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Post by zpilot on Sept 30, 2020 23:09:32 GMT -7
A CS Nocaster is my main guitar. I love the bridge pickup. It is fatter sounding than a '60's type Tele. I almost never use the neck pickup. I don't really care for it. That is the way I am on most guitars. The stock neck had a 7-1/2" radius and small vintage type frets so I replaced it with a more modern type Warmoth neck. Also Callaham bridge saddles for better intonation.
I have had a couple of reverse Firebirds. I love the way the tension is higher on the lower strings. Firebird pickups are not the same as mini-humbuckers. The difference is mainly in the placement of the magnets. I like the Firebird ones much better. Especially in the neck position. Reverse Firebirds are neck-thru-body guitars. The neck extends all the way through the center section of the body as one continuous piece of mahogany. The non-reverse Firebirds are conventional set-neck guitars. At least all the ones I have seen were that way. They don't have near the mojo of the reverse ones.
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Post by John E. on Oct 1, 2020 9:51:35 GMT -7
A CS Nocaster is my main guitar. I love the bridge pickup. It is fatter sounding than a '60's type Tele. I almost never use the neck pickup. I don't really care for it. That is the way I am on most guitars. The stock neck had a 7-1/2" radius and small vintage type frets so I replaced it with a more modern type Warmoth neck. Also Callaham bridge saddles for better intonation. I have had a couple of reverse Firebirds. I love the way the tension is higher on the lower strings. Firebird pickups are not the same as mini-humbuckers. The difference is mainly in the placement of the magnets. I like the Firebird ones much better. Especially in the neck position. Reverse Firebirds are neck-thru-body guitars. The neck extends all the way through the center section of the body as one continuous piece of mahogany. The non-reverse Firebirds are conventional set-neck guitars. At least all the ones I have seen were that way. They don't have near the mojo of the reverse ones. Thanks for the input! I know the newer Nocasters have a larger radius fretboard, I think a 9.5" so that shouldn't be much of an issue. The neck is actually the thing I loved the most about the one I played in store. And I had no idea that firebird pups and mini humbuckers weren't the same, but I'll look into that!
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Post by LT on Oct 2, 2020 13:41:47 GMT -7
I also have a reverse FB....2001 I think. I'll add that the case it requires is much larger/heavier than your normal case, but it certainly isn't a deal breaker. I love mine. They can be a little neck heavy, but the right strap will solve that issue. The neck on mine leans definitely to the thinner side, which I like.
I used mine for several years in a Tx Roadhouse Blues style band and it was the perfect compliment to my buddy's all-Fender, Strat into Vibrolux, rig.
I've mentioned on here before that you need to prepare for this comment when you gig it: "Man, that guitar sounds GREAT but WHAT IS IT?" HA!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2020 19:25:28 GMT -7
I don't have a Nocaster but I do have a CS relic 53 tele and if it's anything like the Nocaster, it should be a killer guitar. decent sounding pickups, the bridge has lots of bite and balls...neck is pretty fat with 9.5" radius, big frets which my little fingers get caught up on from time to time, and a nice V into a C shape neck. I played a Nocaster a long time ago, when they were the Cunetto series...fell in love with it. Good luck in your search!
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Post by Rik on Oct 3, 2020 8:52:47 GMT -7
Had GAS for a Firebird for years. Someday I hope. Warren Haynes plays a bunch of them.
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Post by BritInvasion on Oct 3, 2020 12:23:40 GMT -7
I have a Non-reverse Firebird V , a 2015 Reissue of the late '60s model . It's great , has a nice balance on the strap , much like playing a Jazzmaster as the back has a relief carved into it. The pickups are Firebird pickups , as said above not the same as mini-buckers. Have a nice punch with a clear , bright but not ice-picky highs. The neck pickup has kind of a vocal quality to it.
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Post by zpilot on Oct 3, 2020 21:42:51 GMT -7
Good examples of Firebird tones are early Johnny Winter and Alan Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Those pickups punch right out of a mix. Skynyrd was three guitar band and you could always tell when it was him playing lead lines.
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Post by Ridgeback on Oct 4, 2020 8:51:59 GMT -7
I had a 96 CS "Cunetto" Nocaster for several years. The guitar was wonderful with a very comfortable neck profile and possibly my favorite tele pups ever, especially the bridge pup. I sold it when the opportunity to get a refin 69 tele popped up. Way different animals but no regrets as I can always find another Nocaster or at least get some aftermarket Nocaster pups if the mood strikes. I've never played a Firebird (but I did own the car).
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Oct 7, 2020 17:04:56 GMT -7
I've got a 2017 Firebird T that I absolutely love. It's got great action, killer tone, is lightweight, and was the last birthday present my late wife bought me. It just works in any situation I've ever put it in.
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Post by jeffmp on Oct 13, 2020 21:47:05 GMT -7
Go for the Firebird!
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