Epiphone Firebird Custom Futura Quicksilver Shift IBGM

From the "Reverse" Firebird to the Futura Custom: The Original Spirit, Today's Performance

Born in the early 1960s, the Firebird established itself as a unique silhouette in the electric guitar world, instantly recognizable thanks to its "reverse" lines and boldly daring look. The Epiphone Futura Firebird Custom takes this iconic design and updates it for a contemporary take: optimized comfort, stage-oriented components, and a Chromashift finish that changes hues depending on angle and light. Within the Epiphone range, it targets guitarists who want an instrument with a strong style but also calibrated for live performance, recording, and content creation, offering a wider range of settings than a traditional Firebird.

An Electric Guitar Made to Play Loud, Play Long, and Stand Out

This Firebird is primarily aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking a serious, stable, and expressive solidbody capable of delivering in rehearsals and on stage. The humbucker duo naturally excels in rock, hard rock, alternative, punk, and modern blues, providing the foundation needed for heavy riffs and singing leads. Thanks to the push/pull functions (split and phase), it can also open up to "clearer and edgier" registers for sharper rhythms, studio layers, or more articulated parts, without losing the full and muscular character expected from a Firebird.

Tone, Sustain, and Control: The Mahogany Character Serving the ProBucker Ignite Pickups

The combination of a mahogany body and a set mahogany neck promotes a dense low-midrange, solid attack, and generous sustain: an ideal base for power chords, tight riffs, and note-holding solos. The Epiphone ProBucker Ignite pickups deliver a full and defined sound, with a response that remains clear when gain is increased, while retaining dynamics for pick or volume work. The push/pull controls multiply tonal options: the coil split brightens the spectrum and opens up chords, while the phase offers more hollow and expressive tones, useful for fitting into an arrangement without cluttering other instruments. Finally, the compound radius 10"-14" (254 mm - 355.6 mm) naturally supports modern playing: comfort at the lower neck for chords, then more freedom higher up for clean, controlled bends.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

For immediate use, you can pair it with a strap (compatible with the strap buttons), a standard 6.35 mm jack cable for amplifier or interface, and a guitar stand suitable for solidbody guitars for stable storage. A gig bag is included to facilitate transport.

Technical specifications

Left handed	No	Nbr of strings	6
Strings	Steel	Color	Grey

Type	solidbody electric guitar	Fingerboard Radius	compound 10"-14" / 254 mm - 355.6 mm
Shape	Firebird	Scale Length	25.5" / 647.70 mm
Wood	mahogany	Nut	Graph Tech
Finish	glossy	Hardware Finish	nickel
Binding	multi-ply on top	Bridge	LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Plastics	black	Tailpiece	LockTone Stop Bar
Construction	set neck	Tuners	Grover Rotomatic locking
Profile	Modern C	Knobs	knurled nickel
Fingerboard	ebony	Neck Pickup	Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
Fingerboard Binding	single-ply	Bridge Pickup	Epiphone ProBucker Ignite
Inlays	split-block	Selector	3-position toggle
Frets	stainless steel	Controls	2 volumes (push/pull coil split and phase)