Gibson's final Insult to us....

[GPW]

  Guys , Have you seen this ... http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Gibson_Gear_Announces_Historic_Spec_Guitar_Parts.aspx
   Seems like Henry and his gang of desperate thieves has finally gone totally Beserk  ....  Just Awful when you have to outright Screw your own market ...  Those guys must be smoking something good to think that anybody would pay those kind of bucks for cheap re-branded parts ... WTF???  This is even more Insulting than the Jimi Strat  that they Botched ... grrrrrrr!!!!  

     It appears Gibson is in Big Trouble and will not be long for this world ...   Bet Orville is Pissed off big time  and rolling in his grave like a rotisserie ...

  Just a warning to everyone ... This is extreme Bullschlaga !!!!  

 Let loose the Fools and collectors , Henry is waiting for his Blood Money ...  

[Chris]

 

At first I was thinking it wasnt that dumb. A little over the top, but really not a big insult.

Then I saw the prices.

$54 for a truss rod cover

$115 for 2 capacitors? Its not like they are rare NOS capacitors either, just recreations.

I think sums it up well.

[Apopholis]

$54 for a truss rod cover

WAT

The site won't load for me but WAT

Got one thing wrong though GP, it won't be the final insult.

[GPW]

   We still haven't forgiven them for the Jimi Strat debacle....   and now this  
  Those prices are just FREE KEN CRAZY... !!!!!!

  Apop... "Got one thing wrong though GP, it won't be the final insult."...  My Bad!!!

 Bend over, here comes Gibson .... Again    Well they screwed their dealers for many years , just got around to us now ...   

[Apopholis]

Bend over, here comes Gibson ...

I am so sigging that. 

But yeah, it's bullshit. I never really liked Gibsons anyway TBH

[GPW]

   Dude, I Loved Gibsons till these A-Ho's took over ...  Been playing them for close to 50 years ...   They used to be Fine guitars (pre Nashville) ...  Now it seems all the Quality Control/Materials money goes into advertising and propaganda...     They fired all the Luthiers (Kalamazoo) and hired unemployed furniture makers ... WTF?   GREED !!!


 Only thing I can think of for such Greed is Henry must have a High Maintenance wife or girlfriend (or boyfriend)  with a perfect T to A ratio... 

[Chris]

^I think hes figured it out.

But seriously, how hard is it for them to build guitars? You can get a luthier to build a one off custom guitar for a similar price to some of there nicer production line models.

I struggle to believe they have more than $500 invested (including pay for the guys on the line) in even the tippy top of the line models.

[breakfastime]

Gibson is reacting (a few years late) the the vintage replica  parts aftermarket that has sprung up around the world.  Guys buy a $7000 les Paul, then spen another 3 grand 'making it right' including 50 dollar switch tips, 60 dollar truss rod covers, and pickup rings that cost more than most pickups you can name.  Comical.  And the sad truth: none of theese products improve the tone or playability of the guitar (except maybe the caps, which can be had for pennies IF you know where to shop)  The Gibson ones are not even the right stuff, but are painted to look like the right stuff.....geez 

What's the old saying?  Oh yeah..."A fool and his money..."

[GPW]

  BT, It appears P.T. Barnum was totally correct !!! 

  Saw a guy the other day at Vinney's ... he makes these replica EVH guitars , EXACT, down to the ciggy burns on the headstock,paint, pots , caps pups , detailed to the max, the works !!!   Special parts for Everything... Very expensive to do ....  ended up looking like one of Eddies old garage beaters .... best of all this guy can't play worth a (your word here beginning with the letter F)     Totally AWFUL!!!      What tha' ?

   I guess if you can't play , you can always collect .... we sure do Love guitars eh !!!! 

[Great Dane]

Gibson makes nice stuff, but it's always overpriced 

[GPW]

  Way overpriced for a mass produced guitar ... Epiphones are the better deal ...  big price difference , similar materials (seen/played  some Very Nice Epis) ... paying for the Name ...  and all that advertising ...    Snob appeal ... 

[deadbeatriot]

if you told me, to my face, that i had to pay more than 250 bucks for a single humbucker, i would punch you in the face, repeatedly, and as hard as humanly possible.

[GPW]

OUCH !!!      

[Meeeoww]

These days I don't see who in their right mind would ever pay full price for a new Gibson... 

[Jamesssssssss]

These days I don't see who in their right mind would ever pay full price for a new Gibson... 

52 year old doctors trying to live out their forgotten dadrock dreams.