I Found a Really Rare Vintage Gibson Guitar.. 

that bridge pup is killer

Johnny Winter was my first guitar hero. He said in an interview that the only effect he used was a bit of Boss Chorus. I first saw Johnny with Rick Derringer in 1970. They both had a stack of 7 or 8 Fender Twin Reverb amps.

Matthew Scott, Matteo Mancuso and Mateus Asato. A holy trinity of three Matthews! My favorite guitarrists of today. Greetings from Rubens Mateus, Brazil!

The Firebird is my favorite electric Gibson, and natural stained wood finishes are the best. What a magical looking guitar! Another great video, Matthew!

Hi Matthew, that guitar sounds amazing, but what's more important is that as the owner took good care of it, and I can imagine him, being so happy that is played and cared, by such a good player and good person as you seem to be. Take care. Congratulations to you and him.

That neck pickup is just so special… Great guitar!

Matthew your playing is always amazing I think you chops are consistently evolving and man That first couple minutes of your playing were so soulful! Blew me away keep it up It’s so enjoyable to watch And the firebird is a keeper Peace

I had one of those 10 years ago. Sounded amazing! If you put strap locks on it you could hear every dang movement of the strap. Pickups were probably needed potting bit just screwed the strap underneath the buttons. Those are beast guitars and highly underrated. Mine had the sideways vibrola.

What a fantastic guitar 🎸!!!! When I “kick the bucket” I told my wife to sell all of my gear. Get it into someone else’s hands that will play them. 🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸

Man, you've been able to pick some winners. Good on you!

Allen Collins!! Definitely remember him rocking the firebird. Also, we share a birhtday! Great find Matthew! Lets hear it live soon!

I remember when we saw the Stones on ed Sullivan and Keef had a Firebird and Bri had a Firebird 😵‍💫😵‍💫 as the boys said it’s a killer guitar!! Matthew is the man!! 🎉🎉🎉

Fantastic find, and an excellent addition to your arsenal.

Its sweet, really nice tone from Gibson and Fender, holds a lot of tonal opportunities, great find Matthew!!!

That just reignited my old thurst for a firebird. Man, that's a gorgeous midrange.

Awesome find, great tone and playing. Cheers

Was never a huge fan of Firebirds. But this one… Oh Matt, this one is incredible!! The tone, paired with the two vintage Fender amps, blew me away. Your skillful playing helps greatly. Thanks man.

So happy to hear whatever axe and have some reverb on the amp. can not stand a dry signal unless its for a recording session.

What a great find. It's in very good hands.

the pickup mix sounds amazing!! Better than normal les pauls, SGs, etc. Awesome playing!

Sounds incredible overall, but..oh my gosh, those fuzz tones were the best part of the video Matt, keep rockin' buddy ✌️

It makes me happy to see such a treasure in the hands of someone like you. You work hard at what you do and it shows. Thanks for the video and the sweet audio.

oh man that middle position out of faze what dreams are made of ,, the previous owner certainly new what tone he was after ,, great great score

I have one of these with slight variations which came into the UK in the mid 1970s. My '64 or possibly a 1965 has the headstock pointing the opposite direction so the tooling was for the next edition. The guitar was purchased from Frank Lucido when the UK bands visited California, My guitar came via this method. Another excellent little film Matthew.

Pretty good sounding w/ plenty of that mojo drippin Firebird vibe. Adding another solid old Gibson w/ a beautifully checked finish in a unique color scheme to your collection. Priceless find.

I like it more than I would have expected. Almost a strat single coil clarity to it with a kind of SG bark

That sounds amazing! The combo of those pickups is awesome 🤩

Wow, you make it sound so good!

You played that guitar exactly how it was meant to be played and it sounded great. Thanks for sharing!

The neck pickup sounds incredible, I am genuinely blown away

Thank you for all of your videos! They are priceless and the way you share your playing with us is inspiring...I learn so much from watching you...

Young man...your playing is inspiring. Yours is aname that we will hear. Is that bridge pickup perhaps an original PAF? Thst guitar is smokin! Thank you!

