Gibson has unveiled the new Firebird X guitar, available December 11. This guitar has a sexy look to it. Its comprised of a chambered ash body that they boasts weighs in at 2.3 lbs. its features a 23 fret neck with a 12″ radius, 3 FBX pickups for digital tone shaping, robo tuners, and a plethra of built in effects all for $5500.

I personally think the guitar would be much cooler with vintage tuners, great pickups and sans the robo stuff and built in effects, which I would presuppose would lower the price. And heaven forbid if Gibson unveiled something great and affordable. I think they have painted themselves into a corner where quantity sold is irrelevant and awesome affordability would tarnish the elitist brand they have developed. For more digital details on the Firebird X check out Gibson’s website here