What would YOU do to save Gibson?

[Calaverasgrande]

Honestly, I'm not in love with any of the Gibson basses at all. And what I've seen of my friends guitars, and used Gibson guitars in stores, I'd rather not buy an instrument that will have the headstock snapped off, or has already been repaired for that. This along with the well known tuning issue that would be solved if they just moved the tuning pegs around a little, keeps me in the anybody except for Gibson camp. I do like the sound of an SG or ES135. But these days I can get damn close with another brand of guitar, and some aftermarket pickups.
As far as basses I'll stick to Japanese Fenders and American Stingrays.

 

[ThinCrappyTone]

I doubt it would save them, but it sure would be nice if they made some basses with more than four strings. In the classic body styles that they are known for. Just saying. Also, their pricing structure is pretty insane.

5 string SG bass would be sweet!

 

[gjohnson441496]

5 string SG bass would be sweet!

Ummm. 5 string, short scale. Not a bad idea.

 

[Ross W. Lovell]

I just want to punch Henry in the throat.........definitely more than once.

 

[manghu67]

5 string SG bass would be sweet!

I would be all over a five string Explorer.

 

[Calaverasgrande]

do ... nothing. Let them die.

 

[12BitSlab]

Henry is on the way out. The debt holders forced him to get rid of senior staff. That is a prelude to saying goodbye to Henry. The senior staff had to go so that the debt holders can put their own person in there and not worry about Henry loyalists getting in the way.

My guess is that the changes will be swift and brutal.

 

[selowitch]

Henry is on the way out.

I assumed that it would difficult to remove him because he's also major shareholder, but that might simply reveal the limits of my understanding of the situation.

 

[gjohnson441496]

I assumed that it would difficult to remove him because he's also major shareholder, but that might simply reveal the limits of my understanding of the situation.

Remember Steve Jobs. Next?

 

[bdplaid]

Gibson is an old and storied American brand. I hope they survive and wish them well. The last thing we need is another "brand name" sell-off to an overseas company, resulting in Gibson-branded cheap Chinese-made dreck.