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David Davidson’s Vintage Icons

1963 Gibson Firebird I

“At the moment, we have custom-colour Firebird I, III, V and VII guitars, along with Thunderbird basses. This is a reverse 1963 Firebird I in Kerry Green. The earliest Firebirds from 1963 do not have a Firebird insignia on the pickguard; that starts a little later. Believe it or not, the Firebird I is one of the rarest models. Because there was a small price difference, the Firebird Is kind of got overlooked. But I happen to think they are the

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