Question BP no more wood in the next decade or so?

[brokenvail]

BP according to the CEO of Gibson wood used for guitars can be gone with in 10 years. I don't want to bash Gibson of the CEO I was just wondering your thoughts on the fact that wood is becoming harder and harder to get. I know you tried different materials with the Bongo so I know innovation is close to your heart.

Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz says wood supplies "disappearing quickly" | MusicRadar.com

 

[Wolf 6]

Just letting you know that the CEO of Gibson is kinda.... crazy. (Not intended to bash Gibson)

 

[Big Poppa]

I am not on the same page as him.....

 

[LawDaddy]

I am not on the same page as him.....

I don't think many humans are. And I love my Les Pauls. As an attorney, I'll exercise discretion and leave it at that.

 

[ozzyrules]

Good thing BP chimed in. I was considering answering for him. Kidding.......

 

[TNT]

Plenty of wood out there. In fact, with the decrease of paper use (per electronic everything) there's never been more that's available.

It's pretty obvious, he's simply "prepping" his customers for a price increase!! Ya know, like the so-called "oil shortage" we get every year or two from OPEC.

 

[threeminutesboy]

that is certainly a marketing trick to sell more guitars now

 

[guertzi]

Wait - does this mean todays Gibsons are actually made of WOOD???

 

[Jamie M]

Wait - does this mean todays Gibsons are actually made of WOOD???

lol

 

[straycat113]

I think Henry is not all their but I understand where he is coming from on this one from his companies point of view. Mainly all Gibsons are made with Mahagony and there has been talk of a shortage of supply of Mahogony in the future which would have a huge effect on a company like Gibson or Martin more so than say EBMM or Fender. When the 80s rolled around that whole wave of players seemed to prefer Basswood with a Maple cap or just a Basswood body, along with woods like Alder, Ash and Poplar which are all fine stock wise and are the main tone woods of everyone from EB to Suhr. I was just reading an article that was saying that Abalone and Shell may reach a point that they are no longer used by todays builders but who knows.On a side note I still wonder what the government did with all the illegal wood they confiscated from Gibson. Unlike a huge drug bust where they destroy the drugs I highly doubt the wood is has been burned, but instead of letting it sit in some warehouse I think they should let it be open for companies (except Gibson) to buy so it could at least go to good use.

 

[threeminutesboy]

there was a time not so long ago wher nuts were made from Ivory, I have no doubt that manufacturer will adjust but let's cherish and appreciate what we have now

 

[bbake1]

Bamboo is fast growing, maybe that's where Henry should look for supply

 

[ZeRaskolnikoff]

I also think that this statement is an exaggeration for some part. Although his words do make sense, still the wood is not like oil or coal - you cut a tree you grow another one... Yes, it may take decades to grow to a right size, but still it's doable. For some reason it's Gibson who's rising this concern all the time. I've heard the similar message some time ago and it was also from them. What we may have problem with is exotic woods that grow in the countries where it's not possible to control anything and preservation of wood is governments' least concern... But still the wood is a recoverable commodity

 

[dannymusic]

I hope they corner the market on redwood, so EB keeps making these great necks.

 

[shredhed]

My son's father-in-law works for Gibson, in the office as a financial guy. I don't know about his (the CEO's) info on wood supply, but based on what I have been told, I wouldn't trust everything he says 100%. I'll leave it at that.

 

[straycat113]

Yes it is easy to grow a tree. I would have to believe the problem lies in the Forrest that get cut down and then the area is used for putting up housing and buildings so you start to run out of real estate to re-grow. I cannot say that statement is a fact, but common sense would tell me it is most likely on target.

 

[DrKev]

It would be nice if it was easily sustainable, plant a tree for each one we cut down, but remember that many species of hardwood trees need 50 to 200 years to mature before they can be harvested. And that's to say nothing of the century of industrialised deforestation al across the planet that we have yet to catch up on, never mind simply replacing what we're taking today. The loss of biodiversity, natural resources, and ecosystem services has to be addressed too and that has ramifications to the local economy, agriculture, and human health.

Unfortunately, it's not as simple or cheap as planting new trees.

 

[Astrofreq]

People who believe there is a shortage of wood have obviously never been to Oregon. Maybe we define "tree" differently.

 

[zombywoof]

People who believe there is a shortage of wood have obviously never been to Oregon. Maybe we define "tree" differently.

People who believe there is a shortage of oil have obviously never been to Texas. Maybe we define "oil" differently.

 

[captaineo]

Wait - does this mean todays Gibsons are actually made of WOOD???

Apparently they are now, but later they will be made out of B.S.!!!!!!!!!