Their heeeerrreeee: Firebird X at Alto Music only $4000!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:41 pm

Firebird X at Alto Music!

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:48 pm

THEGREATJONZINI · Post by **THEGREATJONZINI** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:01 pm

could someone hold my hair back while i.....I....BLEUUHHHHHGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nevermind.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:14 pm

oh my god, that's even uglier than the prototype, something I didn't even think possible. Is there really a group of people who would think this actually looks cool?

I would be a lot more excited over this if they at least used a classic body shape and finish, or did something like the les paul recording or build it all into a 335 style guitar like a vox cheetah

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:25 pm

Nick wrote:oh my god, that's even uglier than the prototype, something I didn't even think possible. Is there really a group of people who would think this actually looks cool?

Business men? Lawyers? People who aren't in bands and have enough money to throw at something like this.

CUS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TONE MAN.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:28 pm

"NOOOOO!! I want my cool OG Firebird!"

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:34 pm

Needs moar braided hemp strap with mushroom shaped straplocks made out of fimo.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:59 pm

Jesus, if that was any uglier it could fuck my mother in law.....

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:00 pm

colabonham wrote:

"NOOOOO!! I want my cool OG Firebird!"

They're coming to get you, Barrrrbaraah!

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:28 pm

it will be out of production within the year, then in 10 years it will be worth 25 percent more than the og price tag. thus making gibson a lil bit richer in the long run.
ugly as piss, belongs in the hands of every emo band

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:01 am

robert(original) wrote:it will be out of production within the year, then in 10 years it will be worth 25 percent more than the og price tag. thus making gibson a lil bit richer in the long run.

Gibson don't get a cut of second-hand sales.

You're thinking of Rickenbacker.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:02 am

paul_ wrote:
robert(original) wrote:it will be out of production within the year, then in 10 years it will be worth 25 percent more than the og price tag. thus making gibson a lil bit richer in the long run.
Gibson don't get a cut of second-hand sales.

You're thinking of Rickenbacker.

Rickenbacker does? I was unaware of this...

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:25 am

It's a joke on account of the pulled auctions and stuff. My point is that a guitar company would have no incentive to create a rarity beyond what they can get out of the initial sale, unless they plan on stockpiling hundreds of them for over a decade.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:52 am

I know no more that 0 people who want a reddish poopy tort-topped guitar of any sort.

Fail +1.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:53 am

That looks like a proper finish, not tort that was used for the top.

I've seen that paint effect recently on many things, i think it's actually interesting. Better than the same old boring Fender/Gibson colors. I think for a new model it's good to try new finishes.

The only thing really bad about this, is the body shape, it looks oafish.

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:56 am

jcyphe wrote:
I've seen that paint effect recently on many things, i think it's actually interesting.

Interesting? Maybe.

Awful? Yes.

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:18 am

A friend who used to be part-owner in a retail shop told me Gibson force-ships guitars like this (super-expensive or hard-to-sell) to Gibson dealers. Once the guitar sells (no matter how much the price is slashed to get rid of it), Gibson then says, "See, these guitars sell!". And then another overpriced, hard-to-sell guitar is released and the cycle continues.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:46 am

jcyphe wrote:
I've seen that paint effect recently on many things, i think it's actually interesting. Better than the same old boring Fender/Gibson colors. I think for a new model it's good to try new finishes.

I will agree, on the right guitar, that could actually be a pretty neat psychedelic finish....sometimes different is good....but it's sort of like when Fender tried those satin and splatter paints on mexican strats....it was kinda cool for a $400 price point, but you didn't see them putting it on their top of the line $4000 custom shop models.

There is already a small enough niche for people who can afford $4000 robot guitars....by making them exclusively in obscure experimental body shapes and finishes, they're probably distancing themselves further from most people who would even consider one.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:30 am

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:08 am

As you guys may or may not know, I love the firebird/thunderbird shape. I think it's great (in theory) that gibson is giving it some love. Of course, this is really dumb looking, and is not worthy of the firebird name.