That is one of the most beautiful sounding and looking weapon of a guitar that I’ve seen! Neck pickup is melting

Love the fitebird. Great color. Awesome playing as usual.

Bro your videos never disappoint! Your knowledge of guitar, and its history, combined with your video making and guitar skills is awesome! Also had to add your music onto my Spotify playlist! Keep it up! 🎸🔥

You are right, it might be the best sounding Gibson ever - and I’m saying this as an owner of a P90 Special. But this one just sounds phenomenal. Wonder how the original PU would sound in the bridge… Great find!

What a wonderful find. Good for you , it's a beautiful guitar ,love that sustaine.

I just got a Partscaster Tele that was pretty sticky and dirty...cleaned it up, adjusted bridge, a little fret work and it is is amazing!.... Thanks Matthew, get your pen ready , I just bought your signed CD ;)

What a nice find, I can't believe it still has all the original parts. Wow

Killlerrrrrr guitar! In looks and in concept!

Good to see you back young Matthew.

You sir have the best fuzz sound on RU-vid and further! Talent! Fuzz all the way with my mighty jazz master p90s through my vox ac30....

Matt, please keep this one!!!! Vinyl and cd arrived, love ya. Cheers

All in the curly cord. Seriously awesome guitar practical mods , almost sounds like a strat out of phase in the middle. Nice!

Man does that humbucker ever sound awesome in that guitar and out of those speakers. Awesome stuff Matt , love your touch.

Ahhh, very nice and flavorful playing! The guitar is a beauty, and as always I can appreciate the nice setup and tuning. I could not afford to buy one of these (10-12K) and so bought a new Epiphone - which plays and sounds very nice indeed. Johnny!!!!

Put a great vintage guitar in the right hands and it sounds phenomenal - great playing as always.

Great video and the guitar looks and sounds fanrtastic. Had a late 70's one in the mid 80's... Never stayed in tune and was always neck diving. My brother had a mid 70's Thunderbird Bass atthe same time and we played in the same band and looked like a pair of Turkeys no doubt... Sold mine Brother still has his. Love the channel.

man that sounds and looks so good... sweet playing too!

Great find Matt and great playing kudos 👍👍👍

Receiving notifications that you’ve posted a new video are quickly becoming my favorites! Really diggin that sound, Matt.

Doesn't sound out-of-phase to me in the middle position. It sounds like that "less-hot" middle sound with some old pickups. Cool guitar for sure. It's nice to get to see these old birds. Thanks!

Your guitar collection is so cool. I'm surprised you haven't started a new ice age 🤘🔥

mega tone and playing. the way you record these sounds is amazing too. i'd love to see a video where you test cheap modern guitars with these brilliant amps and also where you test these amazing old axes with some very basic modern amplifiers. all your stuff sounds amazing and i wanna know how much of that comes from the pick-ups, how much from the amps, how big is the "old" factor... if you know what i mean. needless to say your fingers are doing a wonderful job here but i'd love to see what a squier classic vibe, for instance, sounds like through your amps.

That neck pickup is very nice but really like that bridge pickup and the 2 together is awesome.

beautiful instrument, beautiful sounding pickups. love that middle position out of phase thing. tasty playing too!

Great find. Neck and bridge both sound great.

Beautiful guitar, they are becoming one of the most sought after vintage guitars. Impossible to find and the prices are skyrocketing

Beautiful old Gibson!

What a great guitar&sound!! from Japan

Firebirds are really killer guitars. Thanks for sharing with us the sound of this one.

I'd put that bridge pickup back in -- they can be sweet. Rewind if necessary. And that bridge and tailpiece could stay.

Killer upload and playing! Keep it up!

Great jam at the end of the video.

I could listen to that all day. The very beginning of the jam was just beautiful......I am a lefty, those arent out there in lefty and if they are, they are astronomicaly priced.

This was possibly the coolest and best sounding guitar you've showcased on your channel. Keep it!!!

