#firebirdpickups

I hauled the faded walnut 325 out to take some pics of it a week ago and have really been enjoying it again. The #Firebirdpickups have a bite and character you don't get from full sized humbuckers. For an (almost) bottom of the line #semihollow #thinline (only the #ES320 was lower in the range, I believe) it sure is a nice #guitar! . . #gibson #es325 #gibsones325 #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CKSA6FmBlQC/?igshid=3mplk7wvmxt9

Firebird (pickups) Friday...? 😆 . I had never owned a #guitar with #firebirdpickups before I acquired this 1972 #Gibson #ES325 TDW (a very faded "W"!). They sound different from full sized #humbuckers, brighter and more cutting, and please, please, PUH-leaze do not call them "#minihumbuckers" because there is in fact a difference! Mini hums have pole pieces for one, but there are apparently other design differences as well. Just don't ask me the details. I'm terrible with the details. That's what Google is for. 😂 . . #gibsones325 #semihollow #es335 #semihollowsunday #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDV7LnhU8L/?igshid=p9qd7mj2ifbl

A heavily faded 1972 #ES325 for this #WalnutWednESday installment of #Guitars Balancing on #Amps. . This guitar sounds unlike any other of my ESes largely due to the #Firebird pickups (not to be confused with #minihumbuckers, which apparently have design differences that make them different from #Firebirdpickups!). These #pickups sound to my untrained ears like a cross between single coils and #humbuckers! . PS: thanks to @tomgibson3783 for the loan of his tweed Fender Pro replica! Makes for perfect guitar balancing. Sounds great too! 😄 . . #gibson #gibsones325 #es335 #semihollow #thinline #semihollowguitars #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CHKzLHZB1RN/?igshid=ursjssv9amq7