MetalHed Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 if you´d recently have logged in the Paul Reed Smith guitar website i guess you´ve already know that they stopped production and distribution of all singlecut models because of a lawsuit from a ¨leading competitor¨ but lets face it, what ¨leading competitor¨ has made their guitars famous from a singlecut model, i dont wanna write any names, but what the hell, i think that the ¨the leading competitor¨ that filed the lawsuit against Paul Reed Smith was Gibson guitars, but that´s just me, i´m not certain that ¨the leading competitor¨ is Gibson so if anyone has any iformation about this disgusting corporate matter please share it with us. thank you for your attention. why drink and drive when you can smoke a joint and fly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo115 Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Read 'em and weep: Lawsuit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alguit Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Gibson also has gone after Tokai, with their Love Rock series. Those really ripped off the Les Paul even more than PRS did with the Singlecut. I have a Heritage HC 150, which also is very derivative of an LP except for the headstock shape, but I understand that because of the Heritage/Gibson connection that Heritage is safe. Now imagine what will happen if Fender goes after all the folks who reproduce Strat and Tele body shapes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Fuckin' Gibson! Let the guitars be sold on their own merits. Maybe Gibson feels like it's slippin'! Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoz65 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Now watch the resale value of PRS singlecuts and Tokai LR's skyrocket. They are bound for collectable status if you can no longer get them new. I think the whole issue sucks! The entire music industry from instrument manufacture to record production is run by lawyers instead of artists. Maybe PRS should sue Gibson over their Double Cutaway LP's. PRS have done similar things to other, smaller, luthiers with their over protective attitude of the bird fretboard inlays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Originally posted by snoz65: ...Maybe PRS should sue Gibson over their Double Cutaway LP's...What's that supposed to mean? Gibson has been making Les Paul double cut instruments since the late 1950's. Sorry to mention it, but the Gibson Victory guitar and bass pioneered a similar double cut design to PRS's original in the early 1980's. I wonder who came up with that design first? http://www.triplerguitar.com/used/pics/gibson_85victory_f.jpg http://www.gakkido.jp/online-shop-gakki-pic2/prs-custom22-ltd-brazillian-2.jpg It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I think the PRS lawsuit is a waste of time. PRS Singlecuts were intended to go after the Les Paul buyer but I think that most people who want that style of guitar will also want the Gibson logo on the headstock. Gibson seems to be doing well and making good guitars that live up to the legacy so why do they have to spend money on a questionable lawsuit. It's the Gibson customers that have to foot the bill in the end, especially if they lose, and Gibsons are expensive enough (overpriced?) as it is. The Tokai lawsuit on the other hand has merit because the Love Rock guitars are a blatant rip-off down to the last screw. I just saw one in a local shop for a really low price and was tempted but I just spent my guitar allowance for this year. I already have a Gibson Historic '57 Goldtop anyway, I would only consider a Tokai so that I can leave my Gibson home when I go to jams or something. But the fact remains that I was interested in a virtual Les Paul for less than half the price, and they look very well made. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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