Red Firebird X with Functioning Demo czcams.com/video/FV4YXlbGWjQ/video.html 16:49 - Trippy Effects and Farty Raindrops! Happy Halloween! What guitar would you have featured today? For Sale Ad - reverb.com/item/16473632-video-2012-gibson-firebird-x-bluevolution?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly Firebird X Article: troglysguitarshow.com/2018/10/30/gibson-firebird-x/ Episode Guide: 0:04 - Intro 0:52 - Bad Reputation 1:46 - Super Robots 2:08 - Using the Firebird X 7:37 - It's Broken 8:46 - The Insides 9:18 - Why It is Awesome / Specs 12:10 - It's Misunderstood 13:40 - Accessories 14:33 - Clean Effects Demo 17:55 - Dirty Effects Demo 20:17 - Condition 25:34 - Blacklight Test 26:26 - Special Case
Me too, rumbled lol,,,come on,,,who wouldn't have had one of these and whipped out the toys and rewired it in a standard config,,,Gibson are so damaged !!
An electrician once told me when I asked him about the difficulty in doing a complicated setup, "Just do one wire at a time and keep going." Good electrical advice and good life advice."
This may come as a surprise from someone who owns and loves vintage guitars amps, pedals and all that stuff, but I have a Firebird X, which I received as a "perk" in a trade, and...wait for it...I love it. Yes, it's very complicated and maybe more more suited to keyboard players who seem to like all kinds of switches, knobs and such, but after a fashion I learned how to use it and it's fab. The pickups are real Firebirds and sound amazing. The robo stuff is, well, kind of cool once you have a good handle on it. Altogether, as the guy said, it''s a first-class, high quality guitar which plays great. So call me names, but I'm keeping (and playing) it.
Wait until it stops working. Guaranteed for 1 year, and you didn't buy it new. Gibson nor Tronical has ANY parts for them. I ask $500 just to diagnose the problem, and up to $3000 to repair one. Unfortunately, that price is only going to go up. Tronical has a few parts. Gibson has ZERO parts.
John DeF if they took that x off, and took the faders off the top of the guitar, and did away with all the over the top tech on this guitar, it would likely be a very nice playing guitar, like Trogly was saying.
If they can afford crushing hundreds of this.. they definitely can afford selling them at lower price in the first place.. this only mean they have no love for guitar and guitar making.. they just love the money..
Mohd Haziq Kahar you my friend are speaking the truth Gibson is by far the most Greedy Guitar Corporation in the world they do not care about the Music, Musicians or anything else.Do they care about the Money....Hell Yes that is ALL THAT GIBSON CARE'S ABOUT.Not under privileged kids not broke Ass musicians who can't afford an instrument I mean why would they want to Help a musicians who can't afford a GIBSON I have wanted a LP Goldtop for 30 years and I finally figured out that I will NEVER be able to buy one.So I bought an Epiphone LP GOLDTOP with p90s and it is absolutely awesome it is absolutely Perfect.So go Fuck your self Gibson (Hard up the Ass!!)oh yeah and have a great day 🙄
@@timmiller4205 epiphone makes awesome guitars at a fraction of the price.. their high end stuff goes toe to toe with gibson's.. and still costs less.. 😅
Possibly not. They can write off all those destroyed guitars as a total loss. The tax cuts might save them more than selling them at a discounted price. My guess is that they really didn't make any money on them at the MSRP.
Darrin Hillier that is Exactly what happened. They made an insurance claim on them and the insurance company destroy them. They were all messed up and dangerous I think they were electrocuting people
Actually kind of dig the look of the guitar, but the electronics are a major FAIL. Worst part is the gear shift, at least if someone wanted to use it live. Having a push/pull pot that has to be up to turn it on is straight up stupid. So you accidentally knock it down while performing. Now you have to wait 5 seconds for sound. Derp derp derp Could see it as a studio guitar, but typically you have access to all kinds of effects in the studio anyways.
I think it more of a "Bedroom guitar", that you would just use to mess around with or write some shits for songs, or maybe for someone thst just have fun with it and just doesn't care to tour or go to a studio. But again, if I want some effects to play my guitar I would just buy a multi-effects unit instead of this whole thing.
When gibson destroyed all those firebird x guitars with the excavator, they lost me as a customer for life. Even sold all my gibsons because of this. No excuse for destroying them, it was irresponsible and a complete waste of resources. They could have been gutted and made to play like the old schools, but hey corporate American and insurance know best 👌
Another great video, thanks for sharing! That is definitely a unique design. I can see maybe a beginner wanting an "all-in-one design" where you only need a fresh battery and an amp to complete your setup, but coming from the land of rack effects and midi foot controllers I also see why it didn't sell too well. Still, I do see this being a snapshot in time down the road and someone somewhere may want to have it as a conversation piece. Rock on!
