Comments on: Gibson Unveils Robot Les Paul Studio & Robot SG Special

By: steve

steve — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:31:13 +0000

I purchased a new green sg robot for about $1650 Canadian during a boxing week blow out.
I wasnt really looking for a robot but it just happend to feel better than all the other gibson guitars in the store. I cannot believe how well the fretboard feels to my hands.
It works and functions the way it should ,I can seam to play them ACDC riffs easier than I can ever remember.

By: Len

Len — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:42:51 +0000

Probably didn’t sell a lot of them for $3,999. Picked one up (LP Studio) at Guitar Center for under $1700, very pretty wine colored. The SG was $300 lower. Awesome play / feel and sounds like a much more expensive Gibson. Couldn’t be happier. Lots of ‘deals’ on the web but Green seems to be hard to find now. Tuning works as advertised – great to switch tuning while you talk it up with the audience. I have an engineering background so it’s cool on the ‘geek’ level. :-)

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:47:37 +0000

The recent “limited time” price drop made it a no-brainer to get one of these guitars. Not sure if I can post the price I paid, but it’s more than 50% off list which makes it not much more than a standard SG without the fancy robot electronics. I don’t like the purple metallic, but I do like the green metallic. I have enough guitars that are red & sunburst, but I have zero guitars with a cool green finish.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:55:30 +0000

it is the best guirtar in the wolrd

By: chris

chris — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:55:24 +0000

it is the best guirtar in the wolrd

By: Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:51:58 +0000

I hate the colors. The original blue wasn’t bad but, the purple? Come on, where are the “standard” finishes. Also, why the increase in price? I was hoping the new issue would be a little more affordable. Please, more color choices, and a better price.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:56:10 +0000

I don’t mind the purple metallic color. I can see how a helluva lotta people would. I think Gibson is making these guitars in colors they interpret as “futuristic”. The first robot, obviously, had a Robocop color scheme.

My big beef is the price of the new Robot. The original limited edition Robot sold for $2499 which, if you preordered from the Musicians Friend, you could have gotten for $2199 (a good deal for the guitar even without the robotic trimmings). This regular production run is going for $3999. So, they are basically charging $1500 to put a Neutrik jack on the guitar. Am I missing something here?

By: Talisha

Talisha — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:33:20 +0000

Nice guitars….!

By: Eddie Rios

Eddie Rios — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:14:25 +0000

Rick,

You do have a point, man. It could be of great value to player at a gig who has to deal with cross tunings a lot. For the price, though, the robotics on this instrument better work as advertised. The way things are going right now, I kind of miffed at Gibson for its decade long obscession with putting out guitars that only a wealthy diletonte could afford.

Like most players, I just want a guitar that sounds good and plays well, which is why a bought a used G&L from a friend of mine for under a $grand.

Eddie

By: Wang

Wang — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:35:09 +0000

aw no….what are Gibson thinking? I was waiting eagerly for them to announce the “standard” line of Robot guitars, expecting them to be cheaper since they weren’t meant to be limited editions like the first run. How on earth did the price go up?!? :)

I don’t mind the color choice, as I actually quite like purple…but I totally acknowledge the fact that most people don’t want a purple guitar. This seems like a really strange announcement. I just don’t see how this is ever going to be a success with these colors and these prices…

By: Mike V.

Mike V. — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:26:02 +0000

sorry, but street price of the R8 is about the same.
no contest.
in fact, there are 3 cloud 9 R8’s with flame on Ebay brand new for like 3200 bucks that are looking mighty tasty… :)

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:13:19 +0000

Eddie, you have a valid point but I think there is a value to be had with this guitar. When you gig, you sometimes need to change your tunings. Many performers have multiple guitars so they don’t have spend time tuning between songs. This guitar can cut down on how many guitars you need for a performance. That “might” make it a value to some performers. You could take almost no time switching your low E string to a D.

Also, you eliminate the need for a tuner on your pedal board. A very small savings but its there…

By: Eddie Rios

Eddie Rios — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:00:59 +0000

These instruments sound interesting, but not for upwards of $4,000. For that kind of bread I can totally redo my G&L S-500 with plenty of money left over to to buy club/rehearsal rig and a couple of rack mounts gadgets, including the portable racks.

Besides, I have my own ideas about bells and whistles for an electric guitar; e.g. triple minie humbuckers with coil taps, a 5-position p/u selector and a toggle switch activate bridge and neck p/u’s in tandem.

Peace & love,
Eddie

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:02:59 +0000

AHHHH my eyes, they be blind.

Geez guys, can someone other than Stevie Wonder pick your colors? The Blue Robot was somewhat acceptable but even it was questionable…

By: Tom L

Tom L — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:28:02 +0000

Prince will probably run right out and buy one.

By: dbell

dbell — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:09:12 +0000

I like that Gibson thinks a guitar for the masses should have a list price of $3,999 and be bright purple.
Genius fellas. keep up the good work.

I didn’t see the metallic green finishes on their website.