Yet another Robot Guitar from Gibson

[madnessman]

Gibson announced that they're going to release a new version of the Firebird calle the Firebird X. Their website touts the new guitar as revolutionary. The guitar is supposed to be very light, comfortable, and fast. It features not only automated tuning but also in built effects.

Honestly, I think it's really ugly (wtf is that headstock). It's also (surprise surprise) very expensive with a MSRP of $5,570 which means it'll probably cost like $4,000 on musiciansfriend and $7,000 at swee lee. I'm definitely not against innovation but this just seems unnecessary. It would be cheaper to just buy a digital multi-fx board and a regular guitar. Hell, at this price you could probably buy a guitar and a sweet pedal board too. It does come with "Gibson Ableton 8" (some kind of guitar focused limited release of albeton?) and Guitar Rig 4 though.

What do you think about this guitar?

 

[guitarsan]

Nice concept. But the price, like most Gibson guitars, borders on absurd and ridiculous.

 

[elkj]

What's next? Amp, efx and guitar all in 1 lol..
they shld make more guitars like they used to..

 

[EugeneSmasher]

But the price, like most Gibson guitars, borders on absurd and ridiculous.

This. I totally agree.

 

[bf0502tr]

if i got that amt of money, i'd rather get myself a esp custom shop or 2 carvin custom shops!!

 

[templar03]

if i got that amt of money, i'd rather get myself a esp custom shop or 2 carvin custom shops!!

Carvin custom shops are swwwwwweeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttt

Price seems purty good too for a CS.

 

[theliverevolution]

I really love Firebird guitars, but for this Firebird, that is one FUGLY one as well. The design and colour looks just plain awful.

Besides, I think that even getting an Epiphone and building your effects into the guitar will be a lot cheaper as compared to the ridiculous price attached to it

 

[exopolitics]

Buying that guitar gives you novelty. One hell of an ugly novelty at that...

 

[ungauged]

That's Gibson turning into a robot.

 

[3hree6ixty]

next from gibson... a guitar that not only tunes itself, but also plays on its own too.

 

[bf0502tr]

dun be surprised next time they might do just that, with pre-installed midi songs stashed within its memory card that plays the notes for u straight through the amp

 

[van_halen]

what's new? they came up with the abomination many years ago known as the reverse flying v

 

[bf0502tr]

kudos to their ceo...he's very creative, and very business oriented. business 1st, as always!!
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BUT HE F-ING JOINED THE WRONG COMPANY!!!

 

[zekre]

They're probably better off planning cost-effective production methods for their guitars.

haiz... the only reason I didn't get a Les Paul in the first place.

 

[Jumpin'Jellybean]

They're probably better off planning cost-effective production methods for their guitars.

haiz... the only reason I didn't get a Les Paul in the first place.

?
What does this have to do with Gibson?
I use an Edwards Les Paul and i'm satisfied with it.

 

[lemonade93]

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What does this have to do with Gibson?
I use an Edwards Les Paul and i'm satisfied with it.

Well, the topic IS about Gibson, and seeing as a Gibson Les Paul is like... 2x the price of an Edwards? I THINK that's what he's trying to say

 

[bf0502tr]

They're probably better off planning cost-effective production methods for their guitars.

haiz... the only reason I didn't get a Les Paul in the first place.

i dun think they use very expensive production methods...its just they think their brand name is worth that much of a markup. well some ppl believe in it, while others dun. still whichever camp u're in, we have to agree that they have to pay quite alot of big time artistes to use their OLDER stuff. i still aint seen an artiste toting a robot guitar or newer. anyone seen one please enlighten me thx

 

[Jumpin'Jellybean]

Well, the topic IS about Gibson, and seeing as a Gibson Les Paul is like... 2x the price of an Edwards? I THINK that's what he's trying to say

True, but he could've specified a Gibson Les Paul.
Les Paul is like, a very generic term for the particular guitar shape.
more than twice the price... And i still prefer edwards.

 

[EugeneSmasher]

I don't think it's the production... Other equally-famous companies can offer high-quality American-made guitars for far less than Gibson does. I think the cloud-surfers at Gibson just need to eat humble pie and re-think their guitars' pricing. But before a Gibson-lover bashes me, let me just say that I have indeed tried a Gibson Les Paul Standard. I thought it was great, but it didn't feel like it was worth even half the price it demanded. Felt like a thousand-dollar guitar...

 

[van_halen]

it's gibson's pricing strategy lar. the higher the price the more sales they get, ironically. said by 1 of their bigwigs (i forgot who).