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What are the properties of guitar Gibson Firebird?

Body:

- Mahogany or korina body

- Single-cutaway design with a pointed upper horn

- Available in solid or semi-hollow construction

Neck:

- Mahogany or maple neck

- Set neck construction

- 24.75-inch scale length

- Rosewood or ebony fingerboard

- 22 or 24 frets

- Dot or trapezoid inlays

- 1.695-inch nut width

Hardware:

- Chrome-plated hardware

- Tune-o-matic bridge

- Stopbar tailpiece

- Grover tuners

Pickups:

- Two Gibson humbuckers (typically '59 or Burstbuckers)

- Three-way pickup selector switch

- Two volume and two tone controls

Colors:

- Available in a variety of colors, including cherry red, sunburst, black, and white

Additional Features:

- Some Firebirds feature a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece

- Some Firebirds feature a string-through-body design

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