Sheesh. That is awful.
But then again, they can follow Fender's lead. Call it a relic and charge double. Case closed.
LMAO! Exactly!
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Sheesh. That is awful.
But then again, they can follow Fender's lead. Call it a relic and charge double. Case closed.
If I recall correctly, Gibson sued only Ibanez, but quite often the "lawsuit era" term gets applied to just about everything coming out of Japan in the '70s. At any rate, Ibanez was then motivated to find their own path & in 1977 came out with a more original lineup of instruments - with some styling cues that I really liked. One day in '77, I happened upon a V-300S acoustic & bought it. It was one of the few non-Artwood or Tama models that featured a solid spruce top, and it had a lovely sound. At some point down the road I let it go, and later regretted it.
QS, you mentioned that you've become rather taken with Ibanez guitars from that era, and I certainly do get it, as they were very well built. I too had a recent Ibanez itch I had to scratch, and a while back purchased a 1981 M-340 acoustic that very positively reminds me of the one I bought so long ago.
Fun stuff!
Yeah, but the case latches are broken (pre-relic'd), so case is only partly closed.Sheesh. That is awful.
But then again, they can follow Fender's lead. Call it a relic and charge double. Case closed.
Not to prolong the Gibson bashing even more, but this popped up in my FB feed. They are advertising their newest LP Traditional, with a pre-cracked headstock.
https://www.gearnews.com/gibson-les-paul-traditional-2018-now-pre-cracked-headstocks/
At least it is somewhat representative of the defective guitars they are shipping to the stores...
Yeah, but the case latches are broken (pre-relic'd), so case is only partly closed.
But, did Gearnews Photoshop it, or did Gibson Photoshop after the story came out?Someone is pulling a fast one here.
If you go to Gibson's website, the exact same photo shows the headstock with no crack.
And while I will happily admit to liking Gibsons a lot, and I will readily admit to them not being perfect, that website has clearly got an itch it needs to scratch about portraying the company in a glaringly negative light.
Bob, you need to play some series 1 Artwoods (1979-1980 ish).
The story was originally posted on Saturday. Today is Monday, with no crack in the headstock. I'm guessing Gibson would not have been scurrying around over the weekend & this morning to first of all even know about the story, and secondly to then photoshop the picture.But, did Gearnews Photoshop it, or did Gibson Photoshop after the story came out?
I doubt we'll know the truth.
Not saying I'd put money on it, but my no-cash bet would be that the cracked headstock picture was purposefully altered.
Yeah, but the case latches are broken (pre-relic'd), so case is only partly closed.
So this came up on the Jazz Guitar Forum, regarding Gibson's financial situation, the large amount of guitars they are "dumping off" on Chicago Music Exchange. Kind of a feeding frenzy over there, but I think the bigger issue is the financial situation of Gibson Brands, FMIC, Guitar Center, etc. Looks like Gibson is trying to raise cash, fast. Some good deals I'm sure, but I'm interested in comments on the state of the musical instrument business. I am not a Gibson fan, but at the same time, I do not want to see us lose another great USA company.
http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/sale/62649-gibson-dumping-their-inventory.html
That's some mighty low prices, Marcellis!
Hmmm...https://www.gearnews.com/gibson-selling-memphis-factory-bye-bye-beale-street/
Only shop where they charge you to take the factory tour...not that it wasn't good, guide and employee's were great...but after the lobby the inside could have
been in a factory video from the 1890's...damn, how do they work without any light?
Steve, if I saw Marcelli's LP in front of me, I might almost spring for that! Just missing the place pickguard...