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"I'll never buy another EHX pedal again".
I'm genuinely confused why Electro Harmonix are taking such a bashing when they've done nothing wrong?
If you're gonna find a reason not to buy an EHX pedal at least make it their shoddy quality control.
Custard Pi?
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Combine that with a press release stating exactly what you have said here.
"Sadly ...... Because we have received.... From the owner of the big muff pi trademark.... Blah blah"
It could do nothing, it could make front page of guitar news websites.
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Also is there any way we can send an email saying we are selling all of our ehx equipment and never going to purchase an ehx pedal again becuase of this, without getting you into trouble for defamation or something?
See, I think they have done something wrong, morally if not legally. I think they're using their size and funds to bully a smaller maker into changing a product name that doesn't really infringe on their trademark. That's my view, anyway.
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Yeah, I appreciate that angle and that is the advice I would give. However it is still Thorpy making the decision to change the name. If (as is true EHX) have no case then there is no case to fight and ignore it. It's their job to prove it, which as it's fantastical they can't.
The is slightly more complicated as a lot of the Muffroom Cloud's marketing (besides it's name) relies on referring to EHX own baby. Plenty of other Muff variants exist without making direct comparisons, such as the Musket, Pharaoh, Iron Bell... So to that extent maybe EHX do have a claim. Still this isn't them in the wrong. The Muffroom Cloud will still exist but use a different name. Had it not been for EHX then the Muffroom Cloud would not have existed fall stop so I just find making them the bad guys a bit odd.
As for sending a cease and desist order equalling acting likes twats, when the world was awash with OCD clones, which itself is a clone of the Voodoo Labs OD with added tone control, Mike Fuller would send cease and desist orders as well as threats of physical violence to people so on balance I think EHX just followed protocol. I suspect that the arrival of the Muffuletta around a similar time probably didn't help their mood much either.
Personally I fail to see how spiteful bitching about EHX based purely on sycophantism is going to help the reputation of Thorpy FX long term. For all the Thorpy fans there are here there are far more EHX fanbois out there.
Close enuff to "Muff", keeps the suits happy at EHX and we will all know what you mean. :-)