The Amp Garage

+2 for Shaun of the Dead. Also love all the Mel Brooks stuff (e.g. Young Frankenstein, History of the World). Monty Python's Holy Grail, too. All excellent choices. All you Shaun fans have a new movie to look forward to....Paul {The Movie}. It filmed here in New Mexico last summer. Simon Pegg and N...

Old sci fi...the originals... War of the Worlds Forbidden Planet Invasion of the Body Snatchers Obscure sci fi The Quiet Earth Dead End Drive-In Woodstock {Hendrix rules!} And in honor of Tony Curtis Some Like It Hot....I still laugh every time I see him in drag Anything Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Weir, S...

Drumslinger wrote:You guys talking about Ben Hardy who built the Captain America bike for the movie Easy Rider?

Googled it and Ben Hardy was the name that came up. Very good!!!

M Fowler wrote:Those famous choppers were both built by a great bike builder an African-American guy that never got the credit he deserved for building those bikes. .......And of course I have forgotten his name as well.

Mark

Was it a guy called Tex? Not sure of the last name.

Nice variety showing up here! Interesting tidbit for the bikers...I asked Peter Fonda once what happened to the Capt. America bike from Easy Rider. He said that between the time the movie filmed and came out, he put the bike in a storage locker in Taos and someone broke in and ripped it off. He said...

One of my brother Ken's early jobs was fixing motorcycles. Riding was his favorite thing, outside of amps and music. I've noticed that an unusual amount of his musician buddies also had bikes. Motorcycles and guitars seem to go hand in hand. He taught me to ride when I was 12 and I owned bikes befor...

Justsaymo Was John Mark really a good close friend and associate of Ken's? I have heard it both ways from people in the know... I first met John Mark before Trainwreck when Ken was doing repairs. I was in my mom's kitchen, on the phone, when I heard some incredible guitar rifts coming from downstai...

Ok...first off...I made a general statement about the trademark. Who specifically did I accuse? A lot of people who do not even post on this site come here for tech info. Other builders read posts here. Why do you take this info as a threat? It is not my intention to stir up personal animosities. Se...

The truth is, by the family's own definition, is that the family is the only ones counterfeiting Trainwreck Amps. Scott (the original poster and Ken's brother), stated to me in a couple of letters that only Ken can build a TW. He also told me that TW died with him...period. He also stated emphatica...

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OK....The trademark WAS renewed and is carefully watched. FYI, Ken put massive effort into protecting his trademark. Just yesterday, I spent 20 minutes on the phone with an amp builder who was using the name on his own brand of amps. It is a constant! C'mon guys, haven't you seen all the demos onlin...

If you are a family member now is the time ramp that Trainwreck business up with the reissues. We know its not about making money but you have to make money to stay in business and feed the family! Just saying! Mark Thanks for understanding the name thing. Trainwrecks were not reissued with a money...

Yes, I'm family. For the record, I said nothing about clones. My post was strictly about the name. You would be surprised how many people help themselves to the name. I've seen it on numerous sites with amps for sale, you tube demos, and in person at guitar and amp shows. I see no need to name indiv...

For those of you who are unaware, the name Trainwreck is a registered trademark and has been for many years. That name cannot be used on amps built without legal consent, nor can that name be used to sell your own products. I suggest that anyone including the name Trainwreck as part of their own pro...