New Gibson Firebird! What's your opinion?

[nicolasrivera]

Originally Posted by SoloDallas

I better keep my mouth shut. And I will. I am a nobody. Don't listen to me

Ooooh you ARE some body mister, but you have to tell me, send me PM please or are you joking?

[iBrows]

Hey, do you guys think Gibson will buy my design? This Les Paul has it all - from toasting your bread to holding your coffee cup!

[tmb1958]

i see they have decided to re-issue my old sears fireball

[cynic79]

Originally Posted by tmb1958

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/members/tmb1958-albums-tom-s-guitars-picture32424-dropping-20bombs.jpg

Don't forget:

[Grey]

Good lord, have you looked at the page for the guitar and what they're calling the color?

Finishes: Redolution

[Lyrica]

revolutionary, (my ass). change the music world forever, (it had better not.) a game changer, (depends on what game you're playing i guess.)

failbird, fireturd, pick one. they both apply equally.

[tmb1958]

Originally Posted by Spike-

Good lord, have you looked at the page for the guitar and what they're calling the color?

Finishes: Redolution

design by committee, i can just see them around the conference room table. "that guitar is gonna save the company, henry your a genius!"

[nicolasrivera]

Originally Posted by iBrows

Hey, do you guys think Gibson will buy my design? This Les Paul has it all - from toasting your bread to holding your coffee cup!

I think you are over qualified to work at Gibson, your design has more useful gimmicks then the Failbird X

[tmb1958]

Originally Posted by iBrows

Hey, do you guys think Gibson will buy my design? This Les Paul has it all - from toasting your bread to holding your coffee cup!

i love the slash tone button. now that would make gibson some money, ha! what a bunch of maroons!

[jmcdonaldva1]

It looks like he smashed the wrong one...geez...

[singlecut]

Originally Posted by tmb1958

i love the slash tone button. now that would make gibson some money, ha! what a bunch of maroons!

give it an year and they will use it.
maybe on slash sig #27

'maroons', my dad used to say that. had not heard that in 13 years. thanks!

[nicolasrivera]

It is officially named

The Failbird X

here in the forum, please use this name.

[singlecut]

Originally Posted by Byron999

I guess the 3 ppl that voted they liked it are keeping a low profile

Come on, it is safe to come out. No mob mentality here. We are all friends.

they are all from henry.
he has 2 other computers with different user names for all 3.
got to be

[kmk108]

REDOLUTION!? THAT'S THE NAME OF THE FINISH!?

Why didn't they just call it the Gibson Revolution instead of pissing on the Firebird model?

[tmb1958]

Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

It is officially named

The Failbird X

here in the forum, please use this name.

why not call it what it is...the new gibson piece of sh*t

[chequepoint]

Of course, the best part of being a narcissist like Henry is he can sit and read all of this.. and say "They dont' get it, I'm ahead of the curve" and ignore the rest. If it doesn't sell, it's because it was too brilliant. If it does sell, it proves his brilliance.

His outfit sort of says it all "Hey, I'm a regular guy, just like the rest of you. I'm cool, I wear denim and pop my collar. Look how in touch with you I am".

This is a guy who sits up at night masturbating to pictures of Steve Jobs, but misses the point entirely.

Smashing the SG sent a message to his employees that their hard work doesn't matter. It sent a message to the world that he doesn't care about our natural resources. Every working guitar player out on the road earning $400 a gig trying to figure out how they're going to replace the guitar that some local tech just sold, and every kid saving pennies for their first Gibson were told how insignificant they are. I know plenty of working guitar players who have applied for Gibson endorsements, that have been declined because they don't get 1 million impressions a month.. who all would have killed for that guitar. He couldn't be more out of touch with the things in this world that matter. That guitar was a tree, and he wasted it.. not for art, but to play some ****ed up rockstar fantasy out on stage.

[CenCalPlayer]

Originally Posted by nicolasrivera

This has to be the worst presentation of a REVOLUTIONARY product i have ever seen in my life...... Why don't we vote to fire Henry, i mean we are the ones who care about Gibson, not him.

Pay close attention to all the BS he is saying, that man has not a clue about guitars at all.

YouTube - new firebird

Henry has the charisma of a rock....almost fell asleep listening to him drone on....

[Raz59]

Reading around the Gibson site...it does seem interesting;
The heel is shaved for upper fret access and the neck volute is back...while it may not be pretty, it's for the better.
The nut is akin to a graphite one, the bridge has piezo saddles and the pickups are programmable...all these details seem like good things in terms of performance and versatility.

