Gibson Launch 'Most Technologically Advanced Guitar'

Gibson have announced plans to release a limited edition advanced guitar next month.

The Gibson Dark Fire has been dubbed the "most technologically advanced guitar of its kind".

Only 4,000 models have been designed around the world, and will cost £2,500.

The new model is similar to the original Gibson Robot Les Paul guitar, but has been redesigned to incorporate the new technical capabilities.

Additions include the ability to switch between analog or digital, and it provides an infinite number of tonal possibilities to let you match your environment.

The key to controlling the new functions is the Master Control Knob (MCK), which has been redesigned with much improved ergonomics and a sophisticated full color matrix display featuring LEDs.

The model's new MCK also controls the ability to change pickups and coils, allowing the ability to adjust tone and tunings automatically and simultaneously several times during the same song.

The Gibson Dark Fire guitar will go on sale on December 15 at 400 dealers throughout the world, with each store only stocking 10 instruments.

Thanks for the report to Nme.com.

Comments

[Badreligionrock]

Sounds interesting. Shame I don't have £2,500 though.

[Equivalence]

Sick...better start saving then

[Busproof]

I'd give my leg for this guitar.

[yutyoy]

id rather just have a standard. i cant imagine how hard this thing would be to get repaired when something breaks or malfunctions. and im sure there would be problems eventually. keep it simple

[LankyBass]

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

[Animorphy]

Needs more pictures

[lewis_grey]

Not my cuppa tea, I like to keep things simple so I think I'll stick with my good ol' trusty LP standard.

[fearstrike]

i love gibson, but they are bastardizing their guitars. as if the overpriced limited robot or the billie joe sig wasnt bad enough, now this.

[BassFishin]

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

+1 for sure.

[thedarkblues06]

BassFishin wrote:

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

+1 for sure.

+2. $5000 American will get you a sick LP Premium and a half stack Marshall with enough left over for effects for sure.

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid.

[AdamOnDrums]

Animorphy wrote:

Needs more pictures

i agree.. but at that price, I think people would buy something else,..

[MonsterOfRock]

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail

[MuffinMan]

Could get a great guitar and amp for the same price. Not quite what I'd call cost-effective; an extravagant toy for rich guitarists.

[jakewynnrocks]

just think tho, you cant go crazy with it onstage. most bands that actually have fun onstage have sweat and water dripping everywhere, the thing would short out in no time...

[alcinious]

I'm crying at this guitar it's so amazing...

[riffer_raffer]

what a frickin gimmick...

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

[Tyler Durden]

whats next, guitars that strum themselves?

[worton]

I would trade in all 5 guitars for this...easy....

[dontstopblevin]

looks good, but as always, Gibson goes the extra mile to find something so ridiculously expensive that fanboys HAVE to buy...

whatever, I'm a fender man

[G-loony]

quote]MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail[/quote]

Lol cranked me up.

And yeah it's only good thing is the different tuning types but thats about it.

[Axl_Explosion]

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

+3 Spending that kind of money, I'd be afraid to play the damn thing because I'd be too afraid of it breaking.

Pretty soon though, they're gonna come out with a guitar that actually PLAYS FOR YOU!! Gibson is going to make a guitar that you just have to hold and it plays all the notes and chords for you, just like those demo pianos that they have, like, at the mall. The days of talented guitarists will be over because the guitar does it all!

[Aziraphale]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

Quoted for truth. And yeah, I can't imagine someone with a guitar like this would be throwing it around on stage putting on a good rock show. If you don't like tuning, get some locking tuners and a proper setup. I've showed up to gigs, hauled out my guitar and it'd still be in tune from last week, ready to do the show.

[XgamerGt04]

They aren't made to make people lazy at all. Imagine not really having to stop to tune between songs, or even changing tunings in the middle of a song. It also allows many different guitar sounds to come from one guitar. Imagine all of the new creative possibilities it opens up.

[damskippy]

Aziraphale wrote:

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:




I've showed up to gigs, hauled out my guitar and it'd still be in tune from last week, ready to do the show.

Must've been a Gibson.

[Lil Macker]

This quite old news.

People need to check the Gibson website more! :p:

It would be nice if they made it look a little better, but I still wouldn't mind it.

[nikhil101]

The model's new MCK also controls the ability to change pickups and coils, allowing the ability to adjust tone

Oh wow!! I've never seen a guitar where you could change pickups or choose which coils to use! Amazing..

[deluded_reality]

^^Which may lead to guitarists not bothering to learn to tune their guitars. I can hear the thoushts now' OMFG!! The tuning know isn't working! Now how the hell am I gonna change the tuning?'

[TyrsFromAbove37]

It's just a guitar...no amount of technicality in the instrument will make you a better player...and 5000 dollars?!?!?!? You could almost get a private stock PRS for that much....

[blink day 4 eva]

man...i knew that this would happen eventually...
y cant the world just stay like it is..i think were all happy with our normal guitars..and these things just teach us 2 b lazy..thats y imagine the future as billions of ppl that are overweight cause theirs ****ing flying chairs that teleport u wherever u want..i would seriously b disappointed if a pro used this..

[roarinflames]

this things gonna bomb just like the robot did

if you go to ams, theyre giving robots away for $1500
werent they like $3600 to start

[cthuludawn21]

they make player pianos, and now thanks to Gibson, we're one step closer to a player LP....why the hell would we want that?

[sick&twisted]

more technological stuff, more to break. just like amps and built in effcts, all garbage. It may sound sweet, but for how long?

[DANZIG767]

MuffinMan wrote:

Could get a great guitar and amp for the same price. Not quite what I'd call cost-effective; an extravagant toy for rich guitarists.

thats exactly what it is, why do you think they only made 400, they arent going to mass produce it because people will not buy it because its to expensive, so im sure their intention is for rich musicians to buy it

[garagerocker69]

eventually they will just release essentially a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.

[Putrefaction]

Great and all that they can make such a technologically advanced guitar, but not one that won't break after dropping it once ¬_¬

[singlebarreljac]

I like guitars that arent robots, because I like to do everything myself. soon we can just download profiles to our guitars to make it play like hendrix, or page and wont even have do do a thing but hold it. The price of this gimmick, i dont even wanna start how overpriced ALL gibsons are. I'm a fender guy anyway, but standard LP's are pretty nice if you can find one that has been built right.

[gareno]

this is cool but i would just prefer a regular electric guitar for a much cheaper price, having the most technologically advanced guitar in the world isn't going to make you or me a better guitarist

[Led-Zeppelin71]

too bad its as ugly as ****

[Strato-Massacre]

id rather collect different guitars with their own unique sounds.

[sashki]

I think it's good that Gibson are coming up with stuff like this to prove that they aren't just conservative old farts. On the other hand, it's more technology than the average guitarist will ever need.

[Black-Metal]

tenner bet they dont make a left handed version

[M.B.MetalTabber]

I like the idea of it being able to tune itself quickly and easily, because that's where you get problems on stage. But other than that, I'd rather just have a normal guitar. If they keep pushing technology then it won't be long until you get a guitarist who can play like hell but can't do any of the tweaking to their guitar that we do to ours at the moment. being able to string and tune a guitar is important imho.

