badbluesplayer Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Innovation is good but a lack of vision is bad - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think Gibson is the best example of guitar players rejecting innovation. It doesn't take something as radical as the FireBird X to make the point. Something as simple as a non plastic nut or a richlite fingerboard sends shock waves through guitarist community. We have seen discussions here on this forum of how the use of larger strap buttons ruin the look of a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Well, for the dozen or two folks here who might care to debate over such things, quite possibly. does the wider world of players care? Who knows. Then again, perhaps one man's innovation is another man's sales gimmick or unnecessary feature on any given new development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlander Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Innovation is not always called for...certainly not when you are aware of your customer base and what THEY want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I think Gibson is the best example of guitar players rejecting innovation. It doesn't take something as radical as the FireBird X to make the point. Something as simple as a non plastic nut or a richlite fingerboard sends shock waves through guitarist community. We have seen discussions here on this forum of how the use of larger strap buttons ruin the look of a Les Paul. Well said Searcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Innovation is not always called for...certainly not when you are aware of your customer base and what THEY want Just the point that Searcy has made. Its us players that are looking backward. Last year we punished Gibson for initiatives such as robot tuners, an adjustable nut and extra playing surface to accommodate vibrato etc. They are responding to us when the blurb runs this way... Period correct real vintage spec on the most "original" Reissue yet thinner True Historic Wet-Sanded Finish: Vintage Looks and Feel Authentic vintage dish profile Designed and engineered based on the originals And my favourite…. True Historic Plastics: Molecular level analysis delivers authentic vintage design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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