Federal agents search Gibson Guitar factory in Memphis

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee ^ | Posted August 24, 2011 at 1:06 p.m. | Kevin McKenzie

[cc2k]

Yes, but was this wood guilty of any criminal activity? Why should we enforce the law if the wood did nothing wrong?

I guess all the federal agents who no longer have to worry about finding Illegal immigrants need to find something to do. Might as well harrass businesses that actually make things here about their raw materials.

[The Iceman Cometh]

And, in other news, Gibson announced they are moving production overseas meaning the loss of hundreds of jobs. /lol

[Dr. Ursus]

In a related matter Gibson Guitars announces that they’ll be
moving to China.

[muawiyah]

You mean electric guitars are not made out of electricals?

Getting to the point, I think you earlier wanted to remark that the same federal government that shows such a lack of concern over ILLEGAL ALIENS is positively livid over ILLEGAL WOOD.

Hmm ~ whatever that means ~ not surprising at all about what's on Eric Holder's mind ~ criminals? wood? criminals? wood? ~ Fur shur that's a difficult choice for him.

[null and void]

...where all the wood will be replaced with melamine!

[TheThirdRuffian]

“And, in other news, Gibson announced they are moving production overseas meaning the loss of hundreds of jobs.”

Undoubtedly true.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

They’ve already done that. Most of their Epiphone line is already made overseas.

[posterchild]

Do these woods have a name?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

When Les Pauls are outlawed, only outlaws will play Les Pauls.

Guess I’m safe, being as I play a Strat. :)

[Gena Bukin]

Do these woods have a name?

IIRC, Gibson is being investigated for using ebony and rosewood illegally harvested from Madagascar.

[dfwgator]

Federal agents with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife

WTF do guitars have to do with fish and wildlife?

[lakeman]

They can have my J45 when they pry it from my bloody fingers.

[avacado]

"And, in other news, Gibson announced they are moving production overseas meaning the loss of hundreds of jobs."

In this case it wouldn't do them a bit of good to move overseas. Gibson is suspected of illegally obtaining rosewood from Madagascar. Even if they moved overseas that illegally gotten wood in the guitars would never be allowed to be sold in the USA, their largest market for Gibson guitars.

[JimC214]

Yes, Rosewood from Madagascar. They are accused of buying the wood from a banned source. They also are being checked out by the IRS for not paying taxes. It is Ironic that this is happening to them. Gibson plays up that it is a green company with the Smartwood line of Guitars. However Henry Juszkiewicz CEO of the company has pissed off a lot of the help with some crazy ideas and some real crap new models they are marketing. So we shall see what happens.

[Hawthorn]

The Commercial Appeal article really isn’t very good. Here’s a much better informed story, even though it’s a couple of years old:

http://www.velvetrope.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=686552

[Gargantua]

I guess I should pull my ads for custom guitars made from Green Sea Turtles, huh? LMAO!

Screw the tree-humping kommie perverts. The can have my turtle guitars when they pry my cold, dead fingers from around them.

(Knirps for moisture...)

8^D

[The Iceman Cometh]

Epiphone

Yeppers. I picked up an Epi Explorer body and slapped a Charvel Jackson neck on it. Loved that neck.

[Mr. Silverback]

Ping!

[little jeremiah]

Makes me want to buy a Gibson.

It’s sickening what our tax dollars are paying for.

[the invisib1e hand]

don’t mess with the guitars, man.