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Dave W

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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #225 on: April 14, 2018, 02:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on April 14, 2018, 02:06:54 PM
Tobias did not pan out huh?

It could the whole millennial thing?

Have to blame them for all our woes?

I read about the demise of old fart toys of our generation are not endearing to new generations. Harley’s, Corvettes, all too expensive for our broke basement video game coffee serving generation.

Gibson’s are certianly pricey, but there are epiphones?

Just poor management it looks like.

It's not the guitar business, John. Sales are steady and that part of the business is profitable.
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #226 on: April 16, 2018, 04:29:41 PM »
Unselfish as I am, I've just handed ole Henry J. some breathing space by pulling the trigger on this here ...

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2018/USA/Gibson-RD-Artist-Bass-2018.aspx



Will report once I have it. Nobody else here has yet played one of those, right? Out of nostalgia, I took the natural one. The first RD Artist I saw was played by Mick Hawksworth of Ten Years Later, Pink Panther Theme at 2:59 ...



And of course, the inimitable Herr Fertig played one too, Kahler and all ...
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #227 on: April 16, 2018, 04:59:43 PM »
I can think of a certain de- mooged fretless one too......
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #228 on: April 23, 2018, 06:34:52 PM »
I was hoping you would have gotten one.

I can’t wait to hear your report
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« Reply #229 on: April 24, 2018, 12:18:57 PM »
I have it here, just didn't get around to unpacking yet!
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« Reply #231 on: April 24, 2018, 01:51:42 PM »
Zzzsssey stole it from usss, zzzsssose dirty lying and deceiving Gibsobbitses ...

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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #232 on: April 24, 2018, 02:01:39 PM »
Quote from: uwe on April 24, 2018, 01:51:42 PM
Zzzsssey stole it from usss, zzzsssose dirty lying and deceiving Gibsobbitses ...



If only anyone here knows of an attorney in Germany who would defend Gibson... pro bono, of course.  :mrgreen:
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« Reply #233 on: April 24, 2018, 02:05:35 PM »
We also do restructuring and insolvency work - one-stop-shopping!
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« Reply #234 on: April 24, 2018, 04:06:13 PM »
Sounds like Tronical is trying to get to the front of the line of creditors and recoup as much as possible while the boat sinks.
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #235 on: April 24, 2018, 10:09:49 PM »
G for Germany!
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #236 on: April 25, 2018, 02:54:02 AM »
Uh-uh, we've been lured by that before!

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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #237 on: April 25, 2018, 11:06:17 AM »
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Uh-uh, we've been lured by that before!

Reminds me of a joke.

Q) How do you get a Starfighter?

A) Buy an acre of land in Germany, and wait.
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #238 on: April 25, 2018, 11:08:27 AM »
Too true!
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Re: Dire financial situation at Gibson?
« Reply #239 on: April 25, 2018, 11:10:29 AM »
Looking forward to hearing how you like the new RD. Hope you have better luck than another guy from a different forum that reported issues with a noisy preamp and or grounding even though you could argue that's a vintage correct feature.
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