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 ...

The Firebird X in all its pre-trampled 2011 glory (Image credit: Future) Gibson’s statement continued with a reaffirmation of the company’s recently relaunched Gibson Foundation, noting that, since ...

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 ...

The Gibson Firebird Platypus is available now for $2,499, with three colorways – Tobacco Sunburst, Ebony, and Vintage Cherry – on offer. Head to Gibson for more.

I want a Gibson Firebird X in spite of my aversions. The guitar is basically a Gibson Firebird with on-board digital processing that allows you to dial-in a huge number of tones.

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 ...

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 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 ...

Not all digital guitars are game controllers. Gibson’s Firebird X is a real guitar with a chameleon-like ability to drastically alter its sound with digital effects, and even automatically tune ...

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 ...