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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:39 am
by cheyenne
Try
www.pickguards.us I think they have what you need.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:16 am
by marc61
Nice site. I was looking at the Ric stuff and noticed they didn't make a replacement for the 4000. I assume they could do it,but they have they had the 3000 and 3001 listed but not that.
I liked the choice of materials also.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:09 am
by jps
" It is also illegal to put a tortoise pickgaurd on a Rickenbacker!"
Tongue in cheek!
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 7:52 am
by madscotsman
"For your own non-commercial use, you could make a blank one yourself. Use it in public and you'd be straddling a fine line."
"Dave Meros did the T-Shell thing... "
Well I guess they better start busting Dave Meros for what he did to his bass, and then play it in public. C'mon I think this is a bit ridiculous. Once you own it- it's YOURS - so modify away to your discression. Is Ford, GM, or Chrysler going to nail people for trademark infringement when they modify thier cars with fabricated parts or after market parts and then drive them in public. NO, they market the idea for those who do. C'mon....
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:08 pm
by dave4004
Landon, I don't know Dave Meros, I have no idea exactly what he did and I sure can't tell much from a fuzzy pic. But no matter what the product, if you counterfeit a trademarked item and use it commercially, you're on the edge, even if it's attached property you own.
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:13 pm
by mortivan
Dave Meros is the bassist for Spock's Beard. Here's a better picture:
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:21 pm
by mortivan
Unless Dave is making these parts and selling them, he's done nothing wrong. This is his guitar, and his modification - no different then if I painted the hood ornament on my Buick.
One more:
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 5:21 pm
by jps
Is that the bass he sold on ebay a few months ago?
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:58 am
by lshaia
Yes.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 7:59 am
by dave4004
Mortivan, my apologies if I haven't been clear, but I'm talking about counterfeit logo TRCs. All I can see from that pic is a tort guard, doesn't look like a counterfeit TRC to me.
A person can modify his own stuff however he wants, but if he counterfeits a trademark and uses it in commerce, he's fair game.
If you don't agree, try selling a counterfeit of a trademarked item on eBay.
Inside your house, you can paint golden arches on your dining room walls and dress up like Ronald McDonald. Try posing as Ronald in public and see if McDonald's is amused.
Maybe a blue Grimace outfit, just maybe, but not Ronald.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:30 pm
by mortivan
I agree completely Dave.
