Detail 01
Control layout
Each of the two humbuckers has its own volume and tone control, alongside a three-way pickup selector.
Product detailSKU #1500000338569
Gibson CustomMurphy Lab 1963 Firebird V With Maestro Vibrola Ultra Light Aged Electric Guitar Ember Red
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The right-handed 1963 Firebird V is an offset solidbody built with a 9-ply mahogany/walnut body and neck-through construction. Two Firebird Alnico 5 humbuckers feed handwired CTS electronics, with individual volume and tone controls plus a three-way selector for managing the pickup layout. Its 24.75-inch scale, 22-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard, ’63 Medium C neck, ABR-1 bridge, and Maestro Vibrola retain the model’s specified configuration. Ultra Light Aging brings slight lacquer checking with minimal playing wear.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Electric-guitar setups where individual volume and tone controls for two Firebird humbuckers are wanted.
- Players seeking a neck-through Firebird V with a 24.75-inch scale and ’63 Medium C neck.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed guitar.
- Those seeking an unaged finish; the guitar has an Ultra Light Aged nitrocellulose finish.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Ultra Light Aging
The finish has slight lacquer checking and very little playing wear.
Detail 03
Case and documentation
An aged brown-and-pink Lifton reissue 5-latch hardshell case and certificate of authenticity are included.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the right-handed orientation.
- 02The guitar uses a Maestro Vibrola tailpiece and ABR-1 bridge.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does it use?
It has two Firebird Alnico 5 humbuckers with handwired CTS electronics and a Switchcraft three-way selector.
02How heavily aged is the finish?
The Ultra Light Aged treatment has slight lacquer checking and very little playing wear.
03Does it come with a case?
Yes. It includes an aged brown-and-pink Lifton reissue 5-latch hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup switch
- 3-way
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of strings
- 6 string
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
11 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo/vibrato
- Color
- Nickel
- Body Material
- Multi-piece mahogany/walnut
- Body Type
- Offset Solidbody
- Neck finish
- Aged nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Wood
- Multi-piece mahogany/walnut
- Body wood
- Multi-piece mahogany/walnut
- Neck wood
- Multi-piece mahogany/walnut
- Fingerboard Material
- Solid Indian rosewood Radius: 12" Fret size: Vintage-style Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Celluloid trapezoid Nut width/material: 1.687"/nylon Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Proprietary humbucker Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Control layout: Individual volume, Individual tone Pickup switch: 3-way Hardware Bridge type: Tremolo/vibrato Bridge design: Vintage-style Individual saddle Tailpiece: Vibrato Tuning machines: Vintage-style Color: Nickel Other Number of strings: 6 string Case: Hardshell case Orientation: Right-handed Country of Origin: United States
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Body finish
- Aged nitrocellulose lacquer
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width/material
- 1.687"/nylon
- Scale length
- 24.75"
25 detailsOther
- Radius
- 12"
- Configuration
- HH
- Inlays
- Celluloid trapezoid
- Truss rod
- Vintage
- Neck shape
- Vintage Medium C
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Tier
- platinum
- Fret size
- Vintage-style
- Neck
- Proprietary humbucker
- Category Source
- detail
- Body Type
- Offset Solidbody
- Bridge design
- Vintage-style Individual saddle
- Tailpiece
- Vibrato
- Color
- Nickel
- Material
- Solid Indian rosewood
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Vintage-style
- Joint
- Neck-through
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Bridge type
- Tremolo/vibrato
- Source Id
- site51500000338569
- Prop65
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- Bridge
- Proprietary humbucker
- Control layout
- Individual volume, Individual tone
- Country of Origin
- United States
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