Release the KRACO!How about Kraco?
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Is It Wrong to Put a Squier Logo on a Fender?
- Thread starter Old Garage-Bander
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How about Kraco?
Kraco's good. Tonka would be good too, or maybe just Tupperware.
When I was young and foolish I collected metal nameplates off of cars (whatever they're called*). I built a speaker cab and put the metal Fleetwood thingy off a Fleetwood car on it. (What are those things called?) Anyway, it looked dumb, but I was sixteen, so I'm excused.
One of my basses has a Boogie Bodies Bass logo on the headstock. I'm sure that leads some people to believe that it's a Boogie Bodies bass, but the neck is the only thing made by them. The body is an old Fender Precision, the pickups are DiMarzio, the bridge is BassAss and the tuners are Schaller. It's not enough of any particular brand to be anything other than a Frankenbass. It has so many different brand names on it I'm sure nobody would be fooled into thinking it's a Boogie Bodies bass after examining it.
For those who don't know, Boogie Bodies became Warmoth.
Edited to add: *Chrome emblems or badges is what I was trying to remember.
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No, I got it, and obviously I am not saying that they are "scum of the earth" and I realize the irony of people getting ripped off thinking they are buying a Squier when in reality they are getting an instrument with a higher monetary value.I though my sarcasm was obvious. Guess not.
I was just saying that irony and sarcasm aside I don't want to financially support these ebay sellers.
The question posed on TB is always about fake basses, but in reality the instrument design is not protected in anyway, it's the trademark itself that is.
Furthermore, I realize that this thread is in humor and not supposed to be taken seriously. But the unspoken punch line is that it would be hypocritical for people who are against Squier logos on Fenders to not also be against Squier logos on Fenders. I guess my point is that infringing on trademarks is the "true crime" and Fender/Squier would be against it either way.I though my sarcasm was obvious. Guess not.
A waste of time. Eventually someone will probably put a Fender Logo on it anyway.
The Off Topic rules wouldn't allow.
There ARE... two things that I am against:
Fender logos on Squiers and
Fender logos on Squiers
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Well you'd have to take that abomination off and affix a proper vintage correct Squier logo of course!
What kind of pedal steel do you have there?
Edit: "Try to detect it / It's not too late".
Edit: "Try to detect it / It's not too late".
A comic relief moment in regards to the hazards of sarcasm....
It shouldn't be that hard to figure out for those in the know. Classic goodness, albeit surpassed by modern-mo-better...
Well, it's an S-10, most likely 3+4, probably Sho-Bud, perhaps a Maverick. Am I warm?
You are psychic.
It's an early 1970s Sho-Bud Pro-II, single-ten in Red bird's-eye Maple, tuned to C6 with three pedals, four knees.
Good job, my friend.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
I'm pretty sure the one I picked up on ebay is a proper vintage chrome Squier badge. From at least last week. It was a good week for vintage Squier chrome badges. I can't wait to see how much tone enhancement it brings to everything I stick it on.
Oh, no! noooo! NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please don't go there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just had my practitioner hook up an EKG machine to me, whilst perusing this thread. Now I know from where my erratic heartbeat originates.
