Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

[zionstrat]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Gibson does it for you:

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/USA/SG-Faded.aspx

more specific in the case of the $800 Les Paul faded vs $2,700 Standard:

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So locking tuners and extra thick fingerboard for 2k extra.... Looks like you nailed the point!

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[zionstrat]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Gibson does it for you:

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2016/USA/SG-Faded.aspx

more specific in the case of the $800 Les Paul faded vs $2,700 Standard:

View attachment 91028

So locking tuners and extra thick fingerboard for 2k extra.... Looks like you nailed the point!

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[Darg1911]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

So locking tuners and extra thick fingerboard for 2k extra.... Looks like you nailed the point!

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Not exactly. The $800 doesn't get you binding. The higher price LP's also gets you, usually, 2 piece body (as opposed to "multi piece"). Nicer top and finish. And, most likely, some more attention to detail (QC). I think the carve is deeper too. Granted, that doesn't answer the question of whether it's worth an extra 2K.

 

[zionstrat]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Thanks for the clarification... Would really like to play them back to back...

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[justFred]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Not exactly. And, most likely, some more attention to detail (QC)..

Manufacturing companies haven't inspected quality into products in decades. The process builds quality in.

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Manufacturing companies haven't inspected quality into products in decades. The process builds quality in.

Then what is the correct term for things like, for example, fret polishing, or crowing, or fret end dressing? ...

 

[justFred]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Then what is the correct term for things like, for example, fret polishing, or crowing, or fret end dressing? ...

those are all manufacturing processes.

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

Manufacturing companies haven't inspected quality into products in decades. The process builds quality in.

Um, that's not a true generalization. Might be true for a few companies, but not for all "manufacturing companies." Almost every manufacturer I've worked with for 30 years up to today has a separate QA process on their products before being released to the customer.

 

[zionstrat]

Gibson lost $10M in first month under Chapter 11 Instrument maker booked $6.6M in cos

Gibson lost $10M in first month under Chapter 11 Instrument maker booked $6.6M in cos

Here's some numbers to make the story more interesting-

Gibson Brands posted a loss of nearly $10 million in May, the first month after it filed for protection from its creditors.

Nashville-based Gibson reported total sales in May of $22.4 million — about $3 million of which came from subsidiaries not covered by the company’s Chapter 11 filing — and posted an operating profit of nearly $3.2 million on those revenues. But about $3.7 million in interest payments and more than $8 million in Chapter 11 and restructuring costs (more on that below) pushed the maker of guitars and other musical instruments well into the red.


https://www.nashvillepost.com/busin...bson-lost-10m-in-first-month-under-chapter-11

 

[Darg1911]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

those are all manufacturing processes.

And if they skimp on those particular "manufacturing processes" on the sub 1K instruments, that's not about attention to detail, or lack thereof? I'm thinking, maybe, were getting into semantics more than substance.

 

[justFred]

Re: Henry says ukes will save Gibson- They really need an L5s and marketing 101

And if they skimp on those particular "manufacturing processes" on the sub 1K instruments, that's not about attention to detail, or lack thereof? I'm thinking, maybe, were getting into semantics more than substance.

you are exactly right. They could, for example, set up two fretwork centers: One the do it right line; the other do a half ass job line. Not a very smart way to introduce new customers to Gibson products.