Gibson Guitars Raided By The Feds, Que? brandishing automatic weapons |
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Gibson Guitars Raided By The Feds, Que? brandishing automatic weapons |
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Aug 26 2011, 05:04 AM |
Related to another post here regarding no more wood for guitars, .....kind of.
QUOTE Federal authorities entered the warehouse brandishing automatic weapons. Employees were separated and interrogated. The Fed seized over half a million dollars of product. What was the Obama Administration after? Weapons grade plutonium? Heroin? No…something much more sinister. Guitar fingerboards. The Fed’s Raid on Gibson Guitars. Here are some details and a 10 minute interview with CEO of Gibson Henry E. Juszkiewicz. This just happened so I'm sure the feds will have something to say about this soon as well. Ridiculous? Yes, yes it is. -------------------- Had a guitar hanging, just about waist high, and we are going to play these things until the day we die. |
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Aug 26 2011, 07:20 AM |
Crazy - Use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal...
This action was taken without the support and consent of the government in India. Obama read on the internet, wood supplies are low and wants to stock up on some for himself? (like all them hidden oil reserves) How much wood would a wood chuck, chuck, if a wood chuck, could chuck wood? This post has been edited by Azzaboi: Aug 26 2011, 07:20 AM -------------------- Play Games Arcade Take a break, Play Games! Play the best free online flash games at Aaron's Game Zone like Bloons Tower Defense 4! |
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Aug 26 2011, 07:47 AM |
Wow. That's crazy. The whole thing.
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Aug 26 2011, 08:00 AM |
Well, what to say, Gibson is having hard time atm. I'm not familiar with that case, so cannot really comment, it could be that they did obtained wood illegally, or that administration is just following laws blindly, who knows.
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Aug 26 2011, 08:57 AM |
Woah, this is pretty dramatic..
Never thought I'd see the day when a guitar factory gets raided !! "Step away from the truss rod and put your hands on your head !!' |
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Aug 26 2011, 11:19 AM |
Woah, this is pretty dramatic.. Never thought I'd see the day when a guitar factory gets raided !! "Step away from the truss rod and put your hands on your head !!' hahaha "Now where's that riff coming from?" -------------------- Visit my:
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Aug 26 2011, 11:28 AM |
hahaha "Now where's that riff coming from?" "Wait, Captain.. I hear a diminshed chord coming from that back room over there....." "Cover me, I'm taking a look..." |
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Aug 26 2011, 11:44 AM |
"Step away from the truss rod and put your hands on your head !!' -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Aug 26 2011, 04:37 PM
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Way to go! Drive more jobs out of the country due to stupid regulations.
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Aug 26 2011, 04:41 PM |
This is unbelievably...
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Aug 26 2011, 09:27 PM |
cant afford a gibson? join the FBI!
-------------------- QUOTE It's a proven fact that guitar faces have a bigger impact on tone than wood does. |
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Aug 26 2011, 11:11 PM |
Woah, this is pretty dramatic.. Never thought I'd see the day when a guitar factory gets raided !! "Step away from the truss rod and put your hands on your head !!' Hahaha, dude you always me laugh. But what a weird thing on the serious side.. i don't think we know the whole thing yet. -------------------- Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube |
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Aug 27 2011, 01:06 AM |
It is not Obama directly doing this but just like with any President it is his administration and the agencies he is in control of. Even if Gibson is using some kind of (illegal) exotic wood, which is very doubtful, I wouldn't give a rip.
I will start caring about " endangered wood" oh I don't know.... right around about NEVER. And look who the CEO of Gibson made political donations to in 2008. http://bit.ly/oVgL9p Here is another interview with Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. This post has been edited by kahall: Aug 27 2011, 01:11 AM -------------------- Had a guitar hanging, just about waist high, and we are going to play these things until the day we die. |
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Aug 27 2011, 07:39 AM |
It is not Obama directly doing this but just like with any President it is his administration and the agencies he is in control of. Even if Gibson is using some kind of (illegal) exotic wood, which is very doubtful, I wouldn't give a rip. I will start caring about " endangered wood" oh I don't know.... right around about NEVER. And look who the CEO of Gibson made political donations to in 2008. http://bit.ly/oVgL9p Here is another interview with Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. If there is some other ulterior motive to this raid, than yes, it is wrong and immoral. Politicians should not use their power to gain a political advantage over their opponents. But why don't you care about endangered species of wood? If it weren't for conservation efforts, there would be no alder, no mahogany, or any other wood typically used for guitar construction available for guitar construction. Would you want to live in a world with no guitars made from these materials? I don't understand your logic. In fact, I'm not even sure if the word "logic" could be bestowed upon your position So what is your plan for when these woods are no longer available? What do you find so reprehensible about preserving nature? -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000 |
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Aug 27 2011, 02:57 PM |
Crazy story
It's the second time I read about Gibson and good wood running out this summer, I guess in 30 years from now all new guitars will be made of plastic -------------------- Guitars:
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Aug 27 2011, 03:07 PM |
Yeah, wooden guitars will definitely be part of history soon
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Aug 27 2011, 04:33 PM |
Still plenty of wood available....we can make guitars out of old railroad wood.
Some say it sounds divine.. Gibson /epiphone is almost bankrupt... |
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Aug 27 2011, 05:37 PM |
you can make guitars out of any wood, ask jack white
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