Another Gibson Fail ??

[m4rk0]

per Henry Juszkiewicz  "that will change music forever. This is more than a press conference. More than an event. This is an uprising!....."

so its some kind of butt ugly firebird wich is a bit like a variax? or one of those 70s elektra's with built in effects?


http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iwsca5TFMFg4DMGXcDC8U2KMoFlQ?docId=CNG.c8806b0465005156c3ed4b83c649cb5d.e01

 

[Justinginn]

...and Gibson is finished. No more discussion. I will never buy anything new from them.

 

[exaN]

What the hell are they thinking, I mean seriously... :icon_scratch:

 

[tangent]

That is quite possibly the ugliest guitar I have ever seen.. WTF were they thinking?

The bluetooth capability is somewhat neat, thats about the only thing this guitar has going for it..

 

[lafromla1]

That is quite possibly the ugliest guitar I have ever seen.. WTF were they thinking?

The bluetooth capability is somewhat neat, thats about the only thing this guitar has going for it..

+1

 

[Panthur]

The Firebird X, based on the shape of the 1960s guitar of the same name, includes a myriad of buttons and switches that allow the player to easily control thousands of available built-in sounds and effects.

Argh, why do people insist on using the word 'myriad' to appear intelligent but misuse it. It's not 'a myriad' it's 'myriad'. As in, there are myriad options.

Infinite voices. Literally, there are lots and lots and lots of programs in this guitar that allow you to choose the way the guitar sounds

Well, which is it. Infinite or lots and lots and lots ?. This Henry Juszkiewicz fellow is coming across as a bit of a prat here.

Here's a pic of the actual guitar on the Gibson website. $5,570 msrp. Urrr, yeah, good luck with that.

 

[m4rk0]

the SG Smashing makes it even more pathetic....

not to mention the horrible presentation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkFGgVNXDWM

 

[Watershed]

Eeh, how about some grain filler Henry...

 

[Panthur]

That guy has a weird idea of 'elegant'.

 

[Wyliee]

Nah..... Gibson, you go girl!!!  Put all those messed up ideas out there.  All the more reason for people to buy Warmoth...... :icon_jokercolor:

 

[texicus]

$5,500?  I mean, it does have a computer with bluetooth capability built into it, but wow.  My guess is that we're going to see a lot of these die during firmware upgrades...and why is it that their special edition guitars have to be done with such shoddy paint jobs?  I hate to jump on the Gibby wagon here but sweet mother of pearl...

 

[m4rk0]

Even his own employees don't seem to like him a whole lot..

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm

 

[Superlizard]

per Henry Juszkiewicz  "that will change music forever. This is more than a press conference. More than an event. This is an uprising!....."

I remember when he stated that.  I made this comment on another board at the time:

"He's finally going to admit he's hooked on crack and will step down as CEO of Gibson?"

 

[BassmanAK]

So......
How long before we'll see "Custom Shop" Guitar Hero controllers?
Maybe it'll be the one thing they make that isn't overpriced by 4k.....

:help:

Seriously... I hate to see the downfall of yet another great American company,
but jeez....
I'm sure I preaching to the choir by saying one can put together a MUCH
better instrument, not even a lick of DIY (I.E. take the bits to a shop for assembly),
and a pedal board for a quarter of that price....
Maybe the problem is that one would actually have to be able
to play.....

 

[Jusatele]

well if you look at the Dusk Tiger you might just realize he is addicted to crack

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Tuning-and-Tone-Presets.aspx

 

[Superlizard]

Unfortunately, Gibson jumped the shark decades ago.

 

[ptirman]

I actually want a second generation robot though. Decrease overall gig stopping time.

 

[BassmanAK]

I thought the Robot was a great idea.....
Not as good as a graphite neck...
But I digress....
:evil4:

 

[JamesL]

Eeh, how about some grain filler Henry...

Yea seriously..  :dontknow:

 

[line6man]

What the hell is this?
Looks like a toy of some sort.

Is that a Goncalo fretboard though?