January 3rd 2010
Besides me thinking Gibson needs to take a step back from their Apple Computers when coming up with names for these things, this guitar has me quite at odds. Gibson have again tried to go “modern”, both with the aesthetic and functionality of this model. I’m going to go against a lot of peoples opinions [...]
August 8th 2008
Gibson have finally realised that the Robot series needed some new colours (we won’t mention that it needs a new name, but anyways…). And my have they done a good job. If you want a better look, head over to the Gibson site. Don’t go into the Robot area. Head to either the Les Paul [...]
March 21st 2008
As seen all over the interweb lately, Gibson have announced the release of the “production model” Robot guitars that feature the automatic tuning system. Now these guitar have supposedly come down into the “affordable” bracket. There are two models to choose from the Gibson Robot Les Paul Studio Ltd. and the Gibson Robot SG Special [...]
January 17th 2008
For those not wanting to spend all the money on a Gibson Robot, this may be a coll alternative. It’s a tuner that replaces your standard volume control. Check out the video to see how it works. More information is available at their website.
December 16th 2007
From the Gibson custom shop comes this interesting piece. The Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Chambered (say that 5 times fast) is the first Les Paul I can recall that features a chambered body. Not only does this make the guitar lighter (my back says thank you), but it is supposed to increase [...]
November 11th 2007
Yep, we’re all talking about it, and as far a Gibson goes that’s a good thing. Lots of free publicity on the blogosphere. But is the Gibson Robot hot or not? Firstly, the name. The Robot. Seriously? Rule one of modern tech sounding names is the use of “i”. iPod, iMac, iWanker etc. Second rule: [...]
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