[TheQuailman]

Sounds interesting and looks damn cool. Too bad it's based on the Studio LP - I suppose it'll be of mediocre quality if that's true.

Interesting nevertheless and I hope that the technology behind it will be available on cheaper instruments in a couple of years.

[Adamtbh]

"most technologically advanced guitar"
sounds familiar, they said this about the robot.
thats the odd on them saying the same thing about a new upgrade in half a years time again

no point buyinga fancy guitar for its electronics, given they will be outdated shortly

[TimboSlice]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

I seriously doubt "new guitarists" are buying Robots and this Frankenstein monster. I'm not too keen on the idea of this thing though, it's like a Variax that physically tunes itself.

garagerocker69 wrote:

eventually they will just release essentially a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.

Casio DG-20? I think that's it...it's been described as the guitar Darth Vader would have used.

[vabrownsfan89]

for me at least, some of the most fun i have playing guitar is just screwing around with my guitar and amp and getting new tones. i dont see the need to spend a shit ton of money on a guitar that will give me preset tones, because i can find a good tone myself with a little work. plus, in a year it'll be outdated because fender will come out with a new guitar thats even more complex than this one or their previous "strat that does everything". by doing this the guitar is changing from an instrument to nothing more than a computer shaped like a guitar

[mnhockey99]

How long before there is a "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" gamers band making it into mainstream music? This is just utterly ridiculous.

[Farether]

it really looks awesome. and I really like the idea of changing tunings within a few seconds, really useful on stage!

checked.

[TGautier13]

Variax 700

[Wigert]

Do NOT want.

[darrenjables]

Damn. If I get one I'd miss the two tone knobs. Also, why are Gibson advertising the f*ck out of their new guitars. Not like anyone can afford them!!

[Korzack]

mnhockey99 wrote:

How long before there is a "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" gamers band making it into mainstream music? This is just utterly ridiculous.

Oh, calm down man - It's not like the frests are f'cking Colour-coded, is it? And do I see a paddle between the pickups?
It's about time they started outfitting their guitars with their benchmark electronics, though - it's a looker, but worth £2,500? I'll wait till I need it first.

[Matt in Jerzey]

This is a cool idea, but there's no replacing what your own fingers can do. Real tone is in the hands.

[guitarlad89]

MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail

sure, wammy's are only if you want to make pre-school noises and not actually "play" the guitar. Floyd Rose are for noise makers, not guitar players.

[shwilly]

Only 4,000 models have been designed around the world, and will cost £2,500.

Either that or Gibson designed just 1 model and then produced 4000 units which were (or will be) distributed around the world, only to be bought and resold on eBay for like £10,000...

[qotsa1998]

The whole tone-switching thing reminds me of a Variax, but with pickups on it. This whole thing really eliminates a basic skill most guitar players need, which it ear training and being able to tune it. Really tho, how long before Gibson comes out with a robot that plays guitar for you?

[SynthSilver]

Looks insane, but...eh, not for me.

[IlikeMetal]

Who in their right mind would pay $3,300 for a guitar that doesn't actually do anything to justify spend that amount? I mean shit, I could buy 3 good guitars for that price and be able to do more than that thing ever could. Are people seriously this lazy?

[Ace5gt]

When will Gibson ever stop jacking up the price of their guitars? Not that it really matters for me. They outpriced themselves beyond what my wallet can afford a long time ago.

[xiempie]

I want I want

[Captain Insano]

Robotic Tuning: Check

Master Conrtrol Knob: Check

Balances on a Strap: .....

[Tomosaurus]

Fender Aerodyne Strat ftw

[3 days grace14]

to many thing to go wrong rather a standard

[saitenslayer]

sounds cool im not gonna buy it thoungh

[Patrick L]

Now introducing the Gibson robot guitar.It tunes itself,plays by itself,walks by itself,makes breakfast for you,cleans for you,does your homework and gets you friends.

[mnhockey99]

Korzack wrote:
It's not like the frests are f'cking Colour-coded, is it? And do I see a paddle between the pickups?

Not yet, give it another 3 years.

[Quarbon]

Prolly will prefer a Standard.

[vanman118]

ive always wondered is itpossibel to use a standard les paul for a metal sonud,like i know devildriver uses les pauls but are they different than a regular one?

[new_age_reject]

garagerocker69 wrote:

eventually they will just release essentially a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.

Line 6 make guitars which are exactly that.

[ALeMmjon]

Sounds cool.. but I wonder how much it would cost to get it repaired if something went broke. Or who would locally know how.. probably have to send it off to gibson for a pretty penny.

[Topstring]

There certainly are some ignorant people in here.

[J.J.G.]

eventually they will just release essentially a MIDI controller shaped like a guitar.

lol, check out line 6 variax; it is basicaly what you just said

[Kirdid]

Nice, guitar ! :

[add_g]

nice guitar, but all the electronics are unnecessary, and most likely won't improve your playing skills.

[anton_]

Give me one please

[Ibanezmansam]

This is the kind of instrument you can sort off get lost in, it's just far to many things in one place. Almost intimidating,that amount of money could be better spent elsewhere

[dotvinci]

For all you complaining and wanting to "keep it simple": Get with the times. Gibson has long been a pioneer in the musical instrument industry. They are just doing what they always have done by pushing the envelope of technology. They're not doing this to all their guitars, just a limited run. This guitar may not fit your simplistic needs, but it doesn't make it any less revolutionary or awesome.

-100 for all of you who are too "simple" to appreciate this guitar.

[DrPooh]

Thanks for making my current guitar feel like a complete pile of crap Gibson! -.-

[tands]

stupid idea, start making guitars again gibson then people will buy them

Checked

[RGshred88]

For all you complaining and wanting to "keep it simple": Get with the times. Gibson has long been a pioneer in the musical instrument industry. They are just doing what they always have done by pushing the envelope of technology. They're not doing this to all their guitars, just a limited run. This guitar may not fit your simplistic needs, but it doesn't make it any less revolutionary or awesome.

-100 for all of you who are too "simple" to appreciate this guitar.

-100 to you because you fail to see that the reason no one likes it is because it takes away the real essence of the guitar.
Im all for the future but if this is what guitars will be like then screw that ill stick with my old "primitive" instrument.

You're supposed to know your instrument to play your instrument

[dotvinci]

-100 to you because you fail to see that the reason no one likes it is because it takes away the real essence of the guitar.
Im all for the future but if this is what guitars will be like then screw that ill stick with my old "primitive" instrument.

You're supposed to know your instrument to play your instrument

Really? You can't be serious. Who are you to tell Gibson what the "real essence" of a guitar is? Again, your simplicity is obvious when you talk about the "future of guitars." Nobody said this is the future of guitars, and that was quite obvious when the author stated that these will be limited to a run of 4000 units. Common sense, provided you have any, should tell you that Gibson will never stop making traditional or "primitive" instruments.

