Firebird X... Who's Buying Them?

[VictorB]

Gibson Firebird X Electric Guitar Blue-volution | Musician's Friend

I just did a quick search on Google, for a guitar that's a "limited addition", there seems to be ton of them available for sale.

Some thought they would have all sold out quickly, I guess the demand wasn't as great as predicted...

 

[The Refugee]

Sweetwater still has 4 of them, 1 blue and 3 red.

 

[paruwi]

It seems the guitar playing world is not ready for this kind of revolution...

 

[nicolasrivera]

Hey, 13Yo kids are buying them! but they all return it because it was not compatible with guitar hero or Wii...

 

[Phil-E the G-Shizzle]

In fifty years they will be as valuable as a '59 Les Paul...

 

[VictorB]

Just like my first cell phone...

 

[The Refugee]

Hey, 13Yo kids are buying them! but they all return it because it was not compatible with guitar hero or Wii...

13 year old kids typically don't have enough money to afford a firebird x... or a firebird in general.

In fifty years they will be as valuable as a '59 Les Paul...

Not if I burn them all first.

 

[nicolasrivera]

13 year old kids typically don't have enough money to afford a firebird x... or a firebird in general.



Not if I burn them all first.

Rich kids do! That's a guitar aimed at them, not real guitar players!

 

[Jim]

The firebird X.

I recently saw a post on here by... River i think it was?
It was that guitars are nothing but toilet seats with pickups.

This thing? No. This is a refrigerator with strings.

 

[michaelinokc]

The local GC in Oklahoma City has had both of theirs forever. Just doesn't seem to be any interest in them.

When the Darkfire came out, I was obsessed with it. It seemed to me to be the evolution of the Les Paul. All these other electronic crap guitars show they aren't really interested in evolution, but just in experimenting and abandoning. I'll stick to old school until they make a real, permanent game changer. And damn, the Firebird X and Dusk Tiger are FUGLY.

 

[VictorB]

I doubt my computer could even handle the software it comes with... Just what a guitarist needs, software....

The whole thing sounds like an overthought headache.

 

[nicolasrivera]

I doubt my computer could even handle the software it comes with... Just what a guitarist needs, software....

The whole thing sounds like an overthought headache.

Hey, if its good enough for Henry it should good enough for us right?


Will go on in history as one of the biggest failures ever.

 

[lespaul01]

I think they are great. Ill try one. If I ain't into it. - Meh.


Definitely not going to give it much of a second though though. To me it seems a lot of people are threatened by it.

I was at a demo of a competitors product a few weeks ago and there was a huge turnout.


Who knows.. Who cares really?

 

[E.L. Fudge]

They should change the name to Firewood X and throw them in a dumpster fire. They are pure, unadultered shit.

 

[HOT-BRIT]

Just as I predicted a year ago, they are selling very few of them!

 

[Shades of Blue]

I think they are great. Ill try one. If I ain't into it. - Meh.


Definitely not going to give it much of a second though though. To me it seems a lot of people are threatened by it.

I was at a demo of a competitors product a few weeks ago and there was a huge turnout.


Who knows.. Who cares really?

Threatened??? I think appalled was the term you were looking for.

 

[likea45]

It looks like a toy. Sorry. Whoever buys them can have them, why does the guitar need to be improved anyway?

 

[zendriveseven]

While in GC last week the sales guys were chipping in $20 each to the first guy who sells one.

 

[Shades of Blue]

While in GC last week the sales guys were chipping in $20 each to the first guy who sells one.

Better not give him the cash until AFTER the 30 day return period...you know, just to be safe

 

[ed1996]

who's played one? those that haven't shouldn't judge them.