I went into a local guitar shop today that I had never been in before. They carry a lot of guitars that you won't find at Guitar Center and some of the larger, chain stores. It's kind of a "boutique" shop. They had a couple of Ibanez guitars that I had never seen before. They looked just like Les Pauls, right down to the shape of the head stock. I looked at the Ibanez web site but couldn't find them. Musicians Friend doesn't have them either. The only salesman was too busy so I left without asking about them. Does anybody know what these might have been? Are they a discontinued model? Just curious. Any info. would be appreciated before I go back and play them. Thanks.
I believe they were discontinued after Gibson sued (or threatened suit) against Ibanez for copying the design too exactly, particularly the headstock.
~Sam
Yup, one of Gibson's trademarks is the open book headstock. When Ibanez used it, Gibson was going to sue, but I think Ibanez changed it before anything really happened. I dont know when this took place, but those guitars must be a few years old.
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