relinquish69
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http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Firebird/Gibson-USA/Firebird-X/Media.aspx
Hey guys. I was at the Gibson website just now and I felt that this guitar was very interesting. Let's talk about the Gibson Firebird X.
Firstly, I'm actualy very impressed by the fact that Gibson is actually coming up with new ideas all the time instead of just sticking to their roots. Experimental yes but I guess that's most probably because Gibson can afford to be experimental. IMO they should just focus more attention on their Gibson Les Paul R series since those are selling like hotcakes. Then again, staying fresh doesn't hurt anyone now does it?
With so many different effects on this guitar, doesn't it remind you of Matthew Bellemy's Manson guitar? It is cool having switches sticking out here and there but it makes playing guitar become so complicated!
I think the latest trend in modern guitars is to make them chambered and throw in a piezo bridge (think along the lines of the new Musicman JPX). Good combination? I won't be so sure considering that there is very little wood left after shaving so much off to fit the electronics. I tried a fellow soft member's Musicman JPX7 and was blown away by how loud it was acoustically. It was a good thing.
A very interesting feature would be the Brazilian Angelim Rajado fingerboard. I wonder how it would affect the sound. wouldn't it be great if it could be an alternative to Brazilian Rosewood? The figure of the wood is amazingly sexy. If only it was on more affordable guitars. I wouldn't mind trying one.
Is it me or does Gibson like to put Robo tuners on all of their "new age designed" guitars? I always felt they were more of a hassle than a joy to use. I like the fact that they make it look so easy to use in the videos. Maybe I just didn't like the Robot Guitar that Gibson made a few years back.
I don't really fancy the headstock though. It's as if they are trying to compete with Musicman for the smallest headstock prize or something. I prefer the traditional firebird headstock but of course, this guitar was meant to break tradition so yeah, you get the picture.
What do you guys think? Opinions? Thoughts?
Would you want to own one if let's say price was not an issue?
Hey guys. I was at the Gibson website just now and I felt that this guitar was very interesting. Let's talk about the Gibson Firebird X.
Firstly, I'm actualy very impressed by the fact that Gibson is actually coming up with new ideas all the time instead of just sticking to their roots. Experimental yes but I guess that's most probably because Gibson can afford to be experimental. IMO they should just focus more attention on their Gibson Les Paul R series since those are selling like hotcakes. Then again, staying fresh doesn't hurt anyone now does it?
With so many different effects on this guitar, doesn't it remind you of Matthew Bellemy's Manson guitar? It is cool having switches sticking out here and there but it makes playing guitar become so complicated!
I think the latest trend in modern guitars is to make them chambered and throw in a piezo bridge (think along the lines of the new Musicman JPX). Good combination? I won't be so sure considering that there is very little wood left after shaving so much off to fit the electronics. I tried a fellow soft member's Musicman JPX7 and was blown away by how loud it was acoustically. It was a good thing.
A very interesting feature would be the Brazilian Angelim Rajado fingerboard. I wonder how it would affect the sound. wouldn't it be great if it could be an alternative to Brazilian Rosewood? The figure of the wood is amazingly sexy. If only it was on more affordable guitars. I wouldn't mind trying one.
Is it me or does Gibson like to put Robo tuners on all of their "new age designed" guitars? I always felt they were more of a hassle than a joy to use. I like the fact that they make it look so easy to use in the videos. Maybe I just didn't like the Robot Guitar that Gibson made a few years back.
I don't really fancy the headstock though. It's as if they are trying to compete with Musicman for the smallest headstock prize or something. I prefer the traditional firebird headstock but of course, this guitar was meant to break tradition so yeah, you get the picture.
What do you guys think? Opinions? Thoughts?
Would you want to own one if let's say price was not an issue?
