Double cream trademark latest

[Mincer]

They remembered to do that, but not the body shapes.

 

[pittbull]

Original Gibson PAFs were called “Whites” not cream color, the pickups became cream color after aging and covered.I rather have parchment color then cream color.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Yah, parchment is much closer to the real thing.
Cream doesn't look much like a PAF at all, especially the orangey DiMarzio cream.

It may just be my imagination, but I seem to remember DiMarzios looking a little less orange in the mid-70s than they are now.
Or perhaps the plastic just varied a bit from batch to batch before it was a mass production operation?

 

[ToneFiddler]

I need to create a staining product for White Humbuckers. I'll call it LDCGFH.

good one

parchment is a custom shop thing?
or shop floor custom?

 

[eclecticsynergy]

good one

parchment is a custom shop thing?
or shop floor custom?

Parchment's no longer available from Duncan AFAIK.
It used to be.

 

[Aceman]

Parchment was weak.

 

[Mincer]

Parchment used to be Shop Floor Custom, but I don't see it there anymore. I haven't heard if/why it would have been discontinued. If you call and ask, make sure to post here about it.

 

[Artie]

They still have "Parchment" on the drop down menu on some singles.

 

[Mincer]

It may exist, but may not have made it to some parts of the 'new' website.

 

[Slartibartfarst]

I much prefer parchment to cream. Double black, double white and a zebra of black and parchment are the only options I'd consider these days.

 

[beaubrummels]

Parchment makes sense for singles and trembuckers as that's a Fender color to match.

 

[Archer250]

Aged white looks much better tbh

https://www.creamtone.com/products/...or-gibson-guitars-absolute-vintage-collection

 

[Masta' C]

What I don't get is that there are so many different "creams".

It seems DiMarzio should have to pick their signature "color" and stick with it in order to be able to adequately enforce their trademark.

Personally, I like Duncan's lighter cream tone, like on the newer Black Winter below. It's really a beautiful, "neutral" cream tone, better than "parchment" and nothing like DiMarzio's classic cream (see the pickups in the guitar).

 

[Ascension]

I wonder if Carvin/Kiesel ever looked at this? They have been building pickups much much longer than Dimarzio has existed (since the 1940's) and offered nothing but cream bobbins for many many tears. Would think they would absolutely destroy Dimarzio in court on this if Dimarzio ever challenged them.

 

[dystrust]

I wonder if Carvin/Kiesel ever looked at this? They have been building pickups much much longer than Dimarzio has existed (since the 1940's) and offered nothing but cream bobbins for many many tears. Would think they would absolutely destroy Dimarzio in court on this if Dimarzio ever challenged them.

The DiMarzio trademark didn't apply to Carvin because the trademark refers to cream bobbins and 12 pole pieces, while AFAIK most if not all of the old Carvin pickups had 22 pole pieces. I don't know how Kiesel is able to offer double cream with 12 poles now.

 

[Masta' C]

Million dollar question...why no Parallel Axis pickups in Cream? Jupiter? El Diablo? Slug? Dimebucker?

 

[Mincer]

Million dollar question...why no Parallel Axis pickups in Cream?

My guess is that black sells more, and since cream is a more classic look (and PA pickups don't have a classic look), cream wouldn't generate the sales they would need.

 

[Artie]

I'd definitely buy cream PA's.

 

[Masta' C]

I'd definitely buy cream PA's.

Me too! Maybe the next "forum" pickup offering could just be a limited edition set of double cream PA's! Duncan wouldn't have to spend any time R&D'ing

 

[Artie]

Me too! Maybe the next "forum" pickup offering could just be a limited edition set of double cream PA's! Duncan wouldn't have to spend any time R&D'ing

And I would think the PA form factor might circumvent the trademark limitation.