My guess would be that an officer or owner of the Gibson Company has “dissed” the current administration or someone associated with it. I was fairly recently on the butt end of the Fed’s wrath, and, although I wouldn’t call myself an expert, I sure know more than I used to. Now I fear my government.
Gibson’s chief “Made in America” competitor is C.F.Martin of Pennsylvania. They use the same wood for fretboards, but they are also big Democrat-Obama donors.......but I’m sure there is no connection.......
The Gibson owner is a Republican and the the shop is non-union, and has, in fact, fought off unionization attempts.
This is simple Chicago-style payback.