Epic fail on your part, great strides in technology for Gibson.

[reldask]

Strato-Massacre wrote:

id rather collect different guitars with their own unique sounds.

indeed

[David_Bowie=GOD]

it wont be the most techonlogically advanced guitar if they keep using the studio les paul for these types of models.

that is all.

[moliver777]

Never really liked Gibson's that much. Not really sure why... maybe it's the weight of them...

I'd take a PRS Custom 24 over this anyday!!!

[goo94]

IlikeMetal wrote:

Who in their right mind would pay $3,300 for a guitar that doesn't actually do anything to justify spend that amount? I mean shit, I could buy 3 good guitars for that price and be able to do more than that thing ever could. Are people seriously this lazy?

yeah i know, for example sonic youth have barely written one song in standard tuning, and look at what they can do with ONE of their numerous guitars.

if u want tonal options & different tunings, get 4 decent guitars for the price of 1 of these (if in theory u can afford it that is lol, i for one can't but hey lol) its nice to have variety, and it shouldnt cost £2,500 for it.

All these guitars are going to be used for is showing them off or being kept somewhere & being sold on in 5 years time for triple the price. I for one like music but hey

[Metallicam]

dotvinci wrote:

-100 to you because you fail to see that the reason no one likes it is because it takes away the real essence of the guitar.
Im all for the future but if this is what guitars will be like then screw that ill stick with my old "primitive" instrument.

You're supposed to know your instrument to play your instrument

Really? You can't be serious. Who are you to tell Gibson what the "real essence" of a guitar is? Again, your simplicity is obvious when you talk about the "future of guitars." Nobody said this is the future of guitars, and that was quite obvious when the author stated that these will be limited to a run of 4000 units. Common sense, provided you have any, should tell you that Gibson will never stop making traditional or "primitive" instruments.

Epic fail on your part, great strides in technology for Gibson.

+1
You guys have to understand that thins thing only changes tuning automatically, and you will still need to physically tune your guitar first. And you still gotta know how to play a guitar and which tones sound right so don't even try this bullshit about untalented guitarists. Hell, I think it even looks good, although yes, out of my price range.

[MrGuitarGuy01]

i wouldnt buy this thing, gibsons first robot guitar was a failure, they decided to test it out on a studio body WHICH SUCKS, and the neck sucked. So what does gibson do when their first attempt bombs? Make another one! This guitar is the same robot guitar with a different color and one more option. I agree with the saying keep it simple, id take a standard over this any day, and gibson needs to quit releasing sh*t guitars using the LP body, its a shame to the orignial.

[Harvey_Danger]

Overpriced bollocks.

[Smithsc]

yutyoy wrote:

id rather just have a standard. i cant imagine how hard this thing would be to get repaired when something breaks or malfunctions. and im sure there would be problems eventually. keep it simple

very true

[ratm_fan_06]

"an infinite number of tonal possibilities"

...I'll be the judge of that

[BrickIsRed]

Wish they would say what guitars it can sound like.

[charger356]

blink day 4 eva wrote:

man...i knew that this would happen eventually...
y cant the world just stay like it is..i think were all happy with our normal guitars..and these things just teach us 2 b lazy..thats y imagine the future as billions of ppl that are overweight cause theirs ****ing flying chairs that teleport u wherever u want..i would seriously b disappointed if a pro used this..

+1

However, I do find it ironic that someone who refuses to type out full words is preaching about how lazy the world is becoming.

[Wyldeman2403]

I definately agree with everyone here talking about keeping it simple, i mean its just a very overpriced overrated guitar which seems to be what gibson does these days instead of making quality guitars that the working man can afford. I mean who needs all that junk on a guitar many musicians arent that apt to change their ways anyhow so why even make a guitar like this. Just keep making your classics with great quality like usual and stop trying to change things and make them so damn complicated and or expensive for people. I agree with that one statement in the ost that it would be a pain to fix if something broke on this thing i mean id be scarred to even play it because of all the expensive junk in side it. I would say def. a studio guitar an not a gig guitar for sure it probably couldnt take the abuse.

[underoath0902]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

BassFishin wrote:

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

+1 for sure.

+2. $5000 American will get you a sick LP Premium and a half stack Marshall with enough left over for effects for sure.

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid.

+1
+1

[Dreaming-V]

hums to single = ****ing awesome

[8455157]

ITS GONE TOO FAR!!!! STOP IT

[AC/DC fan 22693]

Animorphy wrote:

Needs more pictures

um go to the gibson website...

[Oli_88]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

Because every new guitarist will spend this much money on their first guitar...

[fiftysteps]

I get freaked out when I see floating tremelo bridges, I don't know what I would do with this guy. I love the finish and I love love love the pick guard, but there is something about tuning a guitar yourself and having to deal with your guitar's tone that makes it more personal. Robot guitar is exactly what it is, souless.

[ATXTheKiller]

Looks like a pretty damn cool guitar. The keyword here is "looks". I dunno about the infinite tonal possibilities thing. And I do agree that lately Gibson has been making guitars with more emphasis on "groundbreaking features" than good craftsmanship.

[punkrockdude2]

how many freaking people buy these? probally none.

[punkrockdude2]

gibson = apple. over priced. fender = microsoft you get what you pay for.

[ChucklesMginty]

In less than 20 years, self tuning guitars will be as standard.

[srvkicks@$$]

why will anyone need this besides the fact that they can sell it to some idiot for 10k in a few years

unless your name is tom morello you will never use all of the tonal watevers and you will never need this guitar

almost everybody plays either rock, classic rock, somekind of metal, hardrock, and grunge
and all you need to play all of that is one guitar that sounds good with effects, and that has a warm tone

and when it breaks or has problems you will pull a kurt cobain and blow out your brains when you get the repair bill

you will probably play it for a month then seal it in a locked vault until you sell it 5 years later

[strat0blaster]

Awesome - now you can suck horribly at actually playing a guitar, but to hell with learning to play it well, becuase your robot guitar will just make it sound alright for you.

What a shame.The robot tuner was bad enough...

Bid farewell to EAR TRAINING.

[MegaRon]

Shame I don't have that kind of cash, but the name alone intrigues me. The features sound kind of cool, as well. I am hesitant to purchase a robot guitar, though.

[fastlanestoner]

give me a beat-up strat that barely stays in tune anyday over this stuff.

[mightmuffin]

With incredibly expensive guitars, comes incredibly expensive repairs.

[cam_sampbell]

It's so pointless...

[SpockTheRock]

mnhockey99 wrote:

How long before there is a "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" gamers band making it into mainstream music? This is just utterly ridiculous.

Uh, yeah, about that. They now have a TV show on VH1 about Rock Band bands where the bands compete in a sort of "Battle of the Bands" scenario.

On topic though, personally I wouldn't buy it. The thing would probably be a biotch to repair as most places wouldn't be equipped for such a repair, which probably means you would need to send it to Gibson. I would be afraid to play this. And this is old news BTW. I read this on Wikipedia like a week ago.

