Our monthly "Gibson in Imploding" article.

[Mark Wein]

https://www.nashvillepost.com/busin...e/20992105/gibson-running-out-of-time-rapidly

Interesting read though. This might actually be the year we see a significant change in ownership.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Only monthly?

 

[jelloman]

LIFESTYLE COMPANY!cop0

 

[jp_nyc]

If nothing else I think we'll see the guitar business spun off. It doesn't make sense for a guitar company to act as a holding company for consumer and pro audio.

 

[PunkKitty]

The news on the Heritage Owners Club is that Edwin Wilson is now working with Heritage. Edwin used to head the Gibson Custom Shop. The new owners at Heritage are preparing to expand.

 

[bsman]

The news on the Heritage Owners Club is that Edwin Wilson is now working with Heritage. Edwin used to head the Gibson Custom Shop. The new owners at Heritage are preparing to expand.

Wouldn’t it sort of be poetic justice if Heritage ended up buying Gibby’s guitar business and moving it back to Kalamazoo!?

 

[PunkKitty]

Wouldn’t it sort of be poetic justice if Heritage ended up buying Gibby’s guitar business and moving it back to Kalamazoo!?

It would be. Heritage has the space to expand.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

 

[Tiltsta]

I love the fact that they closed out Memphis when they sold the factory there, as I managed to pick up a really great looking historic ES330 for a pretty great price. I've not really had any issue with my Gibsons and I really like them. The historic series guitars from Memphis have been down right amazing guitars. It sucks to see the company make so many shit business calls when they can, on a good day, make a great guitar, but seem to spend so much time trying to innovate where it isn't wanted, compete with their own sub brands, and generally fuck up everything they touch.

 

[Denverdave]

I love the fact that they closed out Memphis when they sold the factory there, as I managed to pick up a really great looking historic ES330 for a pretty great price. I've not really had any issue with my Gibsons and I really like them. The historic series guitars from Memphis have been down right amazing guitars. It sucks to see the company make so many shit business calls when they can, on a good day, make a great guitar, but seem to spend so much time trying to innovate where it isn't wanted, compete with their own sub brands, and generally fuck up everything they touch.

Yeah....that pretty much sums it up nicely. Incompetent senior management - particularly the very top person. They are ruining an American musical icon.

 

[Ignored Member]

I'm confused. Is the "Gibson is imploding" thread monthly or is that the "Guitar Center is imploding" thread?

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I'm confused. Is the "Gibson is imploding" thread monthly or is that the "Guitar Center is imploding" thread?

Guitar Center is quarterly.

 

[jp_nyc]

I'm confused. Is the "Gibson is imploding" thread monthly or is that the "Guitar Center is imploding" thread?

Guitar Center already imploded. Now we just bitch about the stores going to shit.

 

[shoeless]

Guitar Center already imploded. Now we just bitch about the stores going to shit.

As Guitar Center goes, so goes Gibson. Not many mom n pop shops could meet Gibson's mandatory quotas, so only the big players can afford to be licensed dealers.

 

[Wyatt]

As Guitar Center goes, so goes Gibson. Not many mom n pop shops could meet Gibson's mandatory quotas, so only the big players can afford to be licensed dealers.

Gibson sure did triple down on GC/MF.

 

[Alex W]

My biggest hope is that Gibson gets sold to someone who will take it out of the modern corporate "lifestyle" mentality. I love Gibson guitars, I honesty do but I don't need Gibson coasters and shirts and seat covers and scotch glasses.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

My biggest hope is that Gibson gets sold to someone who will take it out of the modern corporate "lifestyle" mentality. I love Gibson guitars, I honesty do but I don't need Gibson coasters and shirts and seat covers and scotch glasses.

I've been holding out for the Gibson branded flamethrower, but I think I'm outta luck.

 

[Chad]

I've been holding out for the Gibson branded flamethrower, but I think I'm outta luck.

I used to own a flamethrower. It wasn’t a Gibson though

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

I used to own a flamethrower. It wasn’t a Gibson though

You really are a spaceball.

 

[Chad]

You really are a spaceball.

It was awesome. We used to have a house in the Blue Ridge Mountains on 75 acres. My grandfather built a pond, and there was no way to mow the sides of the pond, so he bought a flamethrower so we could just burn the brush. I can't believe I am still alive