Tag: Gibson
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Guitar gurus Gibson form strategic partnership with audio wizards Onkyo
Here's a fairly unexpected join announcement from home audio specialists Onkyo and guitar-manufacturing gods Gibson. The two companies are to enter into a "strategic partnership", which will see Gibson acquire a majority share in Onkyo USA. Onkyo will also…
VIDEO: Ten of the best CES 2011 gadgets and announcements
While a tablet-saturated CES didn't make for an exactly inspiring 2011 show, there was still more than enough great tech on display to have us looking forward to the year ahead. Leaps forward in 3D display quality were exciting, while…
CES 2011 VIDEO – Gibson Firebird Z Robotic Guitar demo
Even guitars are getting a tech makeover at CES 2011. Gibson, home to classic guitar models such as the Les Paul and Flying V, were on hand at the show floor to demo their new robotic guitar, the Firebird Z….
Gibson Guitar introduces limited edition Dark Fire
Firstly, I must apologise because I’m writing this article from the perspective of a keyboard player, not a guitarist, so if you are a guitarist I hope you’ll cut me some slack if I foul up on the lingo – and if you can’t, correct me in the comments below.
OK, so Gibson (makers of extraordinary guitars) has created the Dark Fire guitar, inspired by its previous digital guitar innovations: the Gibson Digital and the Robot guitar.
With a nod of the head to the Byrdland and the 1911 F4 Mandolin, the Dark Fire features a flowerpot inlay on the headstock and is made from mahogany to make it lightweight and acoustically louder with increased sustain and resonance…
Gibson teases us with "Dark Fire" Guitar
This is the tells-us-nothing teaser video that Gibson just sent us. It’s something to do with a guitar, and glowy bits. But damnit does it look tasty. Following some pretty snazzy work with digital guitars previously, there’s every possibility that this could be the most awesome axe since Hendrix’s flaming guitar.
Luckily, there’s a little bit more info revealed by a variety of product shots that we’ve been handed. Click the picture in the post to begin.
Gibson releasing free limited edition high-def guitar album online
Gibson Guitar has announced that it’s releasing a music album, featuring performances by some of the world’s best guitarists, exclusively for download from HDTracks.com.
Gibson Presents: Hot Tones in High-Definition will be available for just sixty days from 6th October (yesterday, by my calculations, though the web site still lists it as “available for download soon”) in a variety of high quality audio formats including uncompressed AIFF and FLAC and 320kbps MP3, all DRM-free…
Gibson creates its own island on Second Life
Legendary guitar maker Gibson has created its own island in Second Life, making it the first major music manufacturer to do so.
The island launched last Wednesday with an exclusive live performance by Bob Welch…
