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Title: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Dave W on October 04, 2014, 12:50:54 PM
This never gets old.  :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB0wi5-5wNU
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: westen44 on October 05, 2014, 12:28:39 AM
LMAO!!
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: TBird1958 on October 05, 2014, 12:05:30 PM
  ;D


It never gets old!



I'll make sure Uwe gets to see it at dinner tonight!
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: patman on October 05, 2014, 02:38:01 PM
From one who was gassing for a non-reverse, it made me feel a whole lot better...
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: gweimer on October 05, 2014, 05:02:46 PM
I was nearly in tears... "screw the vintage feel, up the prices and add crap to the headstock"

Nope....this never gets old.   ;D
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: drbassman on October 06, 2014, 05:53:51 AM
Priceless!  I can't believe a 29% increase in prices.  They won't have to scale back production cuz customers just won't buy them anyway!  I can hear the execs at Gibson kicking it around:  "Hey, the economy has sucked for 6 years now.  Let's raise prices at 10 times the CPI increases in the US.  That will improve our bottom line!"  Yeah, that will work!   :P
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: lowend1 on October 06, 2014, 08:26:14 AM
They will keep it up until their customers stop falling for it.
Apparently this presentation was used at the last marketing meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZVQn1VKGUs
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Denis on October 06, 2014, 10:41:32 AM
Glad I got my G3 and NR when I did.
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: TBird1958 on October 06, 2014, 10:53:28 AM

I'm glad that I really don't need to purchase a new Gibson bass at this point. I'm doubtful they'll ever faithfully reproduce a vintage 'Bird, I want a Les Paul OSB, but I'll pick that up used.


"Nuts in a car door" LOL!
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: westen44 on October 07, 2014, 01:51:13 PM
It was all meant to be used for something else, of course.  But the expressions on that actor's face are priceless.  My favorite part is at the end as Hitler sits there depressed and asks to be left alone as he faces the harsh reality of having to switch to Fender. 
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Highlander on October 08, 2014, 01:20:45 AM
Could be worse... could be Warwick... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: TBird1958 on October 08, 2014, 08:02:22 AM
Quote from: Highlander on October 08, 2014, 01:20:45 AM
Could be worse... could be Warwick... :mrgreen:


We spell that,    W a n k w i c k around here.  ;)
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Highlander on October 08, 2014, 06:08:39 PM
Ma'am... I am in the company of Ladies and Gentlemen here and have to behave with the utmost decorum at all times... ;)
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: TBird1958 on October 08, 2014, 06:22:20 PM
Quote from: Highlander on October 08, 2014, 06:08:39 PM
Ma'am... I am in the company of Ladies and Gentlemen here and have to behave with the utmost decorum at all times... ;)


  ;) Kenny

It's an oldie - also not to be taken seriously.
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: godofthunder on October 09, 2014, 06:33:20 AM
Freak'n min Etuner  LMAO
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Highlander on October 10, 2014, 05:09:12 PM
Nah, Mark... RAF reunion folks... not us lot... :mrgreen:

One rather elderly gent, now 95, was with the Squadron at the time they rescued my dad from behind the lines in Burma in '44... I opened one of dad's old saved bottles of malt (a Glenesk - a now long gone distillery; the bottle to buy, if tracked down, would cost £300, and at UK "shots" that's 30x £10 a shot) to toast the 70th anniversary of the rescue of dad and 500 of his colleagues... seemed apt as it was to people and "spirits" now gone but not forgotten... that lot are the only reason I'm here today...
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: westen44 on October 11, 2014, 06:35:56 AM
It seems like the perfect way to celebrate something like that to me. 
Title: Re: A reaction to Gibson's 2015 price increases
Post by: Highlander on October 11, 2014, 04:38:51 PM
Indeed, Michael... indeed... ;)