Finally got a website

[Daniels Guitars]

After quite a few years and the worst couple I've finally got a website, I'll probably tweak and change as i go along but very happy with it

A friend did it for me and he's a professional photographer, his pictures are outstanding mind you his camera is 4.5k

Feel free to leave comments etc, just wanted to share this as it's a big step in the right direction, I'll be putting a tribute page up for my son, the guitars are named after him

http://www.danielsguitars.co.uk

If i do anything interesting I'll get a thread up as i spent alot of time in this place and the work and people here are fantastic and informative too

Thanks Darren

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

that's great. i tried to send a message to it, but don't know if it went through. if it didn't, i don't know if it was me or the site. but, great looking site and great looking pics of great looking guitars. congrats.

 

[Daniels Guitars]

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that's great. i tried to send a message to it, but don't know if it went through. if it didn't, i don't know if it was me or the site. but, great looking site and great looking pics of great looking guitars. congrats.

Thanks Bob i thought that was working, I'll get my friend to look at that asap

 

[Skyjerk]

It's a beautiful thing, man.

I found that working in my sons memory didn't alleviate my grief, but alleviation of my grief was not what I needed or wanted. It helped me to feel close to him.

This is what I really needed. Not to "put it behind me" or to "move on", but to live in the world without my son and not implode I needed to feel him, think about him, remember him, love him and feel close to him.

Exactly the opposite of what people seem to recommend. Thing is, while many of them have experienced grief and loss, it's very different when it's your child.

This is not wallowing. its living.

I applaud your effort and your strength and your inspiration.

Well done. brother.

 

[Daniels Guitars]

It's a beautiful thing, man.

I found that working in my sons memory didn't alleviate my grief, but alleviation of my grief was not what I needed or wanted. It helped me to feel close to him.

This is what I really needed. Not to "put it behind me" or to "move on", but to live in the world without my son and not implode I needed to feel him, think about him, remember him, love him and feel close to him.

Exactly the opposite of what people seem to recommend. Thing is, while many of them have experienced grief and loss, it's very different when it's your child.

This is not wallowing. its living.

I applaud your effort and your strength and your inspiration.

Well done. brother.

Thanks Chris i miss him everyday same as you, i do this because i don't want to do anything else, this takes my mind of everything, it's not perfect but the best i can do right now, my patience is not the same as it was either but I'm getting better

 

[Daniels Guitars]

website contact is fixed bob, yippee

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

i'll give it another go

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

yep. it says it was sent.

 

[HeartString]

Very nice! Congratulations!

 

[geoffstgermaine]

Website looks great!

 

[RAG7890]

All the best with the new site Daniel.

Cheers, Rudi

 

[Skyjerk]

All the best with the new site Daniel.

Cheers, Rudi

Daniel is his son

 

[RAG7890]

Daniel is his son

.............I know it is Darren's Son's name, it was dumb typing on my iPhone & not what I wanted to say "in Daniel's name".

So sorry Darren, my hmble apologies, I should have checked it & corrected it.

Cheers, Rudi

 

[Daniels Guitars]

.............I know it is Darren's Son's name, it was dumb typing on my iPhone & not what I wanted to say "in Daniel's name".

So sorry Darren, my hmble apologies, I should have checked it & corrected it.

Cheers, Rudi

don't worry Rudi, i knew what you meant

 

[cmjohnson]

Nice site, well laid out, and good photography.

But I must say something. You're displaying guitars that use body and headstock shapes that you have no legal right to use. You are putting yourself at direct legal risk for infringement on Gibson's intellectual property by using their distinctive trademarked Les Paul body shape and open book headstock design.

While the right of "fair use" allows you to make a copy for your own personal use, offering copies for commercial sale does not qualify at all as "fair use" and you are leaving yourself wide open for legal trouble.

It's possible that my directness about this will not make me any friends. But I'm speaking the truth out of an interest in seeing you NOT GET SUED.

The fact is that Gibson has trademarked the Les Paul single cutaway body design and the open book headstock shape, too. And while you might say "Mine is measurably different", that isn't enough. If Gibson's lawyers can get either a judge or a jury to say "It looks like Gibson's shapes to me" then you lose. PRS lost a lawsuit over their Singlecut design, quite a few years ago, and that is substantially different from an LP body shape but a jury thought it was close enough to find in Gibson's favor.

 

[Skyjerk]

Nice site, well laid out, and good photography.

But I must say something. You're displaying guitars that use body and headstock shapes that you have no legal right to use. You are putting yourself at direct legal risk for infringement on Gibson's intellectual property by using their distinctive trademarked Les Paul body shape and open book headstock design.

While the right of "fair use" allows you to make a copy for your own personal use, offering copies for commercial sale does not qualify at all as "fair use" and you are leaving yourself wide open for legal trouble.

It's possible that my directness about this will not make me any friends. But I'm speaking the truth out of an interest in seeing you NOT GET SUED.

