Did anyone catch this article?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:59 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060815/ap_en_mu/gibson_in_japan

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:54 am

>>"Other brands don't have that kind of history," Jones said.<<

Yeah, what about Rickenbacker?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:10 pm

Yes, exactly. Granted, RIC's production is nowhere near those of Gibson and Fender.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:02 pm

Of course, it's balanced out by the fact that Ric predates them in the electric category, eh?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:12 pm

Unfortunately, the first in is not always the dominant player later on. The spreadsheet changed the landscape of computing. The concept was invented by Dan Bricklin and the first viable product on a large scale was Lotus 123. Who would know that today much less mention it in a article ahead of Microsoft Excel?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:16 pm

Hmmm. Bricklin? Lotus? You'd think we were talking automobiles.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:48 pm

Yes, exactly. Granted, RIC's production is nowhere near those of Gibson and Fender.

If we were speaking 100% USA production, you'd be surprised where we sit.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:54 pm

Yes, it seems the bulk of the other two are produced outside of the US. What they make here is not always (did someone say seldom?) what it should be. Hopefully Ricks will always be made here.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:13 am

I believe I read an article about ten years ago that Heritage Guitars (Kalamazoo, MI) sells more in Japan than they do here. I haven't seen too many in local dealers the past few years, including Elderly.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:47 pm

I live here in the 'Zoo and I've never seen a Heritage in a store here.

http://www.heritageguitar.com/

Of course there aren't very many stores here.... Other than the GC which doesn't count.