Guitar Talk

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Gibson Robot SG Special Ltd. Electric Guitar Purple Metallic

The Robot SG Special Ltd. has joined the lineup of Gibson Robot Electric Guitars. One of the most common, and passionate requests that Gibson received after the debut of the Robot Les Paul, the world’s first guitar with robotic technology, was for an SG sporting the revolutionary tuning automation. The Gibson Robot SG Ltd. is a guitar that offers all the power, tone, and performance of a traditional SG electric guitar, with the revolutionary Robot automatic tuning.You don’t have to tune up your car every time you drive it. Now you don’t have to tune up your guitar every time you play it. The Robot Guitar does it for you. Just plug it in, dial in the tuning, strum the strings, and play.The self-tuning system is built into a gorgeous Gibson SG guitar without changing its looks while retaining all the sound and playability that have made the SG one of the most successful electric guitars of all time. To tune itself, the Robot Guitar uses an onboard central processing unit (CPU) that analyzes the pitch of each string as detected by the Tune-Control bridge. Tuning information from the CPU is relayed to the motorized tuning machines that efficiently adjust each string to the correct pitch with a distinctive whirring sound that lets you know Robot Guitar is on the job. You activate the Robot Guitar with the Master Control Knob (MCK) that functions as a tone control in the down position and is pulled up to activate the tuning system. In addition to standard (A-440Hz) tuning, six commonly used tunings are selectable from the MCK. Users can also program their own custom tunings as well as set the guitar’s intonation. Now, with the Gibson Robot Guitar, you’ll spend more time playing in tune. In live performance you can easily change tunings practically soundlessly on the fly, keeping your show flowing smoothly. There’s no longer any need to haul several instruments to the gig to cover various tunings; The Robot does it all for you!The Robot SG Ltd. has a solid mahogany body with a nitrocellulose finish. The mahogany neck is hand-shaped into a rounded 50s profile and is topped with an ebony fretboard. A Gibson 490R humbucker pickup with Alnico II magnets in the neck position and 498T humbucker with Alnico V magnets in the bridge position provide that Patent Applied For sound. Four-conductor wiring allows connection of a push/pull pot for coil-splitting. Wax potting reduces the chances of microphonic feedback. The performance-safeguarding Neutrik jack secures the cord into the guitar.

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Gibson Robot Les Paul Studio Ltd. Electric Guitar Purple Metallic

The Robot SG Ltd. has a solid mahogany body with a nitrocellulose finish. The mahogany neck is hand-shaped into a rounded 50s profile and is topped with an ebony fretboard. A Gibson 490R humbucker pickup with Alnico II magnets in the neck position and 498T humbucker with Alnico V magnets in the bridge position provide that Patent Applied For sound. Four-conductor wiring allows connection of a push/pull pot for coil-splitting. Wax potting reduces the chances of microphonic feedback. The performance-safeguarding Neutrik jack secures the cord into the guitar.

