Gibson Guitars was raided not long ago by US officials, and endangered woods imported from India, Madagascar and elsewhere were seized.
Gibson is pleading innocence and has already garnered 10,000+ signature to a petition. They say the law isn't clear, they say they are providing jobs for Americans, they say all kinds of things but they don't say why they need to use these woods.
I mean no offence, but in my opinion Gibson are in the wrong here.
Harvesting endangered woods in India might not seems serious from a US perspective, but it is extremely dangerous to the short-term environment and long-term economy of the regions being devastated by deforestation.
I have read that the discontinuation of their eco-range SmartWood guitars was because the consumers didn't like it. But nobody will buy a guitar which you're clearly saying is not as good! If it was just as good, you'd simply replace the woods in your normal stock, not make a new eco-range. Gibson know this, they aren't dumb. And it meant they could keep using endangered woods, and blame you.
And Gibson are also warning YOU might be prosecuted for simply owning a Gibson, which is scaremongering nonsense.
All they need to do is switch to sustainable woods! What's the big deal? It will sound the same and look great.
Your axe does not need to be an axe.
"Was this worth my house?"
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/gibson-0825-2011/
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Gibson is pleading innocence and has already garnered 10,000+ signature to a petition. They say the law isn't clear, they say they are providing jobs for Americans, they say all kinds of things but they don't say why they need to use these woods.
I mean no offence, but in my opinion Gibson are in the wrong here.
Harvesting endangered woods in India might not seems serious from a US perspective, but it is extremely dangerous to the short-term environment and long-term economy of the regions being devastated by deforestation.
I have read that the discontinuation of their eco-range SmartWood guitars was because the consumers didn't like it. But nobody will buy a guitar which you're clearly saying is not as good! If it was just as good, you'd simply replace the woods in your normal stock, not make a new eco-range. Gibson know this, they aren't dumb. And it meant they could keep using endangered woods, and blame you.
And Gibson are also warning YOU might be prosecuted for simply owning a Gibson, which is scaremongering nonsense.
All they need to do is switch to sustainable woods! What's the big deal? It will sound the same and look great.
Your axe does not need to be an axe.
"Was this worth my house?"
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/gibson-0825-2011/
Comment on this using the facebook box (below) or by using the jongomm.com comment box (below that!)