See all 12 unique instruments featured as Gear of the Month in 2012.
"In 1966, Gibson went a step further and offered the non-reverse Firebird in a 12-stringяthe model shown here was recently purchased by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. The V-12 features an asymmetrical mahogany body, mahogany set-neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, blackface LP-style headstock with pearl split diamond inlay and six tuners on each side, and a Tune-o-matic bridge. The original Firebird models came stock with P-90 pickups, but this particular model has mini humbuckers. Only an estimated 272 were produced from 1966п 67. "