onewilyfool Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Apparently, Gibson is suing Martin over their very "Gibsonesque" CEO8 introduced at this years NAMM show??????? http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/168514#.VQvMHUuJ_LQ …..lol….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I've got Martin's "New Models" catalog for 2015, & have to laugh every time I look at the CEO-8. Guess what it says on the cover of the catalog? (above a picture of the new 50th Anniversary D-35) "Imitation is the highest form of flattery." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 . I commented on the original thread it was pretty bold. And I couldn't believe Gibson was letting it slide. . http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/118632-new-gibson-copy/page__p__1614075__hl__ceo-8__fromsearch__1#entry1614075 . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 It is all related to the Bob Dylan SJ200 promotion, isn't it? Urgent now.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 More like the CEO of one company taking jabs at the CEO of another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 My other hobby is is airplanes and a similar thing happened in that world several years ago. The original Piper J3 Cubs were all yellow with a black stripe. They were no longer built after 1947 or so. Piper let the rights to the term "Cub" expire. In 2005 two companies started building Cub replicas to address the newly created Light Sport Aircraft category. One company got the drop on the other and trademarked the paint scheme as well as the name. There was a court case and they won. The other company has to pay royalties on every yellow cub they sell. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 TEXT OF ACTUAL LETTER FROM GIBSON'S LAWYERS TO MARTIN GUITAR COMPANY. Dear Martin Lawyers, Please stop manufacturing this guitar. We want to be the only one's not selling any of this hideous looking model. Thanks, Signed The Gibson Lawyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I still think Christian Frederick is sitting back having a good belly laugh at everybody who felt Martin must certainly be on puppy chow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Doug Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Every time I see that CEO-8 it reminds me of the car Homer Simpson designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 You think Martin is going after Gibson for the D18 / Hummingbird rip-off??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Or the D-28 / J-40 rip-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 The Martin looks nice.. I may have to get one. there going to be a short run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 That Martin looks hideous enough I think i'd let them have their fun. I think it wouldn't hurt Henry to just laugh one off once in a while. If Gibson wasn't so litigious maybe the government wouldn't be on their case all the time. I mean, c'mon. I think Gibson owners should be suing Gibson for selling them guitars with laminated bridges. The one piece that connects all six strings to the soundboard, and they glued them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nothing technically wrong with a laminate bridge. It adds strength which will help prevent in-grain cracking down the road and allows for a bridge that can made smaller and actually lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 1426902274[/url]' post='1641967']That Martin looks hideous enough I think i'd let them have their fun. I think it wouldn't hurt Henry to just laugh one off once in a while. If Gibson wasn't so litigious maybe the government wouldn't be on their case all the time. I mean, c'mon. I think Gibson owners should be suing Gibson for selling them guitars with laminated bridges. The one piece that connects all six strings to the soundboard, and they glued them up. I like how you turned this around to somehow make it appear that Gibson is the one at fault here, that they should just layback and let Martin have their fun. The laminated bridges ship has sailed. Discussed ad nauseam here years ago. I don't think there were any lawsuits. Suggesting Gibson somehow deserved to be raided by armed Fish and Wildlife agents and have their valuable wood inventory seized because of a very gray area has also been discussed here ad nauseam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I took the link to the UMGF and read that before I saw the pictures. I was trying to visualize the Martin. Wow! I find it hard to believe Martin even put their name on that hideous looking guitar. If I was Gibson not sure I would stop that one from production. Reminds me of the "lawsuit" guitars from the 70s. Is this an inside joke I don't understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 A kingsize example from the should-not-have-happened category. I'll keep from saying too much,but notice the split-p's pointing in the opposite direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 C'mon. Does anybody really think Martin would put out a guitar without their trademark logo? I am now taking offers on a slightly used bridge in Brooklyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gov Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 that thing is an atrocity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelonious Ponk Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm disappointed. I was thinking that maybe if they made a couple hundred of those, someone at Martin might learn how to do a decent burst. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty55 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm disappointed. I was thinking that maybe if they made a couple hundred of those, someone at Martin might learn how to do a decent burst. P LOL. Martins bursts sometimes leave a lot to be desired. They range from OK to really poor looking. Gibson bursts are much more consistent IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Best consistant bursts in my experience are Gibson and Collings…..both just works of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitedrifter Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I just look at is Martin failing at another burst. The burst on the CEO8 is just gaudy as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 . The poor bursts really set off Martin's Gibsonesque CEO models - CEO-4 . (the original clown burst) - CEO-6 . clown burst sequel (with the Gibsonesque logo script) - CEO-7 . with a decent burst - CEO-8 . back to the clown burst - . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Well…I think all the finishing is done by robots at Martin, laquer, buffing, and NOW, I'm suspecting that the bursts are also being done by robots….and it shows……my god…it's as bad as some of the Chinese Martin Knock-offs I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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