http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]una999 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
I suppose my point was so good it required 3 posts, just a mistake!!!
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
I suppose my point was so good it required 3 posts, just a mistake!!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]una999 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
He sells Brian May guitars, amps, etc made by himself SAYING they were made by Brian's team.
That's not like concerts uploaded on YouTube. That would be the same as someone selling you a bootleg in a nice case saying it's a new official release.
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
He sells Brian May guitars, amps, etc made by himself SAYING they were made by Brian's team.
That's not like concerts uploaded on YouTube. That would be the same as someone selling you a bootleg in a nice case saying it's a new official release.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]una999 wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color="lime">Raf840 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]http://www.brianmay.com/brian/brianssb/brianssb.html
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
He sells Brian May guitars, amps, etc made by himself SAYING they were made by Brian's team.
That's not like concerts uploaded on YouTube. That would be the same as someone selling you a bootleg in a nice case saying it's a new official release.[/QUOTE]
Well i'm sure Brian's legal guys are on the case perhaps. Personally i think it's mad cause you're gonna get caught doing something so obvious
Has anyone else read Brian's soapbox entry from November 7th (yesterday)?
It looks like some idiot is making Brian May stuff and selling it as official. That includes an amp named "Deacy".[/QUOTE]
If he's making it he's obviously talented enough to know what he's doing. Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
He sells Brian May guitars, amps, etc made by himself SAYING they were made by Brian's team.
That's not like concerts uploaded on YouTube. That would be the same as someone selling you a bootleg in a nice case saying it's a new official release.[/QUOTE]
Well i'm sure Brian's legal guys are on the case perhaps. Personally i think it's mad cause you're gonna get caught doing something so obvious
If I may add my 2-cents.
I think the problem was in the wording of this particular auction...
In my view, the product itself is quite good - but having anything even remotely stating 'Brian May' could have (and has - obviously) caused a bit of an eyebrow to be raised by Mr. May himself.
We are all fans of Brian and I can almost bet that no ill-will was intended by the auction - or the creators of this product. I think the pitfall was actually using Brian's name without his permission and (again) in the wording of the auction itself.
That's just my own opinion...not speaking for anyone else :)
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I think the problem was in the wording of this particular auction...
In my view, the product itself is quite good - but having anything even remotely stating 'Brian May' could have (and has - obviously) caused a bit of an eyebrow to be raised by Mr. May himself.
We are all fans of Brian and I can almost bet that no ill-will was intended by the auction - or the creators of this product. I think the pitfall was actually using Brian's name without his permission and (again) in the wording of the auction itself.
That's just my own opinion...not speaking for anyone else :)
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Let me try to shed some light on this issue.
The Orchestrator Amp, as it's called, is made by a Chris Mahoney, who is also making RS like guitars, under the name "Taylor Imperial". Now, Chris is not selling these items as "The Deacky" amp or "The Red Special". This was done by the distributor on an Ebay auction, not by Chris. A mistake that has gotten him in a lot of trouble. Chris has made it very clear on his sites that he is not associated with BHM, or Queen productions.
http://www.pedalpushers.com/amp.html
http://crafterstn.com/crafters/Crafters_Store_Files/Imperial_Finished_Gtr.html
http://crafterstn.com/crafters/Crafters_Store_Files/Imperial.html
The Orchestrator Amp, as it's called, is made by a Chris Mahoney, who is also making RS like guitars, under the name "Taylor Imperial". Now, Chris is not selling these items as "The Deacky" amp or "The Red Special". This was done by the distributor on an Ebay auction, not by Chris. A mistake that has gotten him in a lot of trouble. Chris has made it very clear on his sites that he is not associated with BHM, or Queen productions.
http://www.pedalpushers.com/amp.html
http://crafterstn.com/crafters/Crafters_Store_Files/Imperial_Finished_Gtr.html
http://crafterstn.com/crafters/Crafters_Store_Files/Imperial.html
For the record..
I am the fellow who designed pedalpushers.com website -- and with that said - while this site was created purely and 100% on a volunteer level, I can almost say for certain that (from what I understand) Chris had been very careful in how things have been handeled in the use of names etc, and references to the original.
If this is in fact the fault of the distributor then this is a real f**king shame -- !!!
I am the fellow who designed pedalpushers.com website -- and with that said - while this site was created purely and 100% on a volunteer level, I can almost say for certain that (from what I understand) Chris had been very careful in how things have been handeled in the use of names etc, and references to the original.
If this is in fact the fault of the distributor then this is a real f**king shame -- !!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]una999 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
If YouTube quality is the same as the quality of the DVDs bought in stores, then yes, I'd agree. But these guitars and amps Chris is selling aren't toys that are a fraction of the quality. They are full-sized, and are being passed off as the real thing.
A name is just a name. The point is that this guy is making money off a design of guitars and amps that aren't his own.
If YouTube quality is the same as the quality of the DVDs bought in stores, then yes, I'd agree. But these guitars and amps Chris is selling aren't toys that are a fraction of the quality. They are full-sized, and are being passed off as the real thing.
A name is just a name. The point is that this guy is making money off a design of guitars and amps that aren't his own.
So forgive me for being thick - but I have to ask.
I understand all the legal and philosophical problems - so no need to rehash those.
But if I WAS a guitarist of any degree, and I wanted the BEST sounding Red Special and Deaky amp, how would these 'fakes' compare against the other 'imitation' makes and models on the market?
Just because a product is licensed - does not automatically mean it is superior.
If it turned out that these sounded closer to the original and BETTER than the competition - what would be so wrong in buying one?
Sadly, being no guitarist myself, I would never be in the postion to find out - but what if...
I understand all the legal and philosophical problems - so no need to rehash those.
But if I WAS a guitarist of any degree, and I wanted the BEST sounding Red Special and Deaky amp, how would these 'fakes' compare against the other 'imitation' makes and models on the market?
Just because a product is licensed - does not automatically mean it is superior.
If it turned out that these sounded closer to the original and BETTER than the competition - what would be so wrong in buying one?
Sadly, being no guitarist myself, I would never be in the postion to find out - but what if...
Man...honestly...I don't know what to think.
I just wish I could login to the site and get MY name off that website.
Yuck.
I just wish I could login to the site and get MY name off that website.
Yuck.
Very good point JSS.
The mistake was made using any reference to Brian or the Deaky so blatantly in an auction.
We all see tremolo copies, or other parts that aren't licensed on ebay...but I don't know if either of them used BM's name to clearly in the description.
That's not to say one copy is better than the other or more authentic to the original...I guess it boils down to legal principals.
The mistake was made using any reference to Brian or the Deaky so blatantly in an auction.
We all see tremolo copies, or other parts that aren't licensed on ebay...but I don't know if either of them used BM's name to clearly in the description.
That's not to say one copy is better than the other or more authentic to the original...I guess it boils down to legal principals.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]una999 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Don't people post Queen concerts on youtube which is basically the same thing, yet I don't hear fans complaining?[/QUOTE]
A name is just a name. The point is that this guy is making money off a design of guitars and amps that aren't his own.
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So was Kaz from KZ Guitar Works. Why isn't Brian going after him too?
A name is just a name. The point is that this guy is making money off a design of guitars and amps that aren't his own.
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So was Kaz from KZ Guitar Works. Why isn't Brian going after him too?