And there goes the Special FX budget for the year... 😂

*Agufish just learned about 1990s video effects.*

You need to direct a low budget "b" movie where the hero is a metalhead that fights dragons with the power of heavy riffs!

You guys didn’t know you needed this song, but you’re welcome 😁

I've had an Epiphone Firebird Studio in Pelham Blue for the last 6 years and to this day it's one of the best sounding and playing guitars I own. I've grown accustomed to its shape, it feels so natural right now.

HIGHKEY wish they would have made an inspired by Gibson RD instead but that’s just me..... the intro reminded my of playing Dragon’s lair 😂🤘🏻

I have this Epiphone Firebird too cause a Gibson Firebird is far too expensive for me which was very frustrating. The Firebird always was my absolute favorite guitar even as a beginner - since I held one I never could forget it again. With no other guitar I am that comfortable as with a "reverse" Firebird. The shape, the feeling, the seize, the weight, the sound. I loved everything about it and ever will. It gives me chills by just holding and feeling it. Especially if it is this type of firebird with the higher middle part on both sides (neck thru or fake neck thru). Playing it? Well it is like I'm in paradise. To me it is the most beautiful guitar ever was made. The only thing that makes it even better to me is its real neck thru. So I am really happy Epiphone made this beauty. I had a long break from learning the guitar cause I "missed" something... Sometimes the "right guitar" DOES matter. I'd never had that break if I could have this 13 years earlier and I really hope this won't be the last payable Firebird for smaller budgets.

Hunter Where are the PringleCoils i need them and i need them now

Firebirds are definitely for aficionados, for connoisseurs. But once you wrap you hands around one, hard to put it down.

The sad part is that you mentioned it was a loaner. So they consciously sent a guitar ment for review with improper qc. Which terrifies me as to how everyday customer qc is. Considering that model should have been gone through with a fine tooth comb considering the liability of sending a reviewer one with flaws.

Holy shit what is this demo? More please!

This editor made playthrough magical!

Hey, Hunter! The demo track is as good as it gets! Literally, amazing work, fine medieval tunes and the setting is so sweet - you did a great job, man! Just added one more extra reason to watch and anticipate your videos :) It’s just fun to see you create music irrespective of the gear under investigation, you rock anyways 🤘🏻

This demo track brought to you by adobe after effect

That guitar sounds great

Firebirds are beautiful

That Ron Burgundy reference was spot on

I never ordered a guitar online before. Always been skeptical about buying a guitar i didn't play first. No one has these in the area, so I guess there's first time for everything. Sam Ash has a 45 day return policy, so I'm definitely ordering one of these asap!

What's that thing the jimmy clip is is tied around?

Much under-rated guitar the Firebird ... So pleased to have one in the 'stable'. Glad you've discovered its charm ...

Awesome review! They aren’t mini humbuckers though, they are firebird pickups which are copies of the mid 60’s original version with alnico ii magnets.

Way better than Season 8

Best editing the channel has seen so far. More flames = more likes and views.

I'm in a committed relationship with my Epiphone Les Paul but I am going to cheat on her and get a Firebird. Love the neck through design functionally and the overall guitar aesthetically. It's absolutely gorgeous! And the tones you get from those pickups..yes, I'm going to get that next! Maybe I'll really bite the bullet and get the $2000 Gibson version.

I was gonna turn it off until a black dragon lit a fire and started roasting a Firebird and i thought my ancestors would not approve of me leaving a good tale.

Loved the demo. Keep up the hard work my fellow metal head.

Did you mention what the gloss coat was made of?

Yoooo, what is the editing on this video?! I love it, it's just wild as fuck.

You're a wizard Harry.

Very nice use of holy diver video🤣

I could almost see why Michael Poulsen of Volbeat switched from SGs to Firebirds. The neck thru body construction gives a Firebird guitar more sustain, where as a Gibson SG’s set neck doesn’t have as much sustain.

Guest staring Kirk Hammett on Wah!

I longed for a Firebird for many years, finally had the money for one, 1974 Gibson Firebird V, played it for 3 months and sold it. I loved the look of the Firebird but the mini humbuckers ended up not being for me. The neck was also a lot skinnier than I wanted it to be (like Ibanez super Strat skinny). Over all I ended up playing my fender Strat way more for blues and rock.

