Discontinued Product Lines

Forum,

You may have noticed on the site, that there has been a sudden disappearance of a good number of kits... notably those that bear a similarity with a certain famous guitar manufacturer that is well known for litigious behavior...

I regret to announce that I was smacked with the cease-and-desist letter from a very scary and serious legal firm earlier this year, so I will no longer be ordering any of these types of kit. I've still got a number of kits on my shelves that I will be all but giving away to make room for less legally challenging models. These are the kits that have a single cutaway in the rounded solid body where it meets the neck and a tune-o-matic bridge .. with two humbuckers. I think you know the ones, but please don't comment anything that can be picked up by a bot.


I have the below:
No.1 - Basswood body, flame maple veneer, bolt-on neck
No.2 - Basswood body, flame maple veneer, set neck
No.3 - Mahogany body, spalted maple veneer, bolt on neck
No.4 - Mahogany body, spalted maple veneer, set neck
No.5 - Mahogany body, no veneer, ebony fretboard, set neck
No.6 - Mahogany body, flame maple veneer, set neck
No.7 - Mahogany body, quilted maple veneer, set neck


Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at service@pitbullguitars.com.

That is awful for you, Tim. Not what you want when getting a business of the ground. On the other hand...this could result in some prized possessions!

This is a real bummer. Has the same thing happened for that style of neck?

It wasn't specifically mentioned in the letter, however, in the USA, G****n has even trademarked the words that are used to describe the neck, so I've still got plenty of hardware and necks for those kits, and I'd love to be able to put them back up, but I'd need to be very careful about re-wording the listing so that it doesn't trigger any AI-bots crawling sites like mine.

The nameless company that owns a brand that has produced as many copies of Strats (S-310), Teles (T-310) and p-basses (Accu Bass), Not to mention a lot of other more subtle copies of the competition's guitars, has a lot of nerve threatening anyone. Seems a bit like Apple making androids and then suing Samsung for making something similar to an iphone.

Maybe the parts could be described using language that is also used by a big competitor that continues to produce guitars with similar features like Gretch. The Streamliner Jet is bolt-on. The Electromatic Jet is uses a set-neck. I think there is a "double Jet" version of both. If the site uses only language that is common to both mfgs, maybe Voldemort's bots will leave you alone.

I like some of nameless one's guitars, but there are lots of cool guitars that have similar features not made by them. Heck, one of their features that I like the best--the batwing headstock--is a rip-off of the one designed by...

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...oh yeah. Paul Bigsby. The same guy that sued Fender over the name Broadcaster. Wonder whatever happened to that company and whether there is an object lesson in there somewhere.

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The nameless company that owns a brand that has produced as many copies of Strats (S-310), Teles (T-310) and p-basses (Accu Bass), Not to mention a lot of other more subtle copies of the competition's guitars, has a lot of nerve threatening anyone. Seems a bit like Apple making androids and then suing Samsung for making something similar to an iphone.

Maybe the parts could be described using language that is also used by a big competitor that continues to produce guitars with similar features like Gretch. The Streamliner Jet is bolt-on. The Electromatic Jet is uses a set-neck. I think there is a "double Jet" version of both. If the site uses only language that is common to both mfgs, maybe Voldemort's bots will leave you alone.

I like some of nameless one's guitars, but there are lots of cool guitars that have similar features not made by them. Heck, one of their features that I like the best--the batwing headstock--is a rip-off of the one designed by...

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...oh yeah. Paul Bigsby. The same guy that sued Fender over the name Broadcaster. Wonder whatever happened to that company and whether there is an object lesson in there somewhere.

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It was Gretsch that sued over the name similarity to their Broadkaster drum kits.

But yeah there's a bit of design intrusion in one way or another across quite a few brands

G'day Tim,

Email sent, I have an itch that hasn't been scratched for quite a few years now.

Last thing I worked on was a complete restoration of an SG200 around 4 years ago, it had been submerged in floods along with a 73 Tele Deluxe

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It was Gretsch that sued over the name similarity to their Broadkaster drum kits.

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I stand corrected. This is what happens when rant but you don't check your sources ;-)

No.7 spoken for :o

And #5 ;-)

And 1!

So, there should be lots of builds on the way!

I also think there is more than one of each.

Item No.7 arrived this morning, the financial manager was not amused.

Haven't unboxed it yet but will do later today once urgent stuff like taking the dog to the beauty parlor is taken care of

Will be looking forward to the build diary ;-) I have received my authorization. Got to make the order before she changes her mind!

I'm impressed with the finish of the fretboard & frets, after a quick check the neck is nice and straight, frets are well seated and the fret ends are nicely finished.

Neck is bound and the body triple bound, BONUS

I do wish this offer was in late August last year so I something to do after breaking my back or late July this year when I had a hip replacement, would have given me something to do wile semi incapacitated.

The back was as a result of a high speed race crash and the hip was the car paying me back for crashing it

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I'm impressed with the finish of the fretboard & frets, after a quick check the neck is nice and straight, frets are well seated and the fret ends are nicely finished.

Neck is bound and the body triple bound, BONUS

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That is good to hear. Hoping to having similar luck!

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I do wish this offer was in late August last year so I something to do after breaking my back or late July this year when I had a hip replacement, would have given me something to do wile semi incapacitated.

The back was as a result of a high speed race crash and the hip was the car paying me back for crashing it

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Glad you are in recovery. Judging by what I hear on your signature URL, it sounds like you found something to do. You certainly live an adventurous life. Stay safe for this build!

You know...I have some hip, back and heel problems as well. What I am realizing I don't have is as good a story about how I acquired them. Will need to work on that ;-)

Thanks F3x

It's important to keep the mind and body active

Music, racing, car and guitar building along with family and friends are the important components

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#5 arrived today. I got the invoice and sent Paypal a "yes please" on Tuesday. I was very impressed when DHL said it would arrive next Monday and sort of amazed when I got a text this morning saying it was out for delivery. Four days from Perth to Miami. Literally about as far as you can go without leaving the planet. The packing job was also great. Nothing loose. Everything well padded and secured.

It's a lovely looking kit as well. Body and neck are bound, and the latter fits the former snugly. It also came with cool gold hardware. I have never considered using gold hardware before...but now that I have seen it... #5 is solid mahogany--no veneer, which is something I have wanted. I am really good at sanding right through veneer. Maybe because I also like to be able to go after glue spots and other minor flaws with sandpaper and impunity. I also like the ebony board.

I have a Tele and a Jazz bass project ahead of it in the cue, but will open a build diary when I get around to it. In the meantime, fast service, well packed, and a really nice kit inside. Don't know what more you could ask for ;-)

Sounds nice, and 4 days is excellent! I was impressed with mine getting to me in 2 days - though the warehouse is only about 20 km away!

Out of the blue while browsing TDPRI (Telecaster Forum) I discovered that there is a mob in Canada selling various styles of unmentionable kits complete with the paddle cut to look dangerously close to that of the unmentionable.

They also have other styles and none of them are cheap, you could probably buy a Squier for example for less although not a CV

Yeah, that Nashville company seems highly selective about who they pick on. They seem to have a nasty propensity for going after the little guy. Love the sound of their guitars from the three Kings (BB, Albert and Freddy), to Alvin Lee, Angus Young, Billy Gibson, John Fogarty, Peter Frampton...and so many more. No love lost for the current company.