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Time you pay shipping back & forth, you may be able to find another pickup.

This must be a new development because I somehow clumsily ripped through the windings on an ML Standard and asked if it could be rewound. They told me they didn't do that - was about fifteen years ago. Unlike my normal MO, I am sure I threw the pickup away (I normally keep everything, just in case, you know?). As you said, a great bargain and great to know for my future clumsy operations.

Incredible top and love the crown inlays but not the gold hodware.

20+ years ago I had a Hamer FB in pink. At the time things were tough times, sold it to a fellow HFC'er who may still have it. Sold a Septer with LED in the neck at the same time. BTW: I got that Scepter in a straight up trade, for a late 90's PRS Customer 24.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Used-Hamer-USA-Artist-Archtop-Flame-Gloss-Hollow-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?algoliaQueryID=a010128fcf2426b32c8066b089aa4a40&algoliaIndexName=pHL-guitarcenter No affilitation but not priced too terribly for their prices these days.

Bernie was great. I always loved Whitesnake. The real Whitesnake from 1977 to 1982 (1984). Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody was a classic 70's guitar duo. Bernie left before the band recorded Slide it in. But Micky Moody and replacement Mel Galey did a great job on that album too. Geffen demanded a re-recording with flashy John Sykes. But, just as with Lizzy, he ruined the band more than adding anything worth talking about. (Hair metal fans peed their pants with joy though.) Seek out the original Slide it in version of the album. It's a lot better. After that Whitesnake became an MTV money maker. But it was not Whitesnake anymore. It was Coverdale solo, with guests, adapting to the times.

No, I’m referring to a natural spruce-top Monaco with a DuoTone bridge and electronics that someone custom ordered. Can’t find a pic anymore, sadly.

John Sykes. Dan Huff is rumored to have played the outro solo.

Hey everyone, Quick update on the connection problems some of you have been hitting, especially the "I tried to post pictures and the site timed out / booted me" issue on the forum. I know this has been frustrating, and a few of you have gone out of your way to let me know exactly what you were doing when it happened. That detail is genuinely what let me track it down, so thank you. What was going on: one of our security tools was misreading normal activity as suspicious. Posting a batch of images to a thread, in particular, was tripping it — the more pictures you added, the more likely it was to lock you out for a while. It was never anything you did wrong, and your accounts were never at risk. It was an overcautious filter, plain and simple. What I did: I found the exact setting causing it and corrected it, so posting pictures to threads should work normally again. Our real protection against actual threats is still fully in place, I only turned off the part that was falsely flagging regular members. What you should do: just carry on as normal. If you were locked out, you should be back in. Go ahead and post those pics. If anyone still runs into a timeout or gets blocked — especially when uploading images, please let me know, and include what you were doing and roughly when. If it helps, the site or your internet provider may show you an IP address; that's handy for me to pinpoint it, but no worries if you can't grab it. Thanks for your patience while I chased this one down. It took a few rounds to fully corner it, but I think we're in good shape now. Cheers, Ted

Amazing deal, pretty much a perfect guitar.

I believe my old Peaveys may qualify as "some more pink", given the matching headstocks.

Or Explorer and V for that matter?

I dunno, have you looked inside a 90's Gibson LP or SG case recently? 😂

It's like, how much more pink could it be? And the answer is none - none more pink.

+1 for "Where's my Guitar?" Very well & entertainingly written, astonishing facts and details about a very humble man amidst one of the most exciting times of musical history in his own words. Also, watch these 2 Anderton's interviews with Bernie

AI says a reasonable offer is $350. 😉 Computers don't lie.

I've been using a Suhr Thornbucker in the bridge position of one of my Studio Customs for a couple of years. Great midrange and top end response. But one of the coils went open circuit on me recently. I reached out to Suhr and their price for rewinding services is $35 plus shipping. What a bargain!

Please correct me if I am wrong. I believe this Cruise has passive DiMarzio pickups. They are loud as hell and sound amazing. I've been playing my Chaparral up until acquiring this Cruise last week. The Chaparral has EMG's and are also amazing but these passive pickups are twice as loud. The voice of this Cruise and super nice and its playability is very nice and smooth. Overall very happy with the purchase and I can look past it's imperfections. Message me if someone should have a blue Cruise that they would be willing to part with.

Touch-up paint:

I just finished listening to Joe Bona-Mastuh’s Live From Nerdsville podcast interview with Bernie Marsden and have to admit to knowing very little about the guy beforehand. I like to say “I run the risk of learning something every day “. I thought I knew something about most of the late ‘60’s/ early ‘70’s British guitar players, but not Bernie. Consider: In 1974 Bernie bought his esteemed ‘59 Burst (The Beast) from Free’s Paul Kossoff, who got it in a prior trade with Eric Clapton. Bernie was a guitarist for UFO from Nov. ‘72 to June ‘73. When Bernie forgot his passport and couldn’t enter the country for a 1973 UFO gig in Germany in support of the Scorpions, UFO tapped then-Scorpion Michael Schenker to play the gig with them that night. And the rest, as they say, is History! When Deep Purple disintegrated in 1976, Bernie cofounded “PAL” with Ian Paige, Jon Lord and Tony Ashton (I need to check them out). In 1978 Bernie cofounded Whitesnake with David Coverdale. Together they co-wrote the global Whitesnake hit “Here I Go”. Two versions of the song were released on separate Whitesnake albums. The first version (That Bernie played on) appears on the ‘82 album “Saints and Sinners”, but at David Geffen’s urging, Coverdale recorded a second version (the HIT version for the ‘87 album “1987”. This version ( the MTV version) Features Adrian Vadenterd on lead guitar. see below for photos of THE BEAST and a very happy Bernie (guess I’d be happy too if I had a burst and #1 hit! Bernie wrote a biography (Where’s my guitar).which I’ve just received but haven’t started. There were some inexpensive like-new copies are available on eBay for @ $15- delivered. But they now appear to be sold out. You’re welcome.

Output jack is fine. It was operator and/or cable error. 🤔

HO-LY shit. They’re both gorgeous, enjoy them in good health you lucky bastid!

I got to see BOC 2x in the early 00's, at the Bottom line in NYC and a the next yr at Toads in CT, and while the shows were very different, one seated and relaxed and the other hot and sweaty, I thoroughly enjoyed them both. I actually found boots of both on a site I visit and l can still enjoy them today and tomorrow