MattCrunk
Joined: Apr 19, 2007
Posts: 92
Town Creek, Alabama
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 02:44 PM
I've never owned a Firebird, never even played one, and never really given them much thought, but I recently dreamed I had a white reverse Firebird and was playing surf music on it.
Maybe my Italia Modena had something to do with that, as I think it has always kinda reminded me of a non-reverse Firebird. Come to think of it, it does resemble a Jag/Jazzmaster body style a lot too.
Wonder how those triple Gibson baby humbuckers would do for Surf?
— Matt Crunk
Decatur, Alabama
Founder: North Alabama Surf Alliance (NASA)
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2778
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 03:11 PM
Hey Matt, wake up from that nightmare and watch the Penetrators' "Declassified" video again.......It will help you feel a LOT better........ed
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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Mogwai
Joined: Apr 18, 2008
Posts: 22
Ontario, Canada :O
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 03:32 PM
The Estwood Stormbird bears resemblance to the Firebird, it has the P-90s, it's just missing the whammy
— Mr. Mogwai
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 03:36 PM
A non-reverse with p-90s is a guitar I'd love to own, but I still wouldn't play it for surf.
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Mogwai
Joined: Apr 18, 2008
Posts: 22
Ontario, Canada :O
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 03:46 PM
but if it sounds good, why not?
— Mr. Mogwai
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 03:53 PM
Because it wouldn't get the ideal surf tones. Sounding good is irrelevant of surf.
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 04:46 PM
JakeDobner
Sounding good is irrelevant of surf.
Could be the greatest post ever.
— Ryan
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 04:50 PM
Ruhar
JakeDobner
Sounding good is irrelevant of surf.
Could be the greatest post ever.
Perhaps. I don't even know what it means. I guess I was trying to say that surf isn't the alpha and the omega.
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19346
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 06:04 PM
I thought you were describing the 'Verb. 
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 06:12 PM
The description of the 'Verb normally involves a synonym of feces.
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kenposurf
Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 1650
Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Jun 10 2008 06:40 PM
Agent Orange?...Fifty Foot Combo?
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theendlesssurfari
Joined: Nov 30, 2007
Posts: 15
Central Coast Australia
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Posted on Jun 11 2008 12:55 AM
I think it would sound great!
I use a gretsch for my surf stuff. I like it better at the moment for surf stuff.
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diceophonic
Joined: May 20, 2006
Posts: 2174
PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.)
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Posted on Jun 11 2008 01:49 AM
I love Firebirds I had the chance to jam on a few 60s models a few years back and I would love to get one and yes I would bust it out for surf and why not? 2 pickups= some kind of twang am I right or am I right.
I'm not to hot on the 3 pickup models but 2 pickup model now we're talking 
— -Kyle
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TooLShedd
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 51
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Posted on Jun 11 2008 10:06 PM
Not necessarily for Surf but....
definitely for instrumental rock!
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zak
Joined: Sep 24, 2007
Posts: 2728
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Posted on Jun 11 2008 10:12 PM
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Strat-o-rama
Joined: Oct 23, 2007
Posts: 385
Boca Raton, Florida
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Posted on Jun 13 2008 02:23 PM
Saw Rick Miller of Southern Culture rip thru "Meximelt" and a Link Wray medley playing a Firebird. It had one mini bucker in the bridge position (Firebird I)?, and metallic green paint job. It was a perfect slightly overdriven surf tone with mucho reverbo.
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dp
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
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Posted on Jun 14 2008 12:45 PM
I play the cheapo Epiphone Mandobird VIII mandolin. it is definitely a mini-surf machine.
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you might also consider a modified Gibson Victory...very "Firebird-ish". I owned the Victory Bass, and it definitely surfs well. I think if you modified the Victory guitar (slightly) by adding coil taps or single coil pickups and a Bigsby, you'd have a monster surf machine.
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badash
Joined: Aug 18, 2006
Posts: 1732
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Posted on Jun 14 2008 01:59 PM
This is one of my "guitars I really don't need, in fact I already have more than I need" infatuations. 52 hot rod tele with mini-bucker in the neck... If things were better out there I would sell/trade some gear to get one, but my chandlers are underappreciated in normal times. Right now? Ha 
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Rockytonker
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 2
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Posted on Jun 17 2008 04:16 PM
Back in the '60'2 I used my Gretsch Tenneseean w/Hilotrons for surf. Very clear singlecoil p/us and a Bigsby. Worked great!
My DiPinto Belvedere Deluxe w/DiMarzio Hot Minihumbuckers (with a series/parallel switch for each) can sound very Telecasterish, like for "Buckaroo." So I would think that the even brighter sound of Firebird pickups would be useful, but you want a two pickup guitar, unless you do some rewiring. Need the bridge and neck combination for the "chime." Minihumbuckers are the most versatile pickups IMHO.
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RumorsofsurF
Joined: Mar 10, 2007
Posts: 286
Margaritaville, OR
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Posted on Jun 17 2008 06:20 PM
Strat-o-rama
Saw Rick Miller of Southern Culture rip thru "Meximelt" and a Link Wray medley playing a Firebird. It had one mini bucker in the bridge position (Firebird I)?, and metallic green paint job. It was a perfect slightly overdriven surf tone with mucho reverbo.
Here it is on his P90 equipped Dano.... 
VIVA SCOTS!
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