I like unique looking axes, but I just don't care for maple fret boards or chrome covered pickups. If it had rosewood and standard humbuckers then it would work for me.
I tried one of these in 2011. I engaged the robo-tuner to go from drop d to standard tuning, only to have the robo-tuner overtighten the 1st string until it snapped. It kept trying to tune, even with a broken string. I promptly handed the guitar back to the dealer and went on my way. There's no way I'd trust one of these at a gig. Neat concept though.
It has some cool stuff. I understand that they basically wanted to make a guitar that could literally do everything. But in some ways, despite being electric, the electric guitar is meant to be simple. It was typically devised to help boost volume and make it distinguished from a band back in the days when the entire band was playing together using only one microphone to record. It was an easy way to get volume. The tones and effects were more of a perk from the new medium of using electricity. Besides, not everyone wants the same effects and even then, there are variations of effects themselves. Sure, you can get thousands of sounds, but you can arguably get more of what you are looking for from simply buying an effects pedal that you actually like instead of having a bunch of general effects built into one guitar. Besides that, sometimes you want to change to a different guitar anyway(let’s be honest, what guitarist doesn’t like playing at least two different guitars. Whenever I go to a shop, I feel like a kid in a candy store.)? Though the body looks comfortable and I love that they use swamp ash(I love bright toned woods.), the body is just ugly to me. Particularly, the shape of the top horn. I just feel like it could have been slightly less awkward looking. I love the color. In some ways, I am a little sad that this guitar failed. It is quite impressive for what it is. But most musicians want an instrument that feels like an instrument. Not an instrument that feels like a machine. Even synths still look like pianos. Many sample pads often have pressure sensors to give more dynamic options, but also to give it a more organic feel. There is just something intimate about a musician and their instrument. The more you can physically alter the sound, the more the instrument seems part of you. Too many knobs and presets kind of kills that illusion. It works fine for DJ’s and midi guys. But it isn’t the preferred circumstance for guitarists.
ozan özenir I think what I’m trying to say is getting lost in translation. I understand how to work the guitar. What I’m saying is it would be difficult to fix the guitar (electronics wise)
Weaver ruled...today's O' under Angels no name boo birds...dump Strikeout can't hit Crush Davis...cause the only thing he is crushing is his bats on the dugout walls...lol
Modern features people DO want: Roasted woods Ratio locking tuners 24 stainless steel frets Luminescent side markers Neck-through construction Floyd Rose tremolo system w. D-tuner and tremol-no/evertune bridge Fishman fluence pickups Comfort carves Piezo saddles Straplocks Compound fretboard radius Asymmetric/compound neck profile Gibson: *it needs a million tonal options and robot tuners, nothing else* Yes, I'm aware that they got some stuff on my list right, but they're still way off in most cases
Well this guitar is now a sought after collectors item. The price had shot up since Gibson made them extinct. If you own them now, you have the last laugh and richer.
If it just had the three pickups and a 5 way switch and maybe push pull as a bonus feature it would be pretty cool. I like the shape and color and maple fingerboard.
Very pleasant in appearance, evokes nostalgia for the early 70's . My first full electric guitar had the same body shape and was made somewhere in the vastness of the USSR in '74... Relatively uncomfortable for playing on the lap with its 25.5 " mensure. It is a pity that Gibson ruined such a large amount of high-quality tonewood with its robotization !
I play synth in the front ensemble in my high schools marching band. So saving the sounds on the sounds on the firebird x doesn’t sound as hard as saving a patch on a synth.
Oooooo, scary stuff! Thanks for covering this guitar. It is good to see an unbiased review which were not common when the X hit the market and magazines were doing their usual hype.
I like the detail of your vid description. was lookin to go back to the part about the volume pot and found it super quick. was just gonna suggest checkin it, then saw things I cant suggest about.ha never seen a plastic backed one before.
Played it till it didn't work, got so frustrated, took it off unplugged it, threw it across the room, took a sledge hammer to it , made a lot of toothpicks, R.I.P.
You know the old one, ' when they built-they broke the mold....and rumor has it they beat the S__t out of the mold maker' ... Years back my buddy owned a store The Gear Trader in CA. We became a Gibson Dealer, and these guys came in...all I remember was sales quota, from Gibson-You gotta move these refrigerators- but no help to understand these. A push pull that needs up pos to turn on guitar? With a 5sec wait for sound? At the very least should be down pos. Operative word abbreviation POS. Rip out the guts, make it nickel plate hrdwr, 5way switch + coil-taps, and actually secretly have a crush for a guitar that tunes itself, and I'd be digging that, finish, headstock, the works.
