solacematt Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 So last night an old friend came by to jam a bit, him on his SG, myself on my RD. After about a half hour he says to me, it's kind of funny that you dislike Fenders yet you're playing a guitar that looks like one. I'm like, huh. So he shows me this picture of the Jagstang's design... I guess the body shape is kind of similar, I'm just not a fan of Fenders. I always thought the RD looked like a Firebird and felt like my Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I think non reverse Firebirds look more like Fenders and I'd bet that Gibson had Fender in mind when they designed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solacematt Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Interesting, I never noticed that similarity until now either. Shows how much I pay attention to Fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 i like that firebird right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyH Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I just read a book called Gibson Electric Guitars and there was a section in it about how Fender had trademarked certain design elements of one of their guitars, and challenged Gibson when Gibson came out with the Firebird. This resulted in some design changes to the Firebird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The original firebird was changed due to its similarity with fender's design... (that's why what we have now is actually a reverse firebird). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV-Zeppelin Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Gibsons are Gibsons. Fenders are Fenders. Who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynadude Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Wow. Fender sued Gibson over a design? They sure have their hands full now. There must be a thousand companies making Strats and Teles these days. I wonder if they plan to sue them all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I have a fender mustang and i love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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