On Dec. 15, 2008, Gibson introduced the world to Dark Fire. The most high-tech product that any guitar company has ever produced, Dark Fire promised to sell out overnight. Dark Fire events were held at Gibson Showrooms and dealers across the globe, but very few of the 2,000 models predicted to be out the door were actually shipped. Unfortunately, Dark Fire just wasn’t ready – almost, just barely, but not quite.
Dark Fire has to be flawless. Period. Because there are so many software and hardware components and because Gibson set the bar so high, they didn’t anticipate the amount of time it would take to go from “it works” to “it’s perfect.” And for the valued and respected customers, it must be perfect. Anything less, and it would not be a Gibson.
Production on all Dark Fire models is currently on hold awaiting the arrival of a shipment of Robot Interface Packs (RIPs). The RIP is a crucial part of the Dark Fire experience that provides a sophisticated link between Dark Fire and Windows and Mac computers, and they want to make sure that when you get Dark Fire, you can immediately take advantage of these advanced capabilities. The RIPs have been tested extensively on multiple platforms and is rock-solid; it has been released for full-scale manufacturing and once the finished units are in hand we will resume shipping Dark Fires.
Gibson apologizes for this delay and assures you that by the time Dark Fire is in your hands, it will be the guitar that before now, existed only in your dreams … and ours.
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