Lesse, it's blue in a swirl pattern. Never liked blue guitars but sorta dig this. Three mini HB's. Might be cool. Maple fingerboard with a 3 on a side headstock. Ok, not a fan but tame compared to that Reverse Flying V that was made. I've never hated ANY guitar like that one and at 61, played here and there since i was 15. I know you liked these. all's well,,,,
looking back now he was showing what they could do and might do because they were in trouble and we didn't know yet. this did grab attention to the brand again
I like it. I have absolutely no problem with Gibson putting out crazy experimental guitars as long as they also make the classics and don't mess with them.
Isn’t it enough that I have to read an app inch thick manual to use my multi effect foot pedal? I suppose I wouldn’t need the pedal with that guitar having all the effects on board. It might actually be a great guitar for the studio. I’ll take your word for it that it’s a good guitar.
Gibson usually puts special fret markings at either the 5th or the 12th fret for some reason. Before you mentioned the volume pot issue I was thinking to myself, " I bet the wiring in that thing is a nightmare" lol then you opened it up, yup I was correct! With that much wiring and interfacing going on it could be anything from a simple bad ground to the pot being bad or even as you said some preset configuration. I doubt it's a preset issue though since with the batteries out guitars like this usually reset to factory settings. It's a pretty guitar and I really like the head stock design. I was noticing that the truss rod cover appears to be identical to the one on that Zero model I bought from you. It seems that every time I come up with what I think is a unique thing to do to that Zero you show me a video where my idea has already been used lol.
As someone who likes traditional Gibson design, the design of the guitar was quite good. If this guitar would have been available with more traditional electronic fare and a smaller tailpiece I would have been interested.
I think it was an odd choice to go with 23 frets. I always thought it made a guitar look like someone either didn't cut enough off of a 22 fret, or cut too much off of a 24 fret. It just seems like the only things "Gibson" about it are the logo and the set neck. This thing looks atrocious online, but I agree, gut those horrid electronics, trash the "pedals" that it comes with, and just throw in some old school electronics to have a (most likely) awesome playing beast. It's just a damn shame that Gibson crushed a ton of these instead of going that route and trying to resell, or donating to music programs.
I've loved that quote ever since I heard it. It's so relevant and seems to apply to just about everything. Whether it be a politicians policies or your supervisors next "great idea", it's true for just about everything.
If they had put all these features on a better looking body shape these may have sold well. Color is great and I don't mind the maple board. But, that shape, I can't unsee that. It should forever be known as Henry J's tombstone. Great video as always Austin! God bless bro. 🎸👍
I've got one of these in blue also. Many people hate on them but, I do like mine. (The volume on mine works fine). I also have it's earlier brother, The Dusk Tiger. Of the two, I prefer the Firebird X.
The whole Darkfire/Dusktiger/FirebirdX guitars were NOT for your average joe, but can be really useful for someone who wants to use it in studio, or learn the features.
I used to have a Line 6 Variax guitar. That was confusing enough, but a nice idea. It didn't have lag, but it feel like there was some sort of detachment between player and guitar. Does this one feel like playing a real guitar?
I think it's beautiful, but all that extra crap turns me off. If I could get that body with regular tuners, pickup selector, and all that, I would love it! Maybe individual pickup one-off switches, ala Fender Jaguar?
Recently saw KMac2021's meme life video, it was hilarious. You missed your dead stare opportunity! Then this guitar is mind blowing. Out of the box thinking, for sure. You continue to educate me. Very informative, can't tell you enough how impressive this channel has been. Thanks Austin.
I just bought one used and it is incredible. I agree with pretty much everything in this video. My only issue is not having the ability to play passively.
You did a great job showcasing this nightmare guitar. Gibson employees must have cringed when this was unveiled - "TA-DA, presenting the Gibson Aztec!!".
Here after the destruction vid. Unpopular opinion time! They shouldn't have given these to music charities to give to children because this is a guitar that would 100% put a child off learning a musical instrument, being that you'd need at least a few GCSE's to work out how to use it. This isn't a first guitar at all. Those £100 Epiphone Les Pauls are good for a kid. Not a Firebird X.
