Gibson CS Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 http://forums.gibson.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=35994 Always at the cutting edge of innovation and connectivity, Gibson Guitar is pleased to announce a new forum, 4henry.gibson.com, which will allow fans to speak directly with Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. The forum will be a venue for serious discussion on topics ranging from guitars to marketing and business ideas. “I would love to get suggestions,” said Mr. Juszkiewicz, “from how the company works to what products you would like to see from us.” Story: http://www.gibson.com/en...res/4henry-gibson-0714/ Henry's forum: http://4henry.gibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Oh, now here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Kinda silly we have to register all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 This guy doesn't even want to hear what his creditors have to say......why will he listen to us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Seems to be broken already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Wonder how long this will last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 why will he listen to us? Maybe because he wants to sell us more guitars? -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 We are the customers. He should be coming to us! Here's a thought, why don't he just read the Forum here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 If he can convince me that anyone in Gibson Acoustic has ever heard of a market called UK, then I'd be delighted to take tea with him. But as I represent a mythical, once exploited, customer base then I'd be betting on taking tea with Father Christmas riding a unicorn eating a fresh dodo egg! We used to buy Gibson in the 60s and 70s and some of us still try. Even Hercules only had 12 labours, takes more than that to try 2 Gibson acoustics in the same town in the same month over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotneck Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 this ought to be good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eds111 Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I think this is great, c-mon folks let's not be so negative....:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Communication is a two way street. This will only work if we all make it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Well I registered on the new forum and am not happy to see that there seems to be a movement there already to turn it into pretty much a duplicate of this forum. Geez. We already have a forum to discuss all the little issues about guitar models, colors, cords, straps and all the other gadgets that go along with guitar playing. The Henry Forum should be just that, and that alone......a place to direct questions to the Gibson management team. I really don't think they are much concerned with which particular pickup sounds best in your Les Paul.......take your guitar mods questionc to the Gibson Forum that already has plenty of that kind of thing. Please don't remake this forum in a new place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 We are the customers. He should be coming to us! Here's a thought' date=' why don't he just read the Forum here?[/quote'] Amen Larry.....his feedback already exists....right here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Johnt.....just as an aside, when you were in the US on your vacation, would it have been possible for you to buy a guitar here, and take it back with you to England? (especially if it were vintage and used) Or would they bend you over a barrel for duty and other taxes? Just wondering, may be worth a trip back here....lol....Wily If he can convince me that anyone in Gibson Acoustic has ever heard of a market called UK' date=' then I'd be delighted to take tea with him. But as I represent a mythical, once exploited, customer base then I'd be betting on taking tea with Father Christmas riding a unicorn eating a fresh dodo egg! We used to buy Gibson in the 60s and 70s and some of us still try. Even Hercules only had 12 labours, takes more than that to try 2 Gibson acoustics in the same town in the same month over here. [/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dove Histronic Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Well I registered on the new forum And you asked what I wonder about --- this whole turn it all over to GC mentality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 The trend to big box stores is bad tasting I agree...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I don't understand the negativity here. The CEO of the company that builds the instruments we love has created a dedicated forum to read our criticism and respond to our input. I don't know of another CEO who has done this. To ask that he read this forum seems misguided. He'd have to wade through all of our nonsense (and I admit responsibility for some of that nonsense). We should all jump at the opportunity to engage Henry J. in a productive conversation about Gibson guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringTom Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 JT, I agree. If we don't give it a chance, it will, of course, fail. If it is a cynical ploy, it will also fail. But the chance that it is a sincere attempt to reach out and listen is well worth the small effort it takes to be open-minded about it. There is a lot of sophisticated knowledge about guitars in general and Gibson guitars specifically among the members of this forum. I hope some of that knowledge will be offered up to the CEO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom clive Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 It would be great to talk to this man ,hope i get a chance he has most of my money i can remmember maybe he will give some of us new franchishes to sell Gibsons in our home tonws ,imagine the possobilities we would be good salesmen for sure just need a small stake to get going! by the way I think Ive just bought the ultimate Gibson acoustic a j165 (no cutaway or scrathchplate bright ,bright sound I am blown away compared to the j200 its so Alive,anybody got one ? maple back and sides ebony fretboard, pretty? (Didnt mean to gate crash ,Sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I don't understand the negativity here. ... No big mystery about it. A lot of folks have decided Henry can do no right; hence, no matter what he does, it's wrong and only confirms how horrible he is. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I like that forum - it's a big messy, but it's also new and has no moderation other than Henry himself, that I've seen. I especially like that it uses our real names - maybe people will think twice about what they say without the anonymity of a display name. I'm not saying it should limit our input, but perhaps what is said will be more civil than some of the statements than are used here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 JT' date=' I agree. If we don't give it a chance, it will, of course, fail. If it is a cynical ploy, it will also fail. But the chance that it is a sincere attempt to reach out and listen is well worth the small effort it takes to be open-minded about it. [/quote'] One of the biggest gripes about Gibson is that they don't listen to anyone (especially their customers). Even if this is a PR stunt, it's basically what we've been asking for. So we should support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkharmony Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 and has no moderation other than Henry himself' date=' that I've seen.[/quote'] There were three Mods last I saw. I sincerely doubt Henry has time to run a message board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 There were three Mods last I saw. I sincerely doubt Henry has time to run a message board. They were looking to add some, but I'd never actually seen anyone else do anything. I didn't expect it to stay unmoderated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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