Electric Guitars

[nick fury]

Lefties?

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by Flatspotter

Bruce, a couple of questions: You say, "...if you don't 'purchase' one now.. you never will be able to." But you also say, "These guitars WILL retails for between 1000. & 1250.00 once in the stores."

So, is this model no longer going to be offered after the initial offering, or will they be offered, but at a higher price?

Also, do you have an artist's rendering or picture of the red finish? I take it these finishes are all plain opaque paint, and not transparent or metallic?

Edit: I see I am not the only person who is a little confused.

Sorry, I'm obviously making the mistake of thinking that everyone has seen, read and UNDERSTOOD the entire project.

as stated in the video,
the retail prices of these guitars will be between 1000 and 1250 from your local Music Store.

but for the next 58 days, you can take advantage of the fact that we need to reach a minimum number in order to meet the manufacturing requirments to get started.

AFTER that 58 days is up, then you will only be able to buy these through your local Dealers and at the price they set... or you can purchase directly through us at the full retail price.

The Kickstarter "Deal" is exactly that, a Kickstart to launch our "Retronix" brand.

If you are not familiar with KickStarter.com, please feel free to go to www.kickstarter.com and look at some of the other projects. There are a great number of cool products and artist projects (just like us!) that you can help become a success. This is your opportunity to help shape the guitar industry!!

As of 9:32 pm edt, here is what is left of the "early bird" specials at the $500 (plus shipping) price:
18 Hardtails
23 Tremolos
25 Basses

After these are gone, the remainder of the Kickstarter project time will be at the $600 level. If the project does not reach the minimum goal, then no one's card gets billed. We do not ever see your card information. All credit card payment information is handled through KickStarter and processed by Amazon.com.

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by megawzrd

Didn't really process the top quote until knotty quoted/bolded it.
These are a bit contradictory. Is it more of a combination of the two? .. if you don't "purchase" one now [at this price]...you will never be able to

Thanks for the neck specs.

Originally Posted by Flatspotter

Bruce, a couple of questions: You say, "...if you don't 'purchase' one now.. you never will be able to." But you also say, "These guitars WILL retails for between 1000. & 1250.00 once in the stores."

So, is this model no longer going to be offered after the initial offering, or will they be offered, but at a higher price?

Also, do you have an artist's rendering or picture of the red finish? I take it these finishes are all plain opaque paint, and not transparent or metallic?

Edit: I see I am not the only person who is a little confused.

It's Kickstarter.

If they don't reach their $75,000 funding mark (~150 guitars), they don't get any funding, and the import line never gets made.

So, if everyone waits...no one wins.

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by nick fury

Lefties?

Sure, we are working on the prototype for Elliot Easton right now!!

[jpnyc]

If I can scrounge up the cash I’ll make sure to get on this at the $500 level. I really want to see this one succeed; John is one of the best guitar designers alive and his ideas really deserve a larger market.

[BG76]

Originally Posted by Bruce Bennett

because this entire company was born in this very forum nearly 7 years ago,

I was given a bit of a "pass", primarily so that any really important information about Johns Designs could be passed around easily, and I've kept all "spamming" over the years to a dead minimum.

but this is truly a milestone in the evolution of J.Backlund Design

of course the powers that be can change their minds.

But its listed in many other well known forums as well.

I'm not singling you out, but honestly the rules are pretty clear (even if they are selectively enforced - but that's another thread) about companies spamming here. I suppose if guitar parts companies, pickup winders, etc... are allowed to peddle their crap here you should be too but it's a shame that the forum can't be kept ad free - maybe this kind of stuff should be in the for sale section or something. Not that it matters.

[nicholai]

Originally Posted by knotty

For Sale 2009 subaru Forester XT with Prodrive Chip and SS exhaust pack. Midnight Blue metalflake. Alloys, tracker etc. 0-60 mph sub 5.5 sec. £5995

Includes free electric guitar.

Umm take 5 and do shipping to USA? Match my prodrived wrx nicely.....

[_pete_]

This is great news Bruce. I hope you guys get what you need to go forward with this. I'll make a small pledge in the next week or so.
The guitars look great but I really want a JBD400 someday.

Originally Posted by BG76

What exactly is the Spam policy on here?

Damn.
You just have to be a dick, don't you?

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by BG76

I'm not singling you out, but honestly the rules are pretty clear (even if they are selectively enforced - but that's another thread) about companies spamming here. I suppose if guitar parts companies, pickup winders, etc... are allowed to peddle their crap here you should be too but it's a shame that the forum can't be kept ad free - maybe this kind of stuff should be in the for sale section or something. Not that it matters.

I'm cool with that point of view.

[TeleFromHelly]

North Korean I hope

[TeleFromHelly]

Originally Posted by BG76

I'm not singling you out, but honestly the rules are pretty clear (even if they are selectively enforced - but that's another thread) about companies spamming here.

