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TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 9

is a 1964 Firebird V. For those unfamiliar, Gibson made four different versions of the Firebird in the mid-Sixties. A Firebird I, played famously by Eric Clapton for a spell during his days in Cream, has dot inlays and only one pickup; a Firebird III has dot inlays and two pickups; a Firebird V,

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