I was thinking of thinning the herd. May as well keep them for another decade. Maybe they will go out of business and the stuff will appreciate in value
Never bought a new Gibson or Fender (except for a 50's Tribute with a broken neck). Plenty of great guitars out there for a lot less scratch.
I absolutely had to have a real Gibson LP Standard in Cherry Sunburst. Picked up one used that looked like NOS for about 1/3 of a new one, and
it's not made from two or three pieces of mahogany, either.
I don’t think Gibson will disappear completely the brand is a worldwide household name. But I bet they will be bought out hopefully by their employees and shed everything but Epiphone and get back to making legendary quality gutiars that are worth what they cost.There is market for high end & professional instruments PRS And Taylor have proven that. Gibson needs guitarist that understands what players want and need running the company on all levels from manafacturing to marketing and research and development. Not a bunch of Wall Street suits and advertise executives that only interest is their quarterly bonuses and golden parachutes.
Cheers
PQ