Is my silver sky about to become a lawsuit era guitar?

Tall_martin

https://guitar.com/news/fender-prs-cease-and-desist-confirmed/

Are all silver skys about to rocket in value?

Or are some lawyers about to get very rich?

guitars4you

what along with the 10,'s of thousands out there - Sure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bigsby

It'll be the second option if anything. The Silver Sky is a big seller, and PRS have already said they 'disagree' with Fender on the matter. Doesn't sound like they're about to drop or change the Silver Sky.

GoldenEraGuitars

No

Sporky

Yes.

Sell it now, cheap, before you get a C&D. 

Winny_Pooh

Chill

Offset

Nah.  Flog it and buy a US Fender Strat.

Brio

racefaceec90

i saw a video saying thet the lawyer representing prs the first-time fender tried it on he beat them in court and is coming back to represent prs again for round 2. 

i know which side i am on and it rhymes with dentist guitars ;-P

Funkfingers

My PRS core Singlecut (250)) is old enough to be described as "pre-lawsuit" but that is bullshit.

As Smith explained, production was suspended whilst the Gibson suit was contested. Once it was dismissed, production resumed. The guitars before and after the court action were EXACTLY THE SAME. 

S56035

Funkfingers said:

My PRS core Singlecut (250)) is old enough to be described as "pre-lawsuit" but that is bullshit.

As Smith explained, production was suspended whilst the Gibson suit was contested. Once it was dismissed, production resumed. The guitars before and after the court action were EXACTLY THE SAME. 

I reckon that pause meant that the mojo had time to sink into the tone wood and marinade. 

Voxman

I really do hope PRS get this to court so that the ruling can be overturned and all this nonsense can be put to bed once and for all.
 

merlin

We are all going to jail. Shit. 

Plectrum

I've heard that in the USA silver sky is outselling USA-made Fender strats. I don't know if that's the same in Germany but I expect PRS will fight this is court and win.

lustycourtier

Plectrum said:

I've heard that in the USA silver sky is outselling USA-made Fender strats. I don't know if that's the same in Germany but I expect PRS will fight this is court and win.

Thats probably true, but remember if people are buying 'a fender strat', it could come from Mexico, Korea, Indonesia or china. 

crunchman

lustycourtier said:

Plectrum said:

I've heard that in the USA silver sky is outselling USA-made Fender strats. I don't know if that's the same in Germany but I expect PRS will fight this is court and win.

Thats probably true, but remember if people are buying 'a fender strat', it could come from Mexico, Korea, Indonesia or china. 

The other problem that Fender have is that a Mexican made Vintera is around £400 more than the SE Silver Sky, and the Silver Sky is likely to be better made.

Fender's PR disaster from this will increase the PRS market share even more.

I have two good Strats that I've owned for more than a decade, so I'm not in the market for another S style, but if I was, it wouldn't be a Fender, and it might well be a Silver Sky.

WezV

if it's anything like the 70's "lawsuit" era, there will only be one actual lawsuit (Gibson/Norlin Vs Ibanez), but the term will still be applied to everything else that came from Japan in the 70's and is reminiscent of the classic American designs

Fender didn't raise any lawsuits back then, instead they realised they needed to build better guitars at better prices to beat the fakes - and went to the fakers to do it.

monquixote

crunchman said:

lustycourtier said:

Plectrum said:

I've heard that in the USA silver sky is outselling USA-made Fender strats. I don't know if that's the same in Germany but I expect PRS will fight this is court and win.

Thats probably true, but remember if people are buying 'a fender strat', it could come from Mexico, Korea, Indonesia or china. 

The other problem that Fender have is that a Mexican made Vintera is around £400 more than the SE Silver Sky, and the Silver Sky is likely to be better made.

Fender's PR disaster from this will increase the PRS market share even more.

I have two good Strats that I've owned for more than a decade, so I'm not in the market for another S style, but if I was, it wouldn't be a Fender, and it might well be a Silver Sky.

I tried a US Silver Sky and Fiore in Peach around a year ago and they both felt a significant step up from a US Fender (although at around £2.5k they are a bit more expensive)

steveh

monquixote said:

I tried a US Silver Sky and Fiore in Peach around a year ago and they both felt a significant step up from a US Fender (although at around £2.5k they are a bit more expensive)

I have been through a ton of guitars since the 70s (when I had plenty of Fenders, most of which I wasn't hench enough to lift).
I've drunk loads of Kool Aid, which led me right down "boutique" alley etc.

Today I have just two electric guitars: Both are USA Silver Skys, both bought used, and both fabulous.
Fender would have to build something extraordinary at a very tempting price in order for me to return.

Philly_Q

steveh said:

Today I have just two electric guitars: Both are USA Silver Skys, both bought used, and both fabulous.
Fender would have to build something extraordinary at a very tempting price in order for me to return.

One maple board and one rosewood, or both the same?

Offset

Philly_Q said:

steveh said:

Today I have just two electric guitars: Both are USA Silver Skys, both bought used, and both fabulous.
Fender would have to build something extraordinary at a very tempting price in order for me to return.

One maple board and one rosewood, or both the same?

As long as he's sawn off the headstocks and glued on some six-a-sides, I wouldn't worry.