The latest word in Firebirds

The new Futura Series guitars from Epiphone are designed for today’s guitarists who want a guitar that delivers professional performance and forward-thinking features. These Inspired by Gibson models deliver tone and style that’s perfect for gigging, recording, or content creation in the modern era. With bold, color-shifting finishes, all-new pickups, and versatile electronic features like coil splitting and phase switching, they have the look and sound that today’s players need to stand out from the crowd and make their own statement, both sonically and visually. Other high-performance features, including stainless steel frets, compound-radius fretboards, and ultra-comfortable neck profiles, make the Futura Series guitars truly innovative and a must-have addition for any guitar collection. 

The Gibson Firebird™ has one of the most distinctive and instantly recognizable profiles in the world of electric guitars. Designed by renowned automotive coach designer Ray Dietrich, the Firebird drew inspiration from both the era’s iconic car designs and the Gibson Explorer™. Epiphone is excited to introduce the new Futura Firebird Custom, an extraordinary, modern take on a design that was way ahead of its time when Gibson first released it in 1963. The shapely mahogany body has 7-ply binding on the top, while the back features a rear belly cut for comfort. It is equipped with a LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and a LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece for exceptional intonation and sustain, while Posi-Lok™ strap buttons keep your strap securely attached without requiring extra hardware. The glued-in mahogany neck has an ultra-comfortable, fast-playing Modern C profile and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 stainless steel medium jumbo frets and eye-catching Super 400-style pearloid split block inlays. The fretboard also features a 10”-14” compound radius, making chording and string bends equally effortless. The bound Reverse Firebird headstock is equipped with locking Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners, a Graph Tech® nut, and a Firebird truss rod cover with the Epiphone logo. 

Powering the Futura Firebird Custom are a pair of Epiphone’s new ProBucker™ Ignite humbucker™ pickups that can drive your amp hard when you want to, while retaining clarity. Push/pull volume and tone controls provide coil-splitting and phase options for even more tonal variety. The Futura Firebird Custom is available in two eye-popping Chromashift color-shifting finishes: Firestorm Shift and Quicksilver Shift, each designed to stand out on camera or on any stage. Whether you’re looking for an instrument with a modern aesthetic or a versatile instrument with plenty of sonic options, the Futura Firebird Custom is an outstanding choice. Grab one today and take your content creation, recordings, live performances, and personal expression to a whole new level. It comes packed in a premium gig bag, so it’s ready to join you wherever your music takes you.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Binding : Multi-ply top
Body Finish : Gloss
Body Material : Mahogany
Body Shape : Firebird
Body Styles : Solidbody

NECK

Fingerboard Material : Ebony
Fingerboard Radius : Compound, 10 in. to 14 in. | 254 mm to 355.6 mm
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Stainless Steel
Inlays : Split-block
Joint : Glued in, set neck
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Profile : Modern C
Scale Length : 628.65mm / 24.75in

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup : Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
Controls : 2 volume, 2 tone with push/pull coil split and phase
Neck Pickup : Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
Pickup Selector : 3-way toggle

HARDWARE

Bridge : LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Knobs : Knurled
Finish : Nickel
Plastic Parts : Black
Tailpiece : LockTone Stop Bar
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic, locking

MISCELLANOUS

Model : EIFFBCQSSNH
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046