HI there,   
      
   On Thu 2011-Aug-25 12:37, mark lewis (1:3634/12) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    RW> Did anybody else note the story lately regarding Gibson   
    RW> guitars and a federal investigation into their sources of   
    RW> ebony?   
      
   ml> the only thing i found, other than sales stuff, was on The   
   ml> Tennessean... i'd post the link but it is rather long and i'd have   
   ml> to type it from the other screen...    
      
   I relate.  There was a piece in this morning's MEmphis   
   Commercial Appeal.  Probably same source.   
      
    RW> IF you want that LEs Paul, that 335 or that Flying V better   
    RW> get it .   
      
   ml> it might be too late unless you get one that's already out there...   
   ml> but i'd be wary of those, too... especially when i'm also seeing   
   ml> reports of folks on ebay and the like selling hundreds of gibsons   
   ml> with their location being in asia...    
      
   OH yeah you can bet there's already people rebadging copies, and there were   
   lots of copies of the majors.  Had an Electra bass that was a damned nice   
   Fender precision knockoff back   
   in the '80's.   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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