I Am Rich
On Mar 11, 8:22*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in messagenews:_vCdnXSLoJ8O7UvanZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@comca st.com...
Eisboch wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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On Mar 10, 10:21 pm, wrote:
On Mar 10, 4:53 pm, Tim wrote:
I'm wondering when John Hall (CEO of RIC Int'l) will come down on them
like a hammer. He might not get the job done seeing their solde direct
from China. I kinow that JC Penney tried to amrket them about 4 years
ago, and Hall's legal team put the ka-bash (or, K-Bong!) to them in
short order.
Rickenbacker is very protective of their trademark[s] and people that
try to infringe upon them.
that's one reason that if you see a "Ricken-faker" on Ebay, the
auctions usually get pulled down pretty quickly.
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Fender is marketing a "Jay Turner" model "Strat" in the US. * I looked at
them yesterday at the local music shop I frequent.
Guitar and little Peavey practice amp is $199 dollars. *The guitar is
made in China. * Paylessguitars.com lists a similar Fender for $170.
My Gibson Les Paul has a MSRP of about $3793 on the Gibson website.
$210 on paylessguitars.com.
Eisboch
Eisboch,
I purchased one of the inexpensive Gibson Les Pauls for my son's first
guitar, it was about $200-$250. * It would not stay in tune, and he would
break one or two strings every time he used it. *The metal they use on the
base of the strings is so cheap it could not stand the pressure of the
strings and would get tiny burrs that would cut the strings. *I got him an
American made Fat Strat and the guitar would stay in tune longer and no
more crazy string breaking.
Their is a world of difference between the American made and Mexican and
Chinese made versions.
No question. *I didn't realize the scope and controversy regarding the
"branded" guitars and the copy-cat imitations
available until I was talking to the owner of the Music store.
My Gibson is the real deal and it's an absolutely beautiful instrument. *I
am getting better, but I love hearing it played by someone with real talent.
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