Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
You know about the Gibson vs Dean Lawsuit unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple weeks in the guitar world. I have been thinking about it for about a week and it has changed my perception of Gibson guitars, Dean guitars and even other guitar manufacturers.
I have planned on selling about 10 of my lower end guitars and buying an expensive guitar. My first choice was a Gibson Les Paul Standard, followed by an American Fender Telecaster and an American Paul Reed Smith. What is interesting is that after I processed the lawsuit by Gibson against Dean, my perception of the quality of Dean Guitars went up. Now I find myself putting Dean Guitars in the same category at Gibson, Fender and PRS. These are the unintended consequences of the lawsuit from my experience.
In this video, I speak from the consumer's perspective, which I am. I am not a lawyer, but I have a friend that is a Patent lawyer and has agreed to let me interview him on this case. So stay tuned for that video next week.
You know about the Gibson vs Dean Lawsuit unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple weeks in the guitar world. I have been thinking about it for about a week and it has changed my perception of Gibson guitars, Dean guitars and even other guitar manufacturers.
I have planned on selling about 10 of my lower end guitars and buying an expensive guitar. My first choice was a Gibson Les Paul Standard, followed by an American Fender Telecaster and an American Paul Reed Smith. What is interesting is that after I processed the lawsuit by Gibson against Dean, my perception of the quality of Dean Guitars went up. Now I find myself putting Dean Guitars in the same category at Gibson, Fender and PRS. These are the unintended consequences of the lawsuit from my experience.
In this video, I speak from the consumer's perspective, which I am. I am not a lawyer, but I have a friend that is a Patent lawyer and has agreed to let me interview him on this case. So stay tuned for that video next week.
