I cannot believe the hogwash...

[theliverevolution]

Gosh. I visited the Gibson site this morning for fun, and I'm wondering on what they're doing. Anyone seen their latest SG - the Zoot Suit? It looks cool, but its pricing is ridiculous!

Anyway, back to the "Jimi Gibson Strat":

I have to agree that in today's guitar market, anything goes. I've seen plenty of guitars that has imitated a Strat but did their own innovations. My friend played a small set last night with a guitar that looks as if it was inspired by a Jazz Bass, but made the curves more sharp and had a Floyd Rose trem instead of the typical floating bridge. And the neck shape was a lot different as well. Looked more like the Thunderbird's. But the overall construction looked like it had derived from a Strat.

If all the small companies are doing it, I guess Gibson can do one and get away with it. Provided it has plenty of innovation to it. If it can't differentiate itself from the original Strat, then I'm sorry, for whatever price it holds, I rather spend more to get an Authentic Fender Stratocaster

Gibson should release more Firebirds. *hint hint Gibby*

 

[Breen]

Everything is derived from something yes, so no worries about pointy Jazz bass bodies.

But blatant money spinning, in a way that seems to smack of taking money from middle of the road bedroom rockstars, with a shape that is of it's rival's flagship, with a long dead seminal musician who is known for usually playing said rival's flagship, when the company has a track record of serving letters to companies near and far (east) that deems to copy it's designs in the first place, is just not very nice nor right.

Sure legally they can do it, with the Strat and Tele shape being non-copyrighted now, but if Gibson did a Strat style guitar, with Gibson on it, with Gibson innovations that they are very capable of doing, I personally would have no problems with it.

They do have Valley Arts anyway, which make fantastic S and T style guitars.

 

[Whitestrat]

Sure legally they can do it, with the Strat and Tele shape being non-copyrighted now.

Oh? did the lawsuit involve the Tele body shape too? I know the strat shape was included... Can you confirm this?

 

[Breen]

Oh? did the lawsuit involve the Tele body shape too? I know the strat shape was included... Can you confirm this?

Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision shapes are not trademark to Fender in the USA.

But a whole closet economy with bridge makers, control plate fabricators, pickups and saddles and pickguard makers on Tele, the Fender Tele bubble was already compromised long ago. There are tonnes of Tele craftsmen and Tele-parts crafters and soothsayers. Which is not a bad thing. Don't forget amp makers who make all those Class A goodness for Tele pickers~

I may look into a Hahn Tele. And Lentz Teles are oh so sweet. Glendale hardware is in my target for my own Tele.

 

[Whitestrat]

And Lentz Teles are oh so sweet.

Don't get me started on a D'Pergo or a Vinetto Soft Tail man...:twisted: