Good friend of mine who lives in Tulsa told me that Oklahoma was putting up with freezing conditions, Matthew. Glad it's over. Also glad you found the sound you were after.
Don't change a thing.. what a great sound from all 3 positions. Bet you'll use the middle position now.... very nice project. Now just play it and never let this one go......
Nice Guitar! I had once read in a classic car magazine Fender used certain colors of automotive paint on some of their guitars, that Firebird looks like it could be 1964 Oldsmobile Sunset Mist or 1964 Buick Camelot Rose Metallic, I think Pontiac used it as a special order color too, I have seen 64 GTOs painted that color.
thats perfect....you did great !!!....it has the snarl now that the patent pickup would never get. Allen would love it, He was a friend of mine.... I got to play one of his '64 Birds and he was always experimenting with it. Not only was he a GREAT player, but a greater songwriter, AND the coolest guy ive ever known- RIP Allen Collins...Original Skynyrd forever-
I was sold as soon as you said “Allen Collins”!! It’s nice to hear someone you respect give a nod to a highly under rated Firebird player!! I love the mod.
Out of phase mini-humbuckers, like someplace between Knopfler and Schenkman (Spin Doctors) sweet-unique-quaint with rich Gibson low-midrange punch. Leave it there! 👍🏼 I ❤️ Firebirds, any type.
I had a similar 1961-65 mini humbucker from a Wilshire. Used it in a Telecaster. Was a Great pick up! ...actually had the pair from the non- repairable Wilshire. Put one in a 67 Pelham Blue Epiphone Coronet which got stolen in Boston. These Humbuckers were Great! Love them.
I love the “in phase” middle position on PAF style pickups with the neck volume rolled back to around 7 and bridge at 10. Really fattens up a lead tone.
"Wow" is right! The bloom in the high end harmonics from that paf-sticker pickup coming out of whichever of your amps you were playing was unreal. And for the record, the out-of-phase sound is pretty cool in my humble opinion.
when you started out I was like....mod a 60s firebird? why? but then when you played them.....never has a guitar needed a given mod more. Brought that firebird to life.
You have to flip the magnet to get the pickup in Phase with the other one but before you do that, and, if you have a separate volume for each pickup, the out of phase position with both pickups on, yields many many tonal Variations by adjusting the volume of each pickup. More so than if they're in phase. Try that. But even better replace the neck pickup with another mini humbucker that has adjustable pole pieces. Much crisper, more articulate, better sounding pick up.
Never cared much for mini hums, that my be the best sounding firebird I've heard (including mine lol). Best color too. You are a lucky man sir. Congrats. I am officially jealous.
God I love that guitar..and I am a fender fan myself....you've made some awesome choices on the upgrades.....I'm stuck on my tele build.,best guitar I've ever had at 40 plus yrs of playing and I've never owned or played a tele either till now......awsome video...rock on
I think your bridge pup might actually be an old neck pup from the guitar it was pulled from. At 5:00 in, you'll see we looked at the PAT no. but if you look how it's installed based on the pickup lead, it puts that PAT no upside down when installed, giving us the out of phase sound.
Very distinctive sound, the out of phase, combined with a clean tone, and your great, tasty, dynamics-rich finger-picked blues stylings. Love the Native-American print pillow to your left too.
The mini hums were made by Gibson in Kalamazoo, and designed by Seth Lover too, but to the same form factor as the pre-Gibson NYC-made Epiphone single coils. Epi never made a humbucker prior to Gibson buying it.
I thought it was way too hot, so I'm glad you mentioned that you hadn't adjusted the pup height yet. Hope you can find that balance, but I am fairly confident that you will. LOVE the out-of-phase sound. Very unique and great for certain kinds of blues, Keep?
Great job man! Nice to see you try to leave everything as original as possible, but making it a true player at the same time! And man, that out of phase sound.. It's awesome!
Definitely more crunch. The tone of the neck pu is glorious.I love watching you play, Matthew. Wish you did and i could afford lessons. You seem like a great guy to be friends with and a half out for a week long workshop. I've been playing, going on a couple years and I'm ready to start adding in some style and nuance, beyond the basics of the TH-cam tutorials. Your classic rock and roll vibe, is exactly what I'd like to emulate. Be well...
The Epiphone mini humbuckers are a different type of pickup construction to the Firebird mini humbuckers, even though they are about the same size. I'd leave the out of phase middle position in. It adds a bit of spice to the guitar.
I actually like the out of phase tone on your bird. I say leave it as is, could well be source of inspiration down the road.
I agree, considering he said he doesnt use the middle position much anyways it wouldnt really hurt to keep it that way
Yea, it's got a nice raunchy r&b sound.
Agreed, I'm starting to like it!
Yep leave it. Sounds very Greeny and there's nowt wrong with that.
@@MatthewScottmusic There's an inimitable funk to it. Drive it hard or through a fuzz box, and it would be straight-up nasty.
The Firebird neck pickup sounds glorious.
