| Author | Message | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 824 Registered: 4-2004 |
hey! CAN THEY DO THIS? LOL http://cgi.ebay.com/Minarik-Goddess-Guitar-Ser-000023-Jerry-Garcia-Shape_W0QQitemZ7376249524QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1526 Registered: 9-2003 |
They can and they do! There's lots of companies doing Wolf and Tiger-style guitars...including Warmoth. | ||
| spose
Member Username: spose Post Number: 67 Registered: 5-2002 |
they may be able to do it...but they can't make me play it!  | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1529 Registered: 9-2003 |
I forgot about the Cripe-style ones as well. It appears Jerry-clone guitars are hot s**t business theses days. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 530 Registered: 9-2002 |
They sure can . . . ask Henry J @ Gibson about trademarking a body shape . . . or actually, ask Paul Reed Smith ! ! But don't hold your breath waiting for a Warmoth body in cocobolo . . . J o e y | ||
| zappahead
Intermediate Member Username: zappahead Post Number: 122 Registered: 10-2002 |
Jerrys guitar that the Tribute is modeled after was never an Alembic anyways. Wolf had its beginnings as an Alembic, but Rose and Tiger were Irwins. | ||
| jalevinemd
Advanced Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 275 Registered: 12-2003 |
Here we go again! | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 831 Registered: 4-2004 |
the original wolf is an alembic... as prooved by early photos of the peghead....and the alembic logo he worked for alembic, built it at alembic and jerry came down and bought it at alembic.... after that- who cares.. lol lets not open a sore wound with susan on this holiday.... irwin knew what he did... | ||
| zappahead
Intermediate Member Username: zappahead Post Number: 123 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yea, the Wolf had its start as an Alembic. My point was that the Tribute is made after a guitar that Irwin built for Jerry so there really isnt any difference between what Alembic and the other guys mentioned are doing. | ||
| billy_v
Junior Username: billy_v Post Number: 48 Registered: 9-2002 |
From the Minarik site: "Steve Helgeson of Moonstone Guitars runs the Minarik Guitars Custom Shop, and builds the entire Super Custom Series!" Steve's Moonstone electric and acoustic instruments are among the finest to have been produced in the last thirty years. Fascinating to learn of his involvement with Minarik! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2900 Registered: 5-2002 |
Billy; that is indeed interesting. Thanks! | ||
| jalevinemd
Advanced Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 279 Registered: 12-2003 |
I personally find the Miarik body designs some of the most hideous out there. They have an ad in this months Guitar World and I just couldn't believe what I was looking at. My sincerest apologies to anyone who owns an Inferno. Regards, Jonathan | ||
| jlpicard
Advanced Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 295 Registered: 7-2002 |
Minarik obviously subscribes to the " more is more " school of guitar design! LOL | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1572 Registered: 9-2003 |
It didn't sell...not one bid...not even for the starting bid at "dealer" cost ($699). | ||
| jalevinemd
Advanced Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 290 Registered: 12-2003 |
I don't think I've see a single Minarik sell on ebay. | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1577 Registered: 9-2003 |
Aesthetics aside, they look like quality pieces, especially if they're built by Moonstone's chief luthier. I'd have given him $700 for that thing...what can you get new that's not firewood for that price? |
