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I think it is a real shame to copy something which is supposed to be a \"one of kind instrument\" (I don\'t see any interest in this...)<\/p>\n\n
What a lake of creativity and respect for the original owner who made everything... |I<\/p>\n\n
Just make something different... It is not more complicated than this...\nEverybody can create his own instrument.<\/p>\n\n
Honestly... I spent so much time and energy with people at the Custom Shop to make those things alive...\nThis is why I will ask ESP to do not do again a purple custom color I made on a Horizon body and / or the blue one custom color I made on a M-II body...<\/p>\n\n
And those who know me, know that I\'m not kidding...\nI just have to walk the street and talk to them... :|<\/p>\n\n
The only thing I understand is I should not show anymore some of my guitars on the internet for these reasons.<\/p>\n\n
Sounds oddly familiar.<\/p>\n\n
One thing I learned very quickly from my experience 4 years ago with all the personalized KL guitars is that you\'re going to waste a lot of time and energy if you try to prevent other people from copying your ideas.<\/p>\n\n
I used to find it pretty offensive, but looking back it was a bit silly. I should have been flattered instead of offended that people wanted to use \"my\" inlay ideas. Ken has actually done a handful of guitars now with that Ninja Star inlay I had done on one of mine. It\'s kinda cool to see it pop up here and there on different guitars. If he did that 4 years ago though I probably would have called him and lost it like a retard. :lol<\/p>\n\n
Most people who claim they\'re going to get something done never do anyway. The rare few that actually do usually go through a company like Shamray or Ran anyway, so it\'s not really a copy. It\'s the Epiphone equivalent to a real Gibson. <\/p>\n\n
If you come up with something cool there will be people who want to get it or something similar. Try not to worry too much about it. It\'s more or less a compliment to your taste.<\/p><\/div>\n\n \n\n