Gibson Ushers in Digital Guitars

[Panamark]

Fender better get some topless bitches happening at their reception desk, before its too late !!

[BrownSound1]

Think about all of the great guitar tones in history for a moment and what is used to get them. From my point of view, electric guitar tones are this....you got the Les Paul tone, and the Strat and Tele tone. Throw in the odd Gretsch and Rickenbacker and that pretty much sums up the electric guitar. I got the big three covered, so why in the hell would I plop down X thousand dollars for a guitar that will just emulate my real shit?

Amps ever even simpler, you either want a Marshall Tone, a Fender Tone, or a Vox tone. All other amps made are trying to either do these tones or a variation of those. What else do you really need? I've got a Marshall, owned a couple of Twins, never had the Vox...Big fuckin' deal.

The point? This is just another marketing thing. Digital technology is great in the right setting, but there are some things it just can't do....yet. I'm sure there will be a point where all of these emulations will be impossible to tell from the real thing, but we aren't there at this point in time.

[BITEYOASS]

If I wanted something Digital, I'd get a damn synthesiser.

[Panamark]

I Agree with everyone, although I think the interesting aspect of this technology is being able to setup a different tone/distortion for each string.

Possibilities there !

[ELVIS]

What do you geeks have against pictures ??


AMD CEO Hector de J. Ruiz jams with Slash and Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz on the Gibson digital guitar

[ELVIS]

[Panamark]

Originally posted by ELVIS
What do you geeks have against pictures ??

We much prefer them, Uncle Elvis ! Saves us having to read and all.. :p

[Panamark]

Thats tripping me out looking at an RJ45 socket on a guitar !!!!!!
Whoah ! My two worlds colliding !!!!

[Panamark]

Maybe You can connect them to a HUB and network the whole band !!

[BITEYOASS]

I still think all this digital crap ain't gonna last. 6 strings each having a different amp sound? Won't work, it'll sound like a big mess! Like trying to mix salsa and hershey's syrup.

[Cathedral]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
I still think all this digital crap ain't gonna last. 6 strings each having a different amp sound? Won't work, it'll sound like a big mess! Like trying to mix salsa and hershey's syrup.

Dude, that just sounds like i'm gonna puke, Fuckin Yuk, man...
I see your point and agree whole heartedly.

[Panamark]

It might be good from an EQ perspective...

[BrownSound1]

Let's see what they have in 5 years....the new shit never works right. Plus it could go the way of the Dodo....kind of like guitar synths did. (thank God!)

[freak]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
FUCK ANYTHING DIGITAL! ANALOG RULES!!!

Tubes and magnetic pickups...

The way God meant it.

[gslinger]

Originally posted by BITEYOASS
I still think all this digital crap ain't gonna last. 6 strings each having a different amp sound? Won't work, it'll sound like a big mess! Like trying to mix salsa and hershey's syrup.

Panamark thx for article. Very interesting. I get a kick out of the "just for commerce", "just for change" waves that roll through the industry with much fanfare only to die out later. This will be no exception.

Has anyone else noticed how the large venue concerts continue to sound worse each year, instead of better,.....despite the hugh increase in signal management technology, "zillion knob" soundboards, and sound engineer formal training?

Anyone else find an increasing # of times you want to go back and kick the concert's sound engineer's arse between his shoulders?

I suggest that is the present state of the industry.......