I'm a long time fan of Gibsons, both electrics & acoustics, and love the ones I've got. But I thought it was a bad sign when Henry let Ren walk away to join Fender/Guild. Seems like an unending number of bad decisions have followed.
If you're not willing to do what it takes to retain good people, you're going to pay for it down the road.
Agreed. Ren was the main reason for Gibson's success, at least with the acoustics. And just so everyone doesn't think I'm a hater, I do have a Gibson that I love. A decidedly unblingy WM45 that Ren himself called "the most intelligent Gibson you can buy".