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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8589938" data-attributes="member: 19675">That’s true in one sense, but something like that wouldn’t commemorate the lawsuit, etc.&nbsp; That legal struggle is what would be the root of theie possible collectibility.In the 1970s &amp; 1980s, Japanese guitar makers were making versions of&nbsp; models by US maker Gibson that were very similar visually to, and- in some cases- better made than the originals.&nbsp; Gibson sued for infringement.&nbsp; The Japanese companies changed their visual aesthetics to avoid future legal issues.Today, ”Lawsuit Era” guitars command prices higher than functionally identical or superior guitars by the same makers…sometimes even the Gibsons they mimicked.&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, “lawsuit era” is a label applied to some guitars that weren’t even involved in the actual lawsuit, driving up their prices.It’s not something that happens often in the collectibles realm.&nbsp; In fact, the opposite is most often true.&nbsp; As [USER=6945226]@Faolin[/USER] pointed out, the size and scope of the controversy is a factor.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it happens often enough that the possibility should be dismissed out of hand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8589938, member: 19675"] That’s true in one sense, but something like that wouldn’t commemorate the lawsuit, etc.[I] That legal struggle is what would be the root of theie possible collectibility.[/I] In the 1970s & 1980s, Japanese guitar makers were making versions of models by US maker Gibson that were very similar visually to, and- in some cases- better made than the originals. Gibson sued for infringement. The Japanese companies changed their visual aesthetics to avoid future legal issues. Today, ”Lawsuit Era” guitars command prices higher than functionally identical or superior guitars by the same makers…sometimes even the Gibsons they mimicked. In addition, “lawsuit era” is a label applied to some guitars that weren’t even involved in the actual lawsuit, driving up [I]their[/I] prices. It’s not something that happens often in the collectibles realm. In fact, the opposite is most often true. As [USER=6945226]@Faolin[/USER] pointed out, the size and scope of the controversy [B]is[/B] a factor. But it happens often enough that the possibility should be dismissed out of hand. [/QUOTE]

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