Gibson Firebird Custom With Bound Head (Veneer Ebony) inc Gig Bag

The Gibson Firebird Custom With Bound Head builds on the iconic reverse-body design first developed with automotive stylist Ray Dietrich in 1963, adding a refined three-ply bound headstock and mother-of-pearl logo inlay to the traditional Firebird Custom specification. This mahogany-bodied electric guitar features multi-ply top binding, gold hardware throughout, and a long neck tenon joint that delivers enhanced resonance and structural stability. The bound ebony fretboard carries 22 medium jumbo frets with mother-of-pearl block inlays, while the mahogany neck sports a Medium C profile that balances comfort with classic Gibson feel.

Electronics centre on a matched humbucker pairing: a 490R in the neck position and a hotter 498T at the bridge, wired to individual volume and tone controls via hand-soldered connections and CTS potentiometers with black Speed knobs. The black multi-ply pickguard bears a hot-stamped Firebird logo, complementing gold-finished pickup covers, a Tune-O-Matic bridge, Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover tuners, and strap buttons. This configuration delivers tonal range from glassy clean articulation through to saturated overdrive, with the full-size humbuckers offering thick midrange and controlled high-end response across gain stages.

Gibson Custom ships this model with a Certificate of Authenticity and hardshell case, documenting its assembly at the Nashville facility. The bound headstock treatment distinguishes this version from the standard Firebird Custom, adding visual weight that matches the multi-ply body binding and ornate fretboard appointments. The long neck tenon extends deep into the mahogany body cavity, maximising wood-to-wood contact for improved sustain and harmonic transfer – a construction method Gibson reserves for its premium instruments where tone and projection take priority over production efficiency.