Members BeeTL Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Over the last few months I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Martinez Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Looks cool. Kinda retro. Is that what you are going for? What scale for the bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CorkyII Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Can I get one in metal? I can use it to play a gig and then open bottles of beer afterward! Interesting design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 *right-clicks...saves* :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 *right-clicks...saves* :poke: Exactly what I was thinking! "Designed a guitar, now I'm going to protect it.... by posting it on a public forum before my patent is registered!" Nice design, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have the secret formula for curing cancer. But I'm going to patent it. So here it is: ...... waitaminnit!! You tricked me!:poke: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members illidian Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Your design has been stolen by MEANNESS. As a formidable lawyer himself in copyright law, you will not beat him in court. Instead, you should PM me for an address so you may buy your designs back from him. I advise you should do this immediately, before he starts demanding royalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 The headstock is a winner. Not sure the body does much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 I can use it to play a gig and then open bottles of beer afterward! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Reminds me a lot of the Music Man Albert Lee sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Exactly what I was thinking! "Designed a guitar, now I'm going to protect it.... by posting it on a public forum before my patent is registered!" Nice design, though! Perhaps posting pics of your your design, where the dates are "stamped" on the posts, and ownership is quite clear, is part of protecting your design? Maybe this is a good thing? I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Not excited by the design. Don't worry, I won't steal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogieotter Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have the secret formula for curing cancer. But I'm going to patent it. So here it is: ...... waitaminnit!! You tricked me! :poke: :lol: Chuck Norris' tears contain a chemical known to cure all forms of cancer within 24 hours and without any side effects.... Too bad he has never cried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hi.flyer Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 I like it! Is that routing on the body going to be covered w/ a telecaster control plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rolos Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 I have the secret formula for curing cancer. But I'm going to patent it. So here it is: ...... waitaminnit!! You tricked me! :poke: :lol: You sound familiar: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/12/us.genes.lawsuit/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted May 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yes, the first models will use T-style control plates and hardware. Let me address a few ideas here: 1. I should have said ATTEMPT to protect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Looks cool. Kinda retro. Is that what you are going for? What scale for the bass? Looks as though he's going after a design that will attract a lot of ladies when he's still playing in his 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 That there headstock is only good for opening very large bottles IMHO... something like you'd use to christen a new battleship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yes, the first models will use T-style control plates and hardware. Let me address a few ideas here: 1. I should have said ATTEMPT to protect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted May 14, 2009 Members Share Posted May 14, 2009 The headstock looks a mixture between a G&L, Sadowsky, and a bottle opener. I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted May 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 Again, I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monark Posted May 16, 2009 Members Share Posted May 16, 2009 The headstock is a winner. Not sure the body does much for me. Same thought here. The headstock is nice but the body isn't my cup of tea. Good for you trying to go above and beyond though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted June 22, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I thought about starting a new thread but decided to resurrect this one instead. After reviewing the standards the guitar industry follows I have applied to register my "bottle opener" headstock design with the USPTO. http://tarr.uspto.gov/tarr?regser=serial&entry=85237520&action=Request+Status http://tarr.uspto.gov/tarr?regser=serial&entry=85237521&action=Request+Status There is no question that the bottle opener headstock design distinguishes a Lowe Custom Guitar from any other brand on the US market today, and registering this design is consistent with my business goals for LCG over the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Brad, I for one am glad to see you moving beyond being just an assembler to a builder of your own designs. Anyone can assemble a bass, or source the parts and have a local tech assemble a bass, and imo those people are not 'builders.' I also think you have a very unique and identifiable style that shows in your original drawings. I like that. Still, your market for that body shape is going to be very small. Bass players aren't going to like it. I get a lot of comments from bass players on my oddball shaped basses, and they are mostly along the lines of the basses are too 'out there', too non-fender like, too pointy, too flashy, etc etc. But, every non player that has seen them has been totally blown away. They are not used to stylish stuff like that and love it. I think your bass would fall into that category too. If I were looking to get a Lowe bass, I would only want the one that was a true Lowe bass, not just some bought fender shaped body that you painted. I would want the total Lowe style package. I hope you can find your place in that market, as small as it is, because I do think you have something there to offer that is unique enough to stand out on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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