I saw the original reviews, never seen one for real. It looks all right, loads of sounds, would suit anyone in prison for a very long time. Troggy says it don't work, some guy in the comments says it's because of a setting on the EQ fader (the top of the guitar) which - kind of says quite a lot. You'd have to know this guitar very well to use it on stage and then - what kind of band are you going to be in to use all that stuff? I've got a Firebird, a "reverse" with the Eagle scratchplate and 2 P90s - really simple. I don't think I'd trade it for a Firebird X. Big hand for the Trog, he's all right.
Does this have wires running through the neck to those robot tuners Austin? Forgive me if you mention it I'm only 10 mins in. Cheers bud. I suppose it could be wireless? How long have you been playing Austin? Thanks.
Hmmm... good question! I was going to answer you and say that no it doesn't but then I got to thinking about how a switch on the body can activate the tuners on the head stock. I am going to say it's probably wire less, I doubt they would run wiring through the neck.
I love the guitar and the styling just hate the 5k price tag and the electronics. They should of sold it as a regular guitar for a normal price. You can get a really nice lp for 5k
Learning what all this thing could do would be kind if a cluster fuck. I could see one of these being a studio guitar, but a guy gigging on the road would most likely opt out. I can’t see the switches holding up being gigged regularly against pedals. Definitely different, but I can see why it didn’t fly.
That is a cool guitar! (If it works). One bad connection and you’re screwed. I’d be afraid to risk that much money on it, but it is sharp. Thanks for the video. I don’t remember these. Gibson is smothered by Les Pauls! It’s nice to see the oddballs. People should give Gibson a chance to do something different.
Great. So now I can also choose to use the effects in my guitar, besides the effects in my amp, the effects in my modeller, or my stompboxes. Just great. PS where were those pills against option paralysis again ? ;)
Red Firebird X with Functioning Demo czcams.com/video/FV4YXlbGWjQ/video.html
16:49 - Trippy Effects and Farty Raindrops! Happy Halloween! What guitar would you have featured today?
For Sale Ad - reverb.com/item/16473632-video-2012-gibson-firebird-x-bluevolution?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly
Firebird X Article: troglysguitarshow.com/2018/10/30/gibson-firebird-x/
Episode Guide:
0:04 - Intro
0:52 - Bad Reputation
1:46 - Super Robots
2:08 - Using the Firebird X
7:37 - It's Broken
8:46 - The Insides
9:18 - Why It is Awesome / Specs
12:10 - It's Misunderstood
13:40 - Accessories
14:33 - Clean Effects Demo
17:55 - Dirty Effects Demo
20:17 - Condition
25:34 - Blacklight Test
26:26 - Special Case
I kind of... LOVE IT
That Outro made my day
Scallon Rob - Farty Rain
It's called a reverse deley... sheesh...
Hey man... I like those uke reviews!
Who came here after the firebird x destruction video?
Hahaa.. me
Abso-fucking-lutely, hahah
Me, they couldve donated these guitars
I did, I needed some useful talk after listening to the guitologists video.
Me too, rumbled lol,,,come on,,,who wouldn't have had one of these and whipped out the toys and rewired it in a standard config,,,Gibson are so damaged !!
That wiring is a nightmare
And that's just one thing. I wouldn't get near one of those. Nightmare is putting it lightly.
An electrician once told me when I asked him about the difficulty in doing a complicated setup, "Just do one wire at a time and keep going." Good electrical advice and good life advice."
That would be a lot more organized if it was a hollow body.
I agree. A complete ratsnest.
This may come as a surprise from someone who owns and loves vintage guitars amps, pedals and all that stuff, but I have a Firebird X, which I received as a "perk" in a trade, and...wait for it...I love it. Yes, it's very complicated and maybe more more suited to keyboard players who seem to like all kinds of switches, knobs and such, but after a fashion I learned how to use it and it's fab. The pickups are real Firebirds and sound amazing. The robo stuff is, well, kind of cool once you have a good handle on it. Altogether, as the guy said, it''s a first-class, high quality guitar which plays great. So call me names, but I'm keeping (and playing) it.
Wait until it stops working. Guaranteed for 1 year, and you didn't buy it new. Gibson nor Tronical has ANY parts for them. I ask $500 just to diagnose the problem, and up to $3000 to repair one. Unfortunately, that price is only going to go up. Tronical has a few parts. Gibson has ZERO parts.
That x on the fretboard makes it look like it was purchased at Walmart. Definitely the worst neck/inlay graphic design ever.
Horrible
John DeF if they took that x off, and took the faders off the top of the guitar, and did away with all the over the top tech on this guitar, it would likely be a very nice playing guitar, like Trogly was saying.
Also, even if they thought that was cool, why would that NOT be at the 12? I've never seen so much failure in one instrument
Cabela's bargain cave....
