Are these people serious? You be the judge.

[Speed Demon]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15268169

The latest "bad guy" in America.

Gibson guitars.

[SdC]

I think that Gibson is not really "in the wrong" on this and it's an overreaction by the US govt to a request from the Indian govt.

The chances of me ever buying a new Gibson however have diminished from 50% to 0% during the past year because of different reasons: Gibson CEO's ties with the Tea Party movement, and the release -touted by the same CEO as the way forward for the guitar- of the Firebird X (Fireturd eXit)

[Greeny]

There was an interview with Gibson in this month's 'Guitarist' UK magazine - they claim they've done no wrong, and the whole thing is a goverment f*ck-up. Apparently they have all the papers to prove it too. I'm pretty sure they won't be nailed for it.

But as for that Firebird X... jeez... they really have their heads up their asses on that one. There was a review of it in the same magazine... absolutely panned. What are they playing at? First the Robot Guitars: fail. Then the Dusk Tiger: even bigger fail. There's a pattern emerging here! I can't believe they've ever done any consumer research - because I'd bet most guitarists don't want these shitty innovative models. And at £3k + ... insane! The problem with that kind of technology is that it's obsolete by the time it hits the stores. And they look total shit too (though not as bad as the Dusk Tiger *shudder*).

Didn't know the CEO was a Tea Party crony. That's as bad as it gets for me.

[Greeny]

Mr CEO with his companies latest commercial flop....

[SdC]

.....
Didn't know the CEO was a Tea Party crony. That's as bad as it gets for me.

http://teapartyinsider.com/Blogs/Tea-Party-News/October-2011/Tea-Party-Rallies-for-Gibson-Guitars

[Speed Demon]

Has Gibson management lost their minds, or do they actually believe they can sell anything that ugly?
It's just a plank with paint on it. Not even any body binding. And they want how much?

What new/same-old features does it bring to the stage?

On the Wow Factor scale of 1 to 10, I couldn't even be bribed to give it a 1.

[SdC]

Well, if you were able and willing to even try to use it, you'd be changing batteries every 3-4 hours.

[Greeny]

The Dusk Tiger was worse. What were they thinking?! Or maybe they weren't thinking, lol.

[Speed Demon]

This baby rocks!

[Blooby]

I heard they club baby seals with rainforest Melody Makers.