BaCHbird

TBird1958 · November 22, 2008, 06:36:35 PM

Easy there big Guy.................

Stjofön Big · November 22, 2008, 06:41:24 PM

Right about now, I feel like Stjofön Litte, very, very small....

angrymatt · November 23, 2008, 12:56:12 AM

I love those nights.

Low End Theorist · November 24, 2008, 05:10:16 PM

Sadly, no sign of BaCH here either.
Does anyone do business with that particular BaCH?

Basvarken · November 25, 2008, 08:00:24 AM

Our BaCHbird must have inspired them to build a white Firebird too ;-)

http://www.bachmusik.com/p1132/bach-fb-1-wh/

Low End Theorist · November 25, 2008, 08:42:38 AM

Ha! I'm so glad it's not a non-reverse.

TBird1958 · November 25, 2008, 10:07:33 AM

You know I looked over their website, they have some pretty cool basses there.

exiledarchangel · November 25, 2008, 10:11:34 AM

Quote from: Basvarken on November 25, 2008, 08:00:24 AM
Our BaCHbird must have inspired them to build a white Firebird too ;-)

http://www.bachmusik.com/p1132/bach-fb-1-wh/

Hey, where's my THIRD pickup? Lol, I love 3-pup bitches, I mean guitards.

Blackbird · November 26, 2008, 11:17:03 AM

How much are these BachBirds going to be?? First I saw of them - I thought this was a big secret or something.....The are list at '0'....they look quite cool!

Dave W · November 26, 2008, 02:38:53 PM

They wanted it kept quiet because of possible trademark concerns. Now they have pics on their website. Go figure.

Muzikman7 · November 26, 2008, 04:06:41 PM

I'd like to know how much the cost will be also. When I checked out the site I was wondering what John & Sterling would think.

TBird1958 · November 26, 2008, 04:47:44 PM

Re: Body shapes

I had this discussion with Mike Lull in regards to his Thunderbird.........basically since the body shapes have never been trademarked or patented they can be copied without fear of a lawsuit.

eb2 · November 26, 2008, 05:56:10 PM

Yet our BaCH friends make a fairly blatant Rickenbacker bass knock off. There is no secret how that goes over with the little guitar factory in CA. I tend to think they don't care about what is copyrighted or not.

Dave W · November 26, 2008, 06:13:59 PM

The cost is 160 Euros. There are already buyers for all of the first run. Contact Rob (Basvarken) by email or PM for more info.

Re the body shape: it's strictly a trademark issue, nothing to do with patent or copyright.

Gibson may not have registered a trademark on the Firebird/Thunderbird, but they would probably assert common law trademark rights if a copy was too close.

That's probably not really an issue with a Fenderbird type since a bolt-on Fender-style neck on a Gibson-style body is not likely to be confused with a Gibson product. But it might be a big issue with a clone, even if the clone isn't officially marketed in the US.

Stjofön Big · December 01, 2008, 02:08:50 AM

Has anyone heard anything from the Bach company? Anyone got his/hers bass yet? I've heard nothing so far, and the days keep rolling on. Was I born under a wandering star?