[Fluffwig]

This guitar is so hot o_O

[schecter_r0cker]

Badreligionrock wrote:

Sounds interesting. Shame I don't have £2,500 though.

No but I do

[NiCk_FuRy]

lewis_grey wrote:

Not my cuppa tea, I like to keep things simple so I think I'll stick with my good ol' trusty LP standard.

you said it, my friend!

[MacDizzy]

I'd probably get one of these if it were being mass produced and a little cheaper. I think the look is amazing and the features are quite cool. I like technology and innovation and I'm glad Gibson does too.

[Shinozoku]

yutyoy wrote:

id rather just have a standard. i cant imagine how hard this thing would be to get repaired when something breaks or malfunctions. and im sure there would be problems eventually. keep it simple

Exactly.

[Brasseye81]

Wait a year, and it'll become an option on a standard. Or a retrofit kit like the robot tuning technology is.

[FretboardToAsh]

oh great, another computer. They're really just working towards a GH controller if you ask me.

[Brasseye81]

You get guitar rig 3 with it as well, which is kinda cool.

[1010]

i will only get a robot guitar when it is more like a terminator robot and can disintegrate people when they make shitty stuff like this.

[stratdud39]

pretty sweet but i would never buy it.
i'd much rather have a carvin custom shop for less than half the price.

[SilverSpurs616]

Oh lord, we're back to the "omg it not simple nemaore OMG PANIC!"

I don't understand why many people are becoming almost aggressive against this guitar. It's been made to make things easier for guitarists. If people can afford it and don't wanna have to worry about tunings, then it's perfect. If people prefer to use their "simple" guitars, fair enough so don't buy it =S

[BoogieManMKD]

How about they start making quality guitars again, and not some load of bull****. If you want to tune up use a tuner for god's sake, and buy some pickups.

[CliffIsAngry]

Maybe this guitar can produce Brown Noise, then I'll buy it, visit Gibson HQ and wreck Havoc!

[gorkyporky]

I think its definately a step in the right direction. Why wouldnt guitars enjoy some tecnological advances. Auto tunning, different pickup and sound options... and all of that at a flick of a button! If that aint cool, i dont know what is. All they need to come up now is an aouto-tunning FR, and were all set. And if you still want a simple guitar, cause "t3chnology sux d00d, vintake all the way!" you can still get a standard or somethin. The only thing i dont understand is, why dont they make more than 4000 of them? Wouldnt it be in their better to bring this kind of tecnology to the masses? Oh well, gues ill have to wait a couple of years for that.

[guitarrocker099]

True it looks like an amazing guitar, and it probably will be. I love my Les Paul, and with these changes it would be insane. But how long do you think it would take for that technology to fail? I mean, it may be too complicated for its own good. There's just too much to go wrong with this guitar which is why it's good that they included the analog function, but I mean still... What's wrong with just doing it the old fashioned way?

[dgme92]

gorkyporky wrote:
The only thing i dont understand is, why dont they make more than 4000 of them? Wouldnt it be in their better to bring this kind of tecnology to the masses? Oh well, gues ill have to wait a couple of years for that.

To see if it's a comercially viable project, and whether or not they should make a continuous series out of this, like the Studio, or the Standard versions.

[McMullen20]

Personally, this guitar looks sweet, the tuner is a cool thought, but it really takes away some of the feel that ur playing a guitar... tuning is a pain but u get the real sound of the strings on your amp by manually tuning your guitar... i like hearing the real sound my strings make, not some arctificial sound... whats next? a guitar that plays prerecorded songs? i dont like the advance in technology... you dont need technology to make your music hear, just some strings, electricity, and skill... nothing give me a bigger smile then hearing a song i couldnt play a month ago coming from my fingers... and it all started from the beggining, learning how to tune... ill waste my thousands on customization not technicization.

[darkfire_storm]

MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail

you'd be surprised how many people would rather not have a Floyd Rose, or any tremolo for that matter. my RG came with one, and i ended up blocking it to make it a fixed bridge anyway because i hated to the trem.

[Pat_s1t]

I'd love to have a self tuning Floyd. One that would adjust the springs, unlock the bolt, turn the tuners, etc. automatically.

[Matt Doreen]

It comes out on my birthday!

It's a good idea, but not a very realistic one. Someday, this may be the standard...

[rhyezkie]

the Technologically Advanced Guitars are the stupidest idea ever.....I'll rather choose les paul standard than dark firee!!

everythings on the earth doesn't have to be advanceee...these people are just teaching us to be lazyy!!!!they're bullsh!tt!ng their productsssss

[LightxGrenade]

I agree this guitar is waaay too expensive, although it'd be damn cool to have completely different tone at the switch of a button. Either way I wish I had a chance to try it out and see what it's all about.
As for the people freaking out about this guitar...I guess you're the same kind of ppl that flipped out in the 40's and 50's when some people started using electric guitars. I'm sure a lot of people back then wanted to keep it "nice and simple" and I'm sure they must've thought that "no real guitarist" would buy an electric guitar kinda similar train of thought don't you think...

[shadow__666]

Rich boy's toy. I wouldn't get one even if I had the cash; I'd get a Charvel Surfcaster and/or a Bogner Fish preamp.

[gibson0809]

i prefer to stick with a standard, i think that with less technology, less can go wrong. and if it does go wrong, its cheaper to fix

[ironBLSmaiden]

sure, wammy's are only if you want to make pre-school noises and not actually "play" the guitar. Floyd Rose are for noise makers, not guitar players.

so let me get this straight, your calling people like eddie van halen noise makers? i know not everyone love floyds but saying that people with them suck makes you sound like a dumbass. and for 5000 ****ing dollars, i want all i can get. besides, i bet if you tried using a floyd, it would sound like shit

[2112pk]

i call i reissue in 6 mounths in several finishes and still do major improvments

you read it here first

[2112pk]

2112pk wrote:

i call i reissue in 6 mounths in several finishes and still do major improvments

you read it here first

*no major

[guitargodwannab]

BassFishin wrote:

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a
normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me


+1 for sure.

add one up for me guys

[ihavenoname93]

gibson is quickly becoming a high end line 6.

this scares me

[SkyValley]

This is a dumb idea, I think. Only people who are gonna buy this are snobby indie kids who sit in their room and make shoegaze music on their Macbook Pros. No man in their right mind would bring such a delicate and expensive piece of crap on stage, unless you were so super-rich you could afford a slew of them.

[LazyLatinoRocke]

The guitar looks good but seems like they're copying Line 6

[raulbitran]

the thing is taht when something happen youre done, my jackson kelly broke its wood, and it was like ****k, and i was depressed for like two days imaine that!!!

[Cafas]

Without going through every post, I'm just going to assume there's a lot of dumb 'robotic guitar' comments, and shit about Gibson making a guitar that plays for you next. It's predictable.

Anyways, it sounds interesting. And for such a limited run, that's pretty cheap actually.

[mitch311]

I would never buy a Gibson. I owned a burny les paul which cost 5 times less then a Gibson and it was just as good if not better then some of the modern gibsons.