The fact is that Gibson has trademarked the Les Paul single cutaway body design and the open book headstock shape, too. And while you might say "Mine is measurably different", that isn't enough. If Gibson's lawyers can get either a judge or a jury to say "It looks like Gibson's shapes to me" then you lose. PRS lost a lawsuit over their Singlecut design, quite a few years ago, and that is substantially different from an LP body shape but a jury thought it was close enough to find in Gibson's favor.

It's a good point. I've just removed trademarked shapes from my own website and FB page for the same reason. In my case it was the Stratocaster headstock shape that I was displaying, and a fellow MLP member (and professional luthier) gave me some good advice.

An argument might be made that you restore/repair vintage instruments and the pix are meant to express that aspect of your business. but if you list items like those for sale it's more difficult to defend.

I've never been quite sure how being in the U.K. impacts issues like those...

 

[Daniels Guitars]

Nice site, well laid out, and good photography.

But I must say something. You're displaying guitars that use body and headstock shapes that you have no legal right to use. You are putting yourself at direct legal risk for infringement on Gibson's intellectual property by using their distinctive trademarked Les Paul body shape and open book headstock design.

While the right of "fair use" allows you to make a copy for your own personal use, offering copies for commercial sale does not qualify at all as "fair use" and you are leaving yourself wide open for legal trouble.

It's possible that my directness about this will not make me any friends. But I'm speaking the truth out of an interest in seeing you NOT GET SUED.

The fact is that Gibson has trademarked the Les Paul single cutaway body design and the open book headstock shape, too. And while you might say "Mine is measurably different", that isn't enough. If Gibson's lawyers can get either a judge or a jury to say "It looks like Gibson's shapes to me" then you lose. PRS lost a lawsuit over their Singlecut design, quite a few years ago, and that is substantially different from an LP body shape but a jury thought it was close enough to find in Gibson's favor.

i didn't add the pics relating to personal guitars with correct headstocks shapes so they will be getting removed asap

As for body shapes etc, couldn't care less these are more in the vein of tributes to vintage guitars i like, same as navigators and everybody else

If you don't like it don't blame me the market dictates what gets made and pays for a workshop plus i don't really care what happens to me that's already done

offending personal guitars have been removed now

 

[Daniels Guitars]

It's a good point. I've just removed trademarked shapes from my own website and FB page for the same reason. In my case it was the Stratocaster headstock shape that I was displaying, and a fellow MLP member (and professional luthier) gave me some good advice.

An argument might be made that you restore/repair vintage instruments and the pix are meant to express that aspect of your business. but if you list items like those for sale it's more difficult to defend.

I've never been quite sure how being in the U.K. impacts issues like those...

I have no prices on my website, i also want to show how some refinishing will look plus i have a 58 dc junior to restore and it's a possibility it might need a new neck so i better make sure all my specs are correct before taking it apart, i believe fender has no ip outside USA

 

[cmjohnson]

I'm not saying I don't like it. I'm just pointing out legal realities. I truly do not want to see you slapped with a lawsuit. I think every luthier faces the same problems in terms of guitar design: The most desirable designs are already taken, and we want to make them, or get close to them, or come up with something original that looks good. It's difficult. There are only so many ways to make a single cutaway guitar. Anything you come up with will be either LP-ish to Telecaster-ish to some degree. Go too close and you risk legal trouble and also get accused of being just a copier with no originality, try to go too far in the other direction and people don't see something familiar and well regarded and it's got to sell itself on merit in the player's hands.

We all have that same problem to face. I know I've had a hard time finding original designs that I really like, too.

Oh, be assured, Fender has secured international rights on all their currently produced designs. However, unlike Gibson, Fender is willing to license their designs to other manufacturers. Actually this is very smart, as it increased brand recognition and it's a SOLID additional revenue stream. Gibson SHOULD have followed suit.

It's not at all difficult to find Fender's copyright and trademark filings in other countries.

 

[Daniels Guitars]

I'm not saying I don't like it. I'm just pointing out legal realities. I truly do not want to see you slapped with a lawsuit. I think every luthier faces the same problems in terms of guitar design: The most desirable designs are already taken, and we want to make them, or get close to them, or come up with something original that looks good. It's difficult. There are only so many ways to make a single cutaway guitar. Anything you come up with will be either LP-ish to Telecaster-ish to some degree. Go too close and you risk legal trouble and also get accused of being just a copier with no originality, try to go too far in the other direction and people don't see something familiar and well regarded and it's got to sell itself on merit in the player's hands.

We all have that same problem to face. I know I've had a hard time finding original designs that I really like, too.

Oh, be assured, Fender has secured international rights on all their currently produced designs. However, unlike Gibson, Fender is willing to license their designs to other manufacturers. Actually this is very smart, as it increased brand recognition and it's a SOLID additional revenue stream. Gibson SHOULD have followed suit.

It's not at all difficult to find Fender's copyright and trademark filings in other countries.

Like i said the lp single cut is not just gibson otherwise there would be no navigator or other mij being made now

My headstock is my own and is shown on various sc guitars I've made

I don't bother making fender stuff really but buy guitar build bodys and hosco or allparts and reshape etc if someone wants something like that

Nowhere on my website does it say anything is for sale this is more like a portal to show my work and anyone interested in finishing etc can get in touch