Gibson Guitars QC Issues - Root Cause Determined

[velorush]

A recent industrial hygiene study of the Gibson plant has determined a strongly correlated root cause of nearly all QC issues.

A photo montage accompanying the report provides clues:

 

A 12,465 page report from the study concludes very succinctly, "Ladies and gentlemen, if we could put our finger on just one primary issue, that would be: it's dark. I mean, really, really dark. We've never seen a production environment with such poor lighting." 

The report has been published to the Board of Directors. An action committee is anticipated.

[joshoowah]

I thought for sure this was going to be summed up in a single word, with no elaboration required:

Henry

The truth is funnier!

 

[Saul Goodman]

AI has infiltrated the HFC.

[crunchee]

I wonder if Murkat has any thoughts about Gibson's use of 'mood lighting'? 

[Saul Goodman]

 

[velorush]

I got an email this morning with that GIF and all I could think about was faking a report. I finally gave in as I was about to leave work. 

[G Man]

I had the same thought when I received that email.  

[murkat]

On 4/7/2026 at 8:26 PM, crunchee said:

I wonder if Murkat has any thoughts about Gibson's use of 'mood lighting'? 

That's the old massman custom shop location, other side of epiphone office, qc. The plant other side of that. Massman plant is dark like the pictures. The Plant is modernized.

[bruce919]

Too many Pizza days ...