Well gibson destroyed all of those firebird x guitars i hope you ate happy
That thing reminds me of the car that Homer Simpson designed. How could they have thought it was a good idea?
One of the best Simpsons episodes 😂🙏
@@kamilpeteraj762 Absolutely right ;-)
Brilliant comparison
'The Homer'. The guitar was just missing the cup holders.
One of you replied with the image of the Homer-mobile on a Canadian guitar website.
And it was effing hilarious!
If they can afford crushing hundreds of this.. they definitely can afford selling them at lower price in the first place.. this only mean they have no love for guitar and guitar making.. they just love the money..
Mohd Haziq Kahar you my friend are speaking the truth Gibson is by far the most Greedy Guitar Corporation in the world they do not care about the Music, Musicians or anything else.Do they care about the Money....Hell Yes that is ALL THAT GIBSON CARE'S ABOUT.Not under privileged kids not broke Ass musicians who can't afford an instrument I mean why would they want to Help a musicians who can't afford a GIBSON I have wanted a LP Goldtop for 30 years and I finally figured out that I will NEVER be able to buy one.So I bought an Epiphone LP GOLDTOP with p90s and it is absolutely awesome it is absolutely Perfect.So go Fuck your self Gibson (Hard up the Ass!!)oh yeah and have a great day 🙄
@@timmiller4205 epiphone makes awesome guitars at a fraction of the price.. their high end stuff goes toe to toe with gibson's.. and still costs less.. 😅
Possibly not. They can write off all those destroyed guitars as a total loss. The tax cuts might save them more than selling them at a discounted price. My guess is that they really didn't make any money on them at the MSRP.
You are correct sir.
Darrin Hillier that is Exactly what happened. They made an insurance claim on them and the insurance company destroy them. They were all messed up and dangerous I think they were electrocuting people
Gibson jusst made them a collector's item.
Actually kind of dig the look of the guitar, but the electronics are a major FAIL. Worst part is the gear shift, at least if someone wanted to use it live. Having a push/pull pot that has to be up to turn it on is straight up stupid. So you accidentally knock it down while performing. Now you have to wait 5 seconds for sound. Derp derp derp
Could see it as a studio guitar, but typically you have access to all kinds of effects in the studio anyways.
I think it more of a "Bedroom guitar", that you would just use to mess around with or write some shits for songs, or maybe for someone thst just have fun with it and just doesn't care to tour or go to a studio.
But again, if I want some effects to play my guitar I would just buy a multi-effects unit instead of this whole thing.
I think they forgot to add a 4x12 cabinet in the guitar
Hahaa
When gibson destroyed all those firebird x guitars with the excavator, they lost me as a customer for life. Even sold all my gibsons because of this. No excuse for destroying them, it was irresponsible and a complete waste of resources. They could have been gutted and made to play like the old schools, but hey corporate American and insurance know best 👌
Like the color combo. Blue/maple really stands out.
I'll admit it, I like the blue paint job.
Same here
It’s got all the ingredients for a super valuable collector piece in a few decades
It is a good looking guitar, the maple fretboard really pops on the dark blue non reverse body.
Fuzz Cous red looks shiity tho
dang your video editing skills are under appreciated
btw great video
Geetar is life
Lmao that's an excellent way to promote your channel
I should probably change that before I sound like a self promoting @#$%bag
10 years or so from now these guitars will be worth ridiculous money. Buy one and forget about for a decade or 2
Another great video, thanks for sharing! That is definitely a unique design. I can see maybe a beginner wanting an "all-in-one design" where you only need a fresh battery and an amp to complete your setup, but coming from the land of rack effects and midi foot controllers I also see why it didn't sell too well. Still, I do see this being a snapshot in time down the road and someone somewhere may want to have it as a conversation piece. Rock on!
I wrecked my motorcycle today, this video made my day and cracked me up!
Sorry to hear that - glad I could add a little sunshine though!
You always do man 🤘 your videos rock
Hope you’re okay.
That sucks man, hope you’re okay
I like unique looking axes, but I just don't care for maple fret boards or chrome covered pickups. If it had rosewood and standard humbuckers then it would work for me.
I thought this couldn’t blow my mind anymore and then you whipped out the Bluetooth Gibson pedals
Wow
Just watched gibson smash 100's of these.
Shocker
Cars N Guitars Bret Bunton that’s close to be a criminal act. And so dumb and arrogant
I tried one of these in 2011. I engaged the robo-tuner to go from drop d to standard tuning, only to have the robo-tuner overtighten the 1st string until it snapped. It kept trying to tune, even with a broken string. I promptly handed the guitar back to the dealer and went on my way. There's no way I'd trust one of these at a gig. Neat concept though.
