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A SOLID-BODY 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR, FIREBIRD V-12
A SOLID-BODY 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR, FIREBIRD V-12
A SOLID-BODY 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR, FIREBIRD V-12
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A SOLID-BODY 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR, FIREBIRD V-12

GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1965

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A SOLID-BODY 12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR, FIREBIRD V-12
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1965
The logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock, stamped 518376 on the reverse, the 'non-reverse' body of mahogany with sunburst finish, the mahogany neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlay, together with a hardshell case
Length of body: 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.)
Literature
J. Marr, Marr’s Guitars, Thames & Hudson, London, 2023, pp. 108-109.

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Johnny Marr acquired this 1960s non-reverse Gibson Firebird V-12 from The Who bassist John Entwistle in 1988 via Pete Townshend’s guitar tech Alan Rogan and kept it for occasional studio use. In conversation with Martin Kelly for Marr’s Guitars, Marr recalled: Around [the] time when The Smiths started to have a run of hits - 1985, I guess - I became friends with a guy called Alan Rogan, who is sadly no longer with us… Alan was one of the most respected guitar experts there'll ever be, and because he was working for The Who I got a few guitars from John Entwistle.

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