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nitro":pa57bqp3 said:
I'm actually cleaning up Peter Framptons right now.
Sorry I cant publish gut pictures though. Not my call.
I will tell you guys that there is a similarity between Humble and Jose.
I have see and worked on probably 15 Jose Marshalls and owned one myself back in the mid 80's
Never have I seen 2 that were exactly alike.
Mark.... if you want to get into this business you are going to have to live with cloners too.
Take it from an old man.
I know how you feel, there are even PCB and layouts for the Suhr Riot, they are not accurate but close enough for some. Yes I do feel these people might get the wrong idea when listening to the clones. That is their loss.
There is a website dedicated to making SLO Clones. You think Mike is happy about that? You can even buy a chassis just like his.
When you first got involved in modding amps many people might have helped you cause they might not have known you were going to get in to business but were on a personal search. That is their/our choice when we share, but honestly if years ago you had said I want to ask some questions and I want to start modding amps for buisiness reasons you might have received more of a cold shoulder.
That is OK though since the people who share also accept that risk and are all big boys.
You know I'm sure that I have absolutely no grudge in answering any questions to you even still.
I do believe that you could make many amps sound like Ed cause you are one of the rare people who have the right touch
When you receive help from people who have been down that path before you, the same thing happens in a public build forums.
Those forums are for guys who like to build for a hobby not for a business.
A business requires a new completely different skill set than only the talent of having ears,playing and modding Marshall's.
When you are in those forums and switch gears to turning it in to a business those guys wont take kindly towards it. You are cutting them off from a resource as they love your playing and might feel like you have found some secrets you no longer want to share in the spirit of the forum.
The best answer is not to get involved in the first place if these were your intentions.
You might be helping an underling while someone who knows more than you is helping you but that guy helping you doesn't care if you are helping someone else and would probably prefer you didn't share what he told you.
I guess what I'm saying is it is all part of business. You have crossed the line from a hobbyist to someone trying to turn this in to a business. It is a different world and what you are experiencing is normal everyday shit. I see schematics of my stuff all over the place. I even went to one forum and helped them to understand my methods since I cant stop them anyway. There are some big companies using some of my layouts and designs but .... that's life. It only drives me to come up with new product and ideas they haven't seen yet.
If you want stuff to stay private and don't want people to find out your tweaks you would have to never do the tweaks for anyone else..... ever.
I wish you the best but welcome to my world.
