Gibson sued ESP Edwards from making LP's will Fender sue PRS over the Silver Sky ?

[eclecticsynergy]

I love MIJ Les Pauls; bought a number of 'em on the cheap years ago, before many US players knew how good they are.
Got a 70s Greco LPC, an 80s Burny LPC, two 90s Standards from Orville/OBG, and an early 2000s Edwards LPC.
Today a used Gibson LP Standard would cost more than I paid for all of them combined.

[JOLLY]

WTH is "ESP Edwards"?

You have the internet, so look it up instead of wasting time and space HERE.

Hmmm....

[beaubrummels]

https://www.mylespaul.com/threads/gi...copies.470135/

What's interesting is the Navigators still appear to be available. Looks like Gibson failed to specify all sub-brands?

https://espguitars.co.jp/products/navigator/n-lp/

[Securb]

What's interesting is the Navigators still appear to be available. Looks like Gibson failed to specify all sub-brands?

https://espguitars.co.jp/products/navigator/n-lp/

At $4,300 I would just buy a GIbson. They are nice but if you had to get rid of them I doubt it has the resale value of a real Les Paul.

[NegativeEase]

At $4,300 I would just buy a GIbson. They are nice but if you had to get rid of them I doubt it has the resale value of a real Les Paul.

Man, there is no guitar worth 4300 if you plan to actually play it IMO.

[Securb]

Man, there is no guitar worth 4300 if you plan to actually play it IMO.

No, I can not think of a $4,300 guitar that would be a daily driver I would actually gig with. In comparison that sexy Edwards DC is $999. I would much rather own the Edwards DC instead of a $4,300 Japanese case queen. Truth be told if I could find somewhere I could test drive that Edwards I would probably buy it.

[Securb]

You're just heavily LP Custom biased.

We like what we like. I also like big butts and I can not lie.

[NegativeEase]

No, I can not think of a $4,300 guitar that would be a daily driver I would actually gig with. In comparison that sexy Edwards DC is $999. I would much rather own the Edwards DC instead of a $4,300 Japanese case queen. Truth be told if I could find somewhere I could test drive that Edwards I would probably buy it.

Yeah, I'd say around 2000 is where a solid body electric tops out in usefulness for me, and 3k for a semi. and thats for features and appointments.... the tone improvements top out more at 1200-1500 IME

[beaubrummels]

At $4,300 I would just buy a GIbson. They are nice but if you had to get rid of them I doubt it has the resale value of a real Les Paul.

Agreed. I was just surprised that the lawsuit wasn't really taking copies off the market. It was just targeting specific people.

[Obsessive Compulsive]

https://espguitars.co.jp/edwards_/lp/E-LP-130CD.html

Is Edwards supposed to be a well known brand? If it's so famous how come I never heard of it? I mean, I am a seasoned pro luthier with 40 plus years on the bench fixing guitars of the biggest names in rock. I also happened to be Fender and Gibson certified.

[PFDarkside]

Is Edwards supposed to be a well known brand? If it's so famous how come I never heard of it? I mean, I am a seasoned pro luthier with 40 plus years on the bench fixing guitars of the biggest names in rock. I also happened to be Fender and Gibson certified.

Edwards is a Japanese market only brand under ESP. Surely you’ve heard of ESP.

[JMP/HBE]

https://reverb.com/item/57730555-gibson-les-paul-custom-1980-white

$4300 is childs plays ive jonesed for a white LPC for 40 years but for $6000 they can gtfo >
This is basically a $3000 LP at best unless you're hitting the Gibson crack pipe.

[Securb]

Edwards just doesn't give a *#%@ about US copyrights do they