Definitely falls right in line with the Matt Bellamy post from earlier. Gibson seems to be doing worse than other brands (though all are struggling) due to having less products overall and some internal changes over the last couple years. Plus the Mac Demarco type sound which is quite popular these days lends itself more to Fender guitars than Gibsons. If I were a betting man I'd say that soon there will be even more consolidation in the instrument manufacturing world. Guitar Center and several brands will likely be bought by a larger corporation a la CBS and Fender.