Doyle Coils - aka ripoff of my product

[MATTM]

Looks like Tom Doyle is at it again. Not only did he STEAL the product name "Holy Grail Harness", he STOLE the exact same content on my webstore for the HG product detail (I've since changed it).

Here's a link: https://www.tru-clones.com/product-...59-les-paul-harness-w-real-bumblebee-pio-caps

FWIW, in true Doyle fashion of deception, the "real 50's paper in oil caps" are Luxe reproductions. Excellent caps, but NOT vintage PIO Sprague Bumblebees that I use in my Holy Grail Harness.

Shameful.

 

[THDNUT]

Why that Bastid!

 

[jlu52]

Shameful, indeed. You are a gentleman, Matt. He is a first class asshole.

 

[VictorB]

Holy crap! Not only does the guy steal the Holy Grail name, but he does a copy/paste job from your site as well?

Add lazy to the list of adjectives to describe this guy....

 

[MATTM]

If he used your original site text, that is a copyright infringement. You can use a cease-and-desist.

Tom Doyle's "integrity" was dead to me after his complete sellout on the "biography white Les Paul" incident. Became a shill for the promise of a few bucks.

Good idea and thanks for the support!

 

[MATTM]

Shameful, indeed. You are a gentleman, Matt. He is a first class asshole.

Thank you, Sir. Integrity and ethics mean everything to me.

 

[MATTM]

Holy crap! Not only does the guy steal the Holy Grail name, but he does a copy/paste job from your site as well?

Add lazy to the list of adjectives to describe this guy....

Poor Les must be rolling over in his grave.

 

[Crotch]

What a jackass

 

[TheX]

I guess he takes the name tru-clones to the extreme.

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

Matt's harnesses look much nicer, cleaner, neater and more professional.

 

[MATTM]

Taken from another thread regarding less than honorable sellers...

Maybe we should have a sticky with a running list of the sh*theel sellers on various site and another one for bad buyers.

I think that’s an exceptional idea. Hint hint Mods

 

[Alligatorbling]

As mentioned, if youre trademarked you can definitely do a cease and desist. Pretty shady thing to do...

 

[JohnnyN]

I can tell that you are way better to make a neat job with the wire and soldering. And when he can't make a true clone of a wiring harness I doubt his coils are good clones of anything.

 

[MATTM]

...And when he can't make a true clone of a wiring harness I doubt his coils are good clones of anything.

Excellent point, Sir and thanks for the kind words.

 

[Deus Vult]

A pickup winder allegedly acting shady?

No way!
@VictorB

 

[MATTM]

A pickup winder allegedly acting shady?

No way!
@VictorB

Lol!!!!

 

[Deus Vult]

Let’s name some random pickup winders. I’ll start:

WB
Skatterbranes
MHD
Stephens Designs

 

[Bill Hicklin]

You've got him on both copyright infringement, in the website copy, and trademark infringement, on the name. Consult a lawyer and get him to draft an intimidating C&D letter.

 

[Lungo]

I wouldn't buy something that's not built better than what I could do myself. I'm an amateur compared to Matt and I could build a harness that looks better than that POS pictured in the ad.

 

[Bill Hicklin]

FWIW, Luxes are not exact replicas of vintage Bees, because Sprague used a PCB-based oil which was banned in the US years ago. Come to think of it, you could also hit him for false advertising.