REVIEW
EPIPHONE INSPIRED BY GIBSON CUSTOM 1963 FIREBIRD V £1,699
Epiphone is spread i ng its wings and soaring da ngerously close to Gi bson
Photography Olly Curtis
Stylish, daring, and a little misunderstood, Gibson’s Firebird was the beacon of hope that would help the company rise from the ashes and give them a fighting chance against Fender’s newfangled offsets. Developed by car icon Ray Dietrich in 1963, this new model was asymphony of flowing lines and chrome, with a unique construction that set it apart from everything in the Gibson catalogue at the time.