Gibson to release Robot guitar

Gibson Guitar Made Music History When It Announced the Launch of the Robot Guitar, Which is Available On December 7th at 400 Dealers Worldwide

Only A Limited Run of 4,000 Guitars Will Be Available Across the Globe

WHO: Johnny Rzeznik, lead singer and guitarist for the multi-platinum, GRAMMY® nominated alternative rock band The Goo Goo Dolls and the newest member of Gibson USA’s innovative line of electric guitars, The Robot Guitar.

WHAT: Rzeznik, a Gibson Guitar player, will demonstrate to the press and general public how Gibson’s new Robot Guitar makes tuning almost a completely hands-free function of the guitar. Rzeznik, whose songs with the Goo Goo Dolls often use alternative tuning, has already fallen in love with Gibson’s latest product and will be a perfect fit for this demonstration.

WHERE: Hollywood Guitar Center
7425 Sunset Blvd.

WHEN: Monday, December 3, 2007
5:00 PM Press Demo and Q&A
This event is FREE and OPEN to the public

OTHER: Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology announced on November 12, 2007 the limited availability of the world’s first guitar with robotic technology, the Gibson Robot Guitar. True to the spirit of innovation that inspired Gibson to invent the legendary Tune-o-matic bridge, the powerful humbucker and the revolutionary HD.6x Pro digital Les Paul Guitar, the Gibson Robot Guitar is set to make music industry history.

The Robot Guitar eliminates tuning problems for guitarists. It automatically tunes to standard A440 tuning and also allows players to access six commonly used altered tuning presets at the push of a button. There will be only 4,000 guitars available of the world’s 1st run limited edition version of the Gibson Les Paul Robot Guitars, which will go on sale at 5:00 PM on December 7, 2007 at 400 dealers throughout the world. For a list of dealers and more information go to www.gibson.com/robotguitar.