Gibson’s reign of bad publicity continues, it seems no musical instrument manufacturer can possibly take the throne of most Bond-villianesque guitar company from them. Oh wait, have you not heard about all of this yet? Yeah, Gibson is cancelled. Go read last month’s article about lawsuits and stolen designs. But after years of decline, I’m sure those of you that are caught up on the gossip and drama are wondering, “How could it get worse? It’s not like Gibson is running over guitars with construction equipment and destroying the one thing that kind of makes sense in this clown world that we live in!”
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In the middle of last month some real drama hit the YouTube guitar world. If you didn’t see, Gibson published a video to YouTube entitled “Play Authentic” but quickly and quietly removed it after the criticism began rolling in. The source of the negative comments were Gibson’s Director of Brand Experience, Mark Agnesi’s quotable lines, such as: “This isn’t about us being bullies or trying to stifle the boutique…