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IYKYK. 😎👍❤️🏁

I was working on #0091 tonight and was struck with this ingenious solution that Mike came up with to meet my request. I couldn't remember if I had posted about it here before... What do you do when you want it built like a spruce top/mahogany back Newport 90, but want to be able to access the control cavity from the back? If you cut in a cover plate, it will be visible thru the f-hole from the front, so Mike friction fit the cut out piece from the back, then mounted it to a regular metal cover. Looks like a normal cover plate for a solidbody from the back... And nearly invisible from the front. Thanks again, @Northfield

It traveled from 2014-2020. Not sure how many miles but I know it brought a ton of smiles and good comradeship across the lower 48. 😎👍❤️🏁

Long time no see. How many miles has that guitar travelled? I still have these pictures from when #5 visited me in 2016. This girl's name is Pirate (the drummer's girlfriend), and I got to take the guitar to a gig.

I’ll let you know about the neck when I get it. 😎

Yeah, she really got around. A hell of a lot of us had our turn with her. (the guitar - not your drummer's girlfriend)

Started life as a ‘77 Sunburst. Neck and headstock completely broken off. I wanted to repair it but gave up. Sent it to Murkat. He did not give up.

Mr. Wanchick also had a black single pickup/Sustainblock Standard - I remember seeing that one on SCTV years and years ago ('82), when the guitar was new. An HFC'er owns that one now.

Sad news. In the 70’s, Great White was originally called Dante Fox, a local cover band in the San Gabriel Valley. They were known for their nuts-on renditions of Zep and Priest songs. They eventually got management and changed their name. An independent EP was released which got enough airplay to get them a major label recording contract. I saw them open for Judas Priest in 1984 at the Long Beach Sports Arena on the, “Defenders…”, tour. They kicked some serious ass! I’ve always admired Kendall’s playing. Although he can rip, he always seemed to play for the song, kind of like Mick Mars in a way.

I have a line on one now and am trying to work a deal…

I have been on a bit of a roll these last 30 days. First, I bought Ernie's SG Junior, then last week I picked up Don's amazing Talladega, and today I have this really clean and flamey Phantom Custom inbound. I owned one of these Phantom Customs for four or five years and shed it when I sold about half of my "collection" to gather cash for three surgeries in a row. The Phantom, my Junior, the Camstone Duotone, two Superpros, a Duotone Custom, the Newport Filtertron, my Special LE (Mr. Quilty), and a bunch of others. I went from 40-plus guitars to 15. The Phantom Custom I had is one that I have truly missed. It has tonal options unlike any other guitar I've owned. So I have been watching for one. This beauty was on Reverb, and the seller recently dropped his asking price substantially, so I pulled the trigger. Here I am with my old one, and then a couple of picks of the one shipping today from Massachusetts. Just ordered a Chicken Head knob for the pickup selector. I seem to recall it has four or five settings. Can't tell where it's set without the Chicken Head.

So a friend of mine is seling a Hamer Special in red. Someone gets in touch who has a couple of 80s Specials himself. Turns out he's someone I sold a b&w Hamer Special to a couple of years ago. And then I find out he recenlty bought a 1980 Hamer Special in opaque blue with a MATCHING HEADSTOCK from the first owner. I tell him to get get in touch should he ever consider selling it. Guess what, now it's mine. It wasn't cheap but it is in great condition, has had a fret dressing, has a nice medium neck, plays and sounds great. I believe the paint is all original, no undercoat, no other paint in the control cavity or under the trussrod cover). The body contour is slightly different to my 1981 Hamer Special, the lower cutaway less pronounced, so cool, I love it!

Vintage 1976 NON-standard Hamer Standard 12-string guitar | The Gear Page

This is one of my favourite Shishkovs from all I've seen so far!

Mike ingenious? No surprise there!!

I want this riff as a ring tone.

Some more pics... the blue isn't entirely apoque you can see bits of the wood grain. The strap locks are not original I think. Fun guitar!

Now we're talkin'...

Some interesting "sets" and odds and ends you may have never seen.

That is cool as shit! What a creative painting take on the EVH color scheme. Unique and artfully rendered. Congrats!

The man's a wizard.

Dibs.

Satisfaction Brown Sugar Think About it (Yardbirds) Day Tripper Communication Breakdown

Maybe 18 months or 3 years ago I wrote up what this was on Reddit when he posted it amongst answers from all the know nothings . After he had the answer he still went and posted it it asking the same questions all over Facebook. heres the link to my detailed and pious critique…

There's Only One Way to Rock Cliffs of Dover (my ringtone) La Grange My Head's in Mississippi 2112 Mississippi Queen (it's the cowbell, really) Tie Your Mother Down I Know a Little In a Daydream Clock Strikes Ten Lonely is the Night Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels ....Unfair request. There's too many. Soooo many song intros that'll make you reach over and crank the volume. Can't even scratch the surface here. The list is endless.

I think the owner of 0 2112 has one that's pretty close!

Let's ALL ask for the weight and then not buy it!

Sold to Ua D years ago. The Camstone Junior.

Those are NICE, but not cheap. I mean, the shield itself isn't expensive, but it needs it's own boom arm to hold it in place. Excessive on stage sound has always been an issue, and unfortunately there's no volume control for cymbals if you want that sound. They are just gonna be loud.

God what I wouldn't have given for some of those! My right ear is AFU for that reason.

Wow. What a cool find! Still more pictures, please.

I always gravitate to 1H guitars. They mean business. Congrats! Yours is awesome!

Pretty darn nice mic for $185. Shipped/PP F&F

This is my 'earworm intro' of the day, so far:

I'm dying to know about its "acoustic voice"...

Yep, I saw that one but it's in the US and I live in Europe (Italy)... I'm trying to avoid crazy taxes and issues

SCORE! Hard to believe it's 44 years old. Congrats!

Buy two of the same monitors. Fixed.

IF it was reversed head, H/S, not quite so knackered and I hadn't just dropped $5K on a new custom shop Jackson, I'd be all over it.

Mac or PC? On Mac go to system settings> Displays> Color Settings and choose a different profile or create a custom one with the "Custom" setting.

I’ve been using this technique lately, works great:

One Huber, one Hamer Korina, one Grez with old growth redwood.... ETA......One man's discussion of what brings out the magic in a Junior. Yes, I do love Barry's work......

arrives tommorrow for pickup at my local GC... bought it no questions asked before I saw the post here no idea if it has a case. last couple Hamers from GC were surprisingly solid and under market.