[QUOTE=The Guardian]Gibson Guitars is under invesigation for alleged use of smuggled wood. US federal agents raided a Gibson factory on Tuesday, claiming that they may have used illegal rosewood to make their guitars.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service seized wood, computers, files and guitars from Gibson's Massman Road manufacturing facility in Nashville, Tennessee. They are seeking evidence that Gibson shipped illegal rosewood from Madagascar via Germany.
Rosewood is expensive – more than double the cost of mahogany – and a crucial component in many guitars. Even at £3,000 per cubic metre, it can be found in acoustic guitar bodies and fingerboards. The troubled east African island of Madagascar, is a prime exporter of the hardwood. But due to corruption and environmental issues, Madagascan rosewood is a dubious proposition, and America's Lacey Act bars firms from bringing it into the US.
Gibson promised that they are "fully co-operating" with the federal investigation. "Gibson is a chain of custody certified buyers that purchases wood from legal suppliers who are to follow all standards," the company said. Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz sits on the board of the Rainforest Alliance, which lobbies for sustainable forestry.
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Source: [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/20/gibson-guitars-raided[/url]
I wonder what this'll mean for Gibson now?
smuggled wood
:what:
OH SNAP!!!!
Serves them right for the horror that was the dark fire project.
AND WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS!!!! YOU'VE RUINED LES PAUL'S LEGACY!!!!!!!!
CUNTS!!!!
They will get out of it, don't fret.
Woah... I'd never expect this from the "finest" guitar brand.
But rosewood is really darn expensive, thats for sure.
[QUOTE=Ubercharged;18506741]They will get out of it, don't fret.[/QUOTE]
I see what you did there.
Smuggled wood?
Oh snap.
There's something about the phrase "Smuggled wood"...
[QUOTE=Ubercharged;18506741]They will get out of it, don't fret.[/QUOTE]
That, Sir, was brilliant
Makes me proud to own a Gibson.
Oh my god.
They used illegal wood?
EVERYBODY SCATTER!
I steal wood from the forest
sue me
Marc, get on those guitars.
[B]"MELT THEIR FACES OFF WITH THAT SOLO"[/B]
uhh it's illegal to use wood from another country in the US?
I thought this would be about a drugs raid or something, I was disappointed to read "smuggled wood".
[QUOTE=One Long Sausage;18507065]uhh it's illegal to use wood from another country in the US?[/QUOTE]
No, it's just illegal to import Madagascan rosewood into the US due to corruption and environmental issues.
[QUOTE=Falstad007;18506767]There's something about the phrase "Smuggled wood"...[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of Lady Gaga for some reason...
[QUOTE=bigpig;18507127]No, it's just illegal to import Madagascan rosewood into the US due to corruption and environmental issues.[/QUOTE]
Probably illegally chopped forests.
Getting wood is serious business guys.
It's fucking wood, who cares
They needn't have used smuggled wood, they could have got some from me. Yeah, I've got wood.
[QUOTE=Javascript;18508050]It's fucking wood, who cares[/QUOTE]
Trees care:frown:
oh no not smuggled wood somebody think of the children....
[QUOTE=Javascript;18508050]It's fucking wood, who cares[/QUOTE]
I got some fucking wood when looking at your avatar. :smug:
Ahahahaha, Gibson smuggles wood.
But seriously, the company went to shit with the new CEO, so this is not surprising.
They might need to pickup their wood from a new source in the future
I expect they'll string the investigators along for a bit though
The federal investigation is spearheaded by this guy:
[img]http://lolympics.com/files/images/identifying_wood.jpg[/img]
Has their new CEO done [i]anything[/i] right?[QUOTE=Mumblecrust;18508470]Great, now we get to pay more for guitars![/QUOTE]
And Gibsons are overpriced as it is
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