The sound overall is pretty good, although the pickups are a little hotter than I expected or wanted them to be, but mellow nicely with the volume knob. Sustain is excellent and a lot of tonal variation is available if you spend some time turning knobs. Fits really nicely in between my strat and les paul sounds.

The most noticeable feature of this guitar are the addition if Steinberger fearless tuners in place of the traditional banjo style. This is the main point that prevented me from buying this guitar sooner but after some getting used to I can't rave about them enough. Extremely accurate, don't weigh the neck down and retain the overall loo of the older style banjos. Beyond the tuners, this guitar has a beautifully finished mahogany body with mahogany and walnut neck through construction with a really nice bound rosewood fretboard and high quality hardware throughout.

This guitar has a super comfortable wide-flat neck feel that I really like. The flat radius makes bends extremely smooth without dropping out, but still makes chord work comfortable. As I mentioned before, pickups are a bit too hot for the blues I bought it for but as long as you're comfortable using the volume knob it stays manageable. Pickups definitely seem geared more toward the harder rock audience which is fine.

Built exactly how a Gibson ought to be, extremely high quality woods and hardware, obvious hand craftsmanship and great finish work. This guitar will outlast me, no question.

Definitely worth the price, and I can't think of another manufacturer that can come close to the quality of this guitar

Haven't dealt with the manufacturer directly with this instrument but past contact has been professional and helpful.

There's really nothing like a Gibson Firebird, there's a vibe that's unmatchable and some distinct tones available. Any guitar can sound good at any price but vibe is hard to attain. This guitar has vibe to spare.

17+ years professional Guitar and Bass

Blues, soul, rock and roll

Jam at home, play for my wife and kids

Rock, blues

The ceramic mini humbuckers do their own thing. They don't sound like any other pickup I have have played.

I have two of these, both made in 2013. Finish seemed a little sloppy, lots of clear coat which was piled up where it shouldn't be. I used 2000 grit wet sandpaper to buff it out. No big deal, but it should have been done at the factory. Lots of over spray.

Nothing plays like a Firebird. If it is your thing, it rules.

Well made -this guitar was commensurate with a normal Gibson factory line guitar.

Fairly priced, in my opinion.

I have not deal with Gibson customer service.

Firebirds are awesome - if you like them, there is nothing else like them!

Guitar, Mandolin - hobbyist

Country, Blues

Professional Musician