Members webe123 Posted August 19, 2018 Members Share Posted August 19, 2018 I know Gibson is moving to a smaller facility in Memphis, but this woman said on the video that she came to Memphis to take the factory tour at the old factory....what she got was the "middle finger" of a Gibson employee when she asked about the tour at the plant...or so she says....you do not see the Gibson employee she refers to in the video....anyway....she walks around the entire building and it is totally shut down....except for the store...I think it is still open? Anyway you can see the video in the link below and decide for yourself. This was taken only about 12 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordite Posted August 19, 2018 Members Share Posted August 19, 2018 Its a capitalist country, businesses rise and fall by their commercial wits. The alternative would be state guitar factories and you can guess how that would impact on quality.On the bright side something will survive elsewhere and consider all the newer makers like PRS who supply great instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted August 19, 2018 Members Share Posted August 19, 2018 It seems a little presumptuous to drive to another city expecting a large manufacturing plant to give you a tour without checking first. Its also a bit surprising that someone who is interested enough in Gibson Brands to drive to another city for a tour isn't aware of their current difficulties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted August 20, 2018 Members Share Posted August 20, 2018 nice knockers for a bloke. what was the film about ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted August 20, 2018 Members Share Posted August 20, 2018 Was looking for an adam's apple. must be surgery. Is there such a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 25, 2018 Members Share Posted August 25, 2018 Saucy fella. But let's stop {censored}-footing around. I have been there 2 times in the past 6 months- including June 2018. This tour-seeker arrived either after hours or before--likely w/o reserving a tour as well. The tour groups gather -- duh -- right outside the Gibson shop. Huda thunk? Maybe that is because Gibson hopes they will buy something while they are at the shop. Tourists sometimes buy stuff. Anyone who wants to tour the Gibson Memphis factory -- which is still operating - can get the details here. Tours cost $10 http://www.gibson.com/Gibson/Gibson-Tours.aspx Here is a thread from a February 2018 I made. I visited again in June 2018. Still open & operating. You can get a 20% discount at the shop. Prices aren't bad. https://www.harmonycentral.com/forum...ay-feb-22-2018 The facility is GIGANTIC. It is a full city block - east - west - north & south. Almost all of it is unused. All of it is as prime as Memphis real estate can be. 2 of my pics from June, 2018 [ATTACH=JSON]{"alt":"Click image for larger version Name:\tfetch?photoid=32246050.jpg Views:\t1 Size:\t82.1 KB ID:\t32315096","data-align":"none","data-attachmentid":"32315096","data-size":"custom","height":"242","title":"fetch?photoid=32246050.jpg","width":"600"}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"alt":"Click image for larger version Name:\tfetch?photoid=32246052.jpg Views:\t1 Size:\t189.0 KB ID:\t32315097","data-align":"none","data-attachmentid":"32315097","data-size":"custom","height":"440","title":"fetch?photoid=32246052.jpg","width":"427"}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted August 25, 2018 Members Share Posted August 25, 2018 Didn't watch, too long. ...All of it is as prime as Memphis real estate can be. What kind of company puts a manufacturing facility DOWNTOWN? Real estate prices are higher, parking is more difficult (and expensive), access for trucks is more difficult. And puts a giant GIBSON FACTORY sing on the building? Henry J. seems to be a vain and egotistical person. It's like he hoping Memphis "blues tourists" will pop into the factory store and impulse-buy a Les Paul or 'Lucille'. Obvious place for a medium size factory is in an industrial park. Cheaper rents, lots of parking, good access for semi trucks, ect. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted August 25, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 25, 2018 and right across from the Fed Ex Forum...I was there a couple years back.Parking? fuggeddabowdit...you may as well be in Manhattan! The Nashville plant is nowhere near as prominently placed...and has visitor parking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted August 25, 2018 Members Share Posted August 25, 2018 Its a capitalist country, businesses rise and fall by their commercial wits. The alternative would be state guitar factories and you can guess how that would impact on quality. On the bright side something will survive elsewhere and consider all the newer makers like PRS who supply great instruments. True Gibson used to make killer banjos and the Dobros were second to none too. National Resophonic in the past decade has taken off and Deering is the new Gibson of banjos. I have a few Memphis made Gibsons and they are nice. What Gibson needs to do is get back to doing what they do best. I told Henry I'd help him out too. Everything time he got an idea like this, I'd kick him in the butt and send him home without pain, but with a bottle of vodka, he should just forget about ideas like this. I would have saved the company millions and millions. Like Henry, my wife is also Polish. Lovely folks, but when they get an idea in the head, go or bad they will stick with it till the end. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"c8bc1e61-1af8-4f88-b0f9-5e37dc315cbf.jpg","data-attachmentid":32317072}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"up-robotguitar_lrg.jpg","data-attachmentid":32317073}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"guitartuning_1.png?itok=7Lxn3Lc3.png","data-attachmentid":32317074}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 29, 2018 Members Share Posted August 29, 2018 Didn't watch, too long. What kind of company puts a manufacturing facility DOWNTOWN? Real estate prices are higher, parking is more difficult (and expensive), access for trucks is more difficult. And puts a giant GIBSON FACTORY sing on the building? Henry J. seems to be a vain and egotistical person. It's like he hoping Memphis "blues tourists" will pop into the factory store and impulse-buy a Les Paul or 'Lucille'. Obvious place for a medium size factory is in an industrial park. Cheaper rents, lots of parking, good access for semi trucks, ect. I My thoughts: 1. He likely got a sweet deal from City of Memphis for the land. 2. The increase in value of that prime real estate probably added millions to Gibson's balance sheet. 3. That vast property across the street from the Fed-Ex Forum is worth a lot of money today. It is so big, it could hold hotels, shopping areas, museums, restaurants, bars, parking areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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