Demanic
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Re: More bad news for Gibson
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Yes, but this just makes too much sense.
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More bad news for Gibson
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nexion218
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Re: More bad news for Gibson
You sure she was a lawyer?
(sorry, I just had to...:beerchug
You sure she was a lawyer?
(sorry, I just had to...:beerchug
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Re: More bad news for Gibson
it is a big deal because it opens up the door for more trademark disputes. Fender lost the trademarks for their bodyshapes (heck, didn't even get it) and Gibson is losing these two already. I would love to see what happens to the LP, SG, ES-shape and Explorer. Dean, give 'm hell!
it is a big deal because it opens up the door for more trademark disputes. Fender lost the trademarks for their bodyshapes (heck, didn't even get it) and Gibson is losing these two already. I would love to see what happens to the LP, SG, ES-shape and Explorer. Dean, give 'm hell!
nexion218
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Wouldn't it be profitable to think of of the future and try to come up with something new and possibly popular and trademark that right away?I know its easier said than done and I am also aware that innovation is not Gibson's cup of tea these days, but still...
Wouldn't it be profitable to think of of the future and try to come up with something new and possibly popular and trademark that right away?I know its easier said than done and I am also aware that innovation is not Gibson's cup of tea these days, but still...
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absolutely. but what can you patent or trademark on a guitar nowadays?
absolutely. but what can you patent or trademark on a guitar nowadays?
nexion218
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I'll shamefully dodge that question, despite the fact that I saw it coming... I mean... If I knew, I sure wouldn't be writing all this in a private window in a lab office with VPN turned on... But there are people out there being way smarter and way more creative than I am. The Hollow Points and the Evertune come to mind... Especially the latter. If someone told me 20 years ago that he has a guitar that keeps the pitch despite bending and de-tuning and what not and with the flick of some switch it reverts back to behaving normally, I sure would've told the guy to go get sober. It is innovative, does have trade-offs (like everything in life) but at the same time functional and brings something new to the table. To be honest, nothing about Gibson or their products appeal to me, but they are without a doubt one of the most iconic, the most legendary brands in rock n roll history and the best they can do is slapping robotuners on an almost 70 years old guitar design? Like F-king medieval knights riding around with GPS smartphones... It's just baffling to me that we can predict the weather yet huge companies like Gibson fail to read the writing on the wall for decades...
I'll shamefully dodge that question, despite the fact that I saw it coming...
I mean... If I knew, I sure wouldn't be writing all this in a private window in a lab office with VPN turned on... But there are people out there being way smarter and way more creative than I am. The Hollow Points and the Evertune come to mind... Especially the latter. If someone told me 20 years ago that he has a guitar that keeps the pitch despite bending and de-tuning and what not and with the flick of some switch it reverts back to behaving normally, I sure would've told the guy to go get sober. It is innovative, does have trade-offs (like everything in life) but at the same time functional and brings something new to the table. To be honest, nothing about Gibson or their products appeal to me, but they are without a doubt one of the most iconic, the most legendary brands in rock n roll history and the best they can do is slapping robotuners on an almost 70 years old guitar design? Like F-king medieval knights riding around with GPS smartphones... It's just baffling to me that we can predict the weather yet huge companies like Gibson fail to read the writing on the wall for decades...
AniML
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With the writing on the wall it was a pretty bad move to pursue. Whatever builders are already building "Gibson's" designs will continue without looking over their shoulders. But now those who were not because they were afraid to set up machining etc and then fear a cease and desist can also now jump in.
What Gibson has done is shoot themselves in the foot. Not only is this bad for Gibson but arguably worse for Epi and the lower price point competition that will pop up
Now builders like these guys for example https://hardluckkings.com will proliferate, no longer fearing being squashed like the little cockroaches that they are.
With the writing on the wall it was a pretty bad move to pursue. Whatever builders are already building "Gibson's" designs will continue without looking over their shoulders. But now those who were not because they were afraid to set up machining etc and then fear a cease and desist can also now jump in.
What Gibson has done is shoot themselves in the foot. Not only is this bad for Gibson but arguably worse for Epi and the lower price point competition that will pop up
Now builders like these guys for example https://hardluckkings.com will proliferate, no longer fearing being squashed like the little cockroaches that they are.
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