GIBSON

FIREBIRD III
The Firebird is the first Gibson solid-body to use neck-through
construction, wherein the neck extended to the tail end of the body.
The neck itself is made up of five plies of mahogany interspersed
with four narrow strips of walnut for added strength. Other features
were reverse headstock (with the tuners on the treble side), "banjo"
tuning keys, and mini-humbucking pickups.
The Firebird line went on sale in mid-1963 with four models
distinguished by pickup and tailpiece configurations. Unlike the Les
Paul and SG line, which used the terms "Junior", "Special", "Standard"
and "Custom", the Firebird used the Roman numerals "I", "III" , "V"
and "VII".