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Look at that video - they make it look so exciting and action-packed.

Nothing is more exciting than waiting 20 seconds for you guitar to tune itself.

It's sad that the LP Tribute is such a small part of their marketing effort. THAT is an instrument worth mentioning.

Did you notice that Gary Moore has a signature BFG now?

The information cometh.

Still do not want. It's a cool concept, having preset timings and everything. I'm sure some people will get plenty of use out of it though.

The back of the neck looks like it'd feel terrible. The visible grain makes it look like the faded series. The price on the site is over $4,000.

I imagine it has to be that high due to all of the research and development that they went through not only with the guitars electronics but also the computer programs. Their Robot guitars were expensive at release too but now they're under a $1000 which still isn't terrible for a USA Gibson. I've played a few of those and they're nice soundng and playing guitars but imm too much of a purist when it comes to instruments.

Boy, it's soooo ugly....

To be honest, I'm starting to come around to this.

The looks are at least different, which is a good thing. The sounds probably suck, but at least you've got a normal guitar sound there as your base, and you can add shit to that as you like. I think the robotic tuners are entirely unnecessary but entirely awesome/handy.

I suppose I like the idea of high end manufacturers throwing as much technology into their guitars as possible, so that in maybe ten years other manufacturers will have worked out which of those technologies will be worth replicating and make them more affordable. There has to be some push, even if the end product isn't very good, pushing at technology is a good thing.

Understand, I would never pay for one, but then I would never pay for a Mercedes S-Class, but I think it's a good thing that cheap Japanese cars have anti-lock brakes and all the other technologies that were pioneered on those expensive German cars.

Two abalone-shell topped knobs, one black speed knob and one speed knob style Master Control Knob? I wouldn't have done that.

Review on the Gibson website:

I can see the salesmen at Guitar Center now: Salesman: "Hey man check out the new Gibson Dusk Tiger! It's got all of these amazing features!" Customer: "It looks kinda stupid." Salesman: "Yeah but it tunes itself! You can dial in any tone you want on this baby!" Customer: "Can you dial in a less stupid looking finish? My band will laugh at me if I turn up to a gig with that thing" Salesman: "It only comes in the one color, but it's LIMITED EDITION! There's only gonna be 1000 of these made!" Customer: "I think it's a limited edition because there's a limited market for these things. Even then I doubt that there are enough guys out there wearing the leather pants, wolf t-shirt and eye makeup necessary to look as stupid as this guitar. And those guys usually don't have $4000 to waste on what is basically a gimmicky Les Paul dressed as a gay tiger, so you're going have a hard time selling these, aren't you?" Salesman: "Like you would not believe"

A fellow interviewed some time ago (forget his name, where this was, context, everything) had an interesting thought about digital guitar technology, which I think also applies to the robot tuners:
Digital will never become the standard for guitars/amps because of one factor: RESALE. Digital technology is always improving, thus the previous generation depreciates quickly, and it cannot be serviced by the average handyman. When a guitarist looks at a major purchase, they always ask: "If the band breaks up, or I don't like this, or I need coke, can I get my money back out fast?" With digital, the answer is a qualified no. Also, guitarists more so than any other musician like to do basic repairs themselves, which will prevent most from seeking the robot-tune technology.

Gibson is horribly mis-managed, and this is just one bit of evidence.