PRS wins Gibson lawsuit

[subsonic bob]

Originally Posted by mikegee

the irony in the lawsuit is that i am almost 100% sure gibson did not design or build the first single cutaway guitar. i dont know who did, but i bet they are having a big laugh over this decision

I'm fairly certain that the first single cutaway guitar was in fact a Les Paul.

[dagosto]

Was the Tele before or after the Les Paul? The story usually goes that the Tele was the first electric guitar, but it just may have been the first commercially produced electric guitar.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by dagosto

Was the Tele before or after the Les Paul? The story usually goes that the Tele was the first electric guitar, but it just may have been the first commercially produced electric guitar.

the first electric guitar was the rickenbacker frying pan in 1933. the first gibson guitar was the ES-150 in 1936.

Fender broadcaster came out in 1950 (later changed to the telecaster).
LP came out in 52.

As far as I know I think the broadcaster was the first cutaway guitar. I may be wrong on that. What I do know is that it was before the LP.

[dagosto]

Originally Posted by GearJunkie

the first electric guitar was the rickenbacker frying pan in 1933. the first gibson guitar was the ES-150 in 1936.

Fender broadcaster came out in 1950 (later changed to the telecaster).
LP came out in 52.

As far as I know I think the broadcaster was the first cutaway guitar. I may be wrong on that. What I do know is that it was before the LP.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by dagosto

Thanks for clearing that up.

no problem. where do i pick up my check?

[dagosto]

Originally Posted by GearJunkie

no problem. where do i pick up my check?

I thought we agreed that you get paid in beer and smokes.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by dagosto

I thought we agreed that you get paid in beer and smokes.

no no no dan... that was GEAR and smokes. Come on now.