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Dang! Missed this post and am in the market for one. Anyone looking to flip, or trade for microblock and pedals, Lmk!

Sometimes side effects become the point; what became Viagra was initially tested to lower women’s blood pressure, seriously. In the primary testing the control portion of men experienced the side effect it’s known for and it was refocused, rebranded and marketed. Diphenhydramine Hydrocloride is another of my favorite examples; it’s used for radically different OTC meds depending on packaging: it’s the ONLY active ingredient in Benadryl (Allergy medicine), Dramamine (motion sickness), and ZzzQuil (Sleep Aid). Do with this neurospicy info what thou wilt. 🤷🏼‍♂️😂 I will say from experience that 5-hour energy shots are awful for playing. Idk if it’s the overdose of B vitamins, or the megadose of caffeine, or the combo, but it cramped my hand and arm muscles to a near palsy at a theater show once, and never again for me. And I love both caffeine and dehydration!

YT pays them to make content so YT can sell commercials such as the ever present yet ever annoying Liberty Biberty Mutual ones. That's here and now, but have no doubt theyve been sucking down content of all types to train AI. Ricky B. has a compelling argument for how more relaxed Copyright exercise actually benefits the artists, but its their prerrogative. Those bands dont have promoters anymore tho, just lawyers. If there was a razor edge trigger to shut down most of your revenue, you'd be moaning too.

Hamers shipped with .009s back then.

I played one and really liked it - was tempted, but never pulled the trigger at $2,499. It was a different time…

Damn Dave, I really like this one! 😃👌

Yes please!

Dare I say that is pretty much what the Hamer Talladega Pro was going for? I really liked it a lot. (Yeah, you know me. I had three and let them all go. Jol arguably tried to go upmarket toward the Huber Dolphin and did so as the economy was tanking. His efforts more or less live on with the Dantzig Tulsa. Which I have not played). Pretty much from the moment I got it, the Dolphin spoiled me. You might consider it a mashup of a Tele and LP, what with the coil splits and body shape. Whatever. It made me a better player from day one. I am a broken record😉.....FWIW, I play it a lot more than the Orca 59, which gets closer to a LP (Generally with a 25" scale). FWIW, I would tend to prefer something other than the 490/498 pickups, but YMMV. Anyway, I would suggest trying it before turning the thumb down. Once upon a time you might get a Dolphin in the low $3k range, but them days are long gone. https://www.premierguitar.com/hamer-talladega-pro-review

Great playing and sounding Artist Custom. Rosewood fretboard, frets are in very good condition with some slight wear, but probably 90+% of original height. Weight: 7lbs. 6 oz. Neck depth: 0.87" @ 1st fret, 0.95" at 12th Original Seth Lover pickups and (I assume) original Tone Pros locking bridge and tailpiece. I'm pricing this well below market for a perfect simiar model because of the following: There is a professionally repaired binding separation in the top waist curve; There is a small unrepaired binding separation in the lower cutaway; There are tiny indentations on the back behind the upper horn. these are shallow aand slightly larger than pin pricks. Photos of these imperfections are attached. No COA, but it includes an interesting vintage Hamer merchandise order form. Price: $1,750.00 plus $150.00 shipping, Continental US only. Sorry about the shipping cost and limitation, but that's just the reality of the market at the moment. If you're in the Chicago or Madison, WI area, I'm happy to arrange an in-person hand-off and waive $100 of the the shipping.

GCS did a run of long-scale Les Pauls in 2014. They were more "Standard" in appearance with the exception of split inlays and back binding. They apparently didn't move well and you could pick up a new one for under $3k before they sold out at retail shops. I always wanted to try but never bumped into one in the wild. Used prices climbed pretty quickly into the upper 3s/lower 4s.

Part of the change of CEO?

Nothing new here. Gibson built "long scale" guitars 25 or 30 years ago. Nobody cared. You can buy Nighthawks and Blueshawks for about $1500 or so on Reverb and ebay anytime if you are curious. I never found a Nighthawk that stayed around but I do like my '06 Blueshawk.

Gibson - once again answering a question nobody asked.

I guess this would appeal if you love the aesthetics of an LP but crave the sonic and, to a lesser degree, ergonomic characteristics of a long scale ax. Buckethead plays a baritone 27" scale LP.

Is this a case of "What took you so long?" or "Who in the world would buy this? Discuss. https://www.gibson.com/blogs/gibson-gazette/gibson-custom-announces-les-paul-custom-long-scale

Oh, OK, thanks. How did they interchange, was it just clips or like pickguard screws or maybe magnets?

He had a few of those with the interchangeable face/flag plates, but they were Sunbursts, believe it or not.

The 200# is amazing.

The last word...

That’s it, thanks!

It’s said that a defining characteristic of a successful guitarist is a recognizable style. After all these years, I feel as though I’ve finally leveled up! I mean, hackneyed and crap-tastic are styles, right? 😛

Stolen pic. Happy 4th.