elantric Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Blogs/Dark-Fire--The-Inside-Story.aspx i just may want to save a PDF of this one : "I knew that at least Steve Conrad [elantric] from the Dark Fire forum would be there, and having corresponded with him about Dark Fire, wanted to meet him in person—this guy has his act together. " The best thing about the meeting was that it was a chance to talk about the future of Dark Fire and the wish list Steve had compiled, as well as the opportunity to re-connect with those working on the project. Dark Fire Wish List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks for sharing. It was interesting to see the level of involvement Henry has in the product development. No wonder the poor chap does not have much time to worry about PR :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photonutalan1 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 MCK, (and Elantric too) You must be a comedian in real life; your sense of humor is infectious (now picking myself and my DF off the floor...inspecting for damage...all ok...but still trying to recover my breath)! Thank you for your many contributions! (and, most importantly, your extensive study and knowledge). And thank you for yours too, Elantric! I especially enjoyed your links to Craig Anderton's site posted earlier; his work is inspiring and provides a lot to think about, thanks! Best to both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Always glad to serve a purpose in life! As someone wiser than me once said... When life throws lemons at you ... 1. Take out the seeds. 2. Start a lemon tree farm. 3. Build a lemonade factory. 4. Go public in five years. 5. Then retire on the beach where you can wake-up, go to the beach, laugh and go back to sleep! Remember, nothing is worth loosing sleep over as long as you have your health & support of your loved ones. Anything and everything can be fixed or built. Some humor along the way helps grease the engine of course so the wear & tear factor is reduced. Anyways, enough free internet philosophy for today. Keep well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photonutalan1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Well said, MCK, Three years ago my grandkids (who lived out of state) came to visit and noticed I had a very prolific lemon tree on my lot; we spent half the morning making lemonade and laughing like crazy. Then, we washed down lunch with it; best lemonade I've ever experienced!!! Best to you, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photonutalan1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Oops; strayed a little off topic! Seriously, for those wondering just what has been done with DF-type technology, perhaps wishing to trigger their imagination as to what can be done with same, I strongly urge you to follow Elantric's link at the top of this page, as well as Craig's pages. Craig Anderton is a pioneer in both analog and digital processing technology; you really owe yourselves the opportunity of reviewing his work! It's a real ear-opener!!! His work well demonstrates the possibilities lurking in the Dark Fire; let your imagination run rampant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Indeed it was me starting to stray off topic with my sarcastic remark. Sorry about that. Fully agree with you on your remarks though. Fascinating blog. Wish it was updated a little more frequently. PS. Great to hear of the time you enjoyed with grand kids. Those are priceless times I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Hey, you guys are all alright ! Pretty cool to see good spirits and laughs, even tho we only get to read the typed word.....so, hats off to all you mates ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoPimp Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Remember' date=' nothing is worth loosing sleep over as long as you have your health & support of your loved ones. Anything and everything can be fixed or built. Some humor along the way helps grease the engine of course so the wear & tear factor is reduced. [/quote'] some very wise words !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgarlie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for the link -- I'll be interested in seeing Craig's comparison of the DF with the HD-6X. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 A new update from Craig: http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Blogs/dark-fire--the-inside-story.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Just read the blog and it has some good iformation in it. The one part that states: Overall, Gibson has done several little fixes — making sure the MCK has the right feel, adjusting the taper of the piezo/magnetic control in the pickup, etc. I’m sure Gibson would have preferred to incorporate these changes from the beginning, but I think the more important point here is that they did what they said they’d do. While it has surely been frustrating for those who placed orders for Dark Fire and have been waiting for months, those who could afford to be patient will be rewarded with a better guitar than was promised originally. That's excellent news for the people waiting on their new DF and I'm glad the new owners will get a solid instrument........but it concerned me a bit for all current owners.....didn't mention much about them. Possibly all of our current DF's will need to be RMA'd ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoPimp Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 While it has surely been frustrating for those who placed orders for Dark Fire and have been waiting for months, those who could afford to be patient will be rewarded with a better guitar than was promised originally. well, as far as i remember we were promised the world's most powerful guitar ... the issues that caused the delays and production stops are pure BUGS and a seriously worrying lack of quality control ! so we're not getting 'a better guitar' than we ordered .. we're now hopefully getting what we were promised ... probably with a lower grade topwood ... so don't u sweet-talk me craig .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypurple Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Well, they've had an extra 5 months so they may well have changed more than the quality control procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexyboy Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I like it when we go off topic for a bit!!! Plus of course, the grandkids were only laughing when you were collecting lemons because they new that one of them would eventually inherit a Dark Fire!! On a similar vein, if anybody would like to 'will' theirs to me in the next few months I'd very much appreciate it as my latest estimate for delivery (ordered 5 Dec 08) is August!! Just kidding of course, I wish the whole DF community health and happiness and hope we all get to experience lots of those treasured moments. I am looking forward to the treasured moment of opening the big package for the first time when it eventually arrives!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin365 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I am looking forward to the treasured moment of opening the big package for the first time when it eventually arrives!!! +1 #-o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liystalander Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Anybody know about the current DF owners? Are they going to update ours somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 They have to. If nothing else, our 1 year warranty on the electronics mandate this. Provided the update is released before the end of the year... we should be gold! Ah that reminds me... Wonder if we still keep the original purchase date + 1 year warranty or whether the newly refurbished parts get a new 1 year warranty from the date of the RMA... I think I'm splitting hair here but given that there is not much else to ponder on... Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photonutalan1 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Given Henry's obvious concern for DF owners, , his intense involvement in DF development, and his commitment to outstanding PR and product support, I'm sure Gibson will do the right thing:>):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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