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Originally Posted by jimmyzowens
i dont feel that gibson will or could strealine a small company enough to reduce quality , Gibson has been around for years and produced a very high quality instument, if there intent is to just turn a buck i feel you are mistaken,and if they were in the practice of turning a buck they would have been out of buisness years ago. and furthermore, i feel we should look at this as a venture for the small canadian company , as he might be gaining more than people realize by being associated with Gibson , so before we throw the gorilla term around let us just take a minute to analyze both sides of the page ..........  |
Um. You haven't read some of my posts about the current state of affairs with Gibson. Many of my friends who have been playing semi pro for decades are appalled at the decrease in quality of the Gibson product in the last 1o years. They used to have the high quality standards that you speak of but, now it is hit and miss.
A couple of years ago a friend of mine went into a mom and pop store that ordered in 10 Gibson's. 9 went back with finish flaws or fret problems. Another friend went to buy an LP at a big chain. He went through about 20 and gave up. They all were flawed in some way. He bought an Edwards instead. None of my friends can figure out why the quality has gone down so much. Twenty years ago you could pick a Gibbie off the rack blindfolded knowing it would be perfect.