A rare and beautiful looking guitar. You don't see many original 1964 Gibson Firebird VII’s out there; Gibson never made a lot of this flagship model and to get one that has survived without a headstock repair from that ‘coffin of death’ case is rare and unfortunately, this is not one of them…

The good news is that fortunately it seems it was a fairly clean break and the repair is one of the best we've seen. If you look at the pictures you can see it has been very expertly blended in and is barely noticeable to the eye, and to the touch. It has not been refinished and you do have to look a quite closely to see it - have a look at the pictures and you will see exactly what we mean.

Other good news is everything else on this uber-cool guitar is correct and it plays and looks fantastic. It has the full width 1,11/16th nut, a slick Ebony fingerboard with original frets, block inlays, gold hardware, Lyre Vibrola tailpiece and it plays really well with a fast, low action. The 3 mini humbuckers give a credible Strat impression in the middle position. Very cool for funk. The bridge pickup has bite and a punchy mid, and the neck is warm and balanced. All in all it's quite a versatile guitar.

Original case is in very good condition but does have the usual broken handle that is currently sporting a temporary repair. Guitar also comes with a modern-ish Gibson Firebird case that you can use to take this on the road if you wish. This guitar was previously purchased from a talented, young blues player this being his main guitar for sessions and gigs.

A non-broken/repaired Firebird VII in this condition would be a £30k guitar if you can find one, so this is a really good opportunity to pick up an original, player grade example at half that price!