Anyone see the Gibson TV Commercials???

[Old Ghost]

Re: Anyone see the Gibson TV Commercials???

Did you happen to notice she said Jimmy Page's Les Paul was a 57? It was a 59, you'd think Gibson would know about their own guitars.

Not sure if you're serious or not but kidding aside, Jimmy's Main Paul was a '58

 

[MikeS]

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For Gibson's sake, they'd better not go down the Harley-Davidson road. With prices the way they are for HDs, even the hard-core HD fans are getting annoyed. Stock on HD in the last several months has really been falling. The new Victory Motorcycles you've seen advertised on TV are selling a lot better than they should, primarily because of the outrageously high HD prices. Comsumers have realized that they are not getting any more bike for the money theu are paying. They're paying for the namesake.

Point? As with HD, when you buy Gibson, you may very well be paying for the Gibson name (I know when I bought my LP years ago that I was fixated on the name on the headstock). Gibson has competition, and it's only a matter of time that Gibson's target market discovers that they have other, cheaper, options available to them (shoot, most of us on this forum have already realised this... but I wouldn't consider us to be Gibson's target market). When that happens, what happens to Gibson, especially if they invest millions into opening Gibson Stores?

 

[MikeRocker]

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I just noticed that the Universal Amphitheater here at Universal Studios is now the Gibson Amphitheater. I'm not joking. I guess when you charge multiple thousands for your guitars, you can buy amphitheaters. I personally think that a better allocation of resources would be improving quality control and setting reasonable, realistic prices, but they didn't ask my opinion. I will go down on record as saying that I am completely put off by a guitar company that's looking to branch out into some sort of multi-faceted conglomeration. What appeals to me in a guitar company is 1)a commitment to making fine quality instruments at a 2)reasonable price. Gibson fails on both counts. Fender (arguably a better-known name than Gibson) sells T-shirts and various other tchotchkes, but their primary commitment is to making instruments, and they also manage to sell American built instruments for less than $1000. Maybe if we pool our resources, we can purchase the Gibson company when they massively implode in a few years. I cannot believe that their disgusting business practices will not catch up with them at some point.

I understand that companies are in business to make money, but I believe that guitar makers ought to balance that with a genuine love for the art of creating instruments. It's clear that Gibson loves only $$$. It's a sad state of affairs. Real bikers don't buy Harleys anymore, either, they refer to them as yuppie bikes. Can a Gibson restaurant/casino in Vegas be far off? I'm sure poor Orville is rolling over in his grave.

 

[54stratlover]

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Did you happen to notice she said Jimmy Page's Les Paul was a 57? It was a 59, you'd think Gibson would know about their own guitars.

I think his tripple pickup black one that was stolen was a 57. I hear that they may make a reissue of that one also.

 

[Imp]

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IIRC, his number one (with the pickup cover missing) had the neck pretty drastically reprofiled, taking the exact date of it's creation with it

from what i read ages ago, it could be anything from 57-59..

 

[TattooedCarrot]

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I know he bought it from Joe Walsh in the 70's. I had always thought it was a 58 too, but recently read somewhere its a 59. But I don't think its a 57.

 

[YJM_Rocks]

Re: Anyone see the Gibson TV Commercials???

I've seen em. Looks like they're advertising them as gifts. LOL. A $2000 gift? I don't think so!

 

[Old Ghost]

Re: Anyone see the Gibson TV Commercials???

IIRC, his number one (with the pickup cover missing) had the neck pretty drastically reprofiled, taking the exact date of it's creation with it

from what i read ages ago, it could be anything from 57-59..

I'm sorry for the off topic here but Jimmy's Les Paul lost its serial number from a headstock repair. The larger heel and very subtle almost plain looking top strongly suggests that this guitar was made in 1958.
It could not have been a '57 as there were no ''Sunburst'' Les Paul made on that year. If it was '57, then it should have been a gold top.

 

[ratherdashing]

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I read on Harley Davidson's investor relations page that the average age of a Harley buyer is 52. Average household income is over $100k.