[soundcreation]

Originally Posted by Bruce Bennett

we are useing the same factory thats been making some of the top names that people have been playing for years.
I'm not allowed to give those names..
but believe me I wanted these guitars to be something I can be proud to be associated with. So we cut no corners here.

these guitars WILL retails for between 1000. & 1250.00 once in the stores. so the public will not see these prices ever again.

Would that be the Cort factory?

If so...no thanks....

Their treatment of their workers is very bad.

They do look great though.

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

It's Kickstarter.

If they don't reach their $75,000 funding mark (~150 guitars), they don't get any funding, and the import line never gets made.

So, if everyone waits...no one wins.

Thank you,.... brutal, but essentially very much correct.

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by scolfax

The first pic in this thread shows three single-coils, but the kickstarter page doesn't make it clear if these guitars will have singles, humbuckers, or both.

We were trying to keep options open enough to make everyone happy. but its too soon to know for sure..
Obviously the better we do the easier it will be to offer several option.

as of now.

Dual humbuckers with 5 way split coil switching is the way we are going. this will give you the best of both worlds.
Think, sorta like an Ibanez RG series..

IF we go beyond the 75K goal then we can start offering other pickup options . but that is going to depend greatly on how far past 75K we go.

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by soundcreation

Would that be the Cort factory?

If so...no thanks....

Their treatment of their workers is very bad.

no, the factory we have chosen is called "Unsung" they made some of the very best guitars through-out the 80-90s
and we have a seasonsed pro in there getting the job done for us. I'm not really allowed to give names.
but this guy is from a company that EVERYONE in the states has heard about.

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by BG76

What exactly is the Spam policy on here?

Pretty much no drive-by advertising and no spamming. Spam=deceptive; people who are promoting a product subversively.

Drive-by advertising...someone whose only posts are those promoting their product of a device that locks a tremolo.

Spam...the owner of a banjo company who posts under a pseudonym about discovering a great six-string banjo that guitarists can play, then posts the website and a clip of an endorsing artist.

Bruce, Jim Soloway and others who actively participate in the forums have are typically allowed to discuss and promote their own companies and products, because they are amongst friends who have an honest interest in supporting them. Watching some forumites start and run (and often discontinue) their music-related business is of interest to many who consider trying to incorporate their hobbies into their careers. In the last 17 years, many business owners, industry professionals, and even some "named" pro players have come through for little more than talking gear and music with people of similar interests. What is the difference if Bruce posts his own news release versus anyone else posting a heads up about a new product they found?

Besides, sometimes we get great entertainment like Doug Roccaforte's famous melt-downs....classic!

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by scolfax

Hey Bruce, What pickup configuration do these come with? Thanks!

Dual humbuckers with 5 way switching..

those that remember me around here, know that I know my guitar elecronics, and I've created a very nice, simple & versitile switching system for these.

you can listen to the You tube video link I posted at the top of this thread, to hear a sample of Mark Slaugther useing his new Retronix on the clean sound as well as distorted in a very professional enviroment..

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by Wyatt

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Besides, sometimes we get great entertainment like Doug Roccaforte's famous melt-downs.

Too true.. and darn entertaining !

besides, you never know when I'll start hitting the stolie.

[Elias Graves]

Originally Posted by Bruce Bennett

no, the factory we have chosen is called "Unsung" they made some of the very best guitars through-out the 80-90s
and we have a seasonsed pro in there getting the job done for us. I'm not really allowed to give names.
but this guy is from a company that EVERYONE in the states has heard about.

I kinda wish it was Peerless, but Unsung can make some good stuff. If it's retail priced around a grand, could we expect it be as nice as, say, a Reverend or something along those lines?

[Bruce Bennett]

Originally Posted by BG76

I'm not singling you out, but honestly the rules are pretty clear (even if they are selectively enforced - but that's another thread) about companies spamming here. I suppose if guitar parts companies, pickup winders, etc... are allowed to peddle their crap here you should be too but it's a shame that the forum can't be kept ad free - maybe this kind of stuff should be in the for sale section or something. Not that it matters.

I suppose you can call this an "Ad" but I see this place as "Home"

This very Forum is "Mother" to this companies ideas.. this is not just an "AD" man, this is GUITAR HISTORY in the making,

John Backlund has done something few other guitar designers have done. he should be viewed in the same light as Leo Fender and others of his type.

He has drawn guitars that are very functional and yet still very cool and they are actually BETTER feeling/playing than the old Gibsons & Fender designs from 60-70 years ago.
and yet they retain the sounds quality and playability that is demanded by so many today.


I mean wait till you play a JBD-300. this guitar will spoil you for ALL Les Pauls forever.
would you rather NOT know about something like that?