cmjohnson
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No, Gibson, and in fact NOBODY, posted videos of "perfectly good" guitars being driven over with an excavator. Those were Firebird X'es. Fireturds. Those guitar-shaped relics of the utter stupidity of the Henry J. era absolutely deserved crushing. They were TRASH.
As for the notion of taking parts off them, by law the moment a part is attached to a new made product and the removed from it, it's now a USED part and it's ILLEGAL to make NEW products using USED parts. Those parts CAN NOT BE REUSED to make new guitars. They could be used to make REFURBISHED guitars using used parts, but Gibson does not make refurbished guitars or even have a product category for used or refurbished guitars.
Get that straight. The parts could not be salvaged for reuse due to LEGAL reasons. They COULD have worked a deal with any given person to allow them to salvage those parts and sell them as used parts in some sort of legal arrangement, but they chose not to for reasons relating to liability and brand reputation.
Gibson doesn't even have a used parts outlet. Nor would it be in their best interests to have one.
Just injecting some facts into the discussion. Don't mind me.
As for the notion of taking parts off them, by law the moment a part is attached to a new made product and the removed from it, it's now a USED part and it's ILLEGAL to make NEW products using USED parts. Those parts CAN NOT BE REUSED to make new guitars. They could be used to make REFURBISHED guitars using used parts, but Gibson does not make refurbished guitars or even have a product category for used or refurbished guitars.
Get that straight. The parts could not be salvaged for reuse due to LEGAL reasons. They COULD have worked a deal with any given person to allow them to salvage those parts and sell them as used parts in some sort of legal arrangement, but they chose not to for reasons relating to liability and brand reputation.
Gibson doesn't even have a used parts outlet. Nor would it be in their best interests to have one.
Just injecting some facts into the discussion. Don't mind me.