A former music store employee talks about Gibson quality...

[exiledarchangel]

Just found this very interesting "interview".

http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/new/node/240

[Dave W]

When some anonymous guy talks about Gibson's switch from nitro to polyurethane -- a switch that never happened -- it calls into question anything and everything else he says.

We know Gibson has QC problems. This guy is either ignorant or just making it up as he goes along.

[exiledarchangel]

The part about nitro made me wonder, too. As far as I know, nitro isn't illegal to US, like on europe.

[Dave W]

There are now environmental regulations on commercial spraying of nitro in the US, even stricter in California. But I'm not aware of any attempt to make it illegal.

[n!k]

While some things about a guitar's quality are certainly not subjective (fret dressing, finish consistency, tuning stability, etc.) I am really put off by anyone who claims to be the "go-to expert on what makes a good guitar." This guy in the interview sure does sound full of himself.

[Rocker949]

If they're going to interview someone about Gibsons, I'd suggest interviewing someone who has the guts to show his face and provide his name.  Unless this guy is in the witness protection program, he is nothing but a nobody as far as I'm concerned.  If he is so sure of what he is saying--if this is the truth--he shouldn't be hiding anything.  This is just so lame hiding your face behind a black box.  In fact, it is comical.  This is absurd and I question the credibility of this article.  Everyone knows about Gibson quality control issues, but this is just taking things way too far.

[OldManC]

Just remember, if your Les Paul doesn't weigh between 7.5 and 8.5 pounds, it's shit!   

[nofi]

just being a former 'music store employee' buts his credability in danger imo.

[Barklessdog]

Like going to the comic book store, or a Hobby shop near me. Everyone wants to be king (an ass) of something.

[rahock]

Like going to the comic book store, or a Hobby shop near me. Everyone wants to be king (an ass) of something.

I think your comment pretty much sums it up
Rick

[TBird1958]

Like going to the comic book store, or a Hobby shop near me. Everyone wants to be king (an ass) of something.

Oy!  Just go to any model train shop, everybody's an *expert* like this guy.

[Dave W]

Every music store "expert" seems to know some secret that's flat out untrue, like who really makes what. Amazing how many of them will come up the old wives' tale that there are only three string manufacturers in the whole world.  Yeah, right, buddy, try stocking enough strings instead of trying to BS your customers.

[exiledarchangel]

Amazing how many of them will come up the old wives' tale that there are only three string manufacturers in the whole world. 

Hey, I thought so too!!! LOL!

[uwe]

But it's what Herr Wilfer of Warwick told me too. Manufactured to different specifications and based on different raw materials, but only three major sites. Frankly, I doubt that there are more than three string winding machine makers in the world and if they all use the same type of machines, then questions of geography are largely redundant. I certainly don't believe that most string makers have their own manufacturing plants.

[drbassman]

I gave up photography as a hobby years ago because every dick salesman thought he was Ansel Adams and never wanted to help, just tried to make you feel like a schmuck.  What a bunch of asses they were.  I quit going to the local GC cuz everytime you asked on of the 18 year old "salesmen" to get a bass off the wall, he'd take it down, slap and pound it for 10 minutes before you could get your hands on it.  Then, if you asked any questions about it, he had no idea.  They don't do that at the HOG!