[Zoso Juan]

SkyValley :
This is a dumb idea, I think. Only people who are gonna buy this are snobby indie kids who sit in their room and make shoegaze music on their Macbook Pros. No man in their right mind would bring such a delicate and expensive piece of crap on stage, unless you were so super-rich you could afford a slew of them.
+1

[Cafas]

And honestly, if you're going to criticize it, try not to sound/look an idiot/child in the process. Just because you can't think of at least one way to be creative with newer technology doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Making music isn't a contest or a trade. However you get the job done doesn't matter. It's the end result.

[Gregray88]

Does it sound any good?

[Mezzo4te]

for all the kids going this is retarded you obviously dont play live. piezo is useful because you dont need an acoustic live and can use both together which sounds great, and the p90 is good for total versitility. Having said that i just got a dual input piezo guitar with sperzels and a coil tap so ive got all the sounds and that was 300 quid.

[Cafas]

for all the kids going this is retarded you obviously dont play live. piezo is useful because you dont need an acoustic live and can use both together which sounds great, and the p90 is good for total versitility. Having said that i just got a dual input piezo guitar with sperzels and a coil tap so ive got all the sounds and that was 300 quid.

Fucking right. Having piezos and coil taps on my Carvin is a blessing.

[pkweon]

it's a pretty nice guitar, piezo bridge is awesome

[Kail1990]

Busproof :
I'd give my leg for this guitar.
POSTED: 11/25/2008 - 117 am

[Kail1990]

аффтар жжот)) that's right man))

[Sguit]

Matt Doreen wrote:

It comes out on my birthday!

It's a good idea, but not a very realistic one. Someday, this may be the standard...

This will never become a standard, they just want to impress everyone with super hi-tech guitars, I mean a musical intrument is not like a computer. They just
want to get some attentionm by saying: hey look at what we can do that Fender doesn't. This guitar is a total fail, the poeple who will buy are these little show-off rich kids that are just gonna go: hey look I have a 5000$ guitar, I'm better than you. No one needs a guitar like this one, period.

[Cafas]

This will never become a standard, they just want to impress everyone with super hi-tech guitars, I mean a musical intrument is not like a computer. They just
want to get some attentionm by saying: hey look at what we can do that Fender doesn't. This guitar is a total fail, the poeple who will buy are these little show-off rich kids that are just gonna go: hey look I have a 5000$ guitar, I'm better than you. No one needs a guitar like this one, period.

See? Predictable. Same arguments against it every time.

[Dark Aegis]

I like les pauls, but Gibson just keeps coming up with gimmicky guitars that no one can afford. Half the stuff they came up with has already been done before, like the "innovative" robot guitar.

[Selvinator]

SkyValley wrote:

This is a dumb idea, I think. Only people who are gonna buy this are snobby indie kids who sit in their room and make shoegaze music on their Macbook Pros. No man in their right mind would bring such a delicate and expensive piece of crap on stage, unless you were so super-rich you could afford a slew of them.

+1
You're absolutely right about the indie kids and their Macs.

[Higgzy]

It's looks ok, just a bit too flashy and overpriced.

[Cafas]

Selvinator wrote:

SkyValley wrote:

This is a dumb idea, I think. Only people who are gonna buy this are snobby indie kids who sit in their room and make shoegaze music on their Macbook Pros. No man in their right mind would bring such a delicate and expensive piece of crap on stage, unless you were so super-rich you could afford a slew of them.

+1
You're absolutely right about the indie kids and their Macs.

But it's not even a bit ironic that you'll call them snobby, and yet generalize an entire group of people, and the potential audience for this guitar?

[rasinañte]

Guys this guitar wasn't made for us and it wasn't made for noob guitarists. It won;t ruin the guitar as we know it because the only people who will have one are the already accomplished guitarists that have to change tuning a lot.

[Kail1990]

сраные америкос 99) ахаха) писец нах

[Hamham272]

O NOES CHANGE!!! Honestly guys, if it's gunna help you change tuning DURING a song then it's good, infinitly better and makes for alot of really cool possibilities. STFU and QQ

[Kail1990]

бля здесь хоть один нормальн 99;й человек есть?

[Roopelatvalafan]

give me one with floyd rose or something more advanced? there is no new thinking about this.. it is just all sorts of weird divises put into one guitar..

[SAINTJIMMY9999]

It'll be awhile before this kinda guitar truly catches on. Just think of how much the guitars you own will be worth when they become "vintage" and this guitar becomes standard.

[BMTH666]

Its cool and all but not my kind of guitar

[dotvinci]

The majority of negative responses in regards to this guitar are a direct reflection of the current poor state of the music industry. Not many are willing to embrace new sounds or technology, which is why we continue to pump out the same old garbage over the radio. The bands that are really making their mark on the twenty-first century are the ones that are pushing music to its limits. Those of you who still cling to your "simple" guitars and your tube amps and can't adapt or accept change... well, good luck.

[Kail1990]

ну вы пиздеец )

[Kail1990]

бля вам походу напиздиш 00; что уже её купил так у вас моск ебанётся сразу

[Soadfan8]

Busproof wrote:

I'd give my leg for this guitar.

?

you're only supposed to have one???

[Kail1990]

фак ю спилберг

[HendrixClaptonP]

I wish they would would spend soe of the lney thats goes into researching these guitars on imporving thier prodtcion o that the restiof thier guitars could actully be relatively affrodable. The guitar sounds cool, but where is the art going in playing?

[Kail1990]

Soadfan8
he want it ) he need in help ) just do it ) cut his leg ))

[angusjr127]

this automatic tuning bullsh** is ridiculous. what ever happened to musicians ear?
id want a gibson you tune by yourself. like a REAL man

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

Ah, not my thing personally, though I suppose it might be entertaining to fool around with for about five minutes.

Personally, I think Gibson is competing with Soviet Russia. Tune in next week, when Gibson announces its plan for a guitar that plays you!

[ML7]

I think is awesome and looks awesome too but, im not gonna buy it anytime soon. But stop flamming on the guitar. Gibsons always going to do something amazing to a guitar like they did with the flying V. When it first came out, guitarist were like, "....WTF?!?!?!?" which the guitar didnt sell very well untill they sold the model again later. Even, not like a guitar n00b is gonna buy it if it cost that much and gonna be god with it. And if you think the guitar is complex.....what about the computer/laptop you're using now? BEFORE, they had big,clunky computer WITHOUT windows.They has DOS witch was a complex software. The point is that when the computer came out for the market, people thought it was complex. Now, not so much. The same goes for the guitar, sure it MIGHT seem complex and not simple. But later, we gonna get used to it.

[Luxifer]

KISS KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPIdSSSSSssSSsSsSSssS

[Martin259]

Anyone in UK willing to lend me £2,500?

[YourMessiah666]

my god thats expensive

[ibanez_guru]

Seen one of these things bout 18 months ago at promo. bit overated. It will sell cause its a gibson.

