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post 1550510391 05-01-2018, 12:14 PM
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Gibson files for bankruptcy

The sell of guitars has dropped to a point that Gibson, Fender and Guitar Centers are all headed to bankruptcy.
The future of music doesn’t include people learning their instrument, the future is EDM. Bummer.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...uitar-business
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post 1550510631 05-01-2018, 12:17 PM
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Thought it was my boy Mel for a minute.

Don't care about Debbie and her guitars.
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post 1550510711 05-01-2018, 12:17 PM
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Thought this was about Mel.

Thank goodness it isn't.
post 1550510901 05-01-2018, 12:19 PM
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Also thought it was Mel.

Who cares about that overpriced garbage
post 1550511141 05-01-2018, 12:21 PM
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Came in expecting Mel, leaving disappointed
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post 1550512111 05-01-2018, 12:31 PM
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In for massive Guitar Center close out sale!
post 1550512201 05-01-2018, 12:32 PM
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post 1550512281 05-01-2018, 12:33 PM
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Came in expecting Tyrese Gibson.
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post 1550512321 05-01-2018, 12:33 PM
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My gibson les paul collection is about to go up in value substantially.
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post 1550512351 05-01-2018, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Voidgaze⏩
In for massive Guitar Center close out sale!
This. Don’t even play the guitar but imagine paying bottom dollar for a top quality guitar right now, what will it be worth in 50 years when guitars are extinct.
post 1550512421 05-01-2018, 12:34 PM
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Overpriced with worsening quality for years now

GC can’t compete with online retailers much like other big box category killers (toys r us)
post 1550512431 05-01-2018, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted By NeverSummerWest⏩
This. Don’t even play the guitar but imagine paying bottom dollar for a top quality guitar right now, what will it be worth in 50 years when guitars are extinct.
Hopefully I can snag myself a Firebird. That's one beautiful instrument.
post 1550512471 05-01-2018, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted By CaliSuperSport⏩
I deserve to be blowwwwwn!!!!!
I need medication? I need someone who f—— treats me like a man, like a human being. With kindness, who understands what gratitude is because I f—— bend over backwards with my balls in a knot. and she gives me s— with a f—— sour look and says I'm mean. What the f— is that? This is mean! Get it! You get it now? What mean is? Get it?
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post 1550512861 05-01-2018, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted By Jacobcapra⏩
I need medication? I need someone who f—— treats me like a man, like a human being. With kindness, who understands what gratitude is because I f—— bend over backwards with my balls in a knot. and she gives me s— with a f—— sour look and says I'm mean. What the f— is that? This is mean! Get it! You get it now? What mean is? Get it?
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post 1550512971 05-01-2018, 12:41 PM
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But Mel is still good, right? Scared me for a minute, OP.
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post 1550513011 05-01-2018, 12:41 PM
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Whew..thought this was about Debbie Gibson
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post 1550513081 05-01-2018, 12:42 PM
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I can get a better sound out of any Ibanez or Musicman

Gibson = waste of $$$
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post 1550513131 05-01-2018, 12:42 PM
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anyone ever hacked the gibson?

probably why they are going under

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post 1550513241 05-01-2018, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Postmort3m⏩
Overpriced with worsening quality for years now

GC can’t compete with online retailers much like other big box category killers (toys r us)
Exactly. Gibson shot itself in the foot so can't even feel bad for them.

GC actually can compete with online but they just are complete morons. They also need to not hire complete morons and it would help tremendously.

Instruments are one of the few things that it actually does make a difference buying from the store as opposed to online. Getting a guitar online without holding it, playing it, having it setup properly is a nightmare. GC should be hammering that in their marketing but never chooses to do so. I have only ordered a few online but only because they were dirt cheap and I can do most setup/mods myself. Every other instrument I've purchased I've bought in store and haven't had a problem.
hard to hate on a fellow wings fan but....


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post 1550513281 05-01-2018, 12:44 PM
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Chit company that can't even stay afloat with sub-par materials, slave labor, and automation with 1000% markup. They weren't trying to stay open. They're being saddled with other debt from other companies for the write-off.
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post 1550513461 05-01-2018, 12:46 PM
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Was also unsure if this thread was about Mel or guitars lol

That sucks, brb another store from my childhood gone. In for closeout sale I guess
post 1550513521 05-01-2018, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted By RudeKong⏩
Exactly. Gibson shot itself in the foot so can't even feel bad for them.

GC actually can compete with online but they just are complete morons. They also need to not hire complete morons and it would help tremendously.

Instruments are one of the few things that it actually does make a difference buying from the store as opposed to online. Getting a guitar online without holding it, playing it, having it setup properly is a nightmare. GC should be hammering that in their marketing but never chooses to do so. I have only ordered a few online but only because they were dirt cheap and I can do most setup/mods myself. Every other instrument I've purchased I've bought in store and haven't had a problem.
Maybe before every douchebag on every corner had his own yootoobe reviewbrah channel.

Now?

Not so much.
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post 1550513641 05-01-2018, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted By dalefredricks⏩
anyone ever hacked the gibson?

probably why they are going under

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You obviously never heard of crash override
post 1550513671 05-01-2018, 12:48 PM
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playing instruments is dead like rock music is unfortunately. Why would someone want to waste hours and hours learning an instrument, when they can just click their mouse and push buttons?


Sad thing to see. When I was in HS, their was a wide variety of music that people liked. Now it's either hip hop or EDM chit.


I wasted a lot of time on guitar growing up. I still have an electric guitar and a bass guitar. Both are just sitting there doing nothing really.
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post 1550514121 05-01-2018, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted By Postmort3m⏩
You obviously never heard of crash override
He worked with my uncle at ellingson mineral. hehe
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post 1550514241 05-01-2018, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted By RICHSTRONG⏩
Whew..thought this was about Debbie Gibson
She held me once as a baby (srs)

It was part of a Dance Party USA taping lol
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My cuz teaches guitar and drums in the SF Bay Area.
He has made a living at it for years, so some still want real music.
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post 1550514321 05-01-2018, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted By Deenur⏩
The sell of guitars has dropped to a point that Gibson, Fender and Guitar Centers are all headed to bankruptcy.
The future of music doesn’tinclude people learning their instrument, the future is EDM.Bummer.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...uitar-business
electronic music is made on a computer, therefore the computer is the instrument...

what are you implying here?
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Originally Posted By exxtracool⏩
electronic music is made on a computer, therefore the computer is the instrument...

what are you implying here?
Whoa watch out for edm brah


He’s implying that people used to play real instruments and make real music. Clicking a button isn’t playing an instrument.
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Originally Posted By dalefredricks⏩
He worked with my uncle at ellingson mineral. hehe
Wow you sound so cool bro, and by cool I mean Zero Cool.
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