Anyone have the new Robotic Gibson?

I actually went down to the guitar center here in San Antonio (One of the few places that sold them) ... they started selling them on the date indicated and were sold out the first day (limited to 10 per store) ... I wanted to try it out and see how it handled, etc ... LOVED the demos on the Gibson site about them ... especially with the automatic drop tuning ...

Tennessee, I agree. Before judging this guitar, go to www.youtube.com, a great site to compare guitars. "Gibson robotic guitar", + enter, you'll see the guitar, and look to that guy who explains how this Gibson works. An amazing fact: your DETUNED guitar is automatically tuned, more she has also open tunings, "AUTOMATICALLY" no need to take 5 guitars with you pre-tuned in open tunings, as the guitar tunes in open E A dropped D.... To enjoy this guitar, you really need to "learn"how it works.
See FENDER VG too.
See for yourself. I will look for more information.

ebigham, I hope you are not offended. Your the one who made this topic, and I wrote very clear YOUR NAME TOO, I was busy myself with a topic about Fender VG, a topic I removed after seeing yours, and I loved to work together on this.

Hi James,
Innovation can be a good thing and I'm not against it categorically. The robotic tuners are not  real "innovation". They don't do anything to further music, just support the lazyness of the player. Robotic guitars seem to be the equivalent of so-called innovation in the American car industry: You get more cupholders and videoscreens, but the vehicle is the same old piece of junk. You mention Japanese car makers  and innovation -they didn't innovate by using gadgets, but delivered quality, longevity and usefulness for less money.

Play on! And if you do have robotic tuners, beware of the moment when your batteries run out, then you'll have learn how to hand-tune your $4,000 Gibson robotic guitar.

James, you are a marketing genius!
Your Superbowl/ Tom Petty playing a robotic Gibson idea is very innovative, no doubt. The perfect product placement.
But back to the tuning issue: I am guilty of having worshipped innovative music technology far too long. Proof: I own a Roland VG guitar system -it detunes on the fly as well. I also own some very sophisticated digital synthesizers + software.

All this stuff was innovative musically, but in all honesty, this gear has not made me a better player. It took the tone of a Telecaster (invented in 1948) and a Fender tube amp (1956) to actually touch my heart and challenge me as a player. The more experienced I get, the more I appreciate quality, craftsmanship and even a little dose of musical history. At a time where anything seems possible, we lose the ability to focus on the fact that music is actually meant to be: a human expression. My innovative virtual guitar system and its digital modeling capabilities have done little to make me happy. Those sounds don't move me to tears. But my 1967 analog Vox Jaguar organ does that every time.

Robotic tuners are not the answer for this player - I prefer fewer robots in my life. And yes, everyone of our three cars has a manual transmission. I do admit to having electronic ignition...

Just saw Tom Petty& the Heartbreakers play the halftime show at the Superbowl. He played one of his Rickenbakers + aTele. Mike Campbell played a blue German-made Duesenberg semi-hollow electric and a Danny Ferrington double-neck. Great Show and an audience that ranged from young girls to their grandparents. An awesome musical performance.

But: no robotic Gibson Les Paul in sight. Tom knows better...
Play on!

My Fender Cybertwin amp gives you a lot of different amps (of course most of them are Fender amps), when going from 1 amp to another, the knobs turn automatic to the sound of THAT amp you selected. I compared a Fender Twin Reverb SOUND with the Cybertwin TWIN REVERB SOUND, NO DIFFERENCE.
Maybe you consider that the Robotic Gibson is for lazy people, your opinion will change if you play a Robotic Gibson. The most annoying fact is that you play a few songs, and you need to tune it again. Following this "track", tuning devices are also for lazy people, claiming that they tune by ear. the ROBOTIC GIBSON IS A 100% GIBSON LES PAUL, having the same pick-ups.

I'm with ya Tennessee Strat! Interesting concepts and technology but it's not for me.

Hey, I just remembered that as a bloody beginner (14 years old), I had a German Framus electric -ouch. It only had one volume and one tone knob. That wasn't enough for me: I actually glued two more knobs on this beast. I honestly liked it better, even though there wasn't any improvement in tone...LOL

The last "modification" I made to that guitar (this was the year 1967): I disassembled it, cut two thin sheets of plywood with huge upper horns, and glued those to the guitar. The empty space between the top and bottom plywood was filled in with shaped Balsa wood. I painted it in garish colors. Still no improvement in tone.

Then I came to my senses: After seeing Pete Townshend of the Who smash his guitar, I did the same with the disfigured Framus. Never looked back, because it's too damn embarrassing.

Play on!