Gibson USA now proudly introduces two new Robot Guitar models ― the gorgeous Robot Flying V and the Robot X-plorer, both available in Metallic Red and guaranteed to melt paint off your walls.
These new Robots had their beginnings all the way back in 1958, when Gibson debuted the iconic Flying V and Explorer and turned the guitar world upside down. Similarly, the Robot Guitar essentially redefined the power and possibility of a guitar when it hit stores last year. Now that Gibson has married the Flying V and the Explorer's longstanding legacy with the technological brilliance of the
Robot Tuning System, everyone can agree it's a match made in guitar heaven!
The new Robot Flying V adheres to the classic styling and superior tone of the very first Flying Vs, embraced by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Mack and Albert King. Maintaining the original's classic traits, the Robot Flying V is anchored by a solid mahogany body and unique pointed headstock. Sure to astound today’s demanding players is the Robot V’s progressive styling and professional playability.
The new Robot X-plorer, too, combines Gibson's present and its past with unbelievable tonal results. When it was introduced in '58, the futuristic Explorer was ahead of its time — a result of the forward-thinking genius of legendary Gibson President Ted McCarty. Just as with the original Explorer, a one-piece solid mahogany body captures every sharp, angular detail of the Robot X-plorer.
Gibson’s revolutionary Robot Tuning System equips both new models, offering a standard EADGBE tuning preset, along with six additional, totally programmable tuning presets which allow players to change tunings in seconds — all at the touch of a button.
The new Robot Flying V and Robot X-plorer also feature 22-fret ebony fingerboards that sit atop solid, one-piece mahogany necks that sport the traditional neck profiles found on the original guitars — a hybrid between the standard ’50s rounded contour and the ’60s slim-taper profile. Add uncovered Gibson 496R and 500T humbucker pickups and you've got two hot, screaming rock and roll machines.
The new Robot Flying V and Robot X-plorer are available in a Red Metallic finish, and each guitar comes with a charger and power plug, battery pack and a black reptile pattern hardshell case with white plush interior and silver Gibson USA logo on the front.
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