mookie1010 wrote:I just snagged this one:https://reverb.com/item/13452932-electr ... d-aluminumBeautiful! My guitar is like that but has a cathedral grey finish and humbuckers. Kevin is making me some single coil pickups that will fit it but it s a slow processed since mine has laser etching on it. You got a great guitar and that is a fair price.

mookie1010 wrote:Hot Damn, I found the original owner. The guy I am buying it from says he bought it from a dude in Seattle about a year ago. It ships tomorrow.googacky wrote:Electrical #404:Oh hey. I think I worked with the original owner a few years back. He wanted to lend it to me, and I still regret not taking him up on it.

This may be taboo but does Kevin or Travis' estate hold any patents to aluminum guitar designs? I can't remember if there were patents involved or if it was just trademarks. I can't find anything in the patent database on google.

Carl wrote:Anitrak wrote:This may be taboo but does Kevin or Travis' estate hold any patents to aluminum guitar designs? I can't remember if there were patents involved or if it was just trademarks. I can't find anything in the patent database on google.Travis Bean's stringed musical instrument with aluminum made integral unit patent and its status. I discuss it a little in chapter six of my book.I should have said active patents. I knew that patent was the whole reason Kramer had to do a T design but I was curious if the Pan bodies or if anything EGC was doing was currently under protection.

Anitrak wrote:This may be taboo but does Kevin or Travis' estate hold any patents to aluminum guitar designs? I can't remember if there were patents involved or if it was just trademarks. I can't find anything in the patent database on google.Travis Bean's "stringed musical instrument with aluminum made integral unit" patent and its status. I discuss it a little in chapter six of my book.

Luzwei wrote:Cross post from Tech forumz:Due to some unexpected living costs, willing to give this one away until I buy another one next year.These are the specs:For further and additional pics or info DM me or just bug the hell out of Trey for in person impressions. He has no1.Oh my god, I wish I didn't also have unexpected living costs. That's amazing.

Cross post from Tech forumz:Due to some unexpected living costs, willing to give this one away until I buy another one next year.These are the specs:For further and additional pics or info DM me or just bug the hell out of Trey for in person impressions. He has no1.

A quick sneak peak of the pickups and wiring situation.

Anyone here got a set of those new TB JM500 pickups that are up on reverb? I bought a set for a Warmoth Jazzmaster build i'm working on but it'll be a while before I can afford to finish it up.Just curious if anyones heard them or played them? I feel like I took a bit of a gamble on them, considering you can get a set of Duncans, lollars, fralins, Novaks, etc., for quite a bit less and these brands are established as being very well liked by JM freaks.

Riff Magnum wrote:Anyone here got a set of those new TB JM500 pickups that are up on reverb? I bought a set for a Warmoth Jazzmaster build i'm working on but it'll be a while before I can afford to finish it up.Just curious if anyones heard them or played them? I feel like I took a bit of a gamble on them, considering you can get a set of Duncans, lollars, fralins, Novaks, etc., for quite a bit less and these brands are established as being very well liked by JM freaks.Reviews on the Aluminum Axes FB group have been quite positive from what I read. I was considering a build with the JM500 pickups but bought the EGC baritone Wedge instead. Let us know what you think when you get your project happening. I tend to trust Kevin s stuff to rule.