Bloody pirates

I have absolutely no respect for such incarnations; selling something with a well-known manufacturer's brand name on the headstock but it's actually a mish-mash of your own. The reverse headstock is an outright red flag. Also, the current black Ibanez PIA is equipped with gold hardware & of course, that's not an Edge bridge.

This guy is hustling Sustainer pickups & at the same time, he's willing to copy your favourite guitar to your specs with the Sustainer in it. Whatever it is, you're living off others' legal propriety & to you, it's OK. It's definitely not.

Plagiarism

I currently permit the owner of www.soft.com.sg to document my instrument reviews (in SOFT's review database/ discussion threads) for the following guitars:

• Ibanez RG321MHWB
• Ibanez: S520EX
• Epiphone: Zakk Wylde LP
• Gibson: SG Special (Faded edition)
• BC Rich: NJ Mockingbird
• PRS: Singelcut SE

Do refer to SOFT's guitar review database as proof of publication: SOFT's guitar reviews thread

To date, the ebay account holder dollarbackings uses the above-listed reviews to propel his personal credentials as recorded here:

• ebay: PRS Singlecut SE write-up by account holder dollarbackings

I do not wish to provide a complete listing of other review copies as they are linked in the referred page.

I have no issues pertaining to the use of my instrument appraisals with source/ author credit as I believe in empowering the consumer with adequate knowledge to avoid being connived by profiteering individuals/ entities. It also goes to show how proprietary ethics are simply not propagated by the educated man of today.