1990 Orville by Gibson Japan Firebird Reissue (Black)

1990 Orville by Gibson Japan Firebird Reissue (Black)The closest thing you will get to a Japanese made Gibson is something with Orville on the headstock! Made in Japan in 1990, the FB was a very rare Firebird model with a solid mahogany body, slim 60's style mahogany neck and a bound rosewood fingerboard (628mm scale length, 12" radius). Weighing 3. 4kg's, it's loaded with Gibson USA mini humbuckers that sound incredibly tight. The knobs and tuners have been replaced by a previous owner otherwise it

The neck looks and feels incredible and perfectly matches the rest of the guitar

-Elegant rosewood fingerboard with attractive pearloid dot inlays

FGN is the house brand of the famous Fujigen factory

- Thin U neck contour for easy access to all 8-strings

Very used condition as pictured with only very slight cosmetic bumps and dings

Alder body with a cream finish bolted to a black maple neck with a 20 fret rosewood fingerboard (7

-Alder body

but make no mistake: this guitar is all business

Edwards Guitars is the subsidiary of ESP Guitars (or in this case Navigator like many of the earlier ones) that creates high quality Japanese made instruments for very reasonable prices

Loaded with two Maxon made humbuckers and a Bigsby style tremolo system

Made by the famous Matsumoku factory in Japan during what seems to be the early 1980's

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