No creme pickups?
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Silence Kid
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Re: No creme pickups?
Another pickup manufacturer has a trademark.
Another pickup manufacturer has a trademark.
RandomToneGuy
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I agree with Clint 55, if there's a trademark or patent, then combining coils or ordering a custom color that will go with cream.
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I agree with Clint 55, if there's a trademark or patent, then combining coils or ordering a custom color that will go with cream.
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PicoRiveraTele
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The trademark only impedes of US based pickup makers. You can order double cream from Bare Knuckle Pickups, for example.
The trademark only impedes of US based pickup makers. You can order double cream from Bare Knuckle Pickups, for example.
RandomToneGuy
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Forgot about that, and I was Co sodering getting a couple pairs from them.
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RandomToneGuy
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True, but they get away with it on design patent or trademark. Basically only forgein pickup manufactures can use that same combination. But let's say someone decided to blend another color like red or rows into the cream and relate a strawberry shake zebra pickup, or chocolate malt zebra pickup color scheme they could trademark that and get away with it. And Dimarzio won't beabketocopy as their stateside too.
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Condemnedsoul
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Wanting double cream got me looking towards DMZ. The quest uncovered the 36 Anniversary set and yes, they work well with a SG.
Wanting double cream got me looking towards DMZ. The quest uncovered the 36 Anniversary set and yes, they work well with a SG.
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That trademark is most stupid thing I've ever heard in my life. That and the trademark on PAF name (which Gibson humbuckers bore when Larry D. was still wearing his diapers). These things are so bizarre and irritating, that I will never buy a pickup from DiMarzio.
That trademark is most stupid thing I've ever heard in my life. That and the trademark on PAF name (which Gibson humbuckers bore when Larry D. was still wearing his diapers). These things are so bizarre and irritating, that I will never buy a pickup from DiMarzio.
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I don't care about double creme humbuckers. I care for stupid trademarks that limit consumer options, not only in guitar industry but everywhere.
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I don't get it either, as it does nothing for me. I'm all about flat black.
I don't get it either, as it does nothing for me. I'm all about flat black.
Lewguitar
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First time I saw Jeff Beck he was making his way across the dance floor of the Grande Ballroom in 1967, cradling his 59 Les Paul in his arms.
It had two double cream humbuckers, just like Eric Clapton's Les Paul.
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/Goldenbirdcarole/bluesbreaker1_zps74rtjanq.jpg
I went up and said something like: "Hey man...you're my favorite guitar player. Can I shake your hand?"
Beck stopped, smiled, shifted his guitar to his left hand, extended his right hand and said: "Oh! That's great. Thanks!"
Ever since then I've had a thing for double cream humbuckers.
Here's my PRS SE Singlecut:
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/Goldenbirdcarole/001_zpsdz0vw72r.jpg
First time I saw Jeff Beck he was making his way across the dance floor of the Grande Ballroom in 1967, cradling his 59 Les Paul in his arms.
It had two double cream humbuckers, just like Eric Clapton's Les Paul.
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/Goldenbirdcarole/bluesbreaker1_zps74rtjanq.jpg
I went up and said something like: "Hey man...you're my favorite guitar player. Can I shake your hand?"
Beck stopped, smiled, shifted his guitar to his left hand, extended his right hand and said: "Oh! That's great. Thanks!"
Ever since then I've had a thing for double cream humbuckers.
Here's my PRS SE Singlecut:
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/Goldenbirdcarole/001_zpsdz0vw72r.jpg
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Silence Kid
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Really it's just freaking white.
Really it's just freaking white.
Rich_S
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Back in the late '70s, Gibson humbuckers were black. Any time you saw double cream, it told you, "This guy modded his guitar with Dimarzios, so he must care about tone." That kind of supports Larry's idea of the trademark, but 40 years down the road, it just pisses people off.
Similar to Lew, there were couple of iconic guitars that planted the double-cream ideal in my head. They were the earliest Hamer Standards played by Rick Nielsen with Cheap Trick, the sunburst #0000 and the natural maple #0004. Both had double-cream real-deal Gibson PAFs in the bridge position. Eventually, Hamer ran out of old PAFs in the parts drawer and started using DiMarzios. When I wanted my Korean Hamer Sunburst to look like a '70s Hamer, I went out of my way to get a double-cream/zebra set, and NOT buy DiMarzios.
Back in the late '70s, Gibson humbuckers were black. Any time you saw double cream, it told you, "This guy modded his guitar with Dimarzios, so he must care about tone." That kind of supports Larry's idea of the trademark, but 40 years down the road, it just pisses people off.
Similar to Lew, there were couple of iconic guitars that planted the double-cream ideal in my head. They were the earliest Hamer Standards played by Rick Nielsen with Cheap Trick, the sunburst #0000 and the natural maple #0004. Both had double-cream real-deal Gibson PAFs in the bridge position. Eventually, Hamer ran out of old PAFs in the parts drawer and started using DiMarzios. When I wanted my Korean Hamer Sunburst to look like a '70s Hamer, I went out of my way to get a double-cream/zebra set, and NOT buy DiMarzios.
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