Hello From Bumstead Guitars!
Hello!
My name Sean Bumstead, Owner of Bumstead Guitars, LLC. “Ya, right!” you say!? Well the following link should provide a little tung-in-cheak proof of who I say I am:
http://www.bumsteadguitars.com/fret/dagwood.jpg
Now that I have established that I am who I say I am…
I want to start off by sincely thanking each of you for taking the time to at least look at the Bumstead Guitars website. It has been a labor of love for me. And without getting into a sales pitch, I would be honored if you ever had a chance to play one of my guitars. You see, I'm just a regular guy, not some rich hot-shot or big brand. I'm am very passionate about guitars and really enjoy playing, collecting and building them. Like many of you, it’s in my blood.
A Little Background-
I was a former engineer for GM, a job that had me at times all over the globe. In my travels I came across an old violin manufacture that had been in business making stringed instruments. The amazing thing is that they have been at it for almost 400 years. Surviving two world wars! We are talking about a deadicated family of craftsmen. I have partnered with this company to produce and assemble the body, neck, headstock and fretboards for Bumstead Guitars. They also apply the nitrocellulose finish. In an effort however to keep costs to a minimum and be able to pass the savings to the customer, I have the pickups, controls, pots, and circuitry installed in either of two quality controlled facilities one of which is in China and the other is located in Korea. This “Global” manufacturing process took me several years to establish.
I would like to address some of the comments in this thread and will begin with the question over the Headstock.
I have noted the concerns about how similar the Bumstead Guitars headstock is to Gibson's and have taken action by releasing a new headstock design for all the guitars. This design was delayed because I had to run it through the trademark process. Talk about an expensive nightmare. If you are interested, there is a blue-print image of the new headstock design on the BG website under the Skunk Works link. My web-master will be updating all the images on the site over the next couple weeks to reflect the headstock change. To be truthful, I had no idea that the headstock would come into question. Heck you can buy kit guitars and replacement necks with the "open book" headstock. Side by side there is a difference, however it is not enough to be different. So, to reemphasize that going forward all Bumstead Guitars will have an independently designed and trademarked headstock. Enough said.
Cordoba and battery location-I think it was OLDGUY that noted my clause about the battery being stored in the Cordoba. This clause is for the original series of Cordoba's. My only concern and I felt that I should note it was that most 9V batteries are wrapped in a metal case. To protect delicate components, I suggest to wrap the battery in electrical tape. BC Rich does this very same thing for their Active Circuitry. We have since moved the battery out the volume & tone cavity and put it in its own storage bay. Also, as with an overdrive pedal, you would probably not want to have the overdrive turned on your amp as it would sound over saturated. So I suggest turning the OD on the amp off. This note is packaged with almost every 3rd party OD pedals, so I thought I should make note of it as well. Nothing really “suspicious” other than overdrive on top of overdrive sounds crappy. This is would be for any amp and guitar combo.
Addressing Warranty Concerns-I am reviewing the comments posted by OLDGUY and others and would like to solicit your feedback in greater detail. I want to offer a fair warranty coverage policy, so help me draft one!! I also think having both the Limited Satisfaction Guarantee and Warranty is too confusing. I am going to get rid of the Satisfaction Guarantee. I had this because of eBay sales. There are so many con-artists out there that I had to protect myself. I am however no longer selling on eBay, so I am confident that this policy document is not needed. As with every guitar on the market, the return policy is up to the dealer that you purchase it from. Thanks guys for the feedback on this section. Well put and noted!!
Dagwood Jokes-I about fell out of my chair laughing when I read TJCURTIN1 comments about the Dagwood Acoustic. I might now do it to be funny myself. No, wait. Bad idea. I don't need King Features who owns the license for Blondy & Dagwood suing me. I could however use a big (Dagwood) Sandwich as a logo on the Acoustic's headstock. Hmmm.
Invitation to Adrian30-
Adrian30 I notice that you are located within the Detroit area. If you are open one evening, I would like to invite you over to my home in Clarkston to demo one of the guitars. Heck, if you promise to post your honest opinion about the guitar(s) on this forum, I'll drive out to your house guitar in hand. I might even bring over some samaches!
A sincere thank you to all. Please eMail me if you have any questions. I am easily accessible.
-Bum
