Donald Trump’s latest grievances are troubling fancy patriotic guitar–And now this product has received a cease and desist order from the famous guitar company Gibson.
Gibson claims that the makers of President Trump’s flashy MAGA guitar played too much of their own inspirations in the style of Lucy Goose. guitar world.
“We can confirm that a cease-and-desist order has been issued against 16 Creative as this design infringes on Gibson’s proprietary trademarks, specifically the iconic Les Paul body shape,” the company said in a statement. .
After Trump publicly announced his discord, online commenters were quick to point out the similarities.
Redditors made fun of the guitar Title post “Donald Trump is selling copies of Les Pauls with bolt-on necks and Trump backer pickups,” many commenters said, adding that this guitar is a Frankenstein take on the classic Gibson guitar design with various parts and I think it’s a relatively obvious imitation.
“Can’t wait for Gibson to litigate this to the hilt,” one poster wrote. I wrote.
Websites that sell guitars claims to be sold out An $11,500 signed “American Eagle Electric Guitar” and a matching $1,500 unsigned version. It remains to be seen where that money will go and whether Gibson is interested in pursuing it further.
This isn’t the first time a Trump-related product has faced intellectual property questions. Immediately after Trump launched the Truth Social platform, many people noticed that the logo was a rip-off of Twitter. Significantly similar to those of other companies.
Given that that’s the case with almost everything President Trump mentions his name. sketchy or expensive junk-or both—It’s no surprise to learn that his “signature” guitar is a rip-off.
President Trump’s guitar will be placed in the Trump-related pile gold sneakers, digital trading cardsclock, and Bible It could inevitably be put up for sale in some online auction. garbage patch In the middle of the sea.
