tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post116171377156028509..comments2024-03-27T10:06:45.689-07:00Comments on MATRIXSYNTH: The OB-Mx Storymatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-9577830753533255092007-09-10T06:12:00.000-07:002007-09-10T06:12:00.000-07:00That was a fascinating read. Bisnes as usual, huh?...That was a fascinating read. Bisnes as usual, huh? <BR/><BR/>Looks like the page is gone now. Found it on the 'way back machine'<BR/><BR/>Link:<BR/>http://web.archive.org/web/20010423234143/http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/technohick01.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161784365602912802006-10-25T06:52:00.000-07:002006-10-25T06:52:00.000-07:00Chris: As a complete outsider, I am certainly not ...Chris: As a complete outsider, I am certainly not in a position to comment on the inner workings of Opcode etc. I'm aware that some of these companies were in financial trouble when Gibson bought them. Could they have turned it around if they hadn't been dismantled? I don't know. The only thing I can tell you is, some years ago when I was ready to upgrade from my 1x1 MIDI interface to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161750026684012962006-10-24T21:20:00.000-07:002006-10-24T21:20:00.000-07:00I can say as an ex-Opcode employee, that I persona...I can say as an ex-Opcode employee, that I personally believe the views expressed in that story. While I was not part of the executive staff at Opcode, I was friends with some of them, and worked on top-level marketing, packaging, and design projects - and saw Opcode being systematically disbanded and crippled.<BR/><BR/>Most of the Opcode folks settled with Gibson, and it's all in the past - but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161749736915510782006-10-24T21:15:00.000-07:002006-10-24T21:15:00.000-07:00This webpage claims Guitar Center stopped carrying...This webpage claims Guitar Center stopped carrying Gibson products since 2001, but I saw scads of Les Pauls and the like there recently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161732287851634122006-10-24T16:24:00.000-07:002006-10-24T16:24:00.000-07:00i love when people describe the Lynx Crowe account...i love when people describe the Lynx Crowe account as less than accurate and never counter anything.<BR/><BR/>i'm open to anything, but where exactly are the inaccuracies? when the integrity of an account like that is called into question, even in an off-hand manner, new data must be presented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161726347567205642006-10-24T14:45:00.001-07:002006-10-24T14:45:00.001-07:00This story should be re-posted every year or so, j...This story should be re-posted every year or so, just to make sure no new company started by nice young people gets anywhere near a man like Henry Juskiewicz. <BR/><BR/>I know some... people who've dealt with him, and the description of Henry's cluelessness and nasty tactics jibes perfectly with the accounts I've been given.<BR/><BR/>Be aware that, if he finds out about this blog post, and these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161726306832770932006-10-24T14:45:00.000-07:002006-10-24T14:45:00.000-07:00The Lynx Crowe account may not be entirely accurat...The Lynx Crowe account may not be entirely accurate, but it does fit in with Gibson's sorry history of buying good companies and running them into the ground. Trace Elliott, Steinberger, Oberheim, Zeta, Opcode... And then there's the equally sorry history of introducing products that are absolute vaporware (what's the latest on when MaGIC is coming out?...) <BR/><BR/>A real shame, but maybe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161726025579688392006-10-24T14:40:00.000-07:002006-10-24T14:40:00.000-07:00He's a hippie with a soldering gun!Seriously thoug...He's a hippie with a soldering gun!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, it's a shame that Juszkiewicz was such an idiot and that Buchla wasnt given a real chance to create an awesome instrument.Mr. Arrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018882103695560753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-1161724992220242662006-10-24T14:23:00.000-07:002006-10-24T14:23:00.000-07:00Anyone want to elaborate on how Don Buchla can be ...Anyone want to elaborate on how Don Buchla can be difficult?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com