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Chris P.

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Bad chosen name.
« on: July 04, 2008, 12:27:02 AM »
I read an article today about a builder who made a hollowbody Strat guitar. He wanted to call it Hollowcaster, but in time he discovered this name could be bad for slaes in Germany...
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2008, 04:32:48 AM »
Guess they won't be too popular in Israel either...
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2008, 07:48:00 AM »
That doesn't sound right to me. It's not close enough.

I'll bet Fender's legal department is the real reason he didn't use the name.
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2008, 07:10:48 AM »
It took me a while to get it ..., but quickly pronounced "holocauster" is not that far off. Sounds like the name of some Norwegian Dark Metal outfit.
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2008, 11:53:28 PM »





« Last Edit: July 13, 2008, 12:00:43 AM by Freuds_Cat »
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2008, 04:19:52 AM »
Is that a real Fender?!?!?!
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2008, 04:40:17 AM »
Built by Richard Prokopchuk at Gecko Guitars.

He claims:

"The Fender decal is not to make folks think it is a Fender. It's more of a trompe le oil effect for me. I want them to look and say, "I didn't know Fender made a hollow Strat." Then I get to tell them Fender doesn't, but I do."

http://www.wizardsofaz.com/gecko/
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2008, 07:39:45 AM »
And it's a clear violation of three Fender trademarks: the name, the logo design and the headstock shape.

Which is why he now has a "what we won't do" section on his front page.
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Re: Bad chosen name.
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2008, 04:03:30 PM »
LOL  still funny though  :mrgreen:
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