The rest though, with the effect sliders and the wireless pedals, etc...it seems too bloated.
Perhaps in a studio situation, this guitar would come in handy. Less things to occupy space.

[tmb1958]

why don't they call it what it is...
introducing the new gibson piece of sh*t!

[SG_Lefty]

WHYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by chequepoint

Of course, the best part of being a narcissist like Henry is he can sit and read all of this.. and say "They dont' get it, I'm ahead of the curve" and ignore the rest. If it doesn't sell, it's because it was too brilliant. If it does sell, it proves his brilliance.

His outfit sort of says it all "Hey, I'm a regular guy, just like the rest of you. I'm cool, I wear denim and pop my collar. Look how in touch with you I am".

This is a guy who sits up at night masturbating to pictures of Steve Jobs, but misses the point entirely.

Smashing the SG sent a message to his employees that their hard work doesn't matter. It sent a message to the world that he doesn't care about our natural resources. Every working guitar player out on the road earning $400 a gig trying to figure out how they're going to replace the guitar that some local tech just sold, and every kid saving pennies for their first Gibson were told how insignificant they are. I know plenty of working guitar players who have applied for Gibson endorsements, that have been declined because they don't get 1 million impressions a month.. who all would have killed for that guitar. He couldn't be more out of touch with the things in this world that matter. That guitar was a tree, and he wasted it.. not for art, but to play some ****ed up rockstar fantasy out on stage.

****ing brilliant post.

[goodwater]

I've got to admit, it's pretty comical looking---reminds me of the Simpsons episode when Homer designs a car

[Toris93]

I´ve already decided to not by a Gibson every again, this made me wanna throw the one i have out the window...WHAT ARE THEY THINKING!

[HOT-BRIT]

Is the Firebid X made in China with the Gibson name on it?

[kernelofwisdom]

Originally Posted by cwillis0001

****ing brilliant post.

Can you not arrest Henry for first degree felony fail and impound these things???

[Byron999]

I predict he will step down within 12 months from the the negative response of this failed PR scheme. It will be something like 'He needs to slow down, health reasons, blah. blah. blah. I have a hard time believing there were not some VIPs at Gibson that thought this was a bad idea. The begining of the end for Henry.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by kernelofwisdom

Can you not arrest Henry for first degree felony fail and impound these things???

If I could, I would, brother.

[tmb1958]

Originally Posted by chequepoint

Of course, the best part of being a narcissist like Henry is he can sit and read all of this.. and say "They dont' get it, I'm ahead of the curve" and ignore the rest. If it doesn't sell, it's because it was too brilliant. If it does sell, it proves his brilliance.

His outfit sort of says it all "Hey, I'm a regular guy, just like the rest of you. I'm cool, I wear denim and pop my collar. Look how in touch with you I am".

This is a guy who sits up at night masturbating to pictures of Steve Jobs, but misses the point entirely.

Smashing the SG sent a message to his employees that their hard work doesn't matter. It sent a message to the world that he doesn't care about our natural resources. Every working guitar player out on the road earning $400 a gig trying to figure out how they're going to replace the guitar that some local tech just sold, and every kid saving pennies for their first Gibson were told how insignificant they are. I know plenty of working guitar players who have applied for Gibson endorsements, that have been declined because they don't get 1 million impressions a month.. who all would have killed for that guitar. He couldn't be more out of touch with the things in this world that matter. That guitar was a tree, and he wasted it.. not for art, but to play some ****ed up rockstar fantasy out on stage.

bravo! well said

the funny thing is everything about that guitar from design to how it was presented was tested on focus groups, who are gibson talking to to get responses that made them think any of this travesty was a good idea.

of course i could be wrong and one day in the far future there will be a vintage fireturd x sub forum here on mlp with people arguing that the 2010 fireturd x is better that the 2060 fireturd x and the old plastic vs. new plastic.

[mokume]

Henry is a coke head...

[TommyB]

I'm not knocking the innovations (we must remember that Lester himself was an innovator and was under appreciated for years) but this hype-filled, tacky, and corny presentation was just uncalled for. Henry smashing an SG and calling the naysayers "Luddites" was cruel and unusual punishment.

On second thought, was that a REAL SG he smashed, or a dummy mock-up made for this silly exhibition? Either way, very dumb idea.