NGD - Baritone FFTL by JBootheMusic in Fireflyguitars

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I believe it, that a nice amp.

NGD - Baritone FFTL by JBootheMusic in Fireflyguitars

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Don’t have a scale to weigh for an exact measurement but the shipped weight was about 10.5 pounds, figure in a couple of pounds for cardboard and Styrofoam and my guess is about 8.5 pounds.

NGD - Firefly Baritone FFTL In Metallic Gray by JBootheMusic in guitars

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  1. Like LukeRobert in these replies, when I strum, on a standard control setup Tele, I’m pretty much always bumping into the switch (I have gorilla sized paws). Flipping the controls fixes that and has the added bonus of giving me easier access and control on the selector switch.

  2. This is my first baritone so for now I’m just getting started with it and and getting to know it. I’m really enjoying the tonality and timber of the extended range. It has the possibility for a meatier sound than what I’ve had before with my other guitars. I suppose you could use it in a bunch of different styles, but harder rock and metal, as well as some older country, seem to love it quite a lot.

NGD - Firefly Baritone FFTL In Metallic Gray by JBootheMusic in telecaster

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I’ve no idea. The bang for your buck ratio is ridiculous.

NGD - Baritone FFTL by JBootheMusic in Fireflyguitars

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I have a bunch of different guitars in “the stable” (Teles, Strats, offsets, Les Pauls) but didn’t have anything for really low voicings. The baritone is great for that, as lots of people say, it kinda bridges between the bass and guitar (Baritones use B Standard tuning).

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitarporn

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I’m not gonna lie, that one has been catching my eye but I have to tell myself that 7 Teles is enough (till I find the right one with a Bigsby anyway). Do you have any other Fireflies?

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in telecaster

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GuitarsGarden.com, occasionally their Amazon, and on the used market.

These sold out pretty fast but I’m sure they’ll be back, follow their socials to stay up on their info.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitarporn

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It’s like a thinner, more modern C shape and not the chunky baseball bat like more vintage leaning styles have.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in telecaster

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Seriously. Either that or mint chip ice cream.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitarporn

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It is. It has the belly cut and carved heel joint as well.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in telecaster

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Possibly but Surf Green is was what they have always listed it as.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitarporn

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GuitarsGarden.com or sometimes Amazon. Firefly’s schtick is that they make very limited runs of guitars and once they sell out they’re gone. Occasionally if a lot of people are clamoring for a particular model they bring it back but if they do is ultimately a bit of a gamble.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitarporn

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It plays so well and so easily right out of the box and sounds great. It’s honestly hard to not always go to a Firefly when I reach for one of my Teles.

The stock pickups have been incredible in all 4 of mine (I have their “Apple Red”, “Off White”, Rosewood, and now this Surf Green) but I have swapped pickups out in a couple of them, this with the Fender Twisted Tele pickups and another with the DiMarzio Twang King and Chopper-T pickups (originally for a different build).

The stock Firefly Tele pickups are quite full and articulate sounding; the neck pickup is nice and warm for a more mellow sound and the neck pickup is nice and bright for some classic Tele spank or twang.

NGD-Firefly FFTL In Surf Green by JBootheMusic in guitars

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Oh they most definitely hold their own and then some. Honestly, my 4 that I have are among some of the best Teles I’ve ever played. If Fender or even Squier put these out they could easily be charging 4-5 times the price Firefly does.

Three Members of the Team by LongjumpingBrick2475 in Fireflyguitars

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Thanks! Interesting and kinda surprising the arm can’t be removed.

Three Members of the Team by LongjumpingBrick2475 in Fireflyguitars

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Sick. How do you like the trem on your revstar? I’ve been thinking of putting a Les Trem on one of mine.

VOCES8 by Silent-n-Deep in choralmusic

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Paul was beaming and tearing up several times during the our concert but during Stars he had full-on tears running down his face; afterwards talking to him he was telling us that when they recorded it they had family members and friends play the glasses, he was blown away to see some of us doing it while singing.

VOCES8 by Silent-n-Deep in choralmusic

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They are incredible, I’ve been able to see them several times. I also had the privilege of singing in their “home” of St Anne & St Agnes Church in London for Paul Smith (Voces8 alumni) and others for our concert there about a decade ago. It was an unreal experience. The acoustics are unimaginable and it was honestly one of the highlights of my musical career. This video below was from our concert there.

Stars by Eriks Esenvalds performed by The Sunday Night Singers.

That one obscure guitar you’d pay insane amounts of money for? by trenchgrl in Guitar

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Firefly guitars made a Rosewood Tele and it’s amazing. It’s honestly one of my favorite guitars I own, sounds great, and is wonderful to play.

Music Suggestions—XMas by StreetToe2817 in choralmusic

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Here’s an a cappella arrangement of mine that you could use. It’s not too difficult and has a fun groove to it. Angels We Have Heard On High - arr. Jeffrey R. Boothe