Gibson Custom Johnny Winter Firebird V Electric Guitar wCaseThe Gibson Custom Shop Johnny Winter Firebird V is a recreation of his iconic instrument down to every last detail and is a tribute to a true blues master, and his most beloved guitar.
Since the 1960s, Johnny Winter has been cranking out some of the meanest & most spellbinding slide guitar ever recorded. For decades he has relied on one guitar- a 1963 Gibson Firebird V.
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Gibson Custom Johnny Winter Firebird V Specifications
Body & Hardware:
- Solid Mahogany wings
- Vintage Sunburst finish
- Nickel hardware
- ABR-1 Bridge, heavy stop-bar tailpiece
Neck & Headstock:
- Nine-ply mahogany / walnut neck through-body
- 22 fret rosewood fingerboard
- Pearloid trapezoid inlays
- Single-ply cream binding
- Firebird rounded neck profile
- 24 3/4 inch scale length, 1 11/16 inch nut width
- Banjo tuners
Electronics & Strings:
- Mini-humbucker pickups
- 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
- Vintage Reissue .010 strings