DLB (Dan Lakin Basses) Coming Soon!

[ShoeManiac]

Originally Posted by Avezzano

... that is... where?

and... uh... let's not forget this:

Right here: http://www.danlakinbasses.com/

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by j.kernodle

any ideas on how soon we'll see them?

Soon.

[ShowKing]

Very interesting. Dont like the name DLB though. Looking forward to what he has up his sleeve

[Munjibunga]

Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

Soon.

There you go again ... all mysterious and everything. BTW, thanks for not killing me the other day.

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

There you go again ... all mysterious and everything.

Well I don't want to upset some members of the TB tribe, Like when I mentioned that SWR was outta here and a few other things that I was spot on with. I don't start rumors.

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

BTW, thanks for not killing me the other day.

You're very welcome. The only reason I didn't kill you was because I like you and I think you're a stand up guy.

[oboylebass]

Hey, wouldn't it be sorta funny if he and Hugh McFarland started working together again??

Kinda like...George & Leo.

[MAJOR METAL]

Best wishes to Dan.

[GM60466]

I'm in line

[ShowKing]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

There you go again ... all mysterious and everything. BTW, thanks for not killing me the other day.

LOL

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by zortation

It's a good thing too, because I was worried there weren't enough Fender copies out there.

[Bassmunnky]

I trust his judgment. Looking forward to it.

[andrew]

Subscribed.

[sigmafloyd]

Maybe he'll be doing Gibson knockoffs instead of fender this time. I round bridge would look awesome on an eb0

[Bassamatic]

Originally Posted by ShowKing

Very interesting. Dont like the name DLB though. Looking forward to what he has up his sleeve

I don't like the name either. Lakin would be acceptable. Initials never seem to work well. MTD, DLB, FGN - All have no quality to them and sound cheesy to me. Such a name says - "We couldn't think of anything better and were too cheap to hire a naming consultant".

He probably can't make anything with LAK in the name, but surely can do better than DLB.

[cybersnyder]

Very interested to see what happens with these basses.

[sigmafloyd]

D&L

[Avezzano]

"Lakin" basses sounds just right to me... and I don't think at Lakland they would put hobstacles... ???

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by Bassamatic

I don't like the name either. Lakin would be acceptable. Initials never seem to work well. MTD, DLB, FGN - All have no quality to them and sound cheesy to me. Such a name says - "We couldn't think of anything better and were too cheap to hire a naming consultant".

He probably can't make anything with LAK in the name, but surely can do better than DLB.

Who uses a naming consultant? People come up with names for companies based on either their name, or something that matters to them.

Look at some examples, some names: (Orville) Gibson, (Leo) Fender, (Stuart) Spector, (Gary) Kramer, (Grover) Jackson, (Wayne) Charvel, (Dave) Schecter, (Ned) Steinberger, (Jim) Marshall, (Fred) Gretsch, (Adolph) Rickenbacker, (Heartly) Peavey, Ken Smith, etc.

Then you have combinations, or initials of names; G&L (George & Leo), Lakland (Dan Lakin and Hugh McFarland), Gallien-Krueger, Hughes and Kettner, B.C. Rich, Dobro (Dopyera brothers), Carvin (Carson and Gavin), Epiphone (Epi Stathopoulos/phone), Mosrite (Semie Moseley/rite), SGD Lutherie (Schwab-Gagliano Design) etc.

Then initials of names; SWR (Steve W Rabe), PRS (Paul Reed Smith), , etc.

Sometimes the names are fake, like Trace Elliot, or Betty Croker. Ibanez (originally Ibanez Salvador because the Hoshino Gakki company was making Spanish guitars in 1935... they have been around since 1908!). Eden, while not his name, he used it as a name. Roland, etc.

Then you have acronyms; ESP (Electric Sound Products),

Sometimes a builder sells his company, and along with that his name. Then they want to keep building, so they have to come up with a new name, usually having to do with their real name. So Tobias sold to Gibson, an now he's MTD. Ned Steinberger sold to Gibson, so now he's NS Designs. Dean Zelinsky sold Dean, and then started DBZ.

Then there's names that have hidden meanings like MXR (mixer), Line 6 (while the founders were working at Fast-Forward Designs designing things for Alesis, the receptionist used "call on line 6" as a code so they would stop working on the guitar products, which they were dong in secret).

Then there's the names that are just names; Alembic, Guild Guitars, Reverend, Ovation... But they are much rarer than brands based on people's names or initials.

Coming up with a name is hard.

[idoker]

Originally Posted by SGD Lutherie

Who uses a naming consultant? People come up with names for companies based on either their name, or something that matters to them.

Look at some examples, some names: (Orville) Gibson, (Leo) Fender, (Stuart) Spector, (Gary) Kramer, (Grover) Jackson, (Wayne) Charvel, (Dave) Schecter, (Ned) Steinberger, (Jim) Marshall, (Fred) Gretsch, (Adolph) Rickenbacker, (Heartly) Peavey, Ken Smith, etc.

Then you have combinations, or initials of names; G&L (George & Leo), Lakland (Dan Lakin and Hugh McFarland), Gallien-Krueger, Hughes and Kettner, B.C. Rich, Dobro (Dopyera brothers), Carvin (Carson and Gavin), Epiphone (Epi Stathopoulos/phone), Mosrite (Semie Moseley/rite), SGD Lutherie (Schwab-Gagliano Design) etc.

Then initials of names; SWR (Steve W Rabe), PRS (Paul Reed Smith), , etc.

Sometimes the names are fake, like Trace Elliot, or Betty Croker. Ibanez (originally Ibanez Salvador because the Hoshino Gakki company was making Spanish guitars in 1935... they have been around since 1908!). Eden, while not his name, he used it as a name. Roland, etc.

Then you have acronyms; ESP (Electric Sound Products),

Sometimes a builder sells his company, and along with that his name. Then they want to keep building, so they have to come up with a new name, usually having to do with their real name. So Tobias sold to Gibson, an now he's MTD. Ned Steinberger sold to Gibson, so now he's NS Designs. Dean Zelinsky sold Dean, and then started DBZ.

Then there's names that have hidden meanings like MXR (mixer), Line 6 (while the founders were working at Fast-Forward Designs designing things for Alesis, the receptionist used "call on line 6" as a code so they would stop working on the guitar products, which they were dong in secret).

Then there's the names that are just names; Alembic, Guild Guitars, Reverend, Ovation... But they are much rarer than brands based on people's names or initials.

Coming up with a name is hard.

Very informative! Thanks.

[ahc]

Originally Posted by SGD Lutherie

Coming up with a name is hard.

Just like trying to come up with a name for a band