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Jon Hill Launches Bootleg Guitars

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CEO Jon Hill has been designing and building custom instruments for twenty five years.
Cleveland, OH (May 21, 2011) -- Jon Hill is pleased to announce the formation of Bootleg Guitars and Basses, a full service design and manufacturing company. Long time MI veteran, Alan Shipston will serve as President and Scott Borgio is the CFO. Bootleg will offer five new guitar models and three bass models in four, five and six string configurations, all hand made in Cleveland Ohio. The focus will be on domestic sales driven by retail outlets and the Bootleg website, www.bootlegguitars.com.

CEO Jon Hill has been designing and building custom instruments for twenty five years. As former owner of Hill Custom Guitars, Jon was able to build his line of guitars to the point where he sold the imprint to Dean Guitars in 2009. Now, with a raft of new designs and a strong endorsee list, Bootleg is poised to show its first public offering at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, TN from July 21-23, 2011.

Bootleg’s long list of endorsees include Stefan Lessard of the Dave Matthews Band, Scotti Hill, founding member of Skid Row, Robbie Merrill of Godsmack, Doug Johns and a wide variety of other professionals who use Bootleg guitars on the road and in the studio.


Generator T


Dawg Bass


Scotti Hill

Bootleg will produce The Generator HS Fixed, Generator HS Floyd, Scotti Hill Limited Edition Artist Generator, Generator T, and The Aztec guitar models. From the bass line, the offering includes the Huntington Standard, The Huntington Elite and the Dawg Bass. You can see the full lineup on their website.

For more information:
Bootleg Guitars

Source: Press Release

     

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Radney
on 09/04/2012 		I just saw the FOX8 segement today of Bootleg Guitars Company here in Cleveland Ohio. I was very impressed aside from having to suffer thru Kenny Crumpton's antics. For anyone who knows anything about Guitar Making, CNC production is State-of-the-Art and to actually see this Jon Hill dude passionately displaying steps involved with CNC production in making electric guitars, design & tweeking details of some very cool instruments has just blown me away. I would have never known about this guy Jon Hill had it not been for the FOX8 segement. I wish Jon all the luck in the world, he's a good man :)
sa
on 04/03/2012 		i choose scotti hill's guitar
impatient
on 03/23/2012 		I wish the telecaster, the strat, and the les paul would go die.
They are stale. There are better, more ergonomic and more modern designs to be had. Fender and Gibson are tired and old.
NoOneYouKnow
on 05/25/2011 		It's another Telecaster. Bootleg indeed.
Paul
on 05/23/2011 		Without a doubt Jon Hill makes an incredible instrument..I know for a fact he is a big time wood guru. He knows everything about wood curing processes not to mention he only uses the choicest cuts for his guitars. Jon is a super good dude too...he will build you what you want and it will be something great! Good Luck Jon
Jason
on 05/21/2011 		I first met Jon Hill in 1991 at his shop on Union Ave when he was building a guitar for a friend of mine. That instrument sounded amazing and was absolutely beautiful. Owning a Hill Guitar (as just about everyone in a band in the late 80's/early 90's did) was the sign of a serious musician.

I wish Jon the best of luck with the new company.



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