Because of our Media Landscape. Americans no longer have a shared sense of Facts. And Joe Rogan and Fox News aren't necessarily helping with that effort!
Could not agree more. I realized that there was widespread ignorance in the public. But, the degree to which it exists is astounding. And it gave us this orange, ignorant baffoon-trump.
I knew it was bad, but it's far worse than I thought... and I'm extremely cynical already. It turns out that those "Man in the Street" interviews where people can't find the U.S. on a map were more representative than we knew.
He’s such a dirty douchebag! He’s a conman folks without a fucking ounce of presidential in him!! Stop playing by the rules and take the conman down!!!
Gibson became one of the most litigious companies in the musical instrument industry, suing many others for patent infringement. Sometimes winning sometimes not. But if Trump gave Gibson license to import certain banned woods for their products they might not sue him. The art of the deal right?
The same thought had occurred to me. Gibson does have a trademark on the body shape but it's already been tested in court when they sued PRS and first won, but a later court reversed it and PRS continues to make that shape. Not sure about headstock design though.
They should just sell Trump gold toilets. When you see one in anyone's house, it's a very easy way to identify someone, as a person you don't want in your life, and turn around and walk out!
Excellent. Though it's likely a Chinese knock off that won't even be manufactured until two or three months after the orders come in. It's money lqundering.
I checked out those guitars. They’re bolt on neck and they are a piece of crap. As is everything that that man touches, has the stench of king Midas, the poop master.
Gibson has a lot of experience going after copycats. It's kind of their brand.
This one is a clear ripoff, in fact I thought it was made by Gibson.
I don't like Gibson or Trump, so as far as I am concerned they can enrich their lawyers in court.
(Damn! I’ve yet to get the Substack app to work. Get sent to email, click on button, get sent back to the same page to click on email, and ‘round and ‘round we go.)
In that case, I take back what I said about them being made at the Gibson plant in Ensenada, Mexico.
(I thought they WERE Gibsons.)
In THAT case, they were probably fabricated in Hoo Flung Poo, China.
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Grift means “freedom” like putting your dollars where your politics are
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Despite being a drummer, I recognized that body style and didn’t want to think Gibson would do something like that and I guess I didn’t want to know so I didn’t look beyond that idiotic photo. This makes a helluva lot more sense…grifting, stealing idiots.
A lot of people do Les Paul body knock offs — but what the big no-no is copying the headstock (the top of the guitar). That’s how a musician can tell if it’s a real Gibson, or if it’s an Epiphone or an Ibanez… etc.
Gibson has sued MANY other guitar makers in the past. Last time I checked, Gibson was owned by a lawyer, and I think it still is. He takes his IP rights seriously.
If I ran a major guitar company like Gibson, he is the last person I would want near my brand, even a look alike. I am sure he will up their tariffs as a result.
Regardless of the fact they've sued others, I sure as hell would if I were them!
Would you want anyone looking at your product & immediately thinking of Agent Orange?
gibson sues everyone they can for knock off les Pauls. StewMac, a major luthier supply company, had to stop selling their LP and 335 style kit's due to an unnamed major guitar maker...
My last day job I worked for a world renowned music store. They were sued by Gibson for just DESCRIBING a used banjo as “Gibson like”. Not only did Gibson sue them, they also removed them as a supplier completely. They went from being one of only 10 suppliers of Gibson’s bluegrass line, to nada.
I remember this! My dad is a luthier, so while he didn't buy them, it certainly was a topic discussed a lot in the shop when it was going down.
LP is like Disney that way.
Correct and even though a smaller off radar company might be able to sneak some by for a short period, when the next President is promoting guitars with copyright issues it's a no brainer.
The most famous example of any of this is in the early 2000s when Paul Reed Smith PRS, an equally high-end American guitar manufacturer out of Maryland, began making their own beautiful 'single cut' model
Gibson was quick to sue over the obvious Les Paul resemblance
Probably has more to do with the clear ripoff and making a shit tone of money off of said ripoff. They would care if it was a Los Pawl being sold on Temu that like a few people bought. This isn’t that.
Are there any more high profile knockoffs being advertised? Regardless it’s entirely their prerogative who they sue for ripping them off, no? Not sure you get to be offended on Trumps behalf here 😂
Yes. Trump of all people should know this. Would Biden get a cease and desist if he started selling trump branded golf clubs? hahah! could you imagine?
Yeah, and Googling tariffs, after the fact..I just imagined a picture of a SuperStupid all dudded up in full magaT gear,(diapers and all) down to the, made in Chyynar gold sneakers,in line,at the food kitchen,holding their guitar.
It's an extremely cheap version, the head stock is different but that is about it. The tuners are absolutely junk, dollar tuners. 🤣 I wonder what those pickups actually are.
