The 'Gibson Innovations unit' was an apparent unwise acquisition.
The Company should get back to basics. Focus on making quality guitars.
That’s exactly what they said they’re going to do. Next year lineup will be more basic core models.
The 'Gibson Innovations unit' was an apparent unwise acquisition.
The Company should get back to basics. Focus on making quality guitars.
I've looked closely at a bunch of 2013+ historic R8s and R9s over the past few years. Some were really nice from a fit and finish perspective, but some were not.
Common cosmetic flaws:
- d.a sanding marks under finish on top wood around fretboard
- d.a. sanding marks on back lacquer clear coat, under VOS haze
- marks on fretboard where binding was leveled between frets
- uneven spacing and depth on bridge saddle slotting
- bent bridge saddle screws forced into ABR-1 body rendering adjustment essentially not possible
- bent ABR-1 studs at/above maple top
- orange peel in clear coat
That’s exactly what they said they’re going to do. Next year lineup will be more basic core models.
And the most hyped rock band of today, Great van Fleet, are manufactured Led Zep clones. That ain't the future.With the current music scenario they can not do nothing but getting much smaller.
Young kinds are not interested in rock (and electric guitars) anymore, and big part of the fault is from the guitarist themselves.
In YouTube all is noodeling with wasted electric blues licks, and the few new bands out there are most of them into revival things.
Without innovation and evolution, a music movement is condemned to live in the margins.
While HJ did a nice turnaround post-Norlin, what his legacy will ultimately be is the guy who treated good employees like dirt and ultimately drove the company into bankruptcy.