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I own a Custom Shop that is sort of like a '65 RI of a non-reverse. I find this to be an incredible guitar. It has traditional tuners and is shaped in a comfortable directioin. I was test driving a few of the original styled Firebirds before I bought this guitar. The originals did seem very awkward to tune. I think the problem was the floating tremelo was never going to let me get it tuned right with or without banjo tuners. Mine has a hardtail - problem solved.
I would just recommend playing several for as long as you can before to commit to buying one. There is a reason that they never caught on as a mainstay guitar like the Les Paul and Strat. But they are beautiful guitars. The '65~68 non-reverse RI are extremely difficult to find. But you get a great guitar, easier to play/tune and that really pushes out that Firebird sound (Johnny Winter is flowing through my thoughts).
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