Members Grant Harding Posted November 4, 2015 Members Share Posted November 4, 2015 I was wondering when Gibson was going to try to crush them for making the Bulldog model. That's sad because I was saving up for one. Oh well - there are other options. The Cobra model does the same thing without the lawyers able to attack. I expect this thread will be a problem too I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted November 4, 2015 Members Share Posted November 4, 2015 Are Gibson going to crush everyone that makes a les paul guitar, seems too late, at least to me. I'm not saying it's right or wrong but consistency would be nice. I like the Cobra's, I go one of those for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 4, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2015 I think it's about how good their guitars are, their small size, are and the fact that they're made in the USA. These add up to an easy target for a behemoth. This won't put me off. I don't care what the styling is - I just want a 24.75 scale and the best grade & quality available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted November 4, 2015 Members Share Posted November 4, 2015 Wow that is insanely beautiful and not really all that Les Paulish IMO. How did PRS beat the heat? OK just read the small print - that's the cobra not the bulldog which I assume is very LPish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 4, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yeah - the Bulldog is definitely very LP, so they're well within their rights to selectively squash this sort of thing or demand payment to use the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted November 5, 2015 Members Share Posted November 5, 2015 This won't put me off. I don't care what the styling is - I just want a 24.75 scale and the best grade & quality available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted November 5, 2015 Members Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yeah - the Bulldog is definitely very LP' date=' so they're well within their rights to selectively squash this sort of thing or demand payment to use the design.[/quote'] The basic shape is similar but the construction is much different. The Bulldog actually looks more like the GS-500, made for Roland by FujiGen, to go with the GR-500 guitar synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted November 5, 2015 Members Share Posted November 5, 2015 Wow that is insanely beautiful and not really all that Les Paulish IMO. How did PRS beat the heat? OK just read the small print - that's the cobra not the bulldog which I assume is very LPish. PRS claimed to be insulted by the comparison because the quality of their guitars was much better. I would think a single cutaway solid body that is basically the shape of a standard guitar would be somewhat generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 6, 2015 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2015 Yes - the Bulldog looks as much like the original Bigsby electric as it does the LP, but patent ownership is where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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