Members schiz Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 CNN reporting from Atlanta on the new Gibson Dark Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kellanium Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 It's just a robot with fake carbon fiber pickup covers and a P-90. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 It's just a robot with fake carbon fiber pickup covers and a P-90. :/ Please Repost when you actually know what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidMgT Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 very cool:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schiz Posted August 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 It's just a robot with fake carbon fiber pickup covers and a P-90. :/ Thats grand! Now Gibson is making fake {censored}! Post fail.... sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hemroidius Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 New? Hasn't the Dark Fire been out since the beginning of this year? And why does that accented f'erner have that job and not me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schiz Posted August 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 New? Hasn't the Dark Fire been out since the beginning of this year? And why does that accented f'erner have that job and not me? Dunno when it came out to be honest. Just ran across it on CNN Online. As for the accented f'erner... Good point! I would like to have that job too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maybe_ebyam Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 I played with one a the Opry Mills Gibson store in Nashville, and while it's not my thing, it does what it does so well that I would be tempted to pull the trigger if I didn't have most all of the guitars that it produces the sound of. The biggest turn on for me is the ability to program tunings and recall them with little to no work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Here's the Dark Fire from the 50's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fork Man Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 digital guitar!? BLASPHEMY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 New? Hasn't the Dark Fire been out since the beginning of this year? And why does that accented f'erner have that job and not me? Yes, there have been at least 50 threads about this in the last 6-12 months. But Gibson likes to keep feeding pres releases to news outlets about their digital guitars hoping someone will bite and do a quick story on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 They have one at the GC near work. The guy I talked to said it won't stay sold. They all come back. It looked cool as {censored} on the wall, but looks....some {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Cept for the motorized tuning pegs for those to lazy or tone death to tune their guitars, its gots nothing that hasnt been done by others. Guitars with onboard effects and "simulate" other guitars sound" electronics have been done. But never became popular for several obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 They have one at the GC near work.The guy I talked to said it won't stay sold. They all come back.It looked cool as {censored} on the wall, but looks....some {censored}. Someone may be able to jog my memory, didn't they all have a persistent problem because it was rushed to market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Someone may be able to jog my memory, didn't they all have a persistent problem because it was rushed to market? yeah the robots have been having major issues with the electronics. i think its just way to over engineered. right now its a novelty guitar, but if they get the tuners right you'll probably start seeing it allot on all brands in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DjunDjunMaster Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 You won't see it on a lot of brands, because Gibson bought out the tuner technology and prevented the company from selling the tech. It will remain a strictly Gibson feature for a long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 The cool part is the ability to route each string thru its own effects/amplifier if you want. Hex guitar is the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 whats wrong with guitars now i think they are just spiffy and dont need much changing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 The cool part is the ability to route each string thru its own effects/amplifier if you want. Hex guitar is the future. That is pretty cool. Route b string through whammy pedal = instant b-bender. Possibilities are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidMgT Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 The cool part is the ability to route each string thru its own effects/amplifier if you want. Hex guitar is the future. yep, there are some great possibilities with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 You won't see it on a lot of brands, because Gibson bought out the tuner technology and prevented the company from selling the tech. It will remain a strictly Gibson feature for a long while. if that was the case we would still be useing trs 80s and playing atari.that bought out that tuner tech..that doesnt mean someone cant build something else..or already has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zakko Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 Line 6 Variax? BTW, so classy to have the page system going off multiple times in the interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC777 Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 New? Hasn't the Dark Fire been out since the beginning of this year? And why does that accented f'erner have that job and not me? They were released last December. So "new" is an interesting word choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 I didn't realize the tuners moved so quickly - I was ready to hear the ping of a snapped string! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hubert Stumblin Posted August 26, 2009 Members Share Posted August 26, 2009 That is pretty cool. Route b string through whammy pedal = instant b-bender. Possibilities are endless. Personally, I'd rather learn to use a B-bender. But as far as guitar technology goes, I'm holding out for a guitar that doubles as a mini-nuclear reactor. It'll power your amp and when you're not using it it can power the neighborhood. Hopefully, by then it'll also not only tune itself but even play itself for you. How awesome that would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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