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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 .... 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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