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"This year's no-show follows 2017’s rather sparse NAMM stand, which featured a few new Custom models, but was more notable for its absence of a much talked-about, mysterious new solidbody design, which was showcased instead to tech-heads at CES. That guitar was eventually released as the Modern Double Cut in May 2017."
The mysterious new solidbody was there, they had about 20 of them I saw
Also, and feel free not to confirm/deny this, I'm guessing you aren't in 8/9 figure debt?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
jobs at stake
We can only hope...
I've bought two 2017 Gibson guitars and they are both excellent. Especially for the prices I paid. I hope they don't just end up even more of a mess for years and years.
I think I've seen a teaser!
Quite a lot about how there were notable companies absent ( although a year on I couldn't quote you which ) and newer ones not in attendance and the general decline of the event. Given the time and effort and cost of having a stall at NAMM compared to running a decent social media campaign it isn't worthwhile for many companies. For those who sell mainly online not worth it at all as NAMM is a lot about getting dealers/ distributers to look at your stuff ( as I understand it anyway). It used to be a good platform to launch new products as there were so many of the music media people there but that's no longer as much the case; posting a pedal to someone with a YouTube channel brings more dividends than standing on a stall shouting at people.
That might not explain Gibson's decision but it might suggest that of all the things they need to do NAMM isn't all that important to them.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Sometimes you need to be there as it is all part of the networking' - It is a great buzz to be part of the NAMM event but will it produce more profitable revenue for Gibson ? - I'm not so sure
I'd be more interested to know what follows for Gibson over the next 3/6/12 months, as against what is a no show at NAMM
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youWhilst I think @ICBMs comment about electronics brands and their ability to sell them to liquidate capital is certainly worth noting, presumably Gibson will still display guitars there.
The big question is this: do they think that CES will have more impact on their target audience than NAMM? If so, they either think the music consumer market is changing and they have spotted a blinder and are about to announce some sort of massively inventive sector-changing guitar with a USB-C and wifi/Bluetooth interface, or they are at the point of utter desperation and they will try anything..