This is a very dangerous course of action for Gibson if they do want to go that way. If young players can't afford Gibson guitars, they will stop playing Gibson guitars. These kids are the pros of tomorrow, and nothing drives guitar demand more than the "I want what (insert rock star name here) is playing" factor. They are at risk of skipping an entire generation of players by pricing themselves out of the young semi-pro market, and that could cripple them in the long term.

Already we are starting to see the effects of this trend. Jackson, Ibanez, and PRS have made huge gains over the past few years, and I am willing to bet that most of it is at Gibson's expense.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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Regarding the commercial, I think they got it right...the little girl called it a 58 Les Paul Std.

Regarding Gibson's future....They're trying to cover all the markets, which includes the rich yuppie market with the $8000 guitars, but they continue to crank out guitars at every price point, so I doubt they'll alienate themselves from younger players with less money. The question is whether or not a whole generation of kids will resent them for being so "corporate." That remains to be seen. Nowadays, kids are so much more materialistic than they would have been in the 60's or 70's. Remember, kids are watching 'Cribs' and other shows glorifying wealth. Who knows? Gibson is forging into unknown territory, and it could either backfire or make the company even bigger. I'm with Scott F....If I had the money to pay Gibson for a franchise in the middle of Vegas, Palm Springs, Hollywood, or Miami Beach, I'd probably do it.
I can't bash Gibson.....they're the best guitars I own, and I love'em!!!

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

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I'm +1ing this hole damn thread!!
great thread joneser!!!

 

[Quencho092]

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i can bash Gibson....i play strats!

It will be like that store that they have in downtown disney (orlando) where they sell guitars for hundreds more than guitar center.... I saw a mexican strat there for 600 bucks!!!!! Please dont tell me that people would buy a guitar there and pay double...

 

[Nite_Maresz_25]

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Please dont tell me that people would buy a guitar there and pay double...

of coarse someone would buy it, its got the magic of mickey mouse in it :laugh2:

 

[Armotron]

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i can bash Gibson....i play strats!

It will be like that store that they have in downtown disney (orlando) where they sell guitars for hundreds more than guitar center.... I saw a mexican strat there for 600 bucks!!!!! Please dont tell me that people would buy a guitar there and pay double...

Yeah man, that Georges Music is frigging gay, i saw once they had an Iommi SG, and they priced it around 4,000 or so. I just had to say, you know, they are selling these on MF for 900 bucks right now!

 

[Quencho092]

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I love tourist traps!

 

[YJM_Rocks]

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I don't think i'll ever buy a new Gibson.

 

[mnbaseball91]

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We've got to remember that for every $4000 limited edition LP Gibson puts out, they sell 10 or 20 sub-$1000 "specials." They're crappy guitars, but they still say Gibson on them so people want them.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I started a thread like this on another forum and immediately engaged in heated debates about Gibson. This forum is much more rational about topics. Some of those other forums are filled with some unsatisfied and angry egos.

 

[CapoFirstFret]

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You are correct, they already have two; one in Nashville, and I forget where the other is. I know someone who owns a Gibson-only high end boutique store, and Gibson sent two reps out to discuss this very idea for his store. But he's not going to do it because while he was excited at first, he quickly discovered that Gibson wants him to foot the whole bill for renovation and they only offered to assist with further discounts on future guitars.

actually man, you're half right. There are TWO in Nashville. There is the Gibson store inside Opryland mall and there is also Valley Arts Guitars which is a little more subterfuge...it's got all kinds of products in it..but the only truly NEW products they sell are Gibson, Baldwin, Valley Arts, Epiphone, Slingerland drums, etc...all owned by gibson, but of course they carry Marshall amps as well as Gibson amps....and Tobias basses (owned by Gibson), Trace Elliot amps (owned by Gibson)...etc

There is also a Gibson store inside the factory in Memphis, TN

 

[Mike M.]

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How is Gibson doing financially? The reason I'm asking is because everything I've read about what they're doing these days almost sounds like an act of desperation. Like they're trying to get rid of all the middle men ( thier dealers) so they can reap as much profit as possible. Corporate greed or trying to save a sinking ship?