I dont think the guitar is really that bad looking, but there's way too much digital bullshit going on
The legend says that the firebird x still wander around. Killing guitar reviewers around the world
Oh no wonder Gibson destroyed a bunch of them
It has some cool stuff. I understand that they basically wanted to make a guitar that could literally do everything. But in some ways, despite being electric, the electric guitar is meant to be simple. It was typically devised to help boost volume and make it distinguished from a band back in the days when the entire band was playing together using only one microphone to record. It was an easy way to get volume. The tones and effects were more of a perk from the new medium of using electricity. Besides, not everyone wants the same effects and even then, there are variations of effects themselves. Sure, you can get thousands of sounds, but you can arguably get more of what you are looking for from simply buying an effects pedal that you actually like instead of having a bunch of general effects built into one guitar. Besides that, sometimes you want to change to a different guitar anyway(let’s be honest, what guitarist doesn’t like playing at least two different guitars. Whenever I go to a shop, I feel like a kid in a candy store.)? Though the body looks comfortable and I love that they use swamp ash(I love bright toned woods.), the body is just ugly to me. Particularly, the shape of the top horn. I just feel like it could have been slightly less awkward looking. I love the color. In some ways, I am a little sad that this guitar failed. It is quite impressive for what it is. But most musicians want an instrument that feels like an instrument. Not an instrument that feels like a machine. Even synths still look like pianos. Many sample pads often have pressure sensors to give more dynamic options, but also to give it a more organic feel. There is just something intimate about a musician and their instrument. The more you can physically alter the sound, the more the instrument seems part of you. Too many knobs and presets kind of kills that illusion. It works fine for DJ’s and midi guys. But it isn’t the preferred circumstance for guitarists.
Really insightful
Tbh, the top is gorgeous!
Jesus Christ you’d need a Tesla engineer to be able to work on that.
Or just have higher iq than 100
ozan özenir you think if the electronics went haywire on that you’d be able to figure it out? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nick McAllister its just a simple guitar no need to figure out anything since there is a whole video that explains it anyways
ozan özenir I think what I’m trying to say is getting lost in translation. I understand how to work the guitar. What I’m saying is it would be difficult to fix the guitar (electronics wise)
Nick McAllister ye thats probably why they left the volume broken
HA! I knew this would be the Halloween episode
Weaver ruled...today's O' under Angels no name boo birds...dump Strikeout can't hit Crush Davis...cause the only thing he is crushing is his bats on the dugout walls...lol
Modern features people DO want:
Roasted woods
Ratio locking tuners
24 stainless steel frets
Luminescent side markers
Neck-through construction
Floyd Rose tremolo system w. D-tuner and tremol-no/evertune bridge
Fishman fluence pickups
Comfort carves
Piezo saddles
Straplocks
Compound fretboard radius
Asymmetric/compound neck profile
Gibson: *it needs a million tonal options and robot tuners, nothing else*
Yes, I'm aware that they got some stuff on my list right, but they're still way off in most cases
Well this guitar is now a sought after collectors item. The price had shot up since Gibson made them extinct. If you own them now, you have the last laugh and richer.
If it just had the three pickups and a 5 way switch and maybe push pull as a bonus feature it would be pretty cool. I like the shape and color and maple fingerboard.
Very pleasant in appearance, evokes nostalgia for the early 70's . My first full electric guitar had the same body shape and was made somewhere in the vastness of the USSR in '74... Relatively uncomfortable for playing on the lap with its 25.5 " mensure.
It is a pity that Gibson ruined such a large amount of high-quality tonewood with its robotization !
I play synth in the front ensemble in my high schools marching band. So saving the sounds on the sounds on the firebird x doesn’t sound as hard as saving a patch on a synth.
BTW, my most-hated Gibson is the Flying V that looks like it was painted by Dalí.
Oooooo, scary stuff! Thanks for covering this guitar. It is good to see an unbiased review which were not common when the X hit the market and magazines were doing their usual hype.
U have the EQ on the side of the guitar turned all the way down.. Thats why U have no volume
Beautiful guitar, would love to own one. I’m retired and I could spend what’s left of my time on Earth just trying to make it work right.
I still prefering a 60's Guild Starfire XII...
It's serious!!!
...And hold the "Farty Raindrop" song!!!
I like the detail of your vid description. was lookin to go back to the part about the volume pot and found it super quick. was just gonna suggest checkin it, then saw things I cant suggest about.ha never seen a plastic backed one before.
