Blight76

August 08, 2012 at 8:40am

Is Gibson really bad for using that wood, do you all really think they are the only company doing this, no they are the one who got cought im sure theyre not the only guitar company doing this and as for the prices yes they are higher than in the 90's but so is everything else do you people really expect national prices on everything to go up with inflation and not gibson guitars get off your high horse and bitch about something worth bitching about

mklotz

August 08, 2012 at 6:54am

Never bought one never will. PRS has better quality and is a company that stands by their product.

GEENGADE

August 07, 2012 at 7:48pm

Now they will probably file for bankruptcy. This is a as State of the Art as it gets. Tell me who else need Ivory on there furniture, jewerly, or anything if that matters. No one not a thing here in the states nada zlich nothing. period. Now that load will go on the black market because nothing these days is percious nothing not even 1/4 X 1" piece of ivroy. The people who need this stuff is just probably hurtin for a certin.

johnnycnote

August 07, 2012 at 1:40pm

Not surprisingly, the late Ed Roman has a few thoughts on this subject. He used to work for Gibson, by the way: http://www.edroman.com/rants.htm

Then there's this: Gibson Listed as THE Worst Place to Work http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=645325

johnnyone

August 07, 2012 at 1:05pm

you better wake up , who needs big goverment ,it's ok to sell arms to drug dealers but not to make great guitars , you can buy cheaper but you get what you pay for some people think that the world owes them something( in this case Gibson ) that they are suppost to be given everything no body owes you anything get off your can or out of your bag and stop looking for a hand out there are many great used Gibsons for sale at good prices thank you Gibson for making the best guitars on the planet

loral

August 07, 2012 at 1:03pm

CNN (for what that's worth) is reporting Gibson paying $600,000 +/- in fines.

Instantly, these guitars are going to go up in price like the Ibanez Les Paul copies did back in the 80's.

Terrence Cain

August 07, 2012 at 12:46pm

I was on Musician's Friend this morning and noticed Gibson's Melody Maker series, their cheapest guitars, were gone. So Gibson took a chance of being caught using illegal exotic wood for cheap guitars? That sounds like a really dumb idea to me. Hopefully this will teach Gibson to not be so frivolous with their business actions. Of course this could mean the price of Gibson instruments going up too, which is ridiculous to me.

vinny6strings

August 07, 2012 at 12:08pm

This will be another reason for Gibson to raise prices. The new American way, raise prices and decrease quality.

pwyndham

August 07, 2012 at 12:04pm

I love my 1998 Gibson Les Paul standard I bought from GC in 98' for $1,300. Now they are going for what $2,500 or something outrageous like that. Gibson is a corporate beast, way too greedy and overpriced.

WellehanDVM

August 07, 2012 at 11:55am

I will never buy another Gibson. I wish more companies who are doing things right would advertize about their sustainable practices.