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I mean, sometimes, its just window of opportunity. The price is right, the guitar is right, everything is right.

I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, when THIS gem popped outta no where.
(Well, it wasnt like I didnt have my eyes open for something, after all )

A '63 Firebird III, 100% original guitar, original case, it plays like a friggin' monster, it sounds like a friggin' monster, AND... even wifey likes it.

How does someone with severe G.A.S. say no to all that???

(I cant).

Its pretty serious thru that Tone King.

Likey!


Now of course, you need to explain to the wife that you need a blonde Explorer to sit next to it!

Or just a blonde

Had to be EXPENSIVE ! So what did you end up paying for it ?

Nice guitar, and the Toneking caught my eye as well. Wish I could afford his Transformer Coupled attenuator... I heard they are amazing... but $850 ouch

Tone Slinger wrote:Had to be EXPENSIVE ! So what did you end up paying for it ?

Well, I guess its gonna sound like a lot, like if I had bought a new production guitar (PRS, new LP, etc), but comparatively to what very clean first year Firebirds sell for, IMO, it was almost a bargain.

$5,500.00 out the door. I've seen modded, or broken headstock original '64-'65 FB's sell for more than that, and clean, original '63 FB III's go between 7-10k, so considering how nice this one is, and how awesome it plays and sounds (and I mean awesome), I guess with the whole vacation in Cali, and the approval my my dear wife (LOVE YA, BB!!!) I just couldnt walk away from this one. Im gonna sell off a few pieces to make it up some of the money, but Im absolutely in love with this guitar. Even unplugged, if someones playing it in the living room you can hear it in adjoining rooms of the house!!

mightymike wrote:Nice guitar, and the Toneking caught my eye as well. Wish I could afford his Transformer Coupled attenuator... I heard they are amazing... but $850 ouch

I think you can count on pretty much ANYTHING from Mark Bartell at Tone King to be amazing. His amps are absolute monster killers, pretty much squarely rooted in the Fender camp, but with the "Mid-Bite" cranked, it definitely has some old Plexi in there as well.
Its become one of my favorite amps.

There's no Highway 61 runnin' through Cali ?

Super nice score ! Love them'there banjo tuners !

Phil, that is a good price Then I'd say. Cool looks, along with all that glorious Mahogany (probably Honduran too huh ?) A REAL deal Gibson for sure .

fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro???????????

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?

NY Chief wrote:

fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro???????????

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?

Thanks!! I was up north around San Fran... Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, etc. Never been to Norms.

If I was more south, I woulda rang you up, bro-man!!

fillmore nyc wrote:

NY Chief wrote:

fillmore nyc wrote: I was on vacation with my wife in California, mindin' my own, .

And you didn't stop by, Bro???????????

NICE 'Bird!! Where, Norm's?

Thanks!! I was up north around San Fran... Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, etc. Never been to Norms.

If I was more south, I woulda rang you up, bro-man!!

Well then you're forgiven.....this time.....

NY Chief wrote:Well then you're forgiven.....this time.....

Muchas gracias, señor.

fillmore nyc wrote:

NY Chief wrote:Well then you're forgiven.....this time.....

Muchas gracias, señor.