[the_extremist00]

i dont like this stuff, a normal guitar for that price gould be way better, even a normal les paul or SG, i like gibson guitars but this is going too far

[slayer666z]

i want it

[{Ѵëņŏmőůş}]

dotvinci wrote:

The majority of negative responses in regards to this guitar are a direct reflection of the current poor state of the music industry. Not many are willing to embrace new sounds or technology, which is why we continue to pump out the same old garbage over the radio. The bands that are really making their mark on the twenty-first century are the ones that are pushing music to its limits. Those of you who still cling to your "simple" guitars and your tube amps and can't adapt or accept change... well, good luck.

Instead of pointing out and arguing with all the idiotic and unnecessary statements you have made as if they were fact, I will merely state: Your views are very skewed indeed.

[irbdmck]

MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS TO ME!!

[NorfIrIon]

The only Gibson I'd ever buy, I think.

[Chrisiphone]

punkrockdude2 wrote:

gibson = apple. over priced. fender = microsoft you get what you pay for.

Fan boy much?
Good on Gibson, advancing technology, it's the start of something big.

[IsThereLoveInSp]

Doesnt seem to be any more advanced than the VG Strat

[RUSTDOGG666]

I want it

[pugnapugnapugna]

I need to see how it sounds and how practical the switching and electronics are in a live setting. Otherwise, it's just a LP studio with alot of wood missing.

[edgeyyz]

XgamerGt04 wrote:

They aren't made to make people lazy at all. Imagine not really having to stop to tune between songs, or even changing tunings in the middle of a song. It also allows many different guitar sounds to come from one guitar. Imagine all of the new creative possibilities it opens up.

True, and that's what the initial idea was, but people will get lazy and take advantage and they won't be able to tune by ear or sound out music, they'll be like "my guitar says it's in tune, so that's all I freaking care about"

[ShaggyDan]

deluded_reality wrote:

^^Which may lead to guitarists not bothering to learn to tune their guitars. I can hear the thoushts now' OMFG!! The tuning know isn't working! Now how the hell am I gonna change the tuning?'

If you're spending that much money on a guitar, you would assume that you've already been playing for long enough to know how to tune it.

Anyways, I'm all for it. I wouldn't use it personally but the being able to change tunings mid song would be interesting to here (and difficult to replicate).

[googoog'joob]

deluded_reality wrote:

^^Which may lead to guitarists not bothering to learn to tune their guitars. I can hear the thoushts now' OMFG!! The tuning know isn't working! Now how the hell am I gonna change the tuning?'

in my instrumental music class the basses are like that. i remember this one guy was like "mr allen my bass is broken!" another guy uses a speaker for a practice amp.

[ShaggyDan]

ShaggyDan wrote:
here

*hear

... *bashes head on keyboard*

[exez]

the advanced technology huh ? it looks pretty useful. But god, thats very expensive.

[21stcentury]

what ever happened to music, what ever happened to plugging in a basic strat or les paul into a stack and letting your ears bleed....

[JessicaGonzo]

overrated.

[JessicaGonzo]

overrated.

[dumbflanders]

just cuz u have a fancy 2500 dollar guitar doesnt mean u know how to play
dont think itll make u any better

[dethead666]

{Ѵëņŏmőůş} wrote:

dotvinci wrote:

The majority of negative responses in regards to this guitar are a direct reflection of the current poor state of the music industry. Not many are willing to embrace new sounds or technology, which is why we continue to pump out the same old garbage over the radio. The bands that are really making their mark on the twenty-first century are the ones that are pushing music to its limits. Those of you who still cling to your "simple" guitars and your tube amps and can't adapt or accept change... well, good luck.

Instead of pointing out and arguing with all the idiotic and unnecessary statements you have made as if they were fact, I will merely state: Your views are very skewed indeed.

yeah we're not against change of sound we're against the idea of not spending the time to learn by ear and buy yourself a easy way out by buying a autotuner..

[LD_Luke D]

sure, wammy's are only if you want to make pre-school noises and not actually "play" the guitar. Floyd Rose are for noise makers, not guitar players.

2 words. Jeff Beck.

[CliffIsAngry]

waste of money.

[Zida]

I'd be lying if i said i wasn't interested in trying one out. if the technology became cheaper i could definetly see something like this going household, but as it is it's a collectors item for those who can afford it to be

[SlayerOfTheGods]

Pathetic, they should get over themselves.

[Jaykib]

Black-Metal wrote:

tenner bet they dont make a left handed version

Hahah!

My oppinion just as msot though, neat idea but at the end of the day you're going to want specific guitars for specific tunings, I don't f-ing care if it can tune itself, if you're using odd tunings you should at least have the mind to do it yourself not push a button.

[Minderbinder]

I'd prefer stripped down and simple to this thing any day

[Deep*Kick]

I just want to play guitar, if I wanted to tool around with digital effects I would have a giant pedal board and a line 6 amp.

I'd rather buy a steinberger (which is still Gibson empire though)

[Swingline2121]

Its cool but c'mon 2500 pounds. I'd rather get Epiphone's new Prophesy series LP. Have you played that thing, its SICK!

[Widow6]

....Is that an EMG and a P90?

*Facepalm*

[Unforgiven87]

MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

yeah, too bad floyd rose's fail. in my opinion at least.
Like most people here, they like their guitars nice and simple, and floyd rose defeats that ****ing purpose. id like to tune my guitar by turning something, not opening up my guitar and tightening / loosening the springs, then removing screws on the neck of it. and all of that, just so you can use a whammy bar? no thanks.

Gibson = Phail

[Unforgiven87]

k, i ****ed that last comment up, everything above between no? and Gibson = Phail is what i wrote

[Ash on fires]

jakewynnrocks wrote:

just think tho, you cant go crazy with it onstage. most bands that actually have fun onstage have sweat and water dripping everywhere, the thing would short out in no time...

lol...because normal guitars don't use electricity. Think before you talk

[LedZeppelin9345]

too much fuss over too much technology.

so it's a guitar that can tune itself and do various other trivial things. it just takes some of the experience away from really playing the guitar.

i can't help but notice a trend: as technology advances, the amount of shitt music increases.

[Emo_Guitars]

its pretty sexy though ... but PRS's are sexier...

checked

[A Bad Guitarist]

Only a completard would buy a f***ing gimmick guitar.

[A Bad Guitarist]

Sell me a guitar that can TRIM YOUR FINGERNAILS and I'll give you a cookie.

[slaptasticdave]

I bet it sucks

[scarfacesuit]

Any day now they'll make a guitar that plays itself, haha. No need for a guitarist!! It chooses its own tone and everything, and then plays it!!

[Exxol]

im surprised how many people are hating on this..

gibson's known for great guitars, they wouldnt be selling a piece of shit with their name on it... im drooling at the thought of one touch tuning

[False_God]

Dont be fooled. Their quality control will mess this up somehow..

Anyway, for that price I would just buy a sweet hi end Prs

[alternatex]

A Bad Guitarist wrote:

Sell me a guitar that can TRIM YOUR FINGERNAILS and I'll give you a cookie.

+1
The point is clear, guitar building has gone beyond the love of the instrument... Playing it its what should make us happy, not twisting the original design just to go with the times.
-1 to gibson...

