Originally Posted by
HoneyBadgerJM
For what it is worth from a srictly marketing point of view keep the core logo the same but add roman numerals alongside the head stock. The core logo should stay the same, think any logo you see and they all stay the same buy might have sub text, ie Telecaster/Stratocaster. Car Brands Its a Toyoto but the model is announced for example. If you and another stroke to the core logo it implies its a different company/owner not a different model....Just thoughts.
Try it out on paper and I think you will see what I am talking about,.