Played it till it didn't work, got so frustrated, took it off unplugged it,
threw it across the room, took a sledge
hammer to it , made a lot of toothpicks,
R.I.P.
You know the old one, ' when they built-they broke the mold....and rumor has it they beat the S__t out of the mold maker' ...
Years back my buddy owned a store The Gear Trader in CA. We became a Gibson Dealer, and these guys came in...all I remember was sales quota, from Gibson-You gotta move these refrigerators- but no help to understand these. A push pull that needs up pos to turn on guitar? With a 5sec wait for sound? At the very least should be down pos. Operative word abbreviation POS. Rip out the guts, make it nickel plate hrdwr, 5way switch + coil-taps, and actually secretly have a crush for a guitar that tunes itself, and I'd be digging that, finish, headstock, the works.
Well I like too.....but just the shape, color and pu , not the all optional on that...maybe they built a simple one?
Lesse, it's blue in a swirl pattern. Never liked blue guitars but sorta dig this. Three mini HB's. Might be cool. Maple fingerboard with a 3 on a side headstock. Ok, not a fan but tame compared to that Reverse Flying V that was made. I've never hated ANY guitar like that one and at 61, played here and there since i was 15. I know you liked these. all's well,,,,
I feel it is my moral duty to watch your Ukulele video!
you should review the les Paul HD-6X PRO next......
i wouldnt say no if someone gave me one, but i would not buy it, i am happy with my foot board and not all of the knobs on this guitar
It also has 23 frets…
Forgive me if this was in the video and I just missed it.
looking back now he was showing what they could do and might do because they were in trouble and we didn't know yet. this did grab attention to the brand again
I like it. I have absolutely no problem with Gibson putting out crazy experimental guitars as long as they also make the classics and don't mess with them.
Isn’t it enough that I have to read an app inch thick manual to use my multi effect foot pedal? I suppose I wouldn’t need the pedal with that guitar having all the effects on board. It might actually be a great guitar for the studio. I’ll take your word for it that it’s a good guitar.
I’d buy a lefty version. I don’t like how the firebird body is upside down
Gibson usually puts special fret markings at either the 5th or the 12th fret for some reason.
Before you mentioned the volume pot issue I was thinking to myself, " I bet the wiring in that thing is a nightmare" lol then you opened it up, yup I was correct!
With that much wiring and interfacing going on it could be anything from a simple bad ground to the pot being bad or even as you said some preset configuration. I doubt it's a preset issue though since with the batteries out guitars like this usually reset to factory settings.
It's a pretty guitar and I really like the head stock design. I was noticing that the truss rod cover appears to be identical to the one on that Zero model I bought from you. It seems that every time I come up with what I think is a unique thing to do to that Zero you show me a video where my idea has already been used lol.
As someone who likes traditional Gibson design, the design of the guitar was quite good. If this guitar would have been available with more traditional electronic fare and a smaller tailpiece I would have been interested.
You like the firebird X? I like ALL guitars! That includes the firebird X!
Happy Halloween Trog . Cool guitar , since I like fender offsets it appeal's to me .
I think it was an odd choice to go with 23 frets. I always thought it made a guitar look like someone either didn't cut enough off of a 22 fret, or cut too much off of a 24 fret. It just seems like the only things "Gibson" about it are the logo and the set neck. This thing looks atrocious online, but I agree, gut those horrid electronics, trash the "pedals" that it comes with, and just throw in some old school electronics to have a (most likely) awesome playing beast. It's just a damn shame that Gibson crushed a ton of these instead of going that route and trying to resell, or donating to music programs.
Now that the video of Gibson destroying these has been releases, I bet these go up in value.
The fact that it needs repair says it all. I spend half my life fixing stuff that doesn't work right, but it's almost never my guitars. No thank you.
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”-
Ian Malcolm, Chaos theory expert.
I've loved that quote ever since I heard it. It's so relevant and seems to apply to just about everything. Whether it be a politicians policies or your supervisors next "great idea", it's true for just about everything.
If they had put all these features on a better looking body shape these may have sold well. Color is great and I don't mind the maple board. But, that shape, I can't unsee that. It should forever be known as Henry J's tombstone. Great video as always Austin! God bless bro. 🎸👍
This guitar was ahead of its time.
fiiiiinelyyyyy i can rip now
I've got one of these in blue also. Many people hate on them but, I do like mine. (The volume on mine works fine).
I also have it's earlier brother, The Dusk Tiger. Of the two, I prefer the Firebird X.
Happy Halloween !
Man... wish they had this same body shape headstock and color and just thrown on some normal electronics.. I'd play it then.
