Explorer or Firebird?

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Age: 31
Gender: Male
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November 1st, 2008 at 11:09am
I may be getting a new guitar for my 16th birthday.
I'm torn between a Gibson Explorer standard, and a Gibson Firebird studio.
I play rock, screamo, acoustic, and progressive music. I've heard from my friend that the explorer is only good for metal because there are pipes in the guitar made for distortion, so the clean sound will suck. He said that the Firebird is good for classic rock.
Which guitar would be better for me? I'm leaning towards the Firebird, I think.
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