Gibson steals BKP pickup options?

[Ratrod]

I have to say, that Gibbo hot rod '58 looks awesome.

but where did they get the idea to burn the chrome covers?

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/hotrod58/

[dave_mc]

haha pwnt.
 :lol:

[Kilby]

no no no, it must have been Gibson who came up with the idea as theyre an american company and own the rights to everything that ever has or ever will exist.

After all it wasn't Swan that invented the lightbulb, the British that invented the computer, and don't forget it was the US who cracked the Enigma cypher too.

They are probably preparing the legal case as we speak.



Rob...

[dave_mc]

"your honor (it's an american judge), even though we're selling guitars, we feel that under the bright stage lights that a bareknuckle covered miracle man with burnt chrome covers could be misconstrued as a Gibson '58 hot rod..."

[headtheball]

"In contest, your honor, said person would also need to be deaf to make such an error"

[broken cord]

Please, please, please, as a Proud American I must say I am a little taken aback by some of the hostility shown here towards the US of A...I mean sure our commander in cheif may be somewhat removed from forign policy, aside from saying they (the bad forigners)may be hiding WoMD, he really thinks he and his right wing agenda know whats best for the world.  :lol: but to pick on poor defensless Gibson for BK's uht uht "Their" burnt 58 PU, common. It's just a simmilarity. I mean they dont sound alike now do they? :roll:    :P

[RorySRV]

Yea.

If you look at the burned chrome cover of BKPs and the gibson covers to me they look different...

Does it to anyone else?

RorySRV,

[_tom_]

Yeah I thought the gibson ones on the pic on that link looked a bit cr@p compared to the BK ones I've seen pics of.

[sambo]

^i quite like em both tbh... just slightly different styling...

[Dakine]

Please, please, please, as a Proud American I must say I am a little taken aback by some of the hostility shown here towards the US of A...I mean sure our commander in cheif may be somewhat removed from forign policy, aside from saying they (the bad forigners)may be hiding WoMD, he really thinks he and his right wing agenda know whats best for the world.  :lol: but to pick on poor defensless Gibson for BK's uht uht "Their" burnt 58 PU, common. It's just a simmilarity. I mean they dont sound alike now do they? :roll:    :P

Exactly, and they cannot buy BKP's anyway cos as G W'ya said 'Too many of our imports are coming from overseas' ;)

JK, I lived in Texas for toooooooooo long and am marrying a Texan :)

If only UK immi. get their ass in gear so we can be together again and I can sell my Texas house and buy mo' gear! ;)

[Kilby]

Please, please, please, as a Proud American I must say I am a little taken aback by some of the hostility shown here towards the US of A...I mean sure our commander in cheif may be somewhat removed from forign policy, aside from saying they (the bad forigners)may be hiding WoMD, he really thinks he and his right wing agenda know whats best for the world.  :lol: but to pick on poor defensless Gibson for BK's uht uht "Their" burnt 58 PU, common. It's just a simmilarity. I mean they dont sound alike now do they? :roll:    :P

I just hope that George dosn't attack the WOMAD Festival next year thinking it's a trade show for WoMD

Nope I'm bitching about the US the patent system that allows companys to claim patents on things which other people have incented. Prior art apparently dosn't count.

Oh yeah and the blatent rewriting of history.

Personlally I find Americans to be niave but nice people, who (on the whole) are a little out of their comfort zone when outside of the US.

However I do dislike certain US companys or particular administrations.

Not a pop at the vast majority of US citizens

Rob...

[Elliot]

Aren't most people out of their comfort zone when outside their country? - I certainly am when I get passed the fortress walls of the M25 and leave London for the 1950s time warp that is the rest of England.

I wonder if Gibson will patent the burnt chrome thing in the US - i'm surprised Larry DiMarzio hasn't already done it  :D

[Kilby]

Aren't most people out of their comfort zone when outside their country? - I certainly am when I get passed the fortress walls of the M25 and leave London for the 1950s time warp that is the rest of England.

Hah I contend that it's the area withing the M25 is within the time warm

London is the only place I where even the feckin newsagents closes on Sunday afternoons, as If I'm going to be looking for a Sunday paper in the morning ? Also the place also STILL grinds to a halt on a bank holiday ;)

I'm either equally comfortable (or is that uncomfortable) no matter where I go unless it's a somewhere where there is all out insanity

Rob...

[carlaz]

Heh, I'm actually a dual US/UK citizen, thereby empowering me to bitch viciously about the shortcomings of both my official countries! :roll:

[Bob Johnson]

Heh, interesting discussion about us Vs them even if it boils to inside/outside the M25. The thing is that I've just built a double neck Les Paul. The twelve string side has BKPs the six string side has Gibson Burstbuckers: There is absolutely no comparison between the sound of each neck. The twelve (BK) sounds positively orchestral whilst the Gibbo side is nice but that's it; nice.

I don't think Gibson et al are ever going to be a threat to the wonderful hand made UK products we all love and enjoy.