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Serial Number 232540110
Weight 8 lbs 4 oz

Paying tribute to the rare transitional models from 1965
In early 1965, the original Firebird™ design transitioned through several different iterations. One of the significant transitions that occurred flipped the headstock to the Non-Reverse shape. Unlike the original Reverse Firebird headstock design, which featured a two-layered headstock with a holly veneer, the new headstock was flat, like the bill of a platypus. The Platypus-style Firebird featured six-in-line tuners rather than the banjo-style tuners that were used on previous Firebird models. The Firebird Platypus pays tribute to those rare transitional models. It features a mahogany body with a glued-in, set neck and the appearance of a traditional neck-through Reverse Firebird body. The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile and a rosewood fretboard with a 12” radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, and acrylic trapezoid inlays and sports the Platypus-style headstock with a Graph Tech® nut and Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners. The Platypus-style headstock has been slightly modified to provide straight string pull for less friction and improved tuning stability. The other ends of the strings are routed over a Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge for precise intonation and solidly anchored with an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece for outstanding sustain. The Firebird is one of the most distinctive-looking guitar designs ever, and the Firebird Platypus takes this legendary guitar a step further with its unique appearance. Its tone is just as unique due to its two articulate, historically accurate Firebird mini humbucker™ pickups. They are equipped with Alnico 5 magnets and can deliver tones with a nearly bell-like chime when played clean and great rock and blues tones that easily cut through the mix when pushed. Individual volume and tone controls allow you to tailor the sound even further, and of course, the pickguard features the legendary hot-stamped Firebird graphic. A Gibson hardshell case is also included.

Key Features
Mahogany Body with the Appearance of a Traditional Neck-Through Firebird Body
Glued In Mahogany Neck with a SlimTaper Profile
Rosewood Fretboard with 12" Radius, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, and Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
Platypus-style Headstock with Six Grover Mini Rotomatic Tuners
Two Firebird Humbucker Pickups
A Gibson Hardshell Case is Included

Body Style
Firebird

Body Shape
Reverse Firebird

Body Material
Mahogany

Binding
Single Ply, Fretboard

Body Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Profile
SlimTaper

Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material
Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in

Neck Material
Mahogany

Fret Count
22

Frets
Medium Jumbo

Nut Material
Graph Tech

Nut Width
43.053 mm / 1.695 in

End Of Board Width
57.404 mm / 2.26 in

Inlays
Acrylic Trapezoid

Joint
Glued In, Set Neck

Finish
Chrome

Bridge
Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece
Aluminum Stop Bar

Tuning Machines
Grover Mini Rotomatic

Pickguard
White 3-ply

Truss Rod
Adjustable

Control Knobs
Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector

Switch Tip
White

Strap Buttons
2

Neck Pickup
Firebird Mini Humbucker

Bridge Pickup
Firebird Mini Humbucker

Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone

Pickup Selector
3-way Toggle

Output Jack
1/4"

Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case
Hardshell

Accessories
Includes Gibson Accessory Kit