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Harima_San Power chords are my friend
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 26 Location: Europe
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 2:51 am Post subject: RIP GIBSON - Filed for chapter 11 |
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It's official. Gibson filed for bancruptcy in the last 48 hours. Meaning that hundred thousands of Les Paul, SG and ES models have lost their dads. |
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Mick51 Guitar God
Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 724 Location: Urbandale, Iowa, USA
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I dunno. GM is still selling cars, after all. _________________ There is no revolution, only evolution.. |
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brokentoes Guitar God
Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 1533 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 11:12 am Post subject: |
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They won't disappear. What exactly will happen to them for the future is still to be written. It is however an end to yet another era of Gibson. I've owned some nice Gibber's over the years but they've never stayed in the stable. No regrets. If i sold my Japanese guitars i'd be heartbroken. |
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aroomstudios Guitar God
Joined: 07 Jul 2017 Posts: 256 Location: California
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Some Chinese company will buy them and they will make them even worse that they have for the past 18 years. In the 90s Gibson were pretty good, in the 80s they were even better. The 70s they were really bad. I just cannot believe how bad the ones from 2005+ are.
I sort of regret selling some of my 90s Gibsons but really all my Tokais and my Burnys are better than my 90s Gibsons. |
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Dahms Plucker
Joined: 09 May 2018 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: |
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I hope the company can still make it somehow. They just need to trim the fat they accumulated over the years and start focusing on their core business. They made so many bad investments over the years, trying to branch out into other stuff. |
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t.olsen Sus4add11
Joined: 11 Mar 2018 Posts: 38 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 7:18 am Post subject: |
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The good wood has all gone due to mass production.What you get today and even worse for a ridiculous price is fresh wood dried in a chamber in one day and still so heavy that they drill holes and chambers in it.They still live from the glory of more than 50 years ago.
Recently sold one Greco EGF to a guy who was searching for the right Lester for a long time.3 days before the purchase he went to a big music store for testing Gibbys for 2 hours.He said one for 8000 euros was ok but not as good as the Greco and there were even more expensive Customshop guitars that were worse...got a message from him 2 weeks after buying where he told me the Greco is the best Les Paul he ever had seen and he will never let her go.
If I remember how often I used those words...  |
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aroomstudios Guitar God
Joined: 07 Jul 2017 Posts: 256 Location: California
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