{"product_id":"gibson-firebird-platypus-ebony-live-3-4-25","title":"Gibson Firebird Platypus - Ebony","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"webtext-block webtext-block--mixed-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gibson Firebird Platypus combines reverse and non-reverse Firebird elements with modern upgrades. Features include a mahogany body, set-neck construction, SlimTaper profile, and distinctive platypus-shaped headstock. Authentic '60s tone comes from Alnico V Firebird mini humbuckers with independent controls. Premium components include Grover Mini Rotomatics, Graph Tech nut, and Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge. The bound rosewood fingerboard with Trapezoid inlays and Firebird graphic pickguard complete this unique piece from Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Gibson:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSN: 210050303\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7lbs 11.9oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Ebony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahogany Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGloss Nitro Finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahogany Neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBound Rosewood Fingerboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlimTaper Neck Profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-3\/4\" Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrome Hardware Finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrover Mini Rotomatic Tuners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirebird Mini Humbucker Pickups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardshell Case Included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41853773840432,"sku":"210000078267","price":2499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/0200\/7600\/files\/GibsonFirebirdPlatypus-Ebony-4.jpg?v=1748445116","url":"https:\/\/parkwaymusic.com\/products\/gibson-firebird-platypus-ebony-live-3-4-25","provider":"Parkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}