[Riot Act]

MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail

Hate to break it to you, but I played a Gibson (standard, not DF) with a FR on it. Twas sick.

[MonsterOfRock]

Unforgiven87 wrote:

yeah, too bad floyd rose's fail. in my opinion at least.
Like most people here, they like their guitars nice and simple, and floyd rose defeats that ****ing purpose. id like to tune my guitar by turning something, not opening up my guitar and tightening / loosening the springs, then removing screws on the neck of it. and all of that, just so you can use a whammy bar? no thanks.

Floyds aren't for complaining noobs mate. They are more than worthy for their downside. You can obviously do the whammy pulls and divebombs, but it also lets you catch a harmonic from out of the blue. Its the ultimate tool for pitch-bending. Ever seen Vai or Satriani use em? Sure, hardtails are fun to riff on, but theres a moment in a solo, when you need a floyd to express yourself with.

And yes, if you're complaining that ur riffs sound out of tune coz u choke the bridge too hard, well, you shouldn't be using this in the first place.

[2Old2Cold]

I've got a regular Les Paul. I'm happy with that.

[MonsterOfRock]

Riot Act wrote:

MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail


Hate to break it to you, but I played a Gibson (standard, not DF) with a FR on it. Twas sick.

Does THIS (

[M.P.A.Guitarist]

if it breaks your screwed

[MonsterOfRock]

computing error...

anyway, does THIS model have one?

no?

well, you phail along with gibson.

[vIsIbleNoIsE]

yea, there's a point where such a guitar isn't really a "guitar" as we know it anymore.

[soulgrazer]

I'll bet anything I get better tone on my 400$ Ibanez.

[ironwolg]

it's nice, but i can live without it. if i had the money i'd probably end up getting something else anyway lol. it's interesting though

[ironwolg]

vIsIbleNoIsE wrote:

yea, there's a point where such a guitar isn't really a "guitar" as we know it anymore.

it's a wood computer with strings

[Flying Afros]

soulgrazer wrote:

I'll bet anything I get better tone on my 400$ Ibanez.

I bet not.

Anyway, how does a guitar switch between analog and digital? Does it mean digital as in plugging into a computer?
I thought only effects and amps could be "analog." Guitar just uses pickups.
This seems pretty cool, I just wish they would stop ****ing around with the LP models and make something else with all this hooplah on it.

[GriphithxD]

The name is cool and the color is awesome! but im not sure i like the whole "robot" thing

[David_Bowie=GOD]

IsThereLoveInSp wrote:

Doesnt seem to be any more advanced than the VG Strat

which is cheaper and can probably do more

[Bahaumet]

Whoa, can you imagine...Is this the future of guitars? Think of it...Back in the day they didn't have any electric guitars, and now that's one of the main styles. So imagine instead of having average electrics, they are all like this one. That would be ca-razy!

[Ali-b912]

LankyBass wrote:

Wow, looks awesome but how come there isnt just a normal guitar anymore. Good wood, strings and hardware will suit me

i'd love this thing without all the electronic bits. the finish looks real good and i like the pickup combination.


also does anybody else get the feeling this is what they did with the left over BFG bodies?

[LazySandman]

seems like it could be kinda cool, too bad i'll probably never have a chance to play it

[EndOfNothing656]

Man what the hell happened to just playing the damn guitar?

[kanarf]

i'll stick with my Fender Strat and Gibson S.G.

thanks.

[urdad]

wow most of you guys are really backwards. personally i'd prefer to use a standard guitar but please, please dont tell me you guys wouldn't buy this guitar if you had the money, its like saying you'd much rather have a horse then a car. not only will it save you from a lot of money it has more possibilities then your regular guitar and if your to busy on worrying about your image then sounding good then use it for studio.. i wouldnt mind toying with one of these

[zekk]

The Moog beats it

[Ponyexpress]

guitarlad89 :
MonsterOfRock wrote:

But does it have a Floyd Rose?

no?

Gibson = Phail


sure, wammy's are only if you want to make pre-school noises and not actually "play" the guitar. Floyd Rose are for noise makers, not guitar players.

oh so what your saying is Jimi Hendrix who was a revolutionary player as far as usinbg the whammy in case you did'nt know was a noise maker not a guitar player and i guess your saying the same thing about Steve Via seeing as he goes crazy with the floyd rose sometimes

[superubercool]

yutyoy wrote:

id rather just have a standard. i cant imagine how hard this thing would be to get repaired when something breaks or malfunctions. and im sure there would be problems eventually. keep it simple

]

That is so true.

[ssboarder828]

mnhockey99 wrote:

How long before there is a "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" gamers band making it into mainstream music? This is just utterly ridiculous.

lol there is a show on vh1 i think where people and thier "rock bands" play rock band on stage and compete with other rock bands. a reality tv show made around a video game.

[kw112]

i like standards but the idea of not having to ever tune....
i agree with whoever said that if it breaks itll be hard as hell to repair

[Zugunruhe]

its still just a les paul, just with incremental improvements and a huge price tag. i swear, gibson hasnt come up with a new design since the sixties. fender too.

for shame.

[Bob.Loblaw]

and these things just teach us 2 b lazy..

I see you already took a head start in your writing...

[metalcoremax87]

id rather just have an old fashion electric... more features just means one more thing to go wrong.

[bazman13]

so this is a crazy cool technological advance in electric guitars, but flaming from the 'keep it simple' squad aside, is it worth it for the price, and why on earth do you a need a gat that does all that?

[Regression]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

John Petrucci has said that his least favourite thing about playing guitar is having to tune. I'm sure he'd love a guitar that can tune itself.

[AmottPetrucci61]

gibson, you are slowly taking away the beauty of being a guitar player.... having all of this done for you: tuning, tone, sound... there is a reason why we were all suppose to be doing this manually.

[Zida]

urdad wrote:

wow most of you guys are really backwards. personally i'd prefer to use a standard guitar but please, please dont tell me you guys wouldn't buy this guitar if you had the money, its like saying you'd much rather have a horse then a car. not only will it save you from a lot of money it has more possibilities then your regular guitar and if your to busy on worrying about your image then sounding good then use it for studio.. i wouldnt mind toying with one of these

I'm with this guy and a few others. I cannot understand all your hate!
Am i the only one that thinks that this is a cool guitar and wishes he had one in his basement to toy around with for a bit? sure, it's not my first choice guitar, and there about 0% chance im going to buy one, but i think the technology in there is pretty intense and im kinda excited to see what gibson does next.

(for the record, im not gibson fan-boy. i own 0 gibsons, and it's not on my to-do list either)

[Harrydoodle]

as cool as this is I feel like they are taking these guitars to far as great as it is they can make this i feel like they dont even care about the actual playing of the guitar they just care about the guitar

lets just keep it old school ya know?

[reaper_x]

useless.
dont think anyone would buy it.
stick to 'normal' guitars you can go crazy with when playing live.

[Mondo Generator]

The "all-in-one" concept has never really appealed to me. I personally like to keep things simple. If I want a 12-string sound, I'll play my 12-string guitar.

