Where did all the Firebird Xs go?

redrighthand

So, I know they were a laughing stock, and nobody bought them, but they must have gone somewhere. You rarely see them on eBay, so where are they?

Do Gibson still have a warehouse full?
Do they use them to fuel their kiln?
Did collectors buy them hoping they'll appreciate?
Are they lurking under beds and in wardrobes, their owners too embarrassed to admit they bought one?
Does anyone on this forum own one?


Don't get me wrong, I don't want one. I'm just wondering where they all went.

https://i2.wp.com/boles.com/called/10/firebirdx-5.jpg

ICBM

Didn't Gibson destroy most of them and use the electronics to make the almost equally successful Les Paul X 2013?

sawyer

They should never been allowed to escape into public view.

Sassafras

Here's one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIBSON-FIREBIRD-X-Used-w-Gigbag-/172796840423?hash=item283b7e89e7:g:wS0AAOSw4YdYzhkS

Hoof

I bought them all. It's basically the new  Les Paul and I'll give a few to some to a new generation of as-yet unknown guitar legends and when the world sees the error of its ways I'll sell them all for a huge profit!

Mwahahahaa!

Hoof

seriously though, I hope they, and the people responsible for them have been buried in lime.

fandango

Sassafras said:

Here's one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIBSON-FIREBIRD-X-Used-w-Gigbag-/172796840423?hash=item283b7e89e7:g:wS0AAOSw4YdYzhkS

Blinking flips! That aint cheap!

richardhomer

A bit like pandas - I hear they have a pair they are hoping to breed at Edinburgh Zoo....

dindude

Would a Firebird X into a Marshall Astoria be the greatest white elephant rig

HarrySeven

redrighthand said:

You rarely see them on eBay, so where are they? 

I dont know, BUT I WANT ONE!

Bucket

Thanks for reminding me that existed.

guitars4you

HarrySeven said:

redrighthand said:

You rarely see them on eBay, so where are they? 

I dont know, BUT I WANT ONE!

what would a Harry price be ?
what is a sensible price to sell one for ?

Does anyone know a UK shop that actually sold one ?

Has anybody on FB played one ?

WezV

Do we know how many they actually let out the factory?

I suspect it will be a very low number 

Funkfingers

redrighthand said:

I don't want one. I'm just wondering where they all went.

Does the United States have a school for visually impaired guitarists?

richardhomer

WezV said:

Do we know how many they actually let out the factory?

I suspect it will be a very low number 

There were hardly any Explorers in the 50s, were there?

May be we should all buy one and stick it under the bed for our next of kin....

DiscoStu

Sassafras said:

Here's one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIBSON-FIREBIRD-X-Used-w-Gigbag-/172796840423?hash=item283b7e89e7:g:wS0AAOSw4YdYzhkS

It's no better upside down!

Jetfire

I remember reading about them but not a scooby do what half those buttons do.

Tbf, most people dont even use a tone knob so god knows what they hope to achieve with that lot!

redrighthand

Just been looking around for a video of one being played live in a band. Not many, but then I found this:

Funkfingers

Fruit death?

ICBM

richardhomer said:

WezV said:

Do we know how many they actually let out the factory?

I suspect it will be a very low number 

There were hardly any Explorers in the 50s, were there?

May be we should all buy one and stick it under the bed for our next of kin....

The difference being that the Explorer used no technology with a high built-in obsolescence factor - the only unusual thing about it was the shape.

Good luck finding a computer that will run the FBX editor software in twenty years, even assuming something more vital in the electronics hasn't died and is now irrepairable.

Although I suppose you could rip it all out and use the body and neck to carry a load of new stuff of your own choosing, it does at least look like the pickups and hardware are fairly conventional (robot tuners aside, and we already know they're easy to replace). But that pretty much defeats the point...

redrighthand

I found this weird one. Guitarist in very traditional sounding blues band talks about how he loves his Firebird X while using none of the "features". I guess they did him a deal. Willing to bet it didn't have many outings after they made that video.