1964 Gibson Firebird VII

1. SERIAL NUMBER

Six digits on back of headstock; no ‘Made In USA’ stamp

2. HEADSTOCK

‘Reverse’ direction; bevelled edge

3. HARDWARE

Gold-plated Kluson banjostyle tuners, pickup covers, pickup surrounds, tune-omatic bridge,‘leaf-and-lyre’ Deluxe vibrato, jack socket nut/washer, pickup selector washer, strap buttons and pickguard screws

4. NECK

Mahogany two-piece through-neck; bound 22 jumbo fret ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays; 24 ¾” scale; 1 11/16” nut width

5. PLASTICS

White plastic pickup selector switch; goldpainted logo on black truss rod cover; three-ply (white/black/white) pickguard with bevelled edge and red engraved Firebird logo; 4x flared goldbase bonnet knobs with metal tone/volume caps

6. PICKUPS

Three dual bar magnet Firebird mini-humbuckers, (“Patent No. 2,737,842”); tighter, punchier sound than regular minihumbuckers; two volume and tone pots; front loading jack socket

7. BODY

‘Reverse’-style similar to Gibson Explorer with extended treble horn and lower base bout; mahogany side wings glued onto through-neck; raised middle section; standard sunburst finish Thanks to ATB Guitars in Cheltenham