Ted McCarty's estate and PRS suing Gibson

[Black Dog]

Ted McCarty’s estate and PRS are suing Gibson over its ‘Theodore’ trademark

The dispute over the name has also boiled over into a new case about the Silver Sky.

guitar.com

 

[bodia]

The counter suit by gibson is a joke, ffs.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I bet you get a free bowl of soup with that guitar.

 

[bodia]

I bet you get a free bowl of soup with that guitar.

Literally trash.

 

[Greywolf]

in a word FUGLY

 

[dmatthews]

Gibby is desperate...

 

[Simon Says]

I hope to see more Silver Burst finishes on a PRS guitars when they win. Just like the middle finger move they did with four-knobs McCarty with two piece bridge after the previous lawsuit

 

[Simon Says]

BTW, check this out. Do you know how the gold top finish with cherry or dark back is called in a PRS catalogue?

It's called Gold Top.

Yet gibson legal department decided to file contra-lawsuit for something completally unrelated. You just can't make this **** up. Gibson < Brain

 

[rcsrich]

Gibson can call that abomination whatever they want - ain't nobody going to confuse it with a Paul Reed Smith product. I say everyone drop it & walk away.

 

[DISTORT6]

Something about a smokey room…

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Oh heck no

 

[andy474x]

I mean… some problems just go away if you give them some time, that design would be one of them.

Although, probably more about the perpetual use of “Theodore” than the guitar itself.

 

[Tucson Thump]

Unlike the introduction of the Flying V and Explorer (which didn't sell well in their time) I think the Theodore isn't likely to sell unless humanity is overcome with a virus called "Bad Taste" which, according to my long experience, has no possible remedy.

 

[alantig]

… unless humanity is overcome with a virus called "Bad Taste" which, according to my long experience, has no possible remedy.

People read my posts, so it may already be too late.

 

[ViperDoc]

Gibson should sue Marvel for their Silver Surfer character.

 

[Mike J.]

The design of that guitar is not one I would be drawn to regardless of who it's made by.

 

[DougGuitar]

The counter suit by gibson is a joke, ffs.

But...but...but "They used the word SILVER" ffs Gibson

 

[Object47]

What a hideous design. Looks like one of those aluminum Tokais.

 

[SteveGlitch]

Ted McCarty’s estate and PRS are suing Gibson over its ‘Theodore’ trademark

The dispute over the name has also boiled over into a new case about the Silver Sky.

guitar.com

I want one, looks amazing!!! I got an email from Gibson telling me "Original design us here". I thought I was done with guitars lol

 

[davesultra]

Buy one now, and flip it when people start paying cuckoo amounts of cash for them!