I ownder if Gibson would bother if that series wasn't so popular...

Such a pathetic attempt at others well earned money.

lol .....

good

wao, they sure are desperate for mo' money, lol

i thought you had to get a license agreement anyway when it came to using something of someone else's?  i mean,  the guitars in both are modeled after real instruments with the actual names on the headstocks.  wouldn't  you have to work with the manufacturer to use that design?  they use the real names of the companies so wouldn't they have to give money to the companies anyway?

I hate Les Pauls anyway, Fender Strats ftw.

But... they used Gibson guitars in GH 2 !?

Aren't they going to make some sort of agreement there? And then they just sue each other!?!?!? Man... just as crazy as Metallica...

psn id: gingo.... this really does just sound like an attempt by Gibson to get in on the money spinners that are GH and rock band, its actually quite shameful

Are guitar sales really that bad right now that they have to do this.  There is no reason for this other then lack of excitement in the art of guitar making.

It's free advertising for gibson so thaey shouldn't complain :)

Didn't gibson license their guitar designs for Guitar hero?

10 years ago they created an idea that on paper sounds similar to GH and RB but apparently dont even factor in a game console. Harmonix's games owe more to other types of music games than an interactive concept that gibson would never actually put into production... as a matter of fact when did Guitar Freaks come out in the arcade because if anything I'd expect Konami to sue them first!

gibson is jealous of the most overrated stupid game of our generation

Ahh, what it means to do business in America...

Im no expert in guitars, but doesnt ROCKBAND use a fender guitar. Not a Gibson. So why does this lawsuit affect Harmonix?

@Lp47PS3

Because it's not the guitar Gibson is sueing over, it's the entire concept of Guitar Hero and Rock Band in general.

Actually - the Gibson guitar is an icon and these guys chose to copy the design because of that fact. It has a highly recognisable shape and they are leveaging it to make their products more attractive. So they should pay for it.

I'd rather play a real guitar than play thesegames anyway.

It's an indicator of how large and successful the videogame industry has become, that everyone and his dog wants to get a share of it... even if only by landing someone with a totally laughable and unfounded lawsuit.

Gibson, go f*** ur mom...

Here's an idea.  Leave Harmonix alone because it's free advertising.  Or Harmonix should just recall all Gibsons and replace them with something else.  F*** em.  If they can't get over themselves for some plastic, silicon, and free advertising, tell them to blow it out their ***.

The man build, the parasit reclaim his part.

(I played the translated version of Bioshock so i don't know if the sentence in the game is exactly)

@InfernoReaper - Free Advertising? WTF? Gibson didnt want or ask for free advertising. What your suggesting is like me advertising your a.ss on a toilet wall.

Gibson is "Gibson" - they have been successfull for 50 years so who the F.uk is Harmonix...a one hit wonder. Its a fun game idea once, twice, maybe 3rd remake...but a few years of remakes & clones from now.....yawns.... I'll bet my guitar that Gibson is around a lot longer than Harmonix is. NEXT!