WHAT IS GOING ON WITH GIBSON??? - Unfiltered

I’m not going to stand here and defend Gibson, but am willing to admit that the 2 Gibsons I’ve bought in the last 3 years are both incredible playing and sounding guitars. Yea each one has some small imperfections but I’ve added more of my own.

You can also typically snag an SG or LP Special or LP studio for < $1500. Not everyone needs to start with a 50s LP standard or Historic model.
 
DrewJD82 said:
I think Gibson hitting up the metal guys in the last couple years was their way of staying with the times. I don’t get the idea they even want to appeal to younger millenials and I don’t think they’ll be able to appeal to GenZ until GenZ goes through their own “Oh, now I see why people love these guitars” phase, which generally occurs once one can afford the entry price into $3500+ guitars.

Or in other words, I don’t think they want to appeal to a lower tax bracket. Spiffing up Epiphones with an open-book headstocks is as close as they probably want to get to that.
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Yeah I think expanding to the big names in rock and metal is a good step, along with acquiring Mesa Boogie. But they still need to go after Gen Z and whatever else is after that to build the pipeline.

Looks like there are some good new Epiphones at the $500 price point. I just don't see them in the hands of many younger artists.
 
Jarick said:
Yeah I think expanding to the big names in rock and metal is a good step, along with acquiring Mesa Boogie. But they still need to go after Gen Z and whatever else is after that to build the pipeline.

Looks like there are some good new Epiphones at the $500 price point. I just don't see them in the hands of many younger artists.
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Judging by Reddit, I’m not even sure Gibson should attempt to appeal to GenZ. :rofl
 
The ironic bit was that as he was saying things like the guitars were twice the price they should be; the paint falls off, and Gibson doesn't honor the warranty; Les Pauls are far heavier than they used to be; the quality is poor; they don't sound ll that great and are priced way too high because they have to satisfy the shareholders; dealers don't get to choose their stock...he held up his hands and said, "But I love Gibson!"

CYA, I suppose.

Apparently, Gibson is back to where they were in the '70s under Norlin, who made beer in South America. Just my two cents, but that's not a great place to be.
 
The Theodore is pretty cool looking. Kinda like a cross between a Vox teardrop guitar and a tulip.

Sadly, my budget is almost non-existent....
 
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Aren't all the Rock and Metal dudes and dudettes Gibson is hitting up for Sig and Artist
deals bona fide Boomers, though??

Mustaine checks out. Hammett. OMG... Peter Green and Gary Moore by way of Hammett.
Schenker has a V in the works. Adam Jones....?? At best they are sowing the fertile fields of
Gen X'ers along with the Boomers. I may be missing something, but I don't see Levi's 2.0
as really hitting that market where the younger demographics have the feelz. :idk
 
la szum said:
Generally speaking, I have few tears to shed for ginormous venture capital outfits
and their bottom lines. No hate. Just glaring indifference.

This ain't your Daddy's "Gibson," boys and girls.
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"Dear la szum, we are sad that your experience with Gibson™ guitars was not a pleasant one.
We hope you will have a different opinion in the next business quartal.

Best wishes,
Adolf Göbbels-Smythe
Venture Vultures LLC"
 
laxu said:
"Dear la szum, we are sad that your experience with Gibson™ guitars was not a pleasant one.
We hope you will have a different opinion in the next business quartal.

Best wishes,
Adolf Göbbels-Smythe
Venture Vultures LLC"
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Funny, but sad due to the truth in that statement...
 
FuzzyAce said:
Thank you. I'll be stealing this line a lot in the foreseeable future.
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Ahh. You may not be aware but I'm literally citing a well known TGP forum interaction where Cliff (Fractal) posted the following Dunning-Kruger Effect graph during a debate with an ill-informed member:

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Hence "Cliff's notes" :-)
 
Anyone want to wager LP Studios hit $2K in 2025?

Also bet the first $2K Epiphone hits the stores in 2025, too.

Gibson is laughing at you while they con your asses. :ROFLMAO:

Henry "Fuckhead" J drove the company into the ground, they filed Chp. 11 bankruptcy in 2018, and now a fucking private equity firm (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) currently owns Gibson. You know where those ridiculous yearly price increases go? Somebody's gotta pay for their lawsuits against other companies.

Now, where's that Edwards catalog? :cool:
 
LeftyLoungeLizard said:
Anyone want to wager LP Studios hit $2K in 2025?

Also bet the first $2K Epiphone hits the stores in 2025, too.

Gibson is laughing at you while they con your asses. :ROFLMAO:

Henry "Fuckhead" J drove the company into the ground, they filed Chp. 11 bankruptcy in 2018, and now a fucking private equity firm (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) currently owns Gibson. You know where those ridiculous yearly price increases go? Somebody's gotta pay for their lawsuits against other companies.

Now, where's that Edwards catalog? :cool:
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I’ll bet against that, would be quite the price hike

Certain Epiphone model pricing is absolutely absurd though, I’m with your there

Outside of fender and studios, good luck finding many USA built guitars under $2k these days though…

prices are absurd for many guitars in 2024 despite what horse blinder rage boners might be telling you
 
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