I Wish Gibson would F*#k off with this crap

[paisleywookiee]

Remember Nepco’s Danelectro-inspired V-style guitars? Well, Gibson has issued it a cease and desist, so you won’t see any more of them

Nepco has pivoted away from V-style builds after Gibson’s lawyers got in touch. Now meet the next shape in line for the Dano-gone-lux treatment

www.guitarworld.com

Seriously, assholes? You think a fucking Danolectro V is confusing for your customers?

I've got zero desire to support these assholes anymore.

 

[metropolis_4]

“The whole situation is obviously disappointing, but it's due to my own negligence,” Williams tells Guitar World.

“I’d been operating under the false notion that headstock shapes were the only trademark-able shape on a guitar, but had I done a little research I would’ve found that’s not the case. I respect Gibson’s desire to protect their intellectual property and am behaving as the cease and desist ordered.”

Looks like the builder Nepco is looking at it as a positive opportunity to do a soft refresh of the brand and start pushing original designs instead.

 

[Warmart]

Just a waste of money on lawyers. Anyone that wants a Gibson knows damn well if it is, or it isn't - unless it's a Chibson, then it gets more difficult

 

[paisleywookiee]

Looks like the builder Nepco is looking at it as a positive opportunity to do a soft refresh of the brand and start pushing original designs instead.

Sure he is. But it wasn't necessary. No one's confused as to what these are, and Gibson offers nothing like it.

 

[metropolis_4]

Sure he is. But it wasn't necessary. No one's confused as to what these are, and Gibson offers nothing like it.

Where did it say Gibson did this because people were confused about what these are?

 

[DrewJD82]

All the more reason to give your money to Edwards (ESP)!

 

[JiveTurkey]

That's Our GibsonTM

 

[paisleywookiee]

Where did it say Gibson did this because people were confused about what these are?

That's their standard line; it causes consumer confusion.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

 

[la szum]

Remember Nepco’s Danelectro-inspired V-style guitars? Well, Gibson has issued it a cease and desist, so you won’t see any more of them

Nepco has pivoted away from V-style builds after Gibson’s lawyers got in touch. Now meet the next shape in line for the Dano-gone-lux treatment

www.guitarworld.com

Seriously, assholes? You think a fucking Danolectro V is confusing for your customers?

I've got zero desire to support these assholes anymore.

I sold my last 3 Gibsons this past Summer and will look for alternatives going forward. I won't be another
unless I can make $$ flipping it.

All 3 of them had nagging issues that bugged the fuck out of me anyways.

 

[la szum]

And Mark Agnesi as the face of the Gibson marketing machine interviewing all of these Boomers
with their massive "collections" does nothing for me.

There is NOTHING Rock-n-Roll (rebellious, revolutionary) about amassing a 7 or 8 figure
"collection" of Gibsons." Not. One. Mother. Fooking. Thing.

Gibson is The Man now.

 

[DrewJD82]

And Mark Agnesi as the face of the Gibson marketing machine interviewing all of these Boomers
with their massive "collections" does nothing for me.

There is NOTHING Rock-n-Roll (rebellious, revolutionary) about amassing a 7 or 8 figure
"collection" of Gibsons." Not. One. Mother. Fooking. Thing.

Gibson is The Man now.

Oh, while IDGAF who owns them, I love seeing those collections just for the guitars themselves. I love vintage guitars and with the recent realization I actually really dig Les Pauls, I’m catching up on 30 years of not paying attention to any of them, those vids have been good spank material.

 

[la szum]

Gluttony of Riches is Gluttony of Riches. I don't want endless pics and video of what some other
dude is banging on the regular either. So stop sending it to me, k??

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Looks like the builder Nepco is looking at it as a positive opportunity to do a soft refresh of the brand and start pushing original designs instead.

Monopolies are good because they inspire others to innovate?!?!? That's a new theory.

 

[metropolis_4]

And Mark Agnesi as the face of the Gibson marketing machine interviewing all of these Boomers
with their massive "collections" does nothing for me.

There is NOTHING Rock-n-Roll (rebellious, revolutionary) about amassing a 7 or 8 figure
"collection" of Gibsons." Not. One. Mother. Fooking. Thing.

Gibson is The Man now.

Gibson has sort of always been that though. They were never the rebellious revolutionary company, that was Fender. Gibson was kind of the sophisticated choice for serious professionals. In the '50s they were the solid body guitar alternative for the old stuffy jazz players who rolled their eyes at the kids playing Rock & Roll

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Where did it say Gibson did this because people were confused about what these are?

The only basis they have for asserting their Trademark would be confusion in the marketplace.

 

[metropolis_4]

Monopolies are good because they inspire others to innovate?!?!? That's a new theory.

Using your legal rights to protect IP is a monopoly?

If it's their IP don't they have a right to protect it? Or should anybody have free access to anything created by another person?

 

[metropolis_4]

The only basis they have for asserting their Trademark would be confusion in the marketplace.

The basis they have for asserting their Trademark is because it's their Trademark. It's their creation, their IP, and they have a legal right to protect that.

 

[JiveTurkey]

FTR; I LOVE flying Vs. That headstock and pickguard on the Danelectro are an absolute abomination. But I would never confuse for a Gibby because of that fact. Among others.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Using your legal rights to protect IP is a monopoly?

Absolutely!! It is the very definition of the rights afforded to a holder of intellectual property rights!! The usual theory in copyright and patent is "By offering a monopoly as a carrot, we will inspire folks to innovate and share their innovation with the world (see the inception of IP rights in America dating back to Thomas Jefferson). Never have I heard anyone argue that the monopoly right itself is a good thing because it inspires people to innovate.

Trademark (the only thing Gibson is relying on in these cases) is consumer-centric, not rights-holder-centric. We offer trademark protections specifically to protect consumers from buying Chibsons labeled as Gibsons.