At the end of the day, the parent company of Dean Guitars claimed that the shapes were, in essence, "generic" and open to use. Today a jury held that Gibson's shapes are well-recognized trademarks.

By Luke O’Neil Globe Correspondent,August 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m. BENT SHAPES Feels Weird To continue reading, please login or subscribe to Globe.com Get 6 Months of Unlimited Access for $1 LUKE O'NEIL ...

String instruments have a long history in civilization, helping humans make more complex and beautiful music. We wonder what our forebears would think of this guitar strummed with 1000 picks? [Matt… ...