rbpicker Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 i received a “what’s new” email from a local small dealer announcing that they will soon sell Gibson acoustics again. The shop was a five star dealer and sold quite a few Gibsons mixed in with Taylors and a few lower cost brands. They stopped their relationship when it became difficult to work with Gibson and were required to carry more stock than they were comfortable with. Seems the new management team is more flexible. They apparently worked out the details at the recent NAMM event. I’ll need to stop in and get more details, but I’m very happy to have heard the good news. Rb
BigKahune Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Interesting news. I’ve lamented the loss of smaller dealers, maybe the new management will bring some of them back onboard. .
sbpark Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 I was wondering when this wold start to happen. With the way Gibson was doing it before, I felt like they were sort of shooting themselves in the foot so to speak. I had seen several local shops drop Gibson in the last few years because of Gibson's unreasonable demands on Gibson deciding the minimum amount of inventory that a shop needed to carry to remain a Gibson dealer. Hopefully this is a sign of things changing for the better for both Gibson and the local shops.
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Fuller’s Vintage Guitar should be announcing this very soon as well. JC
Proclaimer888 Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Good news and Thanks for the thread......
bigtim Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 That is awesome. Maybe again soon we will be able to see the small mom and pop music stores carrying the Gibson brand again!!!
bobouz Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Great news! This is exactly what I was hoping might happen when we discussed this at length in a previous thread. Just prior to the big-box/online move, when we had multiple long-time & vested local dealers, I could walk into a store and get my hands on a J-200, J-100, J-185, J-45, WM-45, L-130, & others (there must have been Doves & Hummingbirds available, but I didn't look for square shoulders - not my cup of tea). Renew those relationships & let the positive buzz flow!
Murph Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 That is awesome. Maybe again soon we will be able to see the small mom and pop music stores carrying the Gibson brand again!!! Just not TOO small...
Holiday Hoser Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 Wait, there are some mom and pops left??? ""
MissouriPicker Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 It would be cool to have some fourteen-year-old kid be staring at a wall of vanilla flavor guitars, then all of a sudden he's staring at a Gibson Hummingbird.
zombywoof Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 I am guessing your definition of "small" is different than mine. The references here seem to be geared more to independent stores such as Fuller's, Mass Street Music, and Daves who not only have widespread reputations but also have a large internet presence. It does appear that Gibson has been good to its word and has made it easier for dealers to market the guitars. But The key is has Gibson dropped their rather draconian buy in policy.
rbpicker Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 Zombie, the local shop I'm talking about is really small. No web presence to speak of, 3 employees, shop is one room, probably physically 50' x 200' with storage upstairs. They appeal to local "collectors", some players, and some upscale buyers here in my area, who may or may not play very well, but like cool looking "stuff." They will deal on price and that's somewhat unusual for a small shop. Plus, the owner is very knowledgeable about his products and a really nice person. Rb
Larsongs Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 That's good news.. The only down side I can see is, a lot of guys will go in & play the heck out of them & then negotiate a better deal online & buy a brand new one that's never been touched... I know I'm guilty of doing that more than once...
Red 333 Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 Fuller’s Vintage Guitar should be announcing this very soon as well. JC Fuller's now has pictures from their first Gibson shipment on their instagram. They are electrics, but their website has been updated to say they are an acoustic 5 star dealer. Can't wait to see what exclusive models they commission. Love my Fuller's Vintage 1939 J-35 Reissue. Red 333
bobouz Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 Fuller's now has pictures from their first Gibson shipment on their instagram. They are electrics, but their website has been updated to say they are an acoustic 5 star dealer. Can't wait to see what exclusive models they commission. Love my Fuller's Vintage 1939 J-35 Reissue. Great news - thanks for sharing Red!
QuestionMark Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 I agree, great news! I bought my 1964 Custom Shop J-45 Reissue from Fullers years back and they were great! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff
Frozen Rat Posted February 17, 2019 Posted February 17, 2019 This is very smart of Gibson. Taylor has been wiping the floor with them in the last few years by building cozy relationships with anyone who wanted to sell their guitars. I watched Gibson's presence in guitar stores dwindle down to the point where I had to go further and further to find them, to the point where they were only available at Guitar Centers, and even then many of those would only have a J-15, a J-45 and a few electrics and no custom shop gear. So yeah, glad to see that trend reversing.
Dotneck Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 i received a “what’s new” email from a local small dealer announcing that they will soon sell Gibson acoustics again. The shop was a five star dealer and sold quite a few Gibsons mixed in with Taylors and a few lower cost brands. Who is it? Elderly?
kelly campbell Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 nice shop in Lansing MI. Have a alot of vintage models of different brands as well as the new versions. cool place.
rbpicker Posted February 18, 2019 Author Posted February 18, 2019 No, not Elderly. They are MUCH larger than the shop I’m referring to. I’m talking about Detroit Guitar, located in Birmingham Michigan. Not sure if Elderly will patch things up with Gibson or not. They parted ways quite a while before other shops threw in the towel. Not sure it was for the same reason as others. Don’t know if Detroit Guitar has started receiving any instruments or not. Probably not yet. Rb
bryantjudoman Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 I think this is a great decision. Even if they only have a few nice models in a shop it gives them more exposure. As well as the scarcity can create a bit of buzz too. Simply the more people who have a chance to try them is more people who will fall in love with the deep sound.
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