FYI, Hunter, EMG makes mini-hum pickups. In fact, a friend of mine has a modified Les Paul Deluxe with a first generation EMG preamp wired into it. Apparently his uncle lived down the street from EMG's founder back in the '70s, and what I've come to call "The Golden Sphinx" was one of a few projects to come out of that association. She's a Sphinx because she's a 1965 Gibson Deluxe goldtop (which was never made,) with very wide, flat, low frets (which were no available,) a thin shredders neck (which wasn't offered,) and this EMG preamp (which they refuse to duplicate.) The guitar is unplayable. Guitarists noodle about on it for a few minutes before wandering off to masturbate. NOTHING sounds like this. EMG claims the preamp is available in the 50/60 mini-hum set. I suggest finding a Firebird to your taste, and fitting the EMG mini-hum set(s) to it.

At one time I owned a new 2017 Gibson FB. I just never bonded with it and sold it (pots were really scratchy and it had a weak ground from the factory). But then Epi came out with their version so I decided to give the model another try. And this one I DID bond with. I like it better than the Gibby and had none of the QC issue that Agufish did. My only complaint is that it needs a lock washer on the input jack. 10 cents! Tone machine for sure! It's kind of cool to look at the differences between Squire & Epiphone (the budget sister companies). Epiphone is blowing the doors off with awesome guitars moving into a solid mid-price company while squire just keeps using cheaper and cheaper components. My bet is on Epi' for the future.

Probably the only epiphone I would ever consider buying. Epiphones arent bad and I've played some higher end epiphones that play and sound great. My main problem with epiphones are the headstock. They are the ugliest headstocks I've ever seen. This epiphone actually looks like a Gibson and sounds great.

OMG Hunter baffling with VFX??!! Love it through!!

Mr. Agufish played a guitar solo for the first time. Becoming a shredder now, I see you

GRACIAS MAURICIO CLARK

I really miss all the explosions your videos had a few years ago lol. This kinda hit that same vein! Thank you!

This has more special fx than Indian Soap Operas

Can't get enough Pringle! The dog or the chip!? 🎶🎸🐶💖

Those SFX reminded me of an early 2000’s Iron Maiden music video and I am 110% on board.

You should check out the FNG guitars mythic series. I think the specs might surprise you.

I love my Firebird- sorry yours had so many QC issues. I threw a Duesenberg Les Trem II on it, and never turned back!

Some say Harley Davidson offered him an endorsement, but he wound up at Thomann strumming his signature model. And astride a Kawasaki H2TT he'd wring out the throttle till Raleigh. All we know is, he's called Der Fish!

The Firebird and Thunderbird lines are probably two Gibson designs that seem to get used very sparingly by larger bands. The first band that pops into my head as people who used them is UFO and their hayday was in the 1970's. I imagine that apart from the image that brings up to a lot of people the reason that they don't seem to get that much love is that they are generally quite heavy and tend to neck-dive when played with a strap which makes them kind of uncomfortable for use in a live band.

I’m way more impressed the time was boss katana! I was blown away

Hunter, I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to drop a comment to let you know that, even though I am not a big fan of contemporary metal or actually ny type of metal ,I thoroughly enjoy your content, great presentation, great playing, great tones and even someone like me can take something out of your playing, and that would be your melody styling, the first jam had some really interesting sound and feel to it! Oh and not to mention Pringles, such a show stealer! Cheers and stay safe!

You know what guitar never disappoints (because there are no expectations)? That’s right! The Dean Cadillac. Did you see what Tom Maxwell of Hell Yeah was seen using on stage? That’s right! A Dean Cadillac!

This guitar brings out my inner Johnny Winter. Would love one of these! Thanks for showing it off.

Definitely a different video... Still great as always tho bro. Keep up the good work Also maybe the LTD Phoenix

Hey Hunter, I'm really curious about your settings on the Katana. I bought one shortly after it came out for my first head, and I was really disappointed in the sound. I just can't get good metal tones out of it. The low end has almost no definition, and no matter what I do I can't seem to get it to "chug"

8:11 I can see Papa Het playing that

I love your honest reviews man. I really wish you could try out the ESP Edwards Cygnus. It might be a bit hard to get a hold of one but I’d love your opinion on one.

I love it. Is this the "Zero" or is that something else?

Well now we know who’s gonna win vfx of year

Hey Hunter, love the videos, especially the songs at the first of them. That Firebird is so cool, love that look. Quick question though. I noticed the bridge pickup looked super high, and when I saw that I realized the bridge was super high. Is that normal? I’ve seen that in the past and I had an Epiphone that had a high bridge, I really wasn’t a fan. Is that a normal thing for Epiphone? I saw a guy playing a Gibson Firebird the other day and the pickups were slammed to the pickup rings, but Epiphone, in the one I had and the one you just played, seemed super high. I guess is that normal for Epiphone, and does it have an effect on the sound?

