Introduction: Welcome to Dark Fire
Dark Fire is the world's most technologically-advanced guitar. Its features include:
Second-generation Robot Tuning Technology
TM
for automatic, accurate tuning
Instantly selectable choice of tunings (standard and 18 alternate tunings)
Chameleon Tone Technology
TM
delivers iconic guitar sounds without digital modeling
Dark Fire is equally at home in live performance or recording environments
The Master Control Knob (MCK) includes a sophisticated display to help you select different
tunings, sounds, and functions
The Dark Fire package includes the Robot Guitar II Breakout Box/Charger (referred to from
now as simply the Breakout Box) that splits the magnetic pickup and Piezo pickup signals into
separate channels (useful for both recording and live performance), and can also charge Dark
Fire's internal battery
Dark Fire also comes with the Robot Interface Pack (RIP), a custom-designed, cross-platform
FireWire box that interfaces Dark Fire to a computer for computer-based recording; it can also
charge Dark Fire's internal battery
Multiple outputs available for recording: Magnetic pickups, Piezo pickup, individual string
outputs
The pickup switch toggle is also a knob (“Piezo blend”) that sets the blend of magnetic and
Piezo pickup sounds
Set up with Plek technology for exceptional playability
Bundled with Native Instruments' Guitar Rig 3 (full version) and Ableton Live Lite 7 Gibson
Studio Edition
User-updatable for additional functionality
User-replaceable, internal high-performance battery
Most importantly, Dark Fire is an inspiring guitar that plays, looks, and feels both familiar and
comfortable.
Dark Fire offers so much you'll need time to learn its features. This manual, written by Dark Fire
owners for Dark Fire owners, will help make that process as simple as possible.
All of us at Gibson hope that you get the same joy out of playing Dark Fire that we've had in creating
and updating it. We appreciate your confidence in Gibson. Should you encounter problems, our
support staff is always ready to help you resolve any issues.
Welcome to the Gibson family, and to the ground-breaking world of Dark Fire.
Gibson Dark Fire 4.0 manual, page 5
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