NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

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Re: NGD - Stay tuned for a doozy. Pictures Page 3

Post by Fiddy » Fri May 27, 2022 3:53 pm

I plugged it in, but the strings were rusty and out of tune. So i removed them. I put new strings on it and when they stsrt getting tighter as i wind, the strings just unwind themselves... Like I literally see keys turning back.. Don't have any experience with these tuners so not sure wtf i need to do.. :unsure:

Sp yeah, don't know what the pickups sound like yet.

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Re: NGD - Stay tuned for a doozy. Pictures Page 3

Post by Fiddy » Fri May 27, 2022 5:13 pm

Sorted out the tuners, turns out i needed to tighten the screws on the tulips/keystones whatever they're called.

Edit, i lowered the bridge a bit, turned the truss rod half a turn, first only a quarter, played a bit and then another quarter up, oiled/wiped off the fretboard and yeah... As good ad the old Greco SS63-70 Fedex broke.

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Re: NGD - Stay tuned for a doozy. Pictures Page 3

Post by Fiddy » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:23 am

So, im really liking the playability, but im finding the pickups somewhat shrill.

What are some good mini humbucker options out there?

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by shoule79 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:42 am

Pickups being shrill are why I sold my Gibson firebird.

I was looking at Zhangbuckers before I decided not to chase toan. They seemed to be one of the best options for FB pickups.

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Fiddy » Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:31 am

Zhangbuckers, eh? I've heard about them before. Haven't paid much attention though..

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Larry Mal » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:26 am

They are wonderful.
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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by JSett » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:29 am

My Firestang has Duncan Antiquity II's in it, they are not in the least bit shrill.
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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by shoule79 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:34 am

tribi9 wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:31 am
Zhangbuckers, eh? I've heard about them before. Haven't paid much attention though..
I narrowed it down to Zhangbuckers via research and online samples, and I believe Larry piped in to endorse them when I was looking for recommendations. In the end I just didn't like the guitar enough to go through the hassle and moved it on, but I was going the Zhangbucker route.

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Larry Mal » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:44 am

Nothing about a Firebird should really be shrill. They are great all around guitars, sound more like Telecasters than anything else.
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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by RIORIO » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:46 pm

D’urbano firebirds are great

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by CorporateDisguise » Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:20 am

I’ll second the D’Urbano Firebird pickups. I have them in two guitars, my Firebird V, and my Epiphone Riviera. While they are brighter than a standard humbucker, I would never call them shrill. They definitely don’t have the same treble content as a fender offset, or even a strat. One of my all time favorite pickups.

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by mynameisjonas » Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:13 am

Lovely guitar, congrats!

Another vote for D'Urbano pickups here. I have a set consisting of a normal Firebird in the bridge and a Phoenix in the neck, and it's a truly magnificent combo.

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Fiddy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:58 pm

Thank you Jonas

I've been playing with my amps eq and dialing back the tone pots a bit on the guitar and im hearing much more pleasant sounds...

Speaking of fb pickups, does anyone remember this mongrel I used to own...

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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Lost In Autumn » Thu Jun 30, 2022 1:30 am

yeat another vote for the D'Urbano Firebirds. I have them in my DiPinto Belvedere:
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Re: NGD: Doozy blah, blah... Re: Burny Firebird

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:40 am

I've been interested in some firebird pickups for a project for a while. Do the D'Urbano ones sound like classic firebird pickups? I know someone described a neck firebird pickup as "the best sounding strat neck sound they had ever heard". Are these like that?
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