bluzdog 252 Posted January 6 https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-acquires-mesaboogie-amps Just as I'm looking to pick up a Mark V 35. We've seen this movie before. I hope this episode fares better. Rocky 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sander Verstraten 380 Posted January 6 That means they will be giving them out for free in three years?😅😅 1 2 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Stanton 207 Posted January 6 this is almost worse than when Computer Associates acquires something... "where great ideas go to die"... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Carpenter 228 Posted January 6 wait what??????????+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Lawler 28 Posted January 6 Up goes the value of my DC-5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Cadoret 50 Posted January 6 Up goes the value of my Studio 22 + Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbognar 86 Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Glenn Stanton said: this is almost worse than when Computer Associates acquires something... "where great ideas go to die"... Ah yes - I was an IDMS DBA many moons ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn Stanton 207 Posted January 7 looks like my '61 Les Paul Deluxe is going to worth a lot, oh wait. never mind.... 🙂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chandler 92 Posted January 7 This is sad. I really liked mesa. I'm guessing this is going to raise the value of pre-Gibson Mesa amps. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno de Souza Lino 290 Posted January 7 Good riddance. They've been in a steady decline in face of new market offerings and their aggressive behavior of blocking and going after anyone that criticizes them, rather then dealing with it in a professional manner has left a bad taste in the mouths of salespeople and consumers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LAGinz 277 Posted January 7 Actually this might not be so bad. While Gibson has had a number of quality control problems over the years, they’ve staged a bit of a comeback in the last few, with their new management. The new Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s are very good quality instruments, as are their acoustics made in Bozeman and Custom Shop offerings. And unlike the infamous sale of Fender to CBS back in the day, Gibson is at least a music-focused company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr 1,261 Posted January 7 2 hours ago, LAGinz said: Actually this might not be so bad. While Gibson has had a number of quality control problems over the years, they’ve staged a bit of a comeback in the last few, with their new management. The new Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s are very good quality instruments, as are their acoustics made in Bozeman and Custom Shop offerings. And unlike the infamous sale of Fender to CBS back in the day, Gibson is at least a music-focused company. I admire your optimistic approach. I am pretty skeptical though. Cakewalk was musical company and Gibson was musical company and we remembered what happened. Also acquiring by Ronald before was disaster. Ronald left Cakewalk and dedicated hardware users alone... I still have 2 hardware pieces from those days. VStudio-20 & A300Pro. Users abandoned. No will to develop or even support for Win10 (VS ). Rather bitter experience. And I could recall how big hopes I had those days just because it was famous music company... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Roseberry 583 Posted January 7 (edited) Just picked up a Badlander 50w head. The onboard reactive-load and CabClone IR sound excellent. Lots of features and versatility... and not over-the-top cost wise It's always a little sad to see a heritage company merge or get bought. Edited January 7 by Jim Roseberry 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bapu 2,646 Posted January 8 On 1/6/2021 at 10:50 AM, bluzdog said: https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-acquires-mesaboogie-amps Just as I'm looking to pick up a Mark V 35. We've seen this movie before. I hope this episode fares better. Rocky Do I have to give them my VST versions? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno de Souza Lino 290 Posted January 8 15 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said: Just picked up a Badlander 50w head. The onboard reactive-load and CabClone IR sound excellent. Lots of features and versatility... and not over-the-top cost wise It's always a little sad to see a heritage company merge or get bought. Of course the Cab Clone IR is great. It was licensed and built by Two Notes (the guys that make the Torpedo stuff). The first Cab Clone was almost unanimously disliked for sounding like crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 2,495 Posted January 9 Well. I am stunned. Did not see this coming. Not at all! I really don't see this ending good. Really don't see it as being a good thing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSMcGuitar 676 Posted January 9 Too soon to judge. It sounds like Gibson might be getting better, after getting rid of what's his face (Henry?) I would assume that MESA has taken a pretty big hit with all the ITB options and the Metallica years mostly behind them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Roseberry 583 Posted January 10 (edited) On 1/8/2021 at 6:45 AM, Bruno de Souza Lino said: Of course the Cab Clone IR is great. It was licensed and built by Two Notes (the guys that make the Torpedo stuff). The first Cab Clone was almost unanimously disliked for sounding like crap. The IR loading section was licensed from Two Notes. The reactive-load is not made by Two Notes. I have a pair of Captor-X boxes. They're great (especially for the cost). The reactive-load in the Badlander (to me) sounds slightly better than the one in Captor-X The IR loading in Captor-X as far more advanced: Can load/mix a pair of Cab IRs in realtime Can determine the length of the imported IR (which determines latency) Onboard Reverb, EQ, Enhancer, Tuner (which is erratic), Gate Edited January 10 by Jim Roseberry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Roseberry 583 Posted January 10 Gibson was in financial trouble due to massive spending spree acquiring audio/music companies (many out of their realm of expertise). The whole while, Gibson was generating substantial sales revenue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
