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Request - ease up on the Sire advocacy

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#201
Hopkins said:
I'm not a big fan of Sadowsky's head stock shape either. But their logo had much more thought put into it than "Marcus Miller" printed out in a font that looks like Times New Roman
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I'm not trying to dog-pile, but Times New Roman looks nothing like that. However, I can see where you're coming from. That being said, personally, I like the nice & simple logo. It speaks directly to my "inner minimalist"…no frills or fru-fru, just simplicity itself.

…and in an attempt to lighten the mood… :whistle:

…but if I ever had my own signature model, I'd be seriously tempted to have the logo incorporate Comic Sans, both for the lulz and the implied irony. Mind you, anything bearing my handiwork would probably deserve such a loathsome font completely without irony. :***:
 
#204
Hopkins said:
Because, they being touted as being on par with other instruments that have better hardware. Yes they function, but that is not the point. There is a reason an American Standard cost more than a Sire or Squire bass.
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Clearly, you have completely missed all the threads where Squire owners bash MIA Fender owners for thinking that their Squires aren't better than the MIAs. Where have you been?!?
 
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#205
KickingBass said:
Well I think having a middle man, lots of endorsing artists, signature models, made in USA and lots of options adds more to the price than tuners. Sires big advantage is that it cuts costs and uses its own (Dame) factories to give the most to customers.
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The conglomerate that owns Sire probably owns one of the factories that produce import hardware. That stuff about producing their own hardware cuts costs marketing hoopla. If a guitar manufacturer had to tool up to produce their own hardware it would raise the cost of the instrument, not lower it.
 
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Malak the Mad said:
I'm not trying to dog-pile, but Times New Roman looks nothing like that. However, I can see where you're coming from. That being said, personally, I like the nice & simple logo. It speaks directly to my "inner minimalist"…no frills or fru-fru, just simplicity itself.

…and in an attempt to lighten the mood… :whistle:

…but if I ever had my own signature model, I'd be seriously tempted to have the logo incorporate Comic Sans, both for the lulz and the implied irony. Mind you, anything bearing my handiwork would probably deserve such a loathsome font completely without irony. :***:
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Well, Arial then
 
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Hopkins said:
The conglomerate that owns Sire probably owns one of the factories that produce import hardware. That stuff about producing their own hardware cuts costs marketing hoopla. If a guitar manufacturer had to tool up to produce their own hardware it would raise the cost of the instrument, not lower it.
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Not sure Dame does OEM work, Sire claims they don't. Isn't it possible the tuners can look exactly the same but not be made in the same place?
 
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KickingBass said:
Not sure Dame does OEM work, Sire claims they don't. Isn't it possible the tuners can look exactly the same but not be made in the same place?
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I guess it is possible that they bought a production factory solely for the purpose of producing hardware for their own instruments, but that would be a terrible business decision.
 
#218
Malak the Mad said:
Probably. It's either a more-rounded variant or was worked over in Photoshop a bit. :bookworm:

[/art-school-lesson] :D
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LOL

It gives me this vibe
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