[red mockingbird]

Bob.Loblaw wrote:

and these things just teach us 2 b lazy..


I see you already took a head start in your writing...

BURN!!

[hazardmaster]

A guitar is a guitar. We do not need all these special fancy effects. All you need are the knobs and strings for god's sake..

[warrenguitar]

U think u could get insurance on this guitar?? Nicest guitar ever!!!

[Anson93]

nikhil101 wrote:

The model's new MCK also controls the ability to change pickups and coils, allowing the ability to adjust tone


Oh wow!! I've never seen a guitar where you could change pickups or choose which coils to use! Amazing..

that is the most sensible comment ive seen on this page - +1

[DamoPlaysBass]

yutyoy wrote:

id rather just have a standard. i cant imagine how hard this thing would be to get repaired when something breaks or malfunctions. and im sure there would be problems eventually. keep it simple

Because Fender and Gibson have reached the end of their designer's tethers.

[Symmetry4321]

This is actually going to make guitarists lazy

Give me a bog standard Les Paul anyday over this

[jtaylor]

Ash on fires wrote: lol...because normal guitars don't use electricity. Think before you talk

You realise guitar preamps/circuitry can easily get rusted and damaged through sweat and water? More electronics means more chances of malfunctioning gear. Think before you know anything.

[nick_b]

what song requires you to change your tuning half way through?
therefore, what point does that feature have?

[Televibe]

the people who use this will be the people who already know how to play and how to play well. It will mainly be successful bands that use this to save time during gigs or to get a new sound for a new album. it wont stop people learning because people who are learning are only going to spend £500 on a guitar MAX. Its a waste of money to pay any more.

Until you are a good/great player you wont buy this guitar. 1- because of the price, and 2- because they are learning!!

[Gonzalez1988]

These look like fun, a little outa my budget though..... ummm so why are so many people angry with it? i dont remember there being a code of conduct on tuning

[tamotots]

Tyler Durden wrote:

whats next, guitars that strum themselves?

+10000

[The_Fuzz22]

deluded_reality wrote:

^^Which may lead to guitarists not bothering to learn to tune their guitars. I can hear the thoushts now' OMFG!! The tuning know isn't working! Now how the hell am I gonna change the tuning?'

Because of course every budding guitarist who doesn't yet know how to tune a guitar can afford a £2500 guitar.

Why is everyone so angry with this guitar? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
Logically you can make just as much of a fuss over tuning normally "Oh it takes so long! It's so tedious! I have to spend ages changing between songs!"
Stop bitching, it's just a cool idea.

[ironman01]

y cnt we just appreciate this wrk of art

[guilty]

I want to try it, even though you like the old fashion models this one seems trusty.

[quazitron]

Can we all just please calm down?! This is not the first sign of the apocalypse! Gibson and every other guitar maker is going to continue making 'real' instruments as long as their natural lives. This guitar is clearly a proof-of-concept thing, which is why it's a limited run of (frankly) affordable pieces. Think of it like concept cars by the big car manufacturers.

Whichever features prove to be most useful will pass the proverbial Darwin test, and will be used in future standard guitars.

Quite frankly, being able to change tunings at the flick of a switch during a live show would be extremely useful. I hope that feature lasts.

Chill out people.

[Elfraddor]

I would be envious to anyone that bought this guitar. But if I had a spare $5 grand lying around, I'd use it on a good valve amp and spend left over money on a nice les paul.

A guitar that can tue itself, to be honest, I wouldn't mind it. Tuning to open G or Eb can sometimes be annoyance, but nothing ever beats listening to the notes hum together when you've done it yourself.

[gratefulduck]

i dont like the color...
or les pauls to be honest

im a telecaster man

[sick&twisted]

soulgrazer wrote:

I'll bet anything I get better tone on my 400$ Ibanez.

I hear that

[TC1223]

that sucks for the customers who shelled out all their dough for the first robot guitar. Just go out and buy a Jackson and get it over with.

[bjovi400]

it looks like a beautiful guitar, but i don't have $5,000

[RedGuitarDemon]

The colour and the shape are awesome, but all the robotic mechanisim just take out the funny part of playing a guitar and if anything brokes you will have to pay a lot to repair it, apart from that its cost $5,000. NUTS
I think ill stick to my standard ibanez

[g00fy_130]

Anyone wanna play with my Master Control Knob?

[VieNam]

SERIALTRENDKILL wrote:

gibson is making new guitarists even worse, less educated, and lazy with these instruments.. not a fan. a real guitarist wont use this thing.

thats not true, at this cost, NO beginner can buy it..unless they're rich or something

[musicfreak003]

Tyler Durden wrote:

whats next, guitars that strum themselves?

no, guitars that play themselves

[musicfreak003]

damn someone beat me to it

[bassmaster-13]

Man, some of you people can over-react.

They're demonstrating the optimum of use of technology combined with a traditional instrument, as opposed to just technology by itself.

Think of it as a hybrid instrument. It's not the future of guitars, it's not going to turn all the guitars in the world into things where you push buttons and it plays itself, it doesn't mean you're a better or a worse guitarist for having one.

The so called 'real guitarist' that will or won't use this guitar is such a stupid statement.

You still need to practice.
You still need to be able to use all the techniques on any standard guitar.
It's still a guitar.

I wish people would think before they make comments. THIS GUITAR IS ABOUT EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES PREVIOUSLY UNEXPLORED BY USING TECHNOLOGY, NO MORE, NO LESS.

[K-U-R-e]

I WANT IT !!!
Well... hum...
I don't have enough money --'

[@#inyourface#@]

musicfreak003 wrote:

Tyler Durden wrote:

whats next, guitars that strum themselves?

no, guitars that play themselves

no, guitars that shred themselves

[Raistincarnate]

So other than the whole tuning cheating, what's so advanced about this? Where's the neck that's EASY to play? Where's the GOOD tremolo? Where's the decent REACH that's on EVERY SINGLE MODERN GUITAR? You put a laser sight on a musket, it's still a musket.

[Raistincarnate]

Or for that matter, the second octave?

[The_Fuzz22]

sick&twisted wrote:

soulgrazer wrote:

I'll bet anything I get better tone on my 400$ Ibanez.

I hear that

No I think not.

[Badmotorfever]

XgamerGt04 wrote:

They aren't made to make people lazy at all. Imagine not really having to stop to tune between songs, or even changing tunings in the middle of a song. It also allows many different guitar sounds to come from one guitar. Imagine all of the new creative possibilities it opens up.

...thats why most guitar players have more than one guitar...instead of one overpriced computer that looks like a guitar.

[draven712]

They aren't made to make people lazy at all. Imagine not really having to stop to tune between songs, or even changing tunings in the middle of a song. It also allows many different guitar sounds to come from one guitar. Imagine all of the new creative possibilities it opens up.

Minus the tuning part, they had a guitar that did the rest of it; Line 6 Variax. I agree with the KISS principle, what fun would it be to have everything already done without experimenting and getting your own sound and tone?