Gibson has announces that Randall Smith, Mesa/Boogie founder and legend of guitar amp design. has left the company. In a statement, Gibson, which acquired Mesa/Boogie in January 2022, said that it would “continue to celebrate the legacy” of Smith, who has spent the last 55 years of his life pushing the boundaries in amp design.
Rumours have been circulating on the internet that Smith had been fired, or that he had retired. Gibson did not expand upon the reasons behind his exit but Doug West, director of R&D at Mesa/Boogie, said the company had been preparing for it.
