Gibson vs. Tokai

[Jim Shine]

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[Mr Graphic]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

They'll win...this dates from 1977 which shows they've been somewhat active in protecting their designs.

[adrenaline junkie]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

They are exact friggin' copies.. It was just a matter of time IMHO.

[sully]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

there's a few of these in a GC near me for stupid money.

sully

[Accept2]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

Good, get rid of all these companies who just rip off everyone...........

[slayer]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

I for one love exact high quality copies of popular designs for a good price, so i feel the opposite about this. Jack.

[speed monkey]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

Well Jack - You'll like this then...

Check this out:
80's Tokai LP Flametop

I've played the early ones, they smoke most Gibson Les Pauls, and I'm willing to bet this one kicks ass too! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

Steve E

[Venomboy]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

I hear very good things about the Tokai Love Rock guitars.

[j2379]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

there a couple of tokia copies at a place near me the SG is killer, the LP looked real nice didnt play it tho. the SG looked like a 61 reissue w/ no pickguard. natral mahogany & played real nice. fit finish real nice pickups were my only complaint & they werent that bad. im sure a set of grovers & duncan would have made it a killer SG.

[Trypp Powell]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

As a consumer, I view all competition as good since the consumer usually benefits from competition.

[yard dawg]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

maybe Harley Davidson will sue honda ,yamaha akawasaki and yamaha next ..they stole there look and sound too

[Trypp Powell]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

I seem to recall reading that at one time Harley Davidson tried to trademark the sound of their bikes.

[pro-fusion]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

The judge's decision against PRS is crapola--there is ZERO "initial interest confusion" between the PRS singlecut and the Les Paul, regardless of the intent of the people at PRS to cut into Gibson's market share by marketing a similar guitar.

Essentially, the judge is saying that any single cutaway solidbody is a trademark violation because people would mistakenly believe it was a Les Paul. That is just pure BS--I don't the judge really came to understand the mind of a high-end guitar buyer, and that would be the fault of PRS's lawyers. However, the decision could be appealed, and PRS would be fools not to.

[442w30]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

Yup, the sound was 'potato - potato - potato' they were trying to patent.

[Grandturk]

Re: Gibson vs. Tokai

I've played a few of the Tokai Love Rock models, and unless they make some that are a whole heck of a lot nicer than the ones I saw, I was thoroughly unimpressed - they felt cheep and sounded dull. Granted, there's good and bad guitars from every line, but given the high praise some have been heaping on them, I was expecting more. I wouldn't trade one of my Les Pauls for ten Love Rocks.