I don’t usually hear the differences but this has clearly definable crunchie sound, but you are also a great player.🇨🇦🏍️
The middle position is awesome! Leave it! It’s less of a middle ground, more of a completely different tone, really useful and versatile.
I fell in love with that Patent sticker mini humbucker. It sounds really t h i c c!
I'm surprised how fast the finish has aged. It looks great!
God that firebird is amazing. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! ✌🏻
You read my mind, Matthew--I'd lower the pickup EVER so slightly. Sounds really great--good choice.
I'm on it!👍🏻
What he said, and LEAVE IT OUT OF PHASE!!!
The finish cracking on the neck looks so good, reminds me of a flamed maple neck
Congrats Matt to 100k +. Been here since the 65 III. Firebird
I really like the outta phase middle position.
That's 3 incredibly different tones.
Bro after you changed that bridge pickup it sounded 10x better
Got one of the PAF miniHumbuckers in my '62 Epiphone Professional. What a lovely pickup!
I put a Seymourized Mini Humbucker in my guitar, it has a super hot humbucker tone.
But that out of phase tone? Phenomenal! Don’t change it!
I had one of those in the bridge of my Les Paul Deluxe when I got it. Seriously hot pickup.
Good friend of mine who lives in Tulsa told me that Oklahoma was putting up with freezing conditions, Matthew. Glad it's over. Also glad you found the sound you were after.
Cool! My 65 FB came with 2 70’s mini-hums and they are amazing!
Everything better from 1964. Damn I'm old...Luv that bird.
Don't change a thing.. what a great sound from all 3 positions.
Bet you'll use the middle position now.... very nice project.
Now just play it and never let this one go......
You have the ice storm and I had Hurricane Zeta, both pain in the ass. Love the Bird.
Nice Guitar! I had once read in a classic car magazine Fender used certain colors of automotive paint on some of their guitars, that Firebird looks like it could be 1964 Oldsmobile Sunset Mist or 1964 Buick Camelot Rose Metallic, I think Pontiac used it as a special order color too, I have seen 64 GTOs painted that color.
Wow, sounds awesome with the replacement PU.
thats perfect....you did great !!!....it has the snarl now that the patent pickup would never get.
Allen would love it, He was a friend of mine....
I got to play one of his '64 Birds and he was always experimenting with it.
Not only was he a GREAT player, but a greater songwriter, AND the coolest guy ive ever known-
RIP Allen Collins...Original Skynyrd forever-
I was sold as soon as you said “Allen Collins”!! It’s nice to hear someone you respect give a nod to a highly under rated Firebird player!! I love the mod.
Very underrated guitar player.
@@MatthewScottmusic Extremely underrated!
I think you mean Albert Collins!!!
@@duanebass No, it's Allen
@@duanebass if you don't know who Allen is why are you watching a guitar video?
Thats a good reason to hav ur best pick up companys number on speed dial . Love the channel
Out of phase mini-humbuckers, like someplace between Knopfler and Schenkman (Spin Doctors) sweet-unique-quaint with rich Gibson low-midrange punch.
Leave it there! 👍🏼
I ❤️ Firebirds, any type.
Much better now! Love the oop middle as well. I'd even them out, and leave it like it is!
Peace, Keith
I had a similar 1961-65 mini humbucker from a Wilshire. Used it in a Telecaster. Was a Great pick up! ...actually had the pair from the
non- repairable Wilshire. Put one in a 67 Pelham Blue Epiphone Coronet which got stolen in Boston. These Humbuckers were Great! Love them.
I love the “in phase” middle position on PAF style pickups with the neck volume rolled back to around 7 and bridge at 10. Really fattens up a lead tone.
SLAY! The new pup sounds RIGHT! The middle position is also fantastic sounding. Oh the TONE!!!
That out of phase sound is awesome!
Man.......that is exactly why I want a Firebird!!!!! That sounds amazing!!!!!
You should swap on that no hole cover from another pickup. It would look absolute perfect. That will also balance it with the neck pickup.
I own an 1964 Epiphone creswood custom, these mini paf are awesome!!! Awesome playing man, killling it!
"Wow" is right! The bloom in the high end harmonics from that paf-sticker pickup coming out of whichever of your amps you were playing was unreal. And for the record, the out-of-phase sound is pretty cool in my humble opinion.
Southern rocker vibes 🤘🏼 much love from Arkansas
"Lovin the sound,of the Epiphone pickup,it nails the whole Peter Green,Gary Moore sound perfectly,I would keep it like that,keep picking and grinin"
Who dislikes an awesome video like this?!?!
That new bridge pickup is BALLSY👍
when you started out I was like....mod a 60s firebird? why? but then when you played them.....never has a guitar needed a given mod more. Brought that firebird to life.
Huge difference! I love it!
The new pick up is a rocker its perfect.
That out-of-phase tone is an instant time machine! Cool project!
That middle sound great!
It sounds much, much better with the Epiphone pickup. And leave it out of phase since you rarely use the middle setting. It sounds great.
Really dig that out-of-phase tone!
New PU sounds killer!
I really enjoy seeing you bring these old "player grade" guitars back to life.
nice noodling into the intro of we are all the same!! That bridge pickup is what that firebird needed.
