With all the celebrations I have only just got my act together to post pictures of my new Guitar, Gibson's Limited edition Les Paul with Robotic tuning.
Here are some pictures and I shall tell you about this great axe
Gibson Robot Guitar Review
Gibson released this Guitar on the 7th of December. Mine is serial 3443 of only 4000 made. Seeing them go for quite a bit more than there original price and judging by how other limited edition Gibsons have become highly collectible I decided to buy for an investment...here's the big but...
Having played this guitar non stop for 3 days I doubt I will be able to let go of her.
Neck
The neck like all of Gibson's Les Paul is made of mahogony. While characteristically wide the depth of the neck is slimmer than what you would imagine of a Les Paul making it very comfortable to execute lower fret scales etc.
The 2 things that make this guitars neck stand out as a bit extra special are the use of ebony on the finger board and the use of 'fret wire'. Something only usually used for Les Paul Customs and supremes my fingers certainly can feel the difference on the board. Not better or worse but certainly different from a studio or standard.
Whether it's this that contributes to a very structured feel of the fret board I don't know but position changing on a piece like Eugene's Trick Bag are far more accurate because of the quality of the neck. Your hand just feels very secure.
The feel of the frets on your fingers tips just feels like you are playing not just agreat quality instrument but a friend
The Body
The body is chambered and Gibson's claim that acoustically the sound is enhanced is actually pretty accurate. Clean the Guitar rings like a bell but what impressed me the most was the balance of tone. I rolled the end tone and got a superb jazz tone
Check this out
http://media.putfile.com/jazz-tone
Cranked up on the treble pick up and I got a pleasant growl that I was quite knocked back by. I own 18 guitars and they all have their strengths and weekness' but I am accustomed to the darker more sombre tone of a Gibson Guitar. The Robot Guitar ceratinly had a very 'alive' feel to it.
This is the tone I got for metal
http://media.putfile.com/metal-tone-2
Sustain
Also the sustain is awesome. The amp is only on number 1 and a half on the volume but the duration of a chord once struck is of a good standard.
Obviosuly this wont appeal to everyone. For example the charm of my tele and strat is the twang doesn't go on for ever and that is it's personality.
I counted 17 seconds of resonance with these power chords.
http://media.putfile.com/metal-tone-77
The Robotics
I deliberately left this until last but but what can I say especially to skeptics...but it works magnificently!
At a gig you strum a chord and become aware you are out of tune. You talk to the audience and introduce the next number and in literally 3 seconds it is tuned to perfection.
The other tunings are very handy too. I play a love lots of different styles of music. I can be accompanying Suzie in DADGAD to a Joni Mitchell one second and then have to change to open E for the next. this just makes it so much simpler and okay I admit it looks so cool too.
I don't mean this to sound sexist butthe part of the male psyche that James Bonds gadgets and fast cars appeal too.
Thanks for reading. i didn't know if anyone knew anyone who got one and wanted to share was happiness with this great axe.
HAPPY NEW YEAR and cheers
Matt
lol, I wish i had half the stuff you have! lol But needless to say you have done well 