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The Robot Les Paul Studio Ltd. is an electric guitar that offers all the power, tone, and performance of a traditional LP Studio model, with the addition of the revolutionary Robot automatic tuning system.Gibson’s Robot Guitar, the world’s first guitar with robotic tuning technology is available once again. You don’t have to tune up your car every time you drive it. Now you don’t have to tune up your guitar every time you play it. The Robot Guitar does it for you. Just plug it in, dial in the tuning, strum the strings, and play.The self-tuning system is built into a gorgeous Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar without changing its looks. All the sound and playability that have made the LP one of the most successful electric guitars of all time are retained. To tune itself, the Robot Guitar uses an onboard central processing unit (CPU) that analyzes the pitch of each string as detected by the Tune-Control bridge. Tuning information from the CPU is relayed to the motorized tuning machines that efficiently adjust each string to the correct pitch with a distinctive whirring sound that lets you know Robot Guitar is on the job. You activate the Gibson Les Paul Robot Guitar with the Master Control Knob (MCK) that functions as a tone control in the down position and is pulled up to activate the tuning system. In addition to standard (A-440Hz) tuning, six commonly used tunings are selectable from the MCK. Users can also program their own custom tunings as well as set the guitar’s intonation. Now, with the Gibson Robot Guitar, you’ll spend more time playing in tune. In live performance you can easily change tunings practically soundlessly on the fly, keeping your show flowing smoothly. There’s no longer any need to haul several instruments to the gig to cover various tunings; The Robot does it all for you!The Robot Les Paul Studio Ltd. has a chambered mahogany body with maple top and nitrocellulose finish. The mahogany neck is hand-shaped into a rounded 50s profile and is topped with an ebony fretboard. A Gibson 490R humbucker with Alnico II magnets in the neck position and 498T humbucker with Alnico V magnets in the bridge position provide that Patent Applied For sound. Four-conductor wiring allows connection of a push/pull pot for coil-splitting. Wax potting reduces the chances of microphonic feedback. The performance-safeguarding Neutrik jack secures the cord into the guitar.
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It Just Thrills me all over to watch this little girl Play I wished I could of played that good when I was that young.

 

 

So what you think of the new robot guitar,I was expecting it to be alot more money then it was. But I’m still wondering how well its going to do on stage,Is it going to be fast tuning enough to keep up with the band.

 

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Looking back on my first guitar if my parents would have bought a good guitar or name brand one just think what it would be worth today 40 Year old Guitar.

I’m Not saying to run out and by a expensive guitar but a good name brand one,And another thing the cheap ones will kill the fingers…lol I know.But anywhere between $200.00 And 400.00 would buy a good guitar for your child prefer an  acoustic  to start out on,And the name brand guitars don’t lose the resale value either.Here’s a few I would suggest to start out on.

Alvarez Masterworks Series MSD1 Small Dreadnought Guitar Natural—$339.99USD

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Martin LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar KOA—$279.99USD

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Yamaha JR1 Mini Folk Guitar—119.95USD

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Taylor Baby Taylor Mahogany Top Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural—$299.00

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But That Should get you started on what to look far I know if I would of had on of these guitars at first I would of been a happy little boy.And My fingers wouldn’t hurt as bad either.One more thing I have to add would be if you think that your child will lose intrust fast then just buy a cheap one.

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Rogue Starter Acoustic Guitar Blue Burst—$49.99USD

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Dean Playmate JT 3/4 Size Acoustic Guitar Classic Pink—-$59.99USD

 This is Me When I was About 15

Charlie at 15

 

Well Back in Christmas of 1968 I got my first guitar I was 11 yrs. old (Really a Cigar Box and Some Rubber Bands Was My First) my little brother he got one of the plastic guitars with nylon strings boy was he mad I got a real one.You wouldn’t call it a real one now days,But I was happy with it. So on Saturday evenings me and my dad would watch the country music shows they would come on at 5:00pm and the last show would be at 10:00pm when they went off, Man my dad loved me trying to learn guitar but he didn’t expect me to try to play through all of his TV shows.

But I still have the old guitar the only thing wrong with it is my parents didn’t know how to buy guitars if they would of only known that a name brand would of been worth a lot of money today oh well it was the thought that counts and my 3 boys are already saying who wants it when I’m Gone.

Back in the 1960’s my mom and dad shop at this department store all The Time in Houston,Tx Over on Federal Rd. It was called Whites Department Store (you know how stores carry there brand of things Like Sears is Kenmore I think) well this store had a brand that was called Catalina brand stoves,Refrig,dishwashers, and My Guitar is A Catalina..lol well its 39 years old now it wasn’t that bad of guitar to hold up that many years But It was my First,I will be posting a picture of me and my brother playing our first guitars at Christmas time.

Darrell 8yrs. & Charlie 11yrs.

Charlie Now 50Yrs.