[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
Thanks for posting this,what a find! I can't imagine traveling overseas with any vintage wood guitar myself. Gibson bought Dobro and then forced dealers to keep about a half million dollars in Gibson products in stock to be a Gibson rep. This bullying on their part makes it very difficult to find any small dealers with Dobros. Although it is a completely different topic, it comes under the umbrella of at politics. Monkeys being monkeys! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. Article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576530520471223268.html Interesting situation to put many musicians in.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
Those RainSong guitars look great, I have never played one. My guitar student showed up with a composite, very light, resonator from Beltona and it sounded fantastic head to head with my National Steel and Dobro. It would be fantastic to travel with. These wood guitars sound really good and are really packable. The neck folds! http://www.voyageairguitar.com/site/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@... wrote: On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. I routinely take a handmade six- or 12-string when I go across the border to Canada, which I do often - both with rosewood and ebony. Looks like it's time to buy the RainSong 12-string I've been wanting!
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
On Aug 26, 2011, at 2:10 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: Those RainSong guitars look great, I have never played one. My guitar student showed up with a composite, very light, resonator from Beltona and it sounded fantastic head to head with my National Steel and Dobro. It would be fantastic to travel with. These wood guitars sound really good and are really packable. The neck folds! http://www.voyageairguitar.com/site/ They're super light, so they're well suited for adding various electronics. What really impressed me was when I saw this video of David Wilcox's setup. He has saddle pickups and mikes inside, along with aMIDI-out, so he can trigger notes an octave lower for a real satisfying low tone. The Rainsong, unlike wooden guitars, can tilt the saddle pins at an angle to more easily allow low bass string setting like low B or A. Of course RainSongs don't need a truss rod, so necks stay as they were made. The sound board doesn't pull up either.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
Arrest all the musicians, using arsenal, tasers, bombs, kevlar bullet proof vests, Humvees, jet fighters, helicopters, agent orange, etc., before the musicians use up all the wood in the forests to play music for themselves, family and neighbors and fans! Yeah, yeah, and they don't cut their hair, un-stabilizing the cosmetic markets! The Terrorists that they are! Damn, they invest their money in saving whales and baby seals and other non profit foundation write offs too! Whoa! Arrest the musicians who take their guitars and smash them all over the stage at every show! How does one get any peace in this world if they are always makin noise You want peace, bring on the war, cuz war is peace! Ranting gone wild, sorry. Well, at least this whole thing will bump up the cost of a good guitar now. : ) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. Article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576530520471223268.html Interesting situation to put many musicians in.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
for traveling ;-) http://tinyurl.com/23n626 --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... wrote: Those RainSong guitars look great, I have never played one. My guitar student showed up with a composite, very light, resonator from Beltona and it sounded fantastic head to head with my National Steel and Dobro. It would be fantastic to travel with. These wood guitars sound really good and are really packable. The neck folds! http://www.voyageairguitar.com/site/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. I routinely take a handmade six- or 12-string when I go across the border to Canada, which I do often - both with rosewood and ebony. Looks like it's time to buy the RainSong 12-string I've been wanting!
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba no_reply@... wrote: Arrest all the musicians, using arsenal, tasers, bombs, kevlar bullet proof vests, Humvees, jet fighters, helicopters, agent orange, etc., before the musicians use up all the wood in the forests to play music for themselves, family and neighbors and fans! Yeah, yeah, and they don't cut their hair, un-stabilizing the cosmetic markets! The Terrorists that they are! Damn, they invest their money in saving whales and baby seals and other non profit foundation write offs too! Whoa! Arrest the musicians who take their guitars and smash them all over the stage at every show! How does one get any peace in this world if they are always makin noise You want peace, bring on the war, cuz war is peace! Ranting gone wild, sorry. Well, at least this whole thing will bump up the cost of a good guitar now. : ) If you want a really good guitar, you might have to trade up to one made by Linda Manzer. From what I've heard, hers are even ecologically sound because she makes them from ancient logs she finds by wandering Canadian beaches. http://www.manzer.com/guitars/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. Article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576530520471223268.html Interesting situation to put many musicians in.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Buy (or own) a Gibson guitar -- go to jail?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote: for traveling ;-) http://tinyurl.com/23n626 My favorite travel guitar. I do not own one, and am not the guitarist to do justice to one if I did, but I admit to wanting one ever since I saw it in the window of a music store in my town. Visually, it's a work of art. http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/guitar/silent_guitar/# --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: Those RainSong guitars look great, I have never played one. My guitar student showed up with a composite, very light, resonator from Beltona and it sounded fantastic head to head with my National Steel and Dobro. It would be fantastic to travel with. These wood guitars sound really good and are really packable. The neck folds! http://www.voyageairguitar.com/site/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajradhatu@ wrote: On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Bhairitu wrote: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. The Feds are keeping mum, but in a statement yesterday Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier, he said, suggesting the Feds are using the aggressive enforcement of overly broad laws to make the company cry uncle. I routinely take a handmade six- or 12-string when I go across the border to Canada, which I do often - both with rosewood and ebony. Looks like it's time to buy the RainSong 12-string I've been wanting!
