Replies to post #13183 on Cat House

[dombono]

Anvil, as someone who has been in the music industry for the past 30 years, there is no question that Gibson (though I am not a big fan of Henry J the CEO) is getting royally screwed.
I can only wonder what Fender, Paul Reed Smith, Peavey and all the other guitar manufacturers are thinking... Damn I would guess they use the same wood from the same countries that Gibson uses. (one of the reasons for the raid(s)
Gibson has been victimized twice already be the Feds and they still haven't come back with formal charges from the first raid 2 + years ago. Meanwhile, in the most recent raid they collected well over a million dollars in wood, guitars and other stuff. And they still haven't returned the things they confiscated the first time.
Politically motivated??? What else could it be!

[GimMeeSum]

I have been watching that for a few months myself. It is finally getting play. I always figured it was political.
You are correct, Fender CEO Larry Thomas is a huge Dem.

[catdaddyrt]

really seems like they could find something more productive to do but as you said looks like a political overtone - go Gibson!!!