“It may be because Gibson’s and Henry Juszkiewicz’s stands often fit in with their liberal ideology. “
Definately Food for Thought.
I’ll have to look further into this.
Thanks!
You're welcome to look further into it, and you'll find that all of those associations between Henry Juszkiewicz and liberal groups are correct. He's always being photographed in a tuxedo at some liberal event - or events to raise money for leukemia or cancer research.
However, I don't think the musicians concern themselves too much about the ideology of the makers of their instruments . . . at least they've never had to do so, because the other guitar manufacturers and CEOs don't show up in black tie at conservative affairs as Henry does at all these liberal affairs, nor sit on conservative boards, as Henry does on all these liberal boards.
Henry Juszkiewicz IS Gibson. Although he first purchased it with two Harvard Business School buddies (one of whom has since left), Henry runs Gibson with an iron fist. Nothing is done by or at Gibson without Henry's control.
Based on my knowledge of the industry, I've always assumed that there was a good chance that one or more disgruntled Gibson current or former executives has been feeding information to the government. Out of 11,000 companies, Gibson was ranked the #1 Worst Place to Work in the U.S. in 2009 (down from #5 in 2008). Click on Gibson to read employee comments. Most of the negative comments by employees are about Henry by name or by title (CEO), with complaints about how frequently people are fired without warning or severance, and the rate of executive turnover.