capmaster Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Today there is a shop saying "Kinderkunsthaus" meaning Children's Art House: But for many years, there have been the Gibson Distributor International Sound Organisation GmbH (abbrev. ISO GmbH - GmbH means Limited Company) and the largest selling Gibson dealer within at least Western Germany under one roof. I bought lots of my gear there, and my 1978 S-G Standard has been bought by her pre-owner there, too. They sold Gibsons by the truckload. Sometimes they bought the total Gibson Les Paul production of several months per year then, and the only poorly crafted Gibson I ever encountered there has been a 1985 ES-335. People came from miles around and even from abroad to get a good Gibson deal. My most intense memory is a Les Paul 25/50 Anniversary model they had on the shelf. I guess I'll never stop dreaming of that one. Those days are long gone. When Gibson ownership changed in 1986, ISO closed the doors, and the retailer turned into just another one. They are part of a retail chain now, changed their name, and have a shop 25-times the size: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Here's how the German leaflet "Die wundervolle Welt von Gibson" - The Wonderful World of Gibson - from around 1980 looked like. On page 2 it includes the Les Paul Anniversary: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Steve Howe looking pretty as ever. Yes - pun included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's all in Metric European, I can't read it. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 It's all in Metric European, I can't read it. rct There's also a funny marketing text error. On page 3 is written about the ES 335 Pro she came with "two new, powerful 'Dirty Fingers' pickups with twelve open coils" (sic!) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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