Famend guitar producer Gibson has despatched a cease-and-desist letter to the corporate behind a new line of guitars endorsed by President-elect Donald J. Trump, Guitar World reviews and Pitchfork can verify. Gibson claims that 16 Artistic is promoting guitars with designs that infringe “upon Gibson’s unique logos, significantly the enduring Les Paul physique form,” a consultant for Gibson tells Pitchfork.
Final week, Trump proudly shared a photograph of himself holding an American Eagle Electrical Guitar on his Reality Social account. The guitar, which bears the president-elect’s “Make America Nice Once more” slogan, is offered out, based on the producer’s web site, however had been out there for $1,500 (or $11,500, for those who needed one autographed by Trump). The web site additionally sells acoustic guitars, however, as Guitar World factors out, it’s 16 Artistic’s electrical guitars that almost all intently resemble the Gibson Les Paul. And, as The Associated Press notes, it’s unclear what monetary relationship the president-elect has with the guitar firm past his endorsement.
