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+1!KevinOConnor wrote: If ethics are of any concern, you might boycot Blackstar, Bugera and Beringer
And let us not forget (or forgive) Danelectro for ripping off Paul Cochran & Mike Fuller.Vinny wrote:+1!KevinOConnor wrote: If ethics are of any concern, you might boycot Blackstar, Bugera and Beringer
And Cort,...
In fact all brands with low-price politic...
May I ask why?KevinOConnor wrote:Hi Guys
If ethics are of any concern, you might boycot Blackstar, Bugera and Behringer.
Blackstar debuted at Musikmesse in March 2007 with a line of five effects pedals. Amplifiers followed in November and their first products made it to the U.S. on GC’s Platinum Store shelves in January 2008
Blackstar’s staff now includes six former Marshall insiders. Among them: Ian Robinson, former Marshall R&D Director, and Bruce Kier, former Marshall Technical Director.
“There’s no doubt that if you’re into rock guitar then working for Marshall is probably the best job in the world,” said Blackstar Artist Relations Manager Joel Richardson (also a former Marshall guy). Which begs the question, why leave? “As a team we had lots of ideas for products we knew wouldn’t be right for Marshall, and over time we slowly came to the realization that the only way we would ever bring those designs to fruition would be to do them ourselves,” Joel explained.
When the team of four made a massive departure from Marshall, they pursued these ideas and their two patent-applied-for technologies were developed
Very interestingOne of the goals in producing the books we have is to make sure that all the cool ideas are not restricted to use by a single individual or company. This means Blackstar's power reduction patent is essentially worthless, as are many of Randall Smith's patents. I have no rpoblem with legitimate patents, and the fault of the illegitmate does not all lie with the applicant. Much of the blame rests with the USPTO, who operates on a profit-center basis rather than any altruistic footing.
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