Max steel guitars Resobird

[Jimmie Hudson]

New Design Max guitars Resobird.
Custom built by Jimmie Hudson in Albemarle NC .
Offering 6 string 8 string and 10 string Max Steel Guitars Resobird.
Call or text for more info. 704-796-8929
All guitars are built by Jimmie Hudson
The Resobird is designed for Max Sustain, Max tone, Max Playability, Max Recordability,
So today you can take your Resobird to the Max with everything you need to Play your style to the Max.!!!!
I am a one man operation, but I get the Max done.!!!!!!
www.jimmiehudson.com

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[Brett Day]

What a great looking instrument!

[Greg Cutshaw]

More pictures especially the underside. I would be interested in a 10 string model. Any sound samples?

[Chris Glass]

Love this!!! I hope to have a ped-a-bro some day!

[Troy Engle]

More pictures especially the underside. I would be interested in a 10 string model. Any sound samples?

Greg, here is my 10 string Hudsonator model pedal dobro made by Jimmie. I don't know how the new ones compare in sound and construction, but it should give you an idea. https://youtu.be/Ncmofd3JIb8?si=FI4AxAZDQsIhy7Hi

[Jimmie Hudson]

More pictures especially the underside. I would be interested in a 10 string model. Any sound samples?

Sound samples will be up in a few days on the new Ped A Bro. Look for Tony Dingus playing his new Ped A Bro.

[Greg Cutshaw]

Thanks Jimmy and Troy!

[Troy Engle]

Thanks Jimmy and Troy!

You're welcome!

[Ron Pruter]

I would like to add, to sound like a dobro you should avoid steel guitar licks It sounds pretty cool though. RP

[Franklin]

Hey Jimmie
Please change the name and you should do great.... The PedaBro is the model name Dad chose to identify the Franklin Pedal Resophonic Guitar....
FYI
Dobro is a model name for a resophonic guitar
Thanks
Paul Franklin

[Bill Fisher]

Hey, Jimmie. Just change the A, to L (that is an el, though it doesn't look much like it} "Ped L Bro". I don't know, for sure, if that would interfere with Mr. Franklin's unit. Contact Paul, to get an assessment.

Bill Fisher

[Bill Fisher]

Then, if that doesn't do it, Jimmie, just use Ped L (that's an el) Devil; "Ped L Devil". I think that may be better, anyway. Continue on.......

Bill Fisher

[Dennis Detweiler]

Hudsophonic

[Jimmie Hudson]

Resobird

[HowardR]

Why not just call it PedalBro or Pedal-Bro?.....while it's similar, it's not the Franklin name.......and it tells you everything you need to know without a cutesy name. that you have to guess at.......

[Paul Strojan]

I’m with Franklin on this one. His dad invented the pedal resonator. While the argument could be made that the term Pedabro has become generic; claiming a trademark on a name that has been in use for decades is absurd. Jimmie you benefit from the design work and promotion that Paul sr and jr. did. By claiming a trademark, you are saying that the inventor of the Pedabro can’t use the name Pedabro to describe the original Pedabro.

[Greg Cutshaw]

Not sure Paul Franklin Sr invented the pedal dobro. From an old forum post about a pedal dobro most of us have heard:

“Interesting note: the cut of "Hounddog Blues" featured Shot on the very FIRST Pedal Dobro which he invented, designed & built....way back in the late 50's-early 60's.
I remember seeing it upstairs at the store where he kept it. Several players borrowed it from time to time for recordings, one of which,i believe was a Loretta Lynn cut that Hal used it on. It was so cool sounding & so many wanted to borrow it that i'll never forget when Shot got a hair irritated & took it apart, stripped off the finish & locked the changer mechanism in his tool chest, never to re-assemble the guitar again. After Sho-Bud closed in '84, I ended up with the body (courtesy of Bobbe) however we couldnt find the mechanism
...& the rest is history.“


I suppose it’s possible that Paul designed that pedal dobro (Dobro, oops resonator) when working for Shot Jackson.

[Bill McCloskey]

good luck with the resobird.

[Jim Fogarty]

Also no dog in this "fight".......and I would LOVE to have one, so zero snark intended.

But, to be 100% honest, I would be a little uncomfortable playing gigs with the word "Ped" (by itself) clearly visible on the instrument, these days.

Just sayin'.

[Per Berner]

Of course it's wrong to use somebody else's established name for a new product, even if the original is no longer being manufactured and sold. If you were to begin building a kit car, you wouldn't call it a Pontiac or a SAAB, would you? Doing so may not always lead to legal or financial consequences (depending on the legal and financial muscles of the party whose IP you are infringing upon), but it is unimaginative and simply morally wrong, no matter how few products you intend to produce.

But the even bigger question is: Why the need to describe the function in the product name? We see this all the time in the world of steel guitar builders – many, if not most, include "STEEL GUITARS" in their front apron logos for some unfathomable reason. You never see a Les Paul with the word GUITAR on it, you don't see a Steinway with the word PIANO, or a Chevrolet logo with the word CAR included... A very silly practice.

Just call it a Hudson, and describe it as a resophonic pedal steel guitar. 'nuff said. Or should that be "Sho-Nuff" in this case?

[Bill Fisher]

If Mr. Hudson has the Ped A Bro name Trademark Registered for this item, as he says, this would indicate a TM Registered was never applied for, in the past. I don't believe the Patent Office makes this kind of mistake. It sounds, to me, like one final detail was omitted, early on. No fault lies with Mr. Hudson, as I see it. That's the name he chose, also, and was fortunate to obtain protection. Just a thought.

Bill

[Bill McCloskey]

Good luck with the resobird.

[HowardR]

The practical question is.......does either party have the means, time, & stamina to hire attorneys and duke this out in court which may take years?........and for what?......these guitars don't generate much money.......what kind of damages (if any) could possibly be awarded?........the attorneys will make out very well......

[Jerry Overstreet]

No dog in the hunt here either, but regardless of legal issues it's just bad business sense to glom on to someone else's product name or description IMO.

Besides that, I think respect is due Mr. Paul for his build and getting the instrument in practical use back when.

If it were me, I'd change the name. I didn't see anything wrong the name Hudsonator. Seemed practical, descriptive and applicable to me plus id 'ed Jimmie Hudson as the builder.

I brought this up to Jimmie in 2020 and he dismissed it as not being an issue.

[Bill Fisher]

Bill Mc, your statement, above, is not correct. It can be trademarked if previously used. Filing an application is key. That is what this thread seems all about. However, it can be withdrawn, if deemed necessary, by contesting to, and agreement of, the US Patent Office.

Bill