New Gibson Firebird X

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:25 pm

I don't see why this is such a new thing . . . it's like a Gibson version of the line 6 variax?

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Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:37 pm

there is just so much that is wrong about this picture.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:41 pm

and this one:

what is it with these companies and these supremely ugly fucking guitars. augh.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:49 pm

Ew, man!

Fuck that shit hard.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:53 pm

Intorducing the new Gibson We'vecompletelylosttheplot

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:55 pm

Pssst... The 'x' is for x-crement...

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:03 pm

Mcconnicochea must have left school and got a job.

I blame Fran, personally...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:03 pm

I quite like the aesthetic, it even makes the Jag-Stang look elegant. But all that other nonsense and the price... nah. Its like 1982 again when various Japanese companies were fitting as much circuitry onto guitars as they could, it did not take off then and it wont now. A lot of guitar players (excluding the gearheads) don't have a clue nor care about their equipment, they don't even recognize the tone knob so all this stuff will just scare them.
Someone like The Edge might make use of this.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:04 pm

benecol wrote:Mcconnicochea must have left school and got a job.

I blame Fran, personally...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:11 pm

He's quit guitar apparently.

Probably into cars now...

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:14 pm

Fran wrote:the tone knob

the what?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:18 pm

stewart wrote:
Fran wrote:the tone knob
the what?

I dunno dude, i read about one in a magazine once...

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:18 pm

It's the ugliest fucking guitar I've ever seen, and I refuse to believe this is real.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:21 pm

remember a few years back they did an april fool's joke with maple necked LPs & SGs? gash.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:25 pm

Gibson do this periodically.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:18 am

Why is it called a FireBird... Fucking hell. The original firebird before it became reverse was so cool. This is a ugly mutant mess, awful paintjob. WHY NO PICKGUARD"?! WHY 5000 dollars?! Now even perfect tone seeking guitar snobs who will only play pre-cbs strats and 50s LPs can't afford this shit. SO DUMB

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:58 am

I don't understand why if they're going to make something like this why they would make the guitar look so fucking weird and ugly on top of making something that not very man people will be interested in buying as it is. It's almost like they're trying NOT to sell these... you'd think if they wanted it to actually appeal to more people that they'd put it in a normal looking SG or LP or something.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:57 am

i think part of Gibson's bidness plan, is that they can probably sell 10 of these to lame rich people, and make 50k, or sell 100 five-hundred dollar guitars to make the same amount.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:00 am

assuming that the profit margin is the same. I'm thinking it would be a bit less on the $500 guitar.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:10 am

Mages wrote:assuming that the profit margin is the same. I'm thinking it would be a bit less on the $500 guitar.

well, yeah, for sure.