The Firebirds are probably the most stylish feminine guitars ever produced. I have a reverse and non-reverse. They are both incredible testimonials to the "golden years" of Gibson. Stunning looks and sounds! Great looks, great sounds, great player. Matthew, you are so reminiscent of Peter Green. Thank you for being here for us.

How do you find these

Thanks for sharing these great instruments with us! Killer axe! Been addicted to your album as well, it’s fantastic! The riff on Cold Blooded Story is wicked! Keep this stuff coming man!

A top review of a top guitar. So nice to get away from all the LP hype for a short while. Great playing as always. Many thanks for all your effort.

Wow. I take my hat off to you sir. That tone. Those hands.

Beautiful guitar. Excellent playing. Thanks for sharing!

In a word, well 3 words…it’s a keeper! Simply for the freakin “COOL” factor , plus Winters & Clapton played them. “PLAY ON MAN!” Another name came up Kal David who used to play with Mayall

Whoa! What a great sounding guitar! Just got my Epiphone FB V, but that's another dimension...

Like the sound of the original pick-up. Had to me kind of an old haunting sound with some reverb.

You and that guitar have that magical tone

Johnny Winter + Firebird =🔥

Really nice guitar - I like the mods. I especially like the both/out of phase sound.

I typically dont like neck pickups but that one sounds absolutely beautiful

I'm pretty much always about the practicality of vintage and reissue-type Fenders but I can never resist admiring vintage Gibson Firebird guitars and Thunderbird basses from afar. The tuners on the guitar are cool as hell looking despite the weight/neck dive penalty. The shape of the case gives away what's inside immediately.

its got a character all of its own matthew, glad you discovered this gem, if `jimi` had tried one and re- configured it for his lefty perception,it would have looked right ways up with better access to the upper register frets....🤔😎👍😇

Thanks for sharing an awesome find. It got the right owner.

absolutely killer, nice playing too buddy. Love it

Beautiful axe...played beautifully. Especially starting around 15:20, channeling Clapton in a raucous rendition of Spoonful.

7:59 this part is so so good I have to learn it.

that neck pickup is amazing man, so much clarity! usually im a bridge pickup guy but i prefer the neck on this to the bridge

I’ve been waiting so long for this video! Thank you so muuuch!

Boomer fan here. That neck pickup sound seems soooo familiar from the late sixties. I have no idea what bands or guitarists might have used this particular instrument but, boy does your playing a few chords and notes bring back a viseral feeling from my youth !!

That fuzz outro was phenomenal! You should pull the bridge pickup and see when it's from.

Incredible guitar … great tone … wonderful playing

I’m hearing some Rival Sons tones at the end of this video. Awesome Firebird!

Hope you find and do video on Kalamazoo electric, the single greatest sleeper 60s vintage guitar left on the market. For about $500 you can still get a Gibson made in Kalamazoo electric with the same pickups/pots/bridge/vibrato as Gibson Melody maker/Epiphone Olympics. The necks are great and the single coils are fantastically unique! They are getting rarer and rarer as they were discontinued in 68 or 69 I believe the OG law suit cease and desist for copying the fender mustang

That guitar sounds great . Great playing.

So glad you’re releasing music! I could listen to your playing all day. :)

Sweet find! Makin it sing as always👍 That bridge pickup sounds just like Daniel Lanois’ tone. Nice!!

Absolutely love vintage, rare, "valuable" guitars that were modded in period and survived. When that guitar was just a guitar and not a collectible "piece", someone made the correct mod to improve the sound and you are fortunate to own what is the physical document of a good idea that someone executed without care for what it could do to the value. How could they have known? I love, love, love these kinds of stories. That thing is amazing, thanks.

I do love that guitar. The III is the sweet spot for Firebird spec for me and the tone is glorious.

this is the best ive heard you play in a while. I can feel the passion. loving this

Always enjoy the journey you take us on with your vintage discoveries. 😎👊🎸

Great playing & those amps sound killer !!!