A very inspired track! EPIC

ALL HAIL QUEEN PRINGLE, RULER OF THE AGUFISHERMEN

There has to be a Dragon in every video going forward.

Okay I want one now

Some say he will chug, but he dares not chime. And he never follows a minivan into a drive-thru. All we know is, he's called Der Fish!

Queen Pringle, the queen we must protect at all cost.

Wow decent stock epiphone pickups..... Chugtastic indeed!

I've been eyeing this one..

seeing a lot of killswitches holy diver video in this haha, great review mydude

That track was 🔥🔥🔥

looks fucking great bro

Hey are you ever going to do a epiphone classic worn demo I think it would be neat to see you do one.

Still hoping for a silverburst les paul custom, and maybe epiphone versions of the gibson slash guitars.

I remember trying out like 6 different gibson firebirds from the 2018 range and they looked amazing but played terrible :/ good pickups though

I thought you played the SG modern better! It's a beautiful guitar. If I ordered one, I'd change the switch, output jack and drop in a pair of Mojo JW pickups!

Not a huge fan of any Gibson shapes besides the explorer, but I'll try any Neck-through guitar at least twice!

Just an FYI, Hunter: the banjo tuners *are* the traditional tuners for a Firebird (so you can have the super-massive headstock and still have the only Gibson with a straight string pull). Firebirds are okay IMO, but they just feel like a rounded-ff Explorer (I'm an Explorer fangirl). Also sad to head Epi sent you a bad model to review...especially if their QC isn't great on review models.

IMO if you REALLY want to tune down then there is a solution - but it wouldn't be seen as 'cool' by metalheads. The solution is this - to swap out the stop bridge for a short trapeze tailpiece - the kind of thing you'd see on a fully hollow archtop jazz guitar. That will give you a longer string length. 'WHY' I hear you ask? The answer is that as you increase the string length (even if the scale length remains the same at 24.75") *then the strings are under a lot more tension.* And THAT enables you to tune down without have strings flapping about in the breeze. As for me, I don't give a monkey's t*ss about what's 'cool' or not, I just like it when things actually WORK...

imma be real with chief the clean sounded like a Hetfeild riff

Good neck-thru Firebird? Sounds like you need an ESP Phoenix tbh.

Hunter that effects xD oh god man xD hahah You made my day xD

Try unscrewing the switch tip a little bit. It may be bottoming out on the washer

Would it be possible to get you settings? That dirty tone is great!

pan-fried explorer, sunnyside up

Dude I just re-watched your post namm vid from 6 months ago..pre coro...'that, that shall not be named' Hunter had so much hope in his eyes, such energy, so much..hair. His biggest worry was ' maybe I do actually like the new epi.headstock...shit..'

Funny you mentioned using the Drop on this song - after hearing the opening riff I could tell you had something like that going on.

yo have you seen apparently Donner makes guitars? they have a hella cheap sea foam green single cut that you gotta play, Donner DLP-124G

Hey, those were some tasty riffs

Getting à firebird is the step next to getting a gud ol' tele. Laying your hand down on a rock dad plank gets you closer to a plankier piece of wood. Change my mind.

Tool vibes on the clean tone demo, interesting you coaxed that out of the mini humbuckers.

I have no idea why you went full-on Metalocalypse for the playing demo, but in no way was it a bad idea. Right Pringle?

Special FX are on par with the movie 'P51 dragon fighter' 😂

Bruh the especial fx fuggin killed me haha

Sounds like you’re channeling some inner Dethklok/Galaktikon and Zakk Wylde

Yo, There's an evil dude lurking behind a tree outside your house..!!

Now who won the revv giveaway?

Hey Hunter. Next time less gain and more crunch for this type of guitars ;) Not everything hast to chug...

agufish, do you know if there are any fusion HSS coming up? thanks

That's not really a guitar for djenting. It belongs in the hands of Allen Collins, Johnny Winter, or Phil Manzanera, playing some classic 70's rock.

Re: Classic guitars & metal - Jim Root & John 5 say "fuck em, haters gonna hate!"

Hey Hunter, love your content! Would you review of one of Jericho's lower end guitars? Perhaps their ignition series?

hi can you review a danelectro?, i like to see how do they do in metal