Gibson Dark Fire - Available Now!
After a few delays (click for explanation)the Gibson Dark Fire is finally here, and man was it worth the wait. It’s been 18months now since Gibson revolutionised the guitar by unveiling the Gibson Robot Guitar, and now they’ve raised the stakes yet again with the new Gibson Dark Fire.
The Dark Fire features many fantastic features including-
* Burstbucker 3. – Two slightly overwound coils create a raw, airy tone packed with enough punch to cut through any mix.
* Gibson’s New P-90H Pickup – The classic tone of Gibson’s legendary P-90 singlecoil pickup, but with none of the 60-cycle hum. The same high output and sweet treble response that still makes the P-90 one of the most desirable pickups in the world.
* Piezo Bridge Pickup. – Six individual piezo pickups — one for each saddle/string allowing for a stronger and more natural acoustic guitar sound.
* Tone Potentiometer and CPA. – The Dark Fire’s tone potentiometer and CPA have also been redesigned so that turning the tone knob allows a very intuitive and significant change in tone, thus giving you even more ability to dial in your desired tone.
* PerfectSetup™ by PLEK. – a PerfectSetup™ by the revolutionary, computer-controlled PLEK system, which has been acknowledged as the most precise guitar set-up technology in the world today.
* Traditional Flowerpot Inlay – This art nouveau inlay was first used in a similar form on the headstock of the 1911 F4 mandolin, and later on the L5′s peghead veneer directly below the Gibson logo.
* Classic Block Inlays – Made from acrylic and given a unique, carbon-fiber look for an ultra-modern appearance. They are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates all gaps and doesn’t require the use of fillers. The result is a fingerboard that plays as fast and smooth as it looks.
* The Dark Fire Finish – A dramatic Dark Fire nitrocellulose finish created especially for this exclusive run. It is one of the most striking finishes ever to leave a Gibson factory and is achieved by combining the time-tested techniques of applying a standard nitro finish with several new procedures that help bring out the natural beauty of the wood.
* Dual Black Binding – This accents the Dark Fire’s exclusive finish perfectly and provides both the protection and beauty of traditional Gibson binding.
* Chambered Mahogany Body – Helps deliver near-perfect tone, balance and weight. One of the ways the expert craftsmen at Gibson achieve this equilibrium is by carving carefully mapped-out chambers in the solid mahogany backs of the Dark Fire using a Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) router before the maple top is glued on. The positioning of the routes were first established after careful examination of the resonant characteristics of the Les Paul. Gibson approached this process with the awareness that every change to the formula would have repercussions on the instrument’s sound. The results are comfortable, lightweight guitars that are acoustically louder, with increased sustain and resonance.
* Chameleon Tone Technology – Allows you to change your guitar’s tone to match countless environments and to recreate any guitar sound you ever lusted after.
* Master Control Knob – Completely redesigned with much improved ergonomics and a sophisticated full color matrix display featuring LEDs and high-tech light pipe technology, all to deliver a more powerful and easier to see visual display under any light condition. In addition to the MCK’s top mounted display, LED-lit symbols now adorn its outer edge, which blend with the color of the knob so that they’re only visible when lit. The Dark Fire’s new MCK also controls the ability to change pickups and coils, allowing you the ability to adjust tone and tunings automatically and simultaneously, even several times during the same song.
* RIP – The compact Robot Interface Pack (RIP) interface can connect this versatile guitar to Windows or Mac computers to release Dark Fire’s ultimate tonal versatility — live or in the studio. In fact, the RIP lets you realize the full potential of Gibson’s new Chameleon Tone Technology.
The Gibson Dark Fire comes with Guitar Rig 3, a box to connect it to you computer, as well as Ableton Live! Combine that with the second generation Robot technology and you have great value. The Dark Fire tunes much faster than the original Robot, and has 3 banks of 6 tunings rather than just 6 tunings. It also has 6 built in digital effects to help you get any sound you’re after.
While they arrived today already we have less than half left, so if you’re interested give Music Solutions Warners Bay a call. As Newcastle and the Hunters only 5 Star Gibson Dealer we can offer you the best prices, and the best advice on all Gibson guitars.