I actually thing the entire optical concept has a nice flow to it that for a Gibson is actually refreshing.
Do I like it as a vintage Les Paul?? NO, but that´s not what´s it´s supposed to be, and something the purists will have to get over, because nobody ever wanted them to like it in the first place. :laugh2:
Most people will complain about everything Gibson releases that´s not a perfect copy of a ´59 burst for 500$, and Gibson knows that. TBH they have a **** good reason not to listen to us IMO.
Which of these ideas "failed"??
1. Low Impedance pus were first introduced on the LP recording in the 70s, and the primary issue at that time was simply crappy electrinics in general.... the technology was not there to use the idea to it´s fullest. But EMGs are also still around, and your post kind of implies that they fail too, because actiuves are merely the logical step forward when talking about low impedance foir longer cable runs, less loss of highs, more compatibility with outboard units.....
I agree that Low-Z PUs were a semi-duck back then, but apparently they were good enough for Pete Townshend and other greats of the time... I don´t however agree that Gibson is to be faulted for it, as a similarly timed offering from Fender didn´t fare much better... Studios wanted, Gibson listened, electronics industry dropped the ball
2. The Robot guitars are scorned on forums, as are the Dark Fires, but that hasn´t stopped Gibson from putting the Robot system on even more guitar models and selling them like nuts, too. Just because a lot of guitarists on the internet don´t like it doesn´t mean that a freaking ****load of guitarists that don´t surf boards but gather their experiences in RL won`t love it
3. When did Gibson´s tonal modeling technology (that just about nobody here save EP and other music store employees has ever used, mind you) fail?? Oh, that´s right, it failed so hard before market introduction last year that Gibson still puts it on the Dark Fire guitars to this day.
4. When did Piezos on electrics fail? The parker Fly, IbanegPiezo-egdge trems, Graphtech´s ghost... Oh, crap, they never did...
I can understand traditionalists not liking it from a visual and tonal standpoint, and I can understand peopole not liking technologies after trying them. But what goes on here is just spewing and spewing and spewing without any detractor ever offering even a single verifiable fact or even having ever seen one in person.
I find it a bit unsettling becasue we, as musicians, are some of the people on this planet who need an open mind the most. But as soon as somebody hears "Gibson", the pitchforks and torches get pulled out and everyone goes on a witch hunt. :smack:
