Gibson v Dean trial to start

[ICTGoober]

Personally, I can't understand why the Cadillac isn't more popular. It's basically a Les Paul with more styling flair. I've had one in nearly every decade since they were introduced as the E'Lite.

 

[Mincer]

Dean doesn't even push the Cadillac much...it rarely shows in their social media feeds.

 

[NegativeEase]

lol.

since this is most Gibbys made from a hellfire orgy -does Dean have to stop this one? :lmao:

 

[jeremy]

i mean, that thing is ugly. needs a bigger headstock too

 

[Securb]

My old coworker had one with a Black Winter in it the guitar was amazing but yes ugly as heck.

 

[ErikH]

The only Dean shapes that appeal to me are the ML, V, and Z. I love my ML Chicago Series. That atrocity above must be why they mention the SG in the case, though the body is half of one.

 

[NegativeEase]

I pretty much think the Dean Headstocks are goofy,....

But I must say -this Cadillac would be my favorite of the ugly Dean headstock options

 

[GuitarStv]

I'd like the caddilac if the horn was on the top and that sweet open upper fret access was on the bottom. As it stands . . . it's a dumb design.

 

[NegativeEase]

This thing is like a pointy guitar that has gone soft

 

[ErikH]

Let's see:

ML = Explorer + V
Cadillac = Les Paul + Explorer
Splittail = SG + V

Some interesting combinations. The ML being the oldest and probably the most recognizable in the lineup.

 

[Securb]

Dean left to imagine their own designs can turn into nightmares.

 

[GuitarStv]

Dean left to imagine their own designs can turn into nightmares.

You can kill vampires with it though.

 

[Mincer]

Well, none of them are good to me, but it isn't like they didn't try.

 

[NegativeEase]

I'd like the caddilac if the horn was on the top and that sweet open upper fret access was on the bottom. As it stands . . . it's a dumb design.

I see this argument if there are 24 frets, but with 23 I don't think access is much of an issue.

Im not a huge fan of 24 frets because it more often makes the truly gorgeous part of a neck pickup suffer some tonal indignity for the price of 1 or 2 frets. not worth it in my case.

 

[ICTGoober]

Well, none of them are good to me, but it isn't like they didn't try.

Not even the Palomino or other semi-hollows they've offered?

 

[Mincer]

Not even the Palomino or other semi-hollows they've offered?

Not my thing. They look too derivative of other designs.

 

[playas]

I haven't seen the full details of this yet, but what's the story with the SG design?

Do they have to pay out to Yamaha for designing it for them as they robbed the original design and now suing Dean for doing less? :11:

 

[ICTGoober]

Not my thing. They look too derivative of other designs.

Says the man with a Warmoth Strat. Not derivative AT ALL.

At any rate, I wish all the best for Dean and hope they come up with some new stuff that knocks the market out.

 

[formula73]

I'd like the caddilac if the horn was on the top and that sweet open upper fret access was on the bottom. As it stands . . . it's a dumb design.

It’s a non-issue. Fret access is not a problem.

 

[Mincer]

Says the man with a Warmoth Strat. Not derivative AT ALL.

At any rate, I wish all the best for Dean and hope they come up with some new stuff that knocks the market out.

Warmoth does it better than the what the design is based on, though.