u/KaptainKershaw

This is my newly acquired/modded Firefly FFSP "old Black" from the latest drop batch. I put on a real Bigsby B7 I had sitting around along with a Vibramate string spoiler (even though it didn't need it- the stock Bigsbee-clone is nice- the Vibramate just didn't fit it). Vibramate spoilers are a game changer for ease of changing strings and they also really seem to improve tuning stability and return-to-pitch with Bigsbys. I also put in a Snake Oil-brand hot Firebird bridge pickup and an old alnico 4 P90 with a raw tin cover to improve the looks and more closely match the inspiration for this thing. Again, the factory pickups were just fine and will definitely find a home in another project. I spent awhile polishing the frets and filing/rolling the binding and fingerboard edges and this thing plays like butter and feels super broken in. The nut slots took a little extra depth filing and cleanup work (and a little nut sauce) and now the action is effortlessly low and this thing really returns to pitch well after breaking in the strings! The factory imitation Grover locking tuners were good and stable, but I threw on a set of Jin-Ho locking tuners with a different peg shape. Jin-Ho makes the locking tuners that Reverend guitars come with, and they're fairly cheap. I put on Ernie Ball slinky 10s, and put in a Reverend Soft Touch bigsby spring that I have been using with the B7 for years now. It's softer and spongier/smoother than a stock Bigsby spring and the arm sits lower too. I also put in a Guyker roller bridge ($20 Amazon) that swapped right onto the stock ABR1-style bridge posts and has set screws to lock it to the posts. I highly recommend this upgrade above anything else! I set this thing up for D sharp standard and it has virtually no neck relief with zero buzzing and sounds awesome! The knobs are handmade custom Thunderbird totem and old Buffalo Nickel knobs made/sold by Guitar Bling on Etsy/Reverb. This is far and away my favorite Firefly so far. Only thing I'd change is I'd like a fatter neck, but that's nothing to complain about! This thing is NOT light but I could care less. Every time I pick it up I put on some overdrive and rip thru Alabama or Rockin in the Free World. Sweet guitar. I love it!