Gibson's Henry J interviewed on NPR's Marketplace

[bsman]

Heard this while stuck in traffic the other day, and thought I'd post here for those of you who listen to *ahem* less lofty radio programs. On the page below there is a link to listen to the interview. It was a real "softball" interview -- but the thing that struck me most is that Henry sounds a lot like Tommy Chong. Is that just me?

http://lakeshorepublicmedia.org/stories/gibson-ceo-we-re-so-much-more-than-guitars/

 

[Lerxst]

I also heard it when it aired and I was struck by how kind of pointless the whole interview was. It seemed more like a commercial

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Henry says Gibson is a premier luxury guitar brand and their target customer is over 35.

If that doesn't tell you rock music is for old people, I dunno what will.

 

[Flamencology]

Henry says Gibson is a premier luxury guitar brand and their target customer is over 35.

If that doesn't tell you rock music is for old people, I dunno what will.

They are the equivalent of the Harley-Davidson.

 

[Alex W]

They are the equivalent of the Harley-Davidson.

I think this hits the nail on the head. They started selling a lifestyle instead of selling a product. I'm sure it's made them a lot of money but it made me lose interest altogether in Gibson guitars. I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone that likes Gibson guitars, but if I were gonna go for a LP/Gibson style guitar I'd probably buy an Edwards, a Greco, A Burny, or a Bacchus at this point.

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

Gibson is definitely the go-to brand for dudes that can't actually play guitar.

 

[fused]

Gibson is definitely the go-to brand for dudes that can't actually play guitar.

Wow! Really? You sure bout that?

 

[GilmourD]

but the thing that struck me most is that Henry sounds a lot like Tommy Chong. Is that just me?

Well, you have to be on a lot drugs to do the dumb things he does...