The lawsuit was filed by Norlin (Gibson's parent company) against Elger/Hoshino (Ibanez's American division) over the use of the "open book" headstock design which Norlin claimed as a Gibson Trademark. It is also commonly said it was over the exact copying of American designs. It is a common misconception that the famous Gibson/Norlin lawsuit was filed against a number of Japanese companies. Direct copies began to wane towards the end of 1977 primarily due to the lawsuit threat by Norlin against Elger/Hoshino.
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In 1975 Arai launched the Aria Pro II line, produced by Matsumoku which included set neck copies of the LP Custom, LP Standard, and by 1975 included copies of the SG, S*****caster, T***caster, P-Bass, J-Bass, a Ricky Bass, ES175 style jazz boxes, ES335 style jazz boxes, and a copy of the Ripper Bass. (If anyone has any information regarding the history of Matsumoku please contact me!).There was a general push during this time to improve quality, and the intention may have been to compete directly with the American guitar makers. The Arai-Matsumoku Alliance In the early to mid '70s Arai joined forces with traditional Japanese instrument manufacturer Matsumoku, and hints of Matsumoku's beginning involvement can be seen in some of the Aria models around this time including the appearance of set necks and sealed tuners. would be joining forces with another Japanese instrument company which would change the direction of these instruments forever. The "Japanese Invasion" had begun! Most copies were still of entry-level quality and incorporated bolt-neck design. Copies of other American designs were not long in coming. In 1969 the first Japanese-produced LP copy debuted, and no, Hoshino was not involved. The Copy Era As fate would have it, Shiro Arai decided to attend the 1968 NAMM show in the US and was greatly impressed by the American designs on display there.
Evidence of this can be seen in the design and construction of such brands as Univox, Conrad, Lyle, Domino, Maxi-Tone, Pan, Arita, and a number of others. also manufactured a number of re-brands and components distributed by other importers. Offerings at that time consisted of various solid and hollow body guitars loosely influenced by western designs such as the "Bison" and "Jaguar".
Electric guitar production began in the early 1960s and the Aria and Aria Diamond names were adopted. was originally founded by classical guitarist Shiro Arai sometime in the early 1950s as an importing and distribution company which expanded in the mid 1950s.
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