
It also features a 9-ply mahogany/walnut neck-through-body with mahogany wings, a bound Indian rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays, two Alnico 5 Firebird pickups, classic "banjo" tuners, and a Murphy Lab custom-aged Polaris White finish. The specs reveal an astonishing level of detail and accuracy, from the plugged holes from the removed Maestro™ Vibrola™ to the faded Firebird logo on the pickguard, right down to the missing reflector on the rhythm tone knob. This 1964 Firebird V is a replica of one of Johnny's most well-known Firebirds. Johnny Winter posthumously won the GRAMMY for “Best Blues Album” for Step Back(2014)-produced by Paul Nelson-and Winter was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1988.One of the most notable proponents of the Gibson Firebird, blues-rock legend Johnny Winter, was well known for his love of the design. It features a mahogany/walnut neck-through-body with. For his 19th and final studio album Step Back(2014), Winter collaborated with a number of guest musicians including Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Leslie West, Dr. This 2021 Firebird V is a replica of one of blues-rock legend Johnny Winters well-known 64 Firebird. Several of Winter's own albums were also nominated for GRAMMY Awards– Guitar Slinger (1984) and Serious Business (1985) Let Me In (1991) and I'm a Bluesman (2004). Winter both created and produced multiple GRAMMY Award-winning blues albums and revitalized Waters' career, also playing on the bluesman's albums Hard Again (1977), I'm Ready (1978), and Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live (1979). To pay tribute to the late legend, the American giants Custom Shop division has created a stunning replica of Winters renowned 64 Firebird to an astonishing. A torchbearer for the blues, Winter also championed and aided the careers of his idols Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Johnny Winter played Woodstock, bringing his younger brother Edgar onstage that night and jammed with everyone from Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix and Steve Ray Vaughan. From the plugged holes and removed Maestro Vibrola, to the faded Firebird logo on the pickguard, right down to the missing reflector on the rhythm tone knob, this 1964 Firebird V in Murphy Lab custom-aged Polaris White finish brings the original to life for a new generation of players.Īmerican singer and guitarist Johnny Winter was renowned across the globe for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances. The Johnny Winter 1964 Firebird V isn’t just a reissue, it’s a complete replication of an iconic guitar. Only a guitar as cool as the Firebird could keep up with the rip-roaring power and lightning-fast licks of the incendiary bluesman and classic rocker Johnny Winter. It’s not often that a guitar captures the essence of an artist, but Johnny Winter’s 1964 Firebird V perfectly matched his style and persona. Now the Gibson Custom Shop is paying tribute to a true guitar hero with the release of the Johnny Winter 1964 Firebird V, based on the late player's personal and most well-known Firebird guitar. Here, Chief Editor Chris Vinnicombe takes Gibson Customs painstak. Gibson Guitars has been crafting legendary guitars for the past 127 years. Few guitarists are more synonymous with the Gibson Firebird than Johnny Winter. Holiday gift shopping courtesy of Market Basket PRIZES: One winner will receive a Gibson Custom Shop Johnny Winter Signature Firebird Guitar loaded with Mojotone Johnny Winter Signature Firebird Pickups.Register to win tickets to see +LIVE+ at Foxwoods Resort Casino! Loaded with a pair of Firebird Alnico V Mini Humbucker pickups, the Johnny Winter 64 Firebird V delivers tone by the bucket load. Gibson fires up the Johnny Winter 1964 Firebird V, complete with plugged holes and authentic wear The guitar features filled Maestro Vibrola holes, a missing reflector on the rhythm tone knob and more.Marvel’s BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER Gibson Custom Shop Johnny Winter Signature 1963 Firebird V Tom Murphy Aged Vintage Sunburst 2008.

One of the most notable proponents of the Gibson Firebird, blues-rock legend Johnny Winter, was well known for his love of the design.


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