Everyone not having run a business of that size better be careful about his judgement. There are most likely a lot more factors in this game than just plain greed. Also, while bad management can cause a lot of economical damage it doesn't kill people so don't put it into the same category with terrorism.
Gibsons problems aren't issues because of their size- typically- in big organizations you get groupthink and streamline things and take no risk-
Gibson is a toxic organization- (from what everyone that works there says) BUT- they're going all over the place- and doing weird things- like buying studio monitor companies and making Les Paul finish $2000 studio monitors- a reasonable large organization- or- a disciplined one- wouldn't do that- in the last 5 years (really 3 you could say) they've put out so many models, changed the line up, and complicated their SKU's/things they sell- SO MUCH- it's confusing, horrible, and setting themselves up for no money
2014- dozens of new different models and series, and doubling the price of most of them- not to mention around the same time adding the automatic tuners-
They're just trying to produce anything and everything they can think of that can command a $4000-6000 price tag-
I wish someone would right a book of guitar history- but do it CHRONICALLY- they do but not the way I imagine-
All the blue books and vintage guitar books, and info on guitars- has it all bunched together...
BUT very few look at it the way it was (i'm way to young to have seen any of it)
But Fender had 1 guitar, then came out with another guitar
GIBSON- made a LP goldtop, then stopped and make a burst- then stopped making those and made an SG to replace the LP
They did what they did well- and did it great
NOW- Gibson makes every guitar they've ever made- in every color in dozens of years/styles
BUT they've never once looked at the market- who buys them?why? what do the people buying guitars want?
they f that up- the biggest part... then f everything else up-
and are going out of business
