Gibson Robot SG Special Ltd. Metallic Purple Electric Guitar
Price per Unit (piece):
$2,299.00
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.
BODY Body Style: SG Body Species: Mahogany Binding: None
FINGERBOARD Fingerboard Species: Ebony Scale Length: 24 3/4 Total Length: 18.062 Number of Frets: 22 Width at 12th Fret: 2.260 Inlays: White Acryclic Trapezoid Fingerboard Binding: White
ELECTRONICS Neck Pickup: 490R Bridge Pickup: 498T Control Pocket Cover: Smoky transparent acrylic Toggle Switch: White Toggle Switch Washer: Black HS White Other Electronics: Charger & Power Plug, Battery Pack
CASE Interior: White Plush Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell Silkscreen: Silver 'Gibson USA' logo
NECK Species: Mahogany Peghead Pitch: 17 Nut: Corian, Pre-radiused Nut Width: 1.695 Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.818 Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.963 Heel Length: 5/8 Neck Joint Location: 19th Fret Head Inlay: Holly Head Binding: White, .075 Truss Rod: Nickel plated truss rod nut Truss Rod Cover: B/W Bell
HARDWARE Color: Chrome Plating Finish: CHP Tailpiece: Powertune Stop Bar Bridge: Powertune Knobs: Vol/Tone: Silver Insert, Master Control Knob: Silver Tuners: Powerheads w/brass sleeves Strap Buttons: Butt/Heel Jack: Neutrik on lower bout Jack Plate: None Pickguard: Carbon Fiber
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