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Originally posted by Mincer View Post
Gibson doesn't care. They just want to win, and scare other companies.
Make REALLY REALLY good guitars, classics and moderns, at really competitive prices. Maybe channel all that Lawyer money into Quality, modern production, and reducing costs for customers while maintaining margins. Bah - what do I know.....Originally posted by Bad City
He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...
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Originally posted by Aceman View Post
Hey - here is an idea Gibson....just spitballing here, but maybe toss this around the board room:
Make REALLY REALLY good guitars, classics and moderns, at really competitive prices. Maybe channel all that Lawyer money into Quality, modern production, and reducing costs for customers while maintaining margins. Bah - what do I know.....Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Aceman View Post
Hey - here is an idea Gibson....just spitballing here, but maybe toss this around the board room:
Make REALLY REALLY good guitars, classics and moderns, at really competitive prices. Maybe channel all that Lawyer money into Quality, modern production, and reducing costs for customers while maintaining margins. Bah - what do I know.....
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Originally posted by Mincer View Post
I would agree with this. But they clearly know there is a market for ultra high end instruments for by people who will rarely play them. That is baked into their business model. Let's face it, most of their customers are guitar fans, not musicians. I love my Gibson, but it is an 40-year-old, not-widely-respected model. I am priced out of their instruments these days, even though I am technically a Gibson artist.Originally posted by Bad City
He's got the crowd on his side and the blue jean lights in his eyes...
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Originally posted by Mincer View Post
I would agree with this. But they clearly know there is a market for ultra high end instruments for by people who will rarely play them. That is baked into their business model. Let's face it, most of their customers are guitar fans, not musicians. I love my Gibson, but it is an 40-year-old, not-widely-respected model. I am priced out of their instruments these days, even though I am technically a Gibson artist.
Also agree with Ace – could put that money into stuff like qc, people's wages etc. Ideal hypotheticals, of course .Originally posted by dominusYour rant would sound better with an A8 magnet, it'll beef it up some without sacrificing some of the whine.
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This whole thing is quite senseless...even if Gibson wins every trademark or copyright infringement case they win NOTHING. Players these days will buy the instruments they like at the price they want to pay regardless of the body or headstock shape (Ibabez, Kramer, Fender, etc. are in business BECAUSE they don't look like Gibson at Gibson prices). Yes, there will always be some who will buy the name, and that is what keeps Gibson in the marketplace, but it's NOT because they can't buy that headstock or body shape elsewhere.
All I can say is, get a life Gibson.Originally Posted by IanBallard
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All I can say is, get a life Gibson.
I guess the idea here is probably not to gain sales, but to force competitors to lose sales
Their credo is "If you can't count, cut" - meaning if you can't make points, stop the other guy from making points.
Which would be dumb reason to sue, because the instrument market is not a game.
aka Chris Pile, formerly of Six String Fever
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Originally posted by ICTGoober View Post
From your lips to God's ears.
You could say Gibson is trying to punish them, or dominate the market - but I prefer to think of it more cut throat, like a pro card player would think.
Their credo is "If you can't count, cut" - meaning if you can't make points, stop the other guy from making points.
Which would be dumb reason to sue, because the instrument market is not a game.
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Originally posted by GuitarDoc View PostThis whole thing is quite senseless...even if Gibson wins every trademark or copyright infringement case they win NOTHING. Players these days will buy the instruments they like at the price they want to pay regardless of the body or headstock shape (Ibabez, Kramer, Fender, etc. are in business BECAUSE they don't look like Gibson at Gibson prices). Yes, there will always be some who will buy the name, and that is what keeps Gibson in the marketplace, but it's NOT because they can't buy that headstock or body shape elsewhere.
All I can say is, get a life Gibson.Administrator of the SDUGF
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