V" make these Gibson 60's Models a devastating alternative to garden variety, thinner-sounding Stratocasters. In 2008, Fifth Avenue Fret Shop of Columbus, Ohio charged $861.47 ($1300 + in 2024 money) to make a truly stunning and completely undetectable headstock repair. If you buy the guitar, you get the original invoice. FAFS, known for superb luthiership, reattached the severed peghead, performed "complex plus wood grafts, touched-up the the lovely checked Inverness paint and custom-carved a bone nut." A Tone Pros Wrap Around Bridge was also installed, and the Firebird setup with D'Addario 10's. Serial Number is noted on the invoice of 506007, but I cannot see it in the epically-matched finish. I can, however, see the completely original pots, which date to 1965. If you are into Custom Color Gibsons, take a closer look at Photo 1 in this listing. That's the metallic Inverness Green most accurately shown for your appraisal...There are of course a few flaws like scratches and bumps that happened over nearly 60 years. I wish I looked this good.You know what has happened to Custom Color guitars like Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and the like. Put a rocket engine on the prices and watch them zoom. Without a Crystal Ball, no one knows what is in store price-wise for the few Firebirds finished in Inverness Green. History says they will appreciate.I am selling only in the Lower 48 and shipping via reliable UPS Ground packed for safe arrival. $100 shipping cost.

Price: 9000 USD

Location: Commerce Township, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-26T18:17:28.000Z

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