Grassdog
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Very timely with a comment about Gibson purist and going bankrupt at the beginning.
Wow, how cool is that - '53 Gold Top LP - beautiful in it's simplicity. Thanks for posting
Very timely with a comment about Gibson purist and going bankrupt at the beginning.
Latest interview with Henry J. Still not taking any blame:
https://www.musicradar.com/news/gib...ut-we-have-to-have-something-new-and-exciting
walrus
Gotta say, though, I was cringing with all those metal things, especially the zipper on his jacket, that were making contact with the guitar. I guess when you work in a place like Norman's it's easy to get a little casual even when handling such a valuable instrument.
A ‘69? Was that a Deluxe?oh my, Billy Squier. i had to stop video immediately.
great tone for sure! another friend of mine had a '69 gold top LP and let me play it one day. sounded just so full.
A ‘69? Was that a Deluxe?
A Deluxe would have their mini-humbuckers. I think in ‘69, which is when they reintroduced the LP shape after the SG-only years, the only options with a Goldtop were either the mini-hums for a Deluxe, or P90s for the Standard.oh man, it was so long ago, like 1989. i was playing it thru a marshall stack, fingerpicking and clean, not distorted.
it sounded awesome! but i have no idea if a deluxe.
A Deluxe would have their mini-humbuckers. I think in ‘69, which is when they reintroduced the LP shape after the SG-only years, the only options with a Goldtop were either the mini-hums for a Deluxe, or P90s for the Standard.
https://reverb.com/price-guide/guide/1146-gibson-les-paul-deluxe-1969-goldtop
Chibsons for all!I haven't read every post in this thread, so may have missed a link to this article. Somebody posted it over on the Jazz Guitar forum, so another party shows interest, a Chinese investment firm:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/02/28/gibson-guitar-vulture-acquisition/
Brad
"That situation offers the perfect ‘vulture’ or ‘fire-sale’ acquisition opportunity, especially if Gibson is forced into bankruptcy proceedings.
Just recently, a majority of Gibson’s creditors attempted to forge a deal that would effectively sideline owner/CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, and hand majority control to the activist creditor group. That bid was reportedly rejected, according to Bloomberg, with Juszkiewicz attempting to secure separate loans to retain ownership."
...fire sale.
Let him go down like the autocrat he is. It'll happen this time because nobody's going to bail him out.