(May 7, 2008)--The University of Arkansas now has licensing control over "Razorback" electric guitars in a dispute linked to a slain musician from Texas.
Two Florida companies created the line to commemorate guitarist “Dimebag Darrell” Abbott who once played for Pantera.
Concordia Investment Partners and Armadillo Distribution Enterprises began selling the guitars after Abbott’s death.
Abbott was shot to death in 2004 while performing on stage with his current band, Damageplan.
Abbott, who lived in Dalworthington Gardens, often wore a razor blade around his neck while playing on stage.
UA sued in 2007, claiming the line as a copyright infringement as its athletics teams bear the Razorback name.
A settlement filed in federal court in Fayetteville gives the university licensing control over the guitars.
The two companies get to keep selling the guitars in stores and over the Internet, but only through a wholesaler licensed by the university.
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