Fake Gibson Les Pauls for sale.....gold tops

I'm going to gig him a little...

I can't get him to answer my questions. I really hope that nobody bites on one of those thinking that they are getting a JB Les Paul in any form.

It wouldn't be so bad if they just listed it as a Les Paul Copy or something, and stopped short of the "Direct from the factory etc etc..." sales pitch.  Using the factory description and Joe's name to sell an obvious fake, even though acknowledging it as a fake, is NOT cool.  I agree they should be stopped.

People build and sell Stratocaster replicas all the time without much flak so I don't personally find it offensive that someone has made a Les Paul copy.  Slash had one...  In my opinion, it's just the way in which they market their products that has them treading on thin ice.  -S.

I wonder that too.  The Fender copies are easy to make and they (some) are just as nice as the real thing, and much cheaper.  Most of the companies that build and sell replica guitars are very up front about it NOT being an official Fender guitar and everything, they won't apply decals either.  I'm sure they are within their rights to sell guitars in such a way, though it might be a very fine line they are walking.  Amp builders are out there "cloning" Marshall and Fender too, it's everywhere.  If someone wants to take a design an improve upon it, then I'm all for it.  And if it saves me some money buying from a smaller company who really cares about building me a quality product then all the better.

Saga and mighty mite sell licensed Fender replacement necks, so they are good.

I will pretense this by saying I am not a lawyer.
As for Bulldog and other DIY companies.... those are guitar kits... and parts - not complete guitars. They aren't selling anything that says Gibson on it. The "Open Book" headstock might be the only issue there. BUT in court, a defense would be that no person in their right mind would ever mistake a Bulldog or other LP replica from a real Gibson brand guitar because of x, y, and z reasons. Again, it's a defense - not a right.

Many companies sell "single-cut" solidbody guitars. Not kits, but fully assembled working ones. When a lawsuit comes, they're pretty much just forced to change their headstock shape. And I'm not speaking about the China copies, I'm talking the ESP's that that were made for Metallica in the early 90's, and the Ibanez clones from the 70's, etc.

In lawsuit cases with guitar kits, the most logical way for Gibson to do is to lean on them with a phone call, saying "at least change your headstock or legal action could take place."

Contrary to what we might think, DIY guitar kits are a small but upcoming market... not everyone can do this stuff, let alone do it well. A lawsuit could get costly and I don't think they want to bother unless that corner of the market really blew up and people started putting Gibson logos all over them with outstanding quality. Something I don't think will or would happen soon.

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
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Since 2010, Bonamassa fans have taken advantage of my JB friend discount = my cost + shipping.

there is lots on the forums about the Vintage brand relic'd goldtops

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
Ask me about my handwound Great Lakes Guitar Pickups
Since 2010, Bonamassa fans have taken advantage of my JB friend discount = my cost + shipping.

Good.  At least someone is watching and getting them to take the crap off there.  I don't see the one I was looking at either, and it had 10 days left.

i got a bonamassa les paul epiphone , fantastic guitar,all the specs match,im playing 30 years,and this mother rocks,not like some of the bullshit copies.