No one should be surprised. He's been taking what he wants without regard for consequences for his ENTIRE LIFE.
What IS surprising (and utterly depressing) is that millions of voters saw the obvious and chose to disregard it - or just didn't care - and voted him in anyway.
Are we not surprised?! 🤡trump & family have stolen from a children’s charity, stolen from students attending a bogus university, sold trump steaks that probably came from squirrels, 🤬 the list goes on from his deceitful businesses! Gibson did exactly right!
WILL AMERICA WAKE UP? Perhaps we need a prime time playing of the great 1962 musical, "The Music Man." "We've got trouble my friends... right here in River City." Soon they will realize they have been played!
You can see it here. https://tinyurl.com/3crsn4v6
They have sued many companies over the years it’s well known. This company should have known better….unless they are located in someone’s garage in the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.
Am I the only one noticing that they seem to be Photoshopping Trump‘s pictures now? Every time I see a photo of him he looks younger and younger. What’s up with that?
I live in NY/NJ little chance I’m gonna see someone show up to a gig or jam night sporting one of those built if I do I know what I’m gonna tell them to do with it.
I shared this link on Zuckyfuck’s sad platform and it was immediately removed for “misinformation.” So I posted again along with links to the same story being reported by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Yahoo, MSN, even IMDB. 😝
Jill Stein? Voter Suppression? Gerrymandering? Misinformation? It was a very narrow win. Most of America does not want what this conman has to sell. A lot of them just haven’t been voting.. this extreme minority is shoving things down peoples’ throats they have no interest in.
10 million democrats stayed home to send a message. It was more important to them that democrats be taught a lesson than the continued existence of democracy and our standing on the world stage.
But if they do it once he's sworn in, he can just call the request for the production of Les Paul knock offs a "presidential act" and it'll be all good, so there's that. 🙄 Everything will be an official act. All the crimes. Every single one.
Les Paul, what a great guy, the best, well, I'm the best. But great guy, I knew him well. He would say Mr. tRump you are a wonderful guitarist, will you teach me? I said everybody says I am the best what they're doing and that what they're doing I have a great brain and I am doing just that.
Oh noes, not ANOTHER cease and desist! 🙄 Justice doesn't matter to "them" and they surely don't give a fuck about strongly worded letters. Money also doesn't matter. President Musk will pay ALL the fines.
When Hakeem Jeffries punches MAGAt Mike in the face, I'll start having faith again.
Tell me, how soon til they will do press conferences in Little Trumpy's White House where a model will display the new grifting Trump product of the week and corporate media reporters will do their part by asking questions about the PRODUCTS...Not our PROBLEMS?? 🤔
What use does the tiny fingered psycho have for a guitar?
A place for his head ferret to sleep at night?
A shovel for burying classified documents or ex-wives or documents and ex-wives?
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Can we expect more #witzelsucht from you?
I know a few of your kind.
Following for more.
Happy cease and desist day!
Klaatu barada nikto
We ain’t seen nuthin’ yet 😳
This one is a clear ripoff, in fact I thought it was made by Gibson.
I don't like Gibson or Trump, so as far as I am concerned they can enrich their lawyers in court.
The former GOP is now made up of Pathetocrats (or would they be Pathetlicans?).
In that case, I take back what I said about them being made at the Gibson plant in Ensenada, Mexico.
(I thought they WERE Gibsons.)
In THAT case, they were probably fabricated in Hoo Flung Poo, China.
Grift means “freedom” like putting your dollars where your politics are
I imagine a lot of things on Temu are illegal imitations. No way to enforce American law on China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)
Would you want anyone looking at your product & immediately thinking of Agent Orange?
LP is like Disney that way.
Gibson was quick to sue over the obvious Les Paul resemblance
I’ve had it for nearly 20 years.
It is a reminder of the cult like crap that went on with Mao in the China of the 60s.
What next Trump’s daily 💩 cast in bronze and mounted on a little pedestal
bankruptcy anyone (grifter that grifted with the big grifter) as the big grifter has done it a bunch of times
there's a model & a process, so follow it, so you can grift again
https://triblive.com/news/world/u-s-customs-officers-seize-3000-counterfeit-gibson-guitars/
What IS surprising (and utterly depressing) is that millions of voters saw the obvious and chose to disregard it - or just didn't care - and voted him in anyway.
You can see it here.
https://tinyurl.com/3crsn4v6
(What do we DO with career criminals, anyway?)
I really wish karma would wake up and act
https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/trump-guitars
Not.
Tina Faye KNEW something 😂😂😂😂
When Hakeem Jeffries punches MAGAt Mike in the face, I'll start having faith again.
A place for his head ferret to sleep at night?
A shovel for burying classified documents or ex-wives or documents and ex-wives?