Members DeepEnd Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 Has anyone else seen the Epiphone Slash Firebird? Seems silly to take a "AAA Flame Maple Top" and paint it black. I haven't seen it IRL but in all the Internet pics you can barely see the flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 I havnt seen that model, but typically transparent black is much better looking in person. You can usually see the figuring quite well. And, it's probably a veneer anyway so not much lost anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 I havnt seen that model, but typically transparent black is much better looking in person. You can usually see the figuring quite well. And, it's probably a veneer anyway so not much lost anyway. Yeah it is. I have seen a few Heritage guitars with nice see thru quilted black tops. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"StandardQMBK.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345126}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"cache_4221562248.jpg?t=1489340903.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345125}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"gibson_lp-std16hp-1711-trb6.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345124}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 Guitars with perms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 I've seen it set neck NO minis It's not a Firebird . Just a odd shaped SG or a thin LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 18, 2018 Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 I've seen it set neck NO minis It's not a Firebird . Just a odd shaped SG or a thin LP. Purism aside, how did the finish look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 18, 2018 Author Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 Yeah it is. I have seen a few Heritage guitars with nice see thru quilted black tops. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"StandardQMBK.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345126}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"cache_4221562248.jpg?t=1489340903.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345125}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"gibson_lp-std16hp-1711-trb6.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345124}[/ATTACH] And I'd expect a Heritage to be made and finished to a higher standard than an Epiphone. Also, you can clearly see the flame in those pics, not so much in similar pics of the Epiphone. My Schecter is finished in what's called "charcoal burst" and you can clearly see flame in similar pics, even at the edges where it's transparent black: [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"Gryph_2.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345555}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 18, 2018 Author Members Share Posted September 18, 2018 I've seen it set neck NO minis It's not a Firebird . Just a odd shaped SG or a thin LP. And to echo mrbrown49, how did the top look? We're not primarily debating whether it's a "real" Firebird or not, although your comments are correct, just how much flame you can see through the black finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted September 19, 2018 Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 It not as nice as these other examples in this post. The Gibson Custom model has a great flame top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 19, 2018 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 It not as nice as these other examples in this post. The Gibson Custom model has a great flame top. About what I expected. It stands to reason they'd put more into a Gibson Custom than a $900 Epiphone and it would be nicer looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 19, 2018 Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 PRS has a good eye for black flame and black quilt.[ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"rurvarkz4kuiham0rraz.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345749}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"IMG_0006.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345750}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"xu0hg4wxdwdslrdjsgda.jpg","data-attachmentid":32345751}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted September 19, 2018 Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 The sales speak hyperbole turns me off right away. "Kluson reissue banjo-style tuners ensure reliable intonation" "Sprague Orange Drop capacitors bring added sparkle" uhhh,...………. ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"POP_SlashFbird.jpg","data-attachmentid":32346394}[/ATTACH] I hadn't heard about these... and while it's not my idea of the "perfect" Firebird, I think it looks pretty darned cool - I'd rock that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 19, 2018 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 The sales speak hyperbole turns me off right away. "Kluson reissue banjo-style tuners ensure reliable intonation" "Sprague Orange Drop capacitors bring added sparkle" uhhh' date='...………. ok?[/size'] Yeah, typical sales-speak. So, how do tuners affect intonation again? Oh, wait, that's the bridge, not the tuners. And who puts banjo tuners on an electric guitar anyway? I've never seen that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 19, 2018 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2018 [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none"' date='"data-size":"full","title":"POP_SlashFbird.jpg","data-attachmentid":32346394}[/ATTACH'] I hadn't heard about these... and while it's not my idea of the "perfect" Firebird, I think it looks pretty darned cool - I'd rock that! I'm on their emailing list from entering contests. I got the official announcement yesterday and a cursory look caused my eyeroll at the finish. Not saying I wouldn't rawk it under the right circumstances but the banjo tuners would take some getting used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I'm on their emailing list from entering contests. I got the official announcement yesterday and a cursory look caused my eyeroll at the finish. Not saying I wouldn't rawk it under the right circumstances but the banjo tuners would take some getting used to. Yeah, possibly - but the banjo tuners are classic Firebird! I'm with you on the color though. I don't mind the black, and I'm generally a fan of the look of figured wood (veneers or otherwise), but I probably would have gone with Cardinal Red, Pelham Blue and Inverness Green as the color choices if I was designing a sig model 'bird for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Oh, and for the record, I did get a press release about the guitar - it was in the HC News email this morning, and the full press release can be found here if anyone is interested in checking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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