It's great looking and sounding firebird,cool stuff man!
Cool Firebird! great sound and love the color!
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Massive difference and a very nice one. Sounds much more rock'n'roll now. Amazing piece of history and very tastefully restored. Good job Mr Scott.
Wow! Sound is great, but your playing - fantastic!!
That guitar sounds killer! Man that neck pickup is unbelievable! Definitely sounds much better without that thin sounding bridge pup.
Sounds much better! Great vid. Out of phase is great too!
You have to flip the magnet to get the pickup in Phase with the other one but before you do that, and, if you have a separate volume for each pickup, the out of phase position with both pickups on, yields many many tonal Variations by adjusting the volume of each pickup. More so than if they're in phase. Try that. But even better replace the neck pickup with another mini humbucker that has adjustable pole pieces. Much crisper, more articulate, better sounding pick up.
Never cared much for mini hums, that my be the best sounding firebird I've heard (including mine lol). Best color too. You are a lucky man sir. Congrats. I am officially jealous.
Nice work sounds great. Always did like the mini humbuckers
God I love that guitar..and I am a fender fan myself....you've made some awesome choices on the upgrades.....I'm stuck on my tele build.,best guitar I've ever had at 40 plus yrs of playing and I've never owned or played a tele either till now......awsome video...rock on
Love the checking, love the our of phase tone!
Sounds way better now! Also looks sweet
I think your bridge pup might actually be an old neck pup from the guitar it was pulled from. At 5:00 in, you'll see we looked at the PAT no. but if you look how it's installed based on the pickup lead, it puts that PAT no upside down when installed, giving us the out of phase sound.
Very distinctive sound, the out of phase, combined with a clean tone, and your great, tasty, dynamics-rich finger-picked blues stylings. Love the Native-American print pillow to your left too.
That patent sticker epiphone mini humbucker sounds great, I think they were made in NYC
The mini hums were made by Gibson in Kalamazoo, and designed by Seth Lover too, but to the same form factor as the pre-Gibson NYC-made Epiphone single coils. Epi never made a humbucker prior to Gibson buying it.
I never thought I’d like a firebird but what you have done to yours has made me change my tune.
When you picked that color for that firebird I was a little apprehensive about but now I'm so glad you did. Its a beautiful guitar with a nasty tone.
Wow, sounds great!
That guitar just woke up! Nice
1964...my year of birth...simply Great Man...
Now it sounds good. Like how the finish is aging too. The out of phase tone in the middle is epic! Don't change that.
I just love everything about this guitar! Killer tone, killer look. Well done!
I thought it was way too hot, so I'm glad you mentioned that you hadn't adjusted the pup height yet. Hope you can find that balance, but I am fairly confident that you will. LOVE the out-of-phase sound. Very unique and great for certain kinds of blues, Keep?
Who doesn't love a little out of phase quack now and then? A nice addition to your palette of tones.
That may be my favorite guitar tone I’ve ever heard. You can feel it in your bones.
Love the mod. That vintage sound is everything !!!!
That sounds great now.
Huge difference after! It sounds WAY better now!
I been watching this firebird since u got it. I love that guitar!! Ty for your content!! Keep a rockin
AFTER!!!.. HELL YES!!!Yeah the patent sticker pup kicks ass brother!
Sounds so good 🥰
I am absolutely blown away. Gorgeous!
The out of phase tone was Great, leave it as it, is a Beautiful Guitar.
Great job man! Nice to see you try to leave everything as original as possible, but making it a true player at the same time! And man, that out of phase sound.. It's awesome!
a huge improvement and great playing! Nice
WOW . The new pickup sounds SOOOO much better. Amazing change. Also love your playing as always !
Sounds great this guitar and it’s journey with you has inspired me to get a firebird for myself
new pick up sounds nice and throaty - good job
Definitely more crunch. The tone of the neck pu is glorious.I love watching you play, Matthew. Wish you did and i could afford lessons. You seem like a great guy to be friends with and a half out for a week long workshop. I've been playing, going on a couple years and I'm ready to start adding in some style and nuance, beyond the basics of the TH-cam tutorials. Your classic rock and roll vibe, is exactly what I'd like to emulate.
Be well...
Sounds very cool - Good job!
Out of phase sound on this firebird is beautiful
Holy crap dude. That tone is absolutely amazing.
Glad the swap worked. Love that color.
*ALARM GOES OFF* Firebird wakes ⏰
Sounds great dude!
Awesome upgrade!
The Epiphone mini humbuckers are a different type of pickup construction to the Firebird mini humbuckers, even though they are about the same size. I'd leave the out of phase middle position in. It adds a bit of spice to the guitar.
It's such a cool colour. The checking is crazy lookin'!!! These mini-buckers are really cool. Congratulations on 100k.
Much crunchier, nice job Matthew and as always, great playing.😃👍
Great upgrade, sounds monster.
I agree with Steven...it sounds great, leave it exactly how it is!
The new bridge pup... nice growl! Also digging the out of phase sound.