Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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codedog wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:04 am
GrantB wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:53 am I've bought 34 Gibsons from between 19999 and 2003, so I say they're the best and have I got a deal for you...
:shock: :zomg:
I jest...just reflecting what the pump and dump folk on other forum's do.
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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GrantB wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:12 am
codedog wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:04 am
GrantB wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:53 am I've bought 34 Gibsons from between 19999 and 2003, so I say they're the best and have I got a deal for you...
:shock: :zomg:
I jest...just reflecting what the pump and dump folk on other forum's do.
Ah, right. Not that I have anything against the gear merry-go-round, of course. How else would I get nice gear around here.

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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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GrantB wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:53 am I've bought 34 Gibsons from between 19999 and 2003, so I say they're the best and have I got a deal for you...
Time travel is real :mrgreen:
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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hamo wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:16 am
GrantB wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:53 am I've bought 34 Gibsons from between 19999 and 2003, so I say they're the best and have I got a deal for you...
Time travel is real :mrgreen:
Well that seems quite realistic, 1 every 608.7 years!
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NippleWrestler wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:26 pm
goldtop0 wrote: Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:34 am We suffer with a weaker NZ dollar and increased international freight costs etc, so it goes with our small country that's at the bottom of the globe.
No, it's more Gibson setting very high prices. Look around the world and there's not a huge discrepancy in Gibson prices outside of USA.



Gibson screws everybody.

Gibson have upped their prices in the last few years as we've seen however they sell all they produce plus refine and discontinue etc those guitars that aren't meeting their expected sale numbers year by year. To say they screw the consumer is naive I think, people have the choice to either buy their guitars or otherwise.
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.

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Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Because they're largely impossible to play.

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Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Never hear much good said about them, either.
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You dudes may think this is a shocker but I really like this model. Never heard of it but this colour combo (red with black binding) is cool. Pity the side is not red. Also like the pickup combo.

https://www.bidbud.co.nz/4308221498

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robthemac wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:32 pm
Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Never hear much good said about them, either.
That's not true

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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Still one of the few manufacturers that brand new, you need to do a refret.

There's plenty of bad juju re Ricky's on the web. High prices, average quality, poor back-up if there's an issue. Their arrogance is well documented. They really don't give a shit.

They sound cool though. :winky:
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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GrantB wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:00 pm
Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Still one of the few manufacturers that brand new, you need to do a refret.

There's plenty of bad juju re Ricky's on the web. High prices, average quality, poor back-up if there's an issue. Their arrogance is well documented. They really don't give a shit.

They sound cool though. :winky:
That is disgraceful.
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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MikeC wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:02 pm
GrantB wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:00 pm
Litterick wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:08 pm You never hear anybody complaining about Rickenbacker.
Still one of the few manufacturers that brand new, you need to do a refret.

There's plenty of bad juju re Ricky's on the web. High prices, average quality, poor back-up if there's an issue. Their arrogance is well documented. They really don't give a shit.

They sound cool though. :winky:
That is disgraceful.
My suggestion is, let someone else deal with all that, buy secondhand, refret, and live long and prosper.
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Jay wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:40 pm You dudes may think this is a shocker but I really like this model. Never heard of it but this colour combo (red with black binding) is cool. Pity the side is not red. Also like the pickup combo.

https://www.bidbud.co.nz/4308221498

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I'm shocked at the price they're asking for a modded one. Then again I don't know the market.
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Re: Return of the Gibbons shocker thread!

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GrantB wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:11 pm
MikeC wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:02 pm
GrantB wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:00 pm

Still one of the few manufacturers that brand new, you need to do a refret.

There's plenty of bad juju re Ricky's on the web. High prices, average quality, poor back-up if there's an issue. Their arrogance is well documented. They really don't give a shit.

They sound cool though. :winky:
That is disgraceful.
My suggestion is, let someone else deal with all that, buy secondhand, refret, and live long and prosper.
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