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Can confirm; I have caught smoke from Hollowway on my defense for Blackmachine clones in the pastYou say I am not up in arms about others doing it. My stance on copying designs is pretty well documented on this forum and elsewhere.
Sorry, I hope I wasn't overly caffeinated in any criticism I levied! Inspiration and copying are definitely on a continuum, and I never know where I fall, lol.Can confirm; I have caught smoke from Hollowway on my defense for Blackmachine clones in the past
I think this post did a good job of articulating why this release still rubbed me the wrong way, though. It's not about 'hey we like this design' or 'hey we think EVH deserves a shoutout,' it feels a lot more like 'hey we want to make some coin real quick.' At least they'll be solid guitars. Better than some Aliexpress knock-off special diluting the image.
You say Warhol but I actually thought Pollock. He was famous for drip painting and that's exactly what this looks like.Looks like Andy Warhol announced his arrival all over a guitar painted by himself.
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