Gibson strikes again!

Gibson will die a death by thousands of self-inflicted cuts

 

Do I really need another reason NOT to buy Gibson?

 

It's really none of my business but I'm beginning to think all these Gibson legal threads would be best posted in Miscellaneous. The topics are largely business decisions.

Just a thought with no offense intended.

 

hi jd56hawk

I hope so! That headstock is clearly a counterfeit!

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

How do you know this has to do with Gibson?

 

Why the Thundergun? What Gibson design is the Thundergun derived from?

At least the Volcano is unmistakedly a take on the Gibson Flying V. Easy to see why Reverend might want to dodge a bullet, vis-a-vis all the recent litigation hubbub.

But the Thundergun? What am I missing here?

 

The name is too close to Thunderbird?

 

So, does this mean that the Weather Channel can no longer use the word thunderstorm?

 

I have a coworker whose last name is "Gibbons"...how long before Gibson sics their lawyers on him in order to force him to change his name?

 

Jokes about this are funny but the sad reality is that nothing seems off limits.

And everything seemed to be turning around. So much adulation for the new owner leading up to this with the tweaks made to the product line. I really was starting to have a warm & fuzzy feeling about Gibson... but now...

 

Yeah, maybe time for a possible name change, but not seeing a need for discontinuing the model. Unlike the Volcano, the shape of which Rev (and others) have copied. Rev apparently decided to build a flying V guitar, but avoid giving it a name using any words involving or describing "Flying" or "V". Best not to "fly too close to the sun" with shape, layout, AND name, eh?

 

Yeah, now that we, apparently, live in a Gibson-centric universe.

 

Did you link any article or picture? Can't see it anymore.

 

I'll be surprised if there's any earth shaking decline in Gibson fanhood among guitar players. Too much good history, too much momentum. Could just end up being a tempest in a teapot, in the end.

Ibanez restored their sullied reputation (and then some) after years of stealing designs back in the day. Any harm done to Gibson's image (by Gibson themselves) can easily be overcome.

 

Whatchoo mean "we"?

 

NAG​

Not-A-Gibson!
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At some point, there's a limit to how much different bass and guitar shapes or designs can be.

These actions by Gibson remind me of all the stupid lawsuits between tech companies, the worst (in my opinion) being related to Apple's copyright on the rectangle with rounded corners.

My point is: stop arguing on look and feel, and start (or keep on) making good instruments. Nobody wins in these wars.