I learned about this stuff from a fellow capt who was bringing a ship in from China. He had a bunch of these counterfeit guitars, that said "Gibson, Made in USA" on them. He called Gibson from the ship and asked if they made guitars in China. Then informed CBP when he arrived. All were confiscated. - ThreadSky

altnoaa.bsky.social • 7 days ago

I learned about this stuff from a fellow capt who was bringing a ship in from China. He had a bunch of these counterfeit guitars, that said "Gibson, Made in USA" on them. He called Gibson from the ship and asked if they made guitars in China. Then informed CBP when he arrived. All were confiscated.

Reposted from Altnoaa 🇺🇸

This Trump guitar, it's clone of a Gibson Les Paul, including their trademarked "mustache" shaped headstock. That's a trademark violation of a corporation in Nashville, TN.

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sparrowriver.bsky.social•7 days ago

He is selling a Trump guitar now?? This president is so unserious about leading a nation, it's all about him. This is what GOP and MAGA thinks is leadership!?

sabrinarj.bsky.social•7 days ago

🤨

accessdenied.org•7 days ago

in the guitar community you’ll often hear these guitars called Chibson. the sad thing is, while this batch was caught, who knows how many made it through.

knominow2.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yess.! Thank ur friend for us…
As a musicians spouse & as a person just sick of this tyrant 🤙🏽

antaresnav.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oh yeah, that's a thing.
Somewhere I still have a "Rolex" watch I bought from a street vendor in Kowloon (because my $30 Timex had gotten broken and I needed a cheap replacement for the trip home).

durruticalm.bsky.social•6 days ago

What does this have to do with the weather agency??

altnoaa.bsky.social•7 days ago

To clarify... the guitars that came in on that ship load were not branded as "Trump". Those guitars had the "Gibson" name on them. Trump had his guitars made in the same factory, and they used Gibson's headstock shape which is also a trademark violation (just as bad as putting the Gibson name on it)

9cy.bsky.social•7 days ago

So, to be clear, Mr America First had his counterfeit products made in China (assumingly motivated by lower labor costs) then had them shipped to US prior to levying tariffs on Chinese products? That doesn't sound like him 😏

altnoaa.bsky.social•7 days ago

Guitar companies are really picky about the shape of their headstocks, the shapes are iconic trademarks. Even if the name is worn off, one can determine the brand simply by the shape of the headstock. The Fender Strat and the Gibson Les Paul are two body designs more copied than any other guitars.

a-witty-twit.bsky.social•7 days ago

This ☝️

I loved Jackson & ESP, personally... 🇨🇦

fluwijntjes.bsky.social•7 days ago

"picky" ...nice

auntiemamelives.bsky.social•7 days ago

I like your friend.

Rule of law rules!

Of course, this should also tell any company with patents or copyrights that Trump will not uphold them or enforce them

altnoaa.bsky.social•7 days ago

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-partners-seize-more-18-million-fake-gibson-guitars-largest

bd-sint.bsky.social•7 days ago

For someone who claims to believe that the trade deficit with China is a national emergency, Trump sure does import a lot of goods from China.

liquidprism.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ugh, as a guitar player, this makes me want to puke. Granted, he is committing far worse atrocities everyday, but he is the antithesis of art, and it feels sacrilegious. It's like those abomination Bibles he sold, but for musicians.

altnoaa.bsky.social•7 days ago

I am absolutely positive that those bibles were also printed in the Pacific Rim Empire. If there isn't a 90% margin on it, Trump doesn't want to touch it.