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Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Firebird I Announced

Joe Bonamassa’s Instagram followers got a treat last week as the blues guitarist showed off some early models of his new Epiphone Firebird I guitars. Modeled after his 1963 Gibson Firerbird I (nicknamed “Treasure”), these Epiphone Firebirds feature the same single-pickup design, dot inlays and wraparound tailpiece as the original.

Now orderable, the Epiphone Joe Bonamassa “Treasure”  Firebird I is a limited-run release offered in sunburst and gold.

The first two Epiphone JB Firebird 1z. “Treasure” is the name after my cherished 63 on loan from my friend Dan who’s getting the sunburst one on the left next week. They really came out great and are slated to be released around Oct.

A photo posted by Joe Bonamassa (@joebonamassa) on Aug 4, 2016 at 7:48pm PDT

Beloved for the unique tone of their mini-humbuckers, Firebirds are also standouts for being Gibson’s first neck-through guitar design, which lends them ample sustain, as the neck and body are able to resonate more efficiently together. Gibson’s president at the time, Ted McCarty, recruited car designer Ray Dietrich to design a new model for Gibson, and the Firebird was the result. Gibson debuted three Firebird models in 1963: the Firebird I, featuring a single mini-humbucker and stop-tail bridge, the Firebird V with two mini-humbuckers and a lyre vibrola tailpiece, and the top-of-the-line Firebird VII with three mini-humbuckers and a lyre vibrola. Later models in the Firebird range include the “non-reverse” Firebird and more modern incarnations, like the 2016 Firebird V Traditional and High Performance.

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The player most associated with the Firebird is Johnny Winter, known for wielding a Firebird V. Could Joe Bonamassa become the face of the Firebird I? The guitar will join the ranks of Bonamassa’s other signature gear, like the popular Epiphone Les Paul and limited-edition Gibson Les Paul.

Here’s a little video of Treasure aka 1963 Gibson Firebird 1 thru a brush painted black 55 Fender tweed deluxe.

A video posted by Joe Bonamassa (@joebonamassa) on Aug 8, 2016 at 7:54pm PDT

Aug 18, 2016Mason
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Editor of the zZounds Blog. Donut snob. I love to write and to play guitar, so naturally, I love writing about guitars. My favorite kind of music is the kind that sounds like Muzak but cooler, you know?

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Comments: 12
  1. Tom
    4 years ago

    If you go to Joe’s website you can buy them though I already have mine it is now my favorite guitar

  2. Andy Karl VonWinge.
    4 years ago

    Made in china?

    • Robert
      4 years ago

      Please ZZounds, where is it made in?

  3. Ernie Santella
    4 years ago

    Price is $799. (No case) at Sweetwater.

  4. Jon King-Size
    4 years ago

    Only have seen pre-orders from Europe,will it come out in the States ?

    • Mason
      4 years ago

      These will be available in the States starting in October!

      • Jon King-Size
        4 years ago

        you guys at zzounds running a pre-order soon

        • Mason
          4 years ago

          We will starting in October!

  5. Mark Jaeger
    4 years ago

    Shades of Eric Clapton, I’ve gotta get one of these in sunburst!

  6. Tim Jones
    4 years ago

    (threw – autocorrect strikes again.)

  7. Tim Jones
    4 years ago

    C’mon Mason, don’t leave us hanging. I through poor Andy a curve when I called after reading this :). What’s pricing looking like?

    • Mason
      4 years ago

      Pricing has yet to be announced Tim, but stay tuned!

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