Gibson CEO announces – Gibson Authorized Partnership Program

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Gibson CEO James ‘JC’ Curleigh has been interviewed by Jesse Knutson on Nashville’s News Channel 5 website and during the talk he announced a new program to work with boutique guitar builders. Gibson Authorised Partnership Program The interview uploaded to the site starts off by talking about that infamous Play Authentic video with Mark Agnesi. […]

Gibson officially responds – From Confrontation To Collaboration

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Gibson has finally responded to the debacle over them taking to court of Dean Guitar over trademark infringements.  Gibson Official Statement Below is the official Gibson response in full (just ion case they remove it) and it covers the situation between them and Dean Guitars, plus gives insights into why Gibson has reacted in such […]

Dean Guitars CEO Evan Rubinson: “Gibson’s claims entirely baseless”

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Armadillo Enterprises, the parent company of Dean Guitars and Luna Guitars, has responded to Gibson’s multi-million dollar trademark infringement lawsuit. Dean Guitars CEO Evan Rubinson says that Gibson’s claims “are entirely baseless”.  Dean Guitars CEO responds to Gibson Lawsuit A letter sent out to the Armadillo’s dealer network has just surfaced on Reddit. In the letter, […]

Gibson 2019 Lineup revealed at last – A return to quality and tradition?

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Gibson has been teasing their customers with the ‘Be Ready’ campaign for. a few weeks now and today the new models for 2019 were finally released. All 25 of them are now officially launched. Is 2019 the year that Gibson springs back into life and sheds their poor image? Gibson 2019 Lineup Gibson’s new CEO James […]

Gibson Custom Shop is back – with a vengeance!

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Although Gibson’s financial woes are a recent and still-painful memory, we might be seeing a renaissance of the once-great Gibson Custom Shop. The company’s premium brand has updated its website and there have been some component changes, too… Gibson Custom Shop 2019 Just in case you’ve been living on the moon, the American guitar company […]

NAMM 2019: Gibson goes back to the ‘Golden Era’ with new 2019 guitars

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After missing last year’s show, Gibson is back with a vengeance! Yes, it’s made mistakes in the past, but this company looks like it’s about to rectify them. Gibson Golden Era NAMM 2019 “We’re paying tribute to the Golden Era of Gibson by restoring authenticity for musicians with our new lineup of Classics,” says Cesar Gueikian, GIBSON’s […]

New Gibson CEO announced at last: Can JC ‘build a powerhouse brand’?

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Gibson has officially announced its new CEO: James ‘JC’ Curleigh is the former president of Levi Strauss & Co. Hopefully, this will mean that this once great American guitar brand will be back running on full steam soon. James ‘JC’ Curleigh In the official press release issued by Gibson, it states that its new team […]

Gibson bankruptcy: Guitar maker to leave Chapter 11 by October

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The sad tale of Gibson’s financial woes has been the leading story in the guitar industry this year. After the famed guitar maker entered bankruptcy in April, trade press and financial news outlets are now reporting that Gibson looks likely to exit bankruptcy in a matter of weeks. Chapter 11 no more? According to articles […]

Are Gibson advertising for new CEO – Bye bye Henry ?

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It looks as though Gibson is actively looking for a new CEO as the job role is now being advertised publically! Bye bye Henry The position for company CEO has just been posted on the internet here and so we have to assume that Henry Juszkiewicz is out of a job. The site ExecThread lists the role as […]

Heard the “Yamaha buying Gibson” rumour? Here’s why that would make sense.

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We’ve been reporting on the rumours swirling around Gibson Brands Inc. and its lamentable financial situation for a while now. And when a famous brand with great heritage is in trouble, others smell opportunity. New rumours have it that a consortium from China has expressed interest in acquiring the brand. But there are rumours about […]