For $5,570, the Gibson Firebird X is intended for serious musicians, performers, and recording gurus. A few issues with the initial setup caused a few headaches, but they were easily redeemed by ...

Like the Droid Bionic of the guitar world, the Firebird X was announced almost a year ago, packed with piles of impressive technology, and delayed so many times that practically everyone forgot it ...

Like most guitar players, I’m not so much afraid of technology as suspicious of it. I want a Gibson Firebird X in spite of my aversions. The guitar is basically a Gibson Firebird with on-board ...

Gibson's been riding the wave of tech for quite a while now -- launching several "robot" guitars featuring functions such as fully automated tuning systems. For that, we give them credit: guitar ...

During the 1960s, Gibson made several different versions of its Firebird electric guitar design as it vied to master the offset’s recipe, and a transitional build from the heart of that period ...

Gibson’s Firebird X “hexaphonic” limited-edition electric instrument. ( Gibson Guitars) (Gibson Guitars) ... In recent years, Gibson Guitars morphed into Gibson Brands, ...

Gibson’s new Firebird X guitar, a high-tech model that boasts automatic tuning, built-in audio effects and support for downloadable apps, hopes to marry the worlds of music and modern ...

Gibson's latest Firebird X robot guitar features self-tuning, a piezo pickup, Bluetooth, built-in effects, and, yes, even downloadable apps.

A former Gibson employee said the company ”literally could not sell these guitars and they were on the books,” and ”investors were all trying to clean up the mess before the end of the ...

Best of 2019: With its arcane switching system, robot tuners, Bluetooth accessories and clunky software, the Gibson Firebird X is a nigh-on impossible electric guitar to love. But for many guitar ...

Gibson, its then-Michigan-based rival, took things even further with its 1963 Gibson Firebird electric guitar. Beating the Pontiac Firebird to market by five years, Gibson's Firebird was not only ...

The decision also cited Gibson waiting for almost 50 years after the Firebird’s introduction before filing for the trademark in 2011 as a contributing factor. (Image credit: Gibson) Just like the ...