Black Dog Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 At least it's better than silence: https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-responds-to-bankruptcy-reports-claiming-new-strategy-will-lead-to-the-best-financial-results-the-company-has-seen-in-its-history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 At least it's better than silence: https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-responds-to-bankruptcy-reports-claiming-new-strategy-will-lead-to-the-best-financial-results-the-company-has-seen-in-its-history Full press release for those interested ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gibson-brands-in-process-of-refinancing-of-companys-bonds-300599834.html & https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gibson-brands-hires-benson-woo-as-chief-financial-officer-300600098.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Lets hope it is good news. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Full press release for those interested ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gibson-brands-in-process-of-refinancing-of-companys-bonds-300599834.html & https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gibson-brands-hires-benson-woo-as-chief-financial-officer-300600098.html Well that's encouraging. Thanks for posting that. Gibson has been a part of my life for over 40 years - I can't envision them being gone until at the very least - long after I am. Go Gibson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 As the Rev. has said; the news coming out sounds far more encouraging than the reports which have been aired recently and that is a Very Good Thing Indeed. Thanks, Administrators, for posting the links. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 . Thanks Black Dog. Very much appreciated the links to Gibson press releases. Thanks Admins. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 If they pull though I am going to take a day off work, make a large pot of coffee and set it by my desk at home and troll Gibson haters on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 If they pull though I am going to take a day off work, make a large pot of coffee and set it by my desk at home and troll Gibson haters on Facebook. Post of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Full press release for those interested ; https://www.prnewswi...-300599834.html & https://www.prnewswi...-300600098.html Thanks for posting the full release. This is welcome news. I love Gibson and hope Gibson guitars go on long after I am gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I’ve been meaning to say all along that I think it’s appropriate that we remember who’s house we are in here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 I've been meaning to say all along that I think it's appropriate that we remember who's house we are in here too. Yes, thank you for that Digger. In the thread title I referred to Mr. Juszkiewicz as "Henry". I did not mean any disrespect by that. I am a fan of Gibson and I am sometimes surprised by things I read here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I’ve been meaning to say all along that I think it’s appropriate that we remember who’s house we are in here too. presumptuous to think we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 - 3 doors down on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 presumptuous to think we don't. Some of the comments her would lead me to believe otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 It'll be interesting to see what transpires. I'd like to see them in good financial health and then we never hear about things like this. Time to play my Firebird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Well that's good news. I was just hearing rumors from Facebook today and glad those were false reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 If they pull though I am going to take a day off work, make a large pot of coffee and set it by my desk at home and troll Gibson haters on Facebook. Aren't they something? I'm a member of two Les Paul groups on Facebook and some of those trolls are something else. I hope they don't find their way here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Aren't they something? I'm a member of two Les Paul groups on Facebook and some of those trolls are something else. I hope they don't find their way here. Oh, the horror. Last night Gibson Custom posted a "made to measure" Les Paul o Facebook, and the first comment was "good luck selling that overpriced guitar". Of course that's a guitar that was ordered so it was sold before it was made! then you have to wonder why they subscribe to Gibson Custom on Facebook if they are going to complain about prices. Or the guy complaining that his Les Paul Classic has a plastic nut and that he paid $2,500 for that guitar (used). First of all, Classics do not sell for that even new, they go for $1,400 on the used market (the guy is the USA). Second Corian is an excellent material and third nuts in the 50's were actually nylon. Then you have the guy saying that since 1990 he's only played less than 5 good Gibsons, well, sounds like somebody is making excuses instead of music. Insane claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Then you have the guy saying that since 1990 he's only played less than 5 good Gibsons, well, sounds like somebody is making excuses instead of music. Insane claim. Only 5? Maybe he doesn't get out much? :) I own 4 really good Gibsons and have played many, many more than that over the years. There was another guy posting about the quality of recent Gibsons, such as 2016 - 2018 and out of the 100 or so good comments, there were maybe 4 or 5 bad comments. Those were the ones who either couldn't afford a Gibson, play another brand or actually had a real issue. I had a minor issue with mine that got straightened out and they're now pretty close to perfect. No complaints here. I think one guy spouts off on the internet and the rest follow along behind him. Anyway, I'm glad to know that they're getting it all worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Then you have the guy saying that since 1990 he's only played less than 5 good Gibsons, well, sounds like somebody is making excuses instead of music. Insane claim. Clearly a troll planted by Paul Reed Smith's spies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Then you have the guy saying that since 1990 he's only played less than 5 good Gibsons, well, sounds like somebody is making excuses instead of music. That's rich. In the mid 90's on usenet it was frets that sliced your fingers and Les Pauls that weighed over 14 pounds. I was then and still am the luckiest guitar player ever because I've never run into all these problems. "They'll sell guitars to anybody these days", that's all I've ever been able to counter that stuff with. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That's pretty good. "Epiphones are better" - yea, that's why pros and semi-pros play them right? pros have to get paid to play them on stage. "Heritage Guitars are better" - oh yea?, let's see yours, oh, you don't own one. Who does? been to 100 shows in the last 3 years, have not seen one on stage. "Fenders are much cheaper" oh yea? the new "Original" line averages $2,000 because they are painted in nitrocellulose lacquer, just like Gibsons are. Effectively Gibson USA is now cheaper than Fender USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 "Heritage Guitars are better" - oh yea?, let's see yours, oh, you don't own one. Who does? been to 100 shows in the last 3 years, have not seen one on stage. Rarely a touring pro using a Heritage. They didn't go well in this area, I don't know any guitar player that uses one, and I know a whole bunch directly and through our communal Luther. Fretboards lift off of them and bridge post problems abound. I could have bought as many as I wanted for 65 - 70% of retail when Sunset Music went out of business around here. He couldn't give them away after 8 years of being a Heritage dealer, only one around here. None since he went under, and that's been a good 10 years probably. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That's pretty good. "Epiphones are better" - yea, that's why pros and semi-pros play them right? pros have to get paid to play them on stage. "Heritage Guitars are better" - oh yea?, let's see yours, oh, you don't own one. Who does? been to 100 shows in the last 3 years, have not seen one on stage. "Fenders are much cheaper" oh yea? the new "Original" line averages $2,000 because they are painted in nitrocellulose lacquer, just like Gibsons are. Effectively Gibson USA is now cheaper than Fender USA. yea.. all laughable. Heritage hmp.. nothing there really. A great concept, "woa dudes, they make em just like the old Gibson guys at the same plant"... but it's just a good concept for marketing,,, it is what it is.. I had a 575, she was a pretty guitar, (an ES175 basically). but the sucker would never intonate properly. Tried a few different mods to address, but what wound up fixing it for me, was TRADING it for something else. I will give credit where it is due tho.. they had a great customer service crew, at least when I was trying to get the 575 playing right.. but had to cut the looses and move on. I wound up with a ES135 that I put a Bigsby B7 [Hi Ron!!!] to replace the cheesy trapeze tail piece. Been awesome-sauce since.. opinions are like a--holes,, everyone has got one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 yea.. all laughable. Heritage hmp.. nothing there really. A great concept, "woa dudes, they make em just like the old Gibson guys at the same plant"... but it's just a good concept for marketing,,, it is what it is.. I had a 575, she was a pretty guitar, (an ES175 basically). but the sucker would never intonate properly. Tried a few different mods to address, but what wound up fixing it for me, was TRADING it for something else. I will give credit where it is due tho.. they had a great customer service crew, at least when I was trying to get the 575 playing right.. but had to cut the looses and move on. I wound up with a ES135 that I put a Bigsby B7 [Hi Ron!!!] AAAAGHH MY EYES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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