The whole Darkfire/Dusktiger/FirebirdX guitars were NOT for your average joe, but can be really useful for someone who wants to use it in studio, or learn the features.
I used to have a Line 6 Variax guitar. That was confusing enough, but a nice idea. It didn't have lag, but it feel like there was some sort of detachment between player and guitar. Does this one feel like playing a real guitar?
Jettar is beautiful, is it integrated with the vaser. How much is it?
I think it's beautiful, but all that extra crap turns me off. If I could get that body with regular tuners, pickup selector, and all that, I would love it! Maybe individual pickup one-off switches, ala Fender Jaguar?
Recently saw KMac2021's meme life video, it was hilarious. You missed your dead stare opportunity! Then this guitar is mind blowing. Out of the box thinking, for sure. You continue to educate me. Very informative, can't tell you enough how impressive this channel has been. Thanks Austin.
omg...i really want this guitar...its amazing .why is it not being talked about more??
I just bought one used and it is incredible. I agree with pretty much everything in this video. My only issue is not having the ability to play passively.
I think this is a nice guitar for making music on recording i guess cuz it seems like its an all in guitar
I quite like the guitar
26:26 thank me later
You did a great job showcasing this nightmare guitar. Gibson employees must have cringed when this was unveiled - "TA-DA, presenting the Gibson Aztec!!".
Here after the destruction vid. Unpopular opinion time! They shouldn't have given these to music charities to give to children because this is a guitar that would 100% put a child off learning a musical instrument, being that you'd need at least a few GCSE's to work out how to use it. This isn't a first guitar at all. Those £100 Epiphone Les Pauls are good for a kid. Not a Firebird X.
I saw the original reviews, never seen one for real. It looks all right, loads of sounds, would suit anyone in prison for a very long time. Troggy says it don't work, some guy in the comments says it's because of a setting on the EQ fader (the top of the guitar) which - kind of says quite a lot. You'd have to know this guitar very well to use it on stage and then - what kind of band are you going to be in to use all that stuff? I've got a Firebird, a "reverse" with the Eagle scratchplate and 2 P90s - really simple. I don't think I'd trade it for a Firebird X.
Big hand for the Trog, he's all right.
Episode quality multiplying at a major rate, keep it up brother!
Does this have wires running through the neck to those robot tuners Austin? Forgive me if you mention it I'm only 10 mins in. Cheers bud. I suppose it could be wireless? How long have you been playing Austin? Thanks.
Hmmm... good question! I was going to answer you and say that no it doesn't but then I got to thinking about how a switch on the body can activate the tuners on the head stock. I am going to say it's probably wire less, I doubt they would run wiring through the neck.
@@Rand_al_Thor372 how did you find this out?
Power goes through the strings. That’s why you can’t have them touch anything. As per the manual.
How much were they brand new ?
The head stock is still better than epiphones!
No
Difference between this and the variax?
those pedals that come with it are freaking huge man!!!
I love the guitar and the styling just hate the 5k price tag and the electronics. They should of sold it as a regular guitar for a normal price. You can get a really nice lp for 5k
This review --> even though the guitar is broken and maybe impossible to fix, it's pretty good!
That wiring harness looks like something out of a Yugo.
I have believe they didn't remove the pickups?
Any sound? Will it let you do a whammy bar dive?
2 humbuckers, more traditional wiring and an ebony fretboard and I would look into buying one
I remember being in highschool and thinking these were the coolest guitars and looking at them everyday in the library at school
Learning what all this thing could do would be kind if a cluster fuck. I could see one of these being a studio guitar, but a guy gigging on the road would most likely opt out. I can’t see the switches holding up being gigged regularly against pedals. Definitely different, but I can see why it didn’t fly.
That is a cool guitar! (If it works). One bad connection and you’re screwed. I’d be afraid to risk that much money on it, but it is sharp. Thanks for the video. I don’t remember these. Gibson is smothered by Les Pauls! It’s nice to see the oddballs. People should give Gibson a chance to do something different.
I loved "Plan 9 from outer space". I love the Gibson Firebird X, as it seems :)
I think it looks cool, love the color
This to me is what an electro harmonex guitar would be-a lot of cool sounds with limited usability in real time, and broken.
Great. So now I can also choose to use the effects in my guitar, besides the effects in my amp, the effects in my modeller, or my stompboxes.
Just great.
PS where were those pills against option paralysis again ? ;)
Still looks better than a Gibson Moderne
Don’t hate that tail. I mean it could have a place.......on a 58 Buick.
Why aren't the electronics just on circuit boards?