Detail 01
Flat Platypus headstock with six-in-line Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners
The headstock uses a straight string-pull layout, described as improving tuning stability; the tuners are specified as Grover Mini Rotomatics.
Product detailSKU #1500000434607
GibsonFirebird Platypus Electric Guitar Vintage Cherry
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around Gibson’s early-1965 transitional Firebird idea, the Firebird Platypus pairs a reverse Firebird body with a flat, non-reverse headstock. Its set mahogany neck, mahogany body, SlimTaper profile, and rosewood fingerboard give the guitar its core layout, while two Alnico 5 Firebird mini humbuckers cover clean chiming sounds through rock and blues-driven crunch. Individual volume and tone controls make the two-pickup setup easy to shape at the guitar.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who want a reverse-body Firebird with the flat Platypus headstock design.
- Guitarists moving between clean chiming parts and crunchy rock or blues riffs.
- Working players who need a right-handed six-string supplied with a hardshell case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this model is specified as right handed.
- Players seeking a different pickup layout than the dual Firebird mini-humbucker configuration.
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
Individual volume and tone controls
Each pickup has its own volume and tone adjustment.
Detail 03
Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminum stop bar
The guitar uses a Tune-O-Matic bridge with a separate stop-bar tailpiece.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar has a right-handed orientation.
- 02It has 22 frets, a 24.75-inch scale length, and a 1.695-inch nut width.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups are fitted?
It has a Firebird Mini Humbucker at the neck and another at the bridge, both specified with Alnico 5 magnets.
02Does it come with a case?
A hardshell case is specified.
03What makes the headstock different?
It uses a flat, non-reverse headstock rather than the traditional reverse Firebird headstock.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Individual volume, individual tone
- Neck Pickup
- Firebird Mini Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup
- Firebird Mini Humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- Mini Humbucker
- Bridge
- Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut
- Graph Tech
- Strings
- 6
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.695
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24.75
- Neck Shape
- D
10 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Red
- Binding
- Single-ply, fretboard
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Inlay
- Acrylic Trapezoid
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Body Style
- Reverse Firebird
- Material
- Mahogany
- Body Shape
- Reverse Firebird
- Tailpiece
- Aluminum Stop Bar
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell
6 detailsOther
- Plating
- Chrome
- Configuration
- HH
- Shape
- Reverse Firebird
- Profile
- SlimTaper
- Knobs
- Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector
- Tuners
- Grover Mini Rotomatic
