Gibson robot guitar

Scott Hansen · Post by **Scott Hansen** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:46 pm

So what do you think? Is there any call for this? Or just a gimmick? Tuning a guitar ain't that hard but then again I am pretty lazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WetVXbYRfWk

DaNextSlash · Post by **DaNextSlash** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:56 pm

Pretty much Gibson's way of saying
"We give up, our guitars now suck....time for gimmicks for the lazy americans"

Some Bozo · Post by **Some Bozo** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:57 pm

Scott Hansen wrote:So what do you think? Is there any call for this? Or just a gimmick? Tuning a guitar ain't that hard but then again I am pretty lazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WetVXbYRfWk

The media seem to have believed the press releases that this is something innovative but it doesn't seem to do anything you can't do on the Transperformance self tuning sytem that's been around for at least ten years. Page used one on the Coverdale Page album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsVb91dxrJw
Van Halen used it on Me Wise Magic a few years back.

DarcyPerry · Post by **DarcyPerry** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:33 pm

Some Bozo wrote:
Scott Hansen wrote:So what do you think? Is there any call for this? Or just a gimmick? Tuning a guitar ain't that hard but then again I am pretty lazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WetVXbYRfWk
The media seem to have believed the press releases that this is something innovative but it doesn't seem to do anything you can't do on the Transperformance self tuning sytem that's been around for at least ten years. Page used one on the Coverdale Page album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsVb91dxrJw
Van Halen used it on Me Wise Magic a few years back.

Not to mention Buckethead's Giant Robot which he was playing way back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElCHE0cMFAk

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:39 pm

But man, how cool is that! I bet they will charge a premium for it, but the noise the guitar makes is AWESOME! Makes me wish I too was a robot

Some Bozo · Post by **Some Bozo** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:44 pm

thehenderson wrote:But man, how cool is that! I bet they will charge a premium for it, but the noise the guitar makes is AWESOME! Makes me wish I too was a robot

Should have a pickup mounted on the headstock so you get the robo-turner noise coming through the amp

hamo · Post by **hamo** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:59 pm

When it makes the Transformers noise, then I'll be impressed...

foal30 · Post by **foal30** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:06 am

as I said elsewhere the ones with the PAF's sound better

dc · Post by dc » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:03 pm

It's a great idea!

But it'd be better if it played for you too.

Basket Case · Post by **Basket Case** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:27 pm

The intonation mode is pretty cool.

bobiron · Post by **bobiron** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:46 pm

dc wrote:It's a great idea!

But it'd be better if it played for you too.

Like this:

Imagine turning up to gig with this!! Might be a good idea to take a backup in case the comms go down.

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