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No one here, and you can take that to the bank.

Dean Z Custom and IYV LP clone.

One of my rare claims to fame is that I have history with the original which was still all-black at the time. It was 1975 so I'd only be 16 years old. In my town, there was an old 1920's dance hall which had been converted into a swanky nightclub which was always stone-dead empty on a Thursday night, so the club owner decided to experiment with a 'Rock Night' featuring a live band. One of these bands was UFO, unknown to practically everyone in the place at the time, but just having released their seminal 'Force It' record. MS was playing a black Gibson V which was subsequently painted by his roadie in the famous two-tone scheme using masking tape and a white rattlecan. Andy (Sneap) and myself talked to MS about this over several backstage beers we shared with hin at a festival we played (Leyendas Del Rock in Alicante, Spain) and he confirmed that it was the same guitar. He told us that he still had it, that he'd never part with it, and that it would never go back out on the road because it was too special and too precious a part of his history to risk being damaged. He also said that it was still the best-sounding V he'd ever played. He also referred to his then-current Dean V's as 'throwaways' ..........

Charvel still hanging around. Jackson sold right after I refinished it.

Or: "Chris" & "Not Chris" "Intonation" & "Flawless"

No wrapper, no Junior.

I only saw Motörhead once, but it was with the Phil/Würzel lineup which I actually liked. Years later I named my cat Würzel. I know the band wasn't ever loaded with virtuosos but I still like them for being what they are (were). RIP to Phil.

Cut two pickguards (white and black, obviously) in half. Join the halves together on the back with a strip of paper packing tape(!). Tie them together with pickguard rings/screws. I’m not sure if this is how it is done with the Gibsons, but both of my MIJs are done like this. You know how the Japanese are about accuracy in replica guitars, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the case.

TA drop top

For a while I've been thinking that if I ran across a nice Junior at a fair price, I'd jump on it. One showed up this morning on eBay. Good price, but the seller's feedback made me say "not today". So here it is. I hope one of you has bigger gonads than this old man. And that the seller is better than his feedback suggests. 1999 Hamer USA Special Junior P90 Electric Guitar Natural Finish + Hard Case | eBay Good luck

I would be lost in numbers

It’s local to me, and I’m looking for something P90, but I the lack of wrap bridge is a deal breaker for me.

I agree it looks like an import, mostly because of the lack of wrapper goodness. That's just one of the reasons why I don't like it. "Special Junior" is actually the model name, but no one on the planet calls them that.

The funny thing is that there are a number of boutique builders who make killer Vs and Explorers and, as expensive as they are, you could buy two of them for what the above prices are.

You'll want to show up to see what kind of fun this crew is going to get into this time! And wow, hard to believe this pic is 15 years old.

Stupid me sold it.

I had a green Modulus and a green tropi-Caddy long ago...

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I ordered this strap from Souldier a few years back after @cmatthes had his cool checkerboard straps produced by Couch. It’s a nice, hardly used strap but it’s not as cool as the @cmatthes straps. Here’s the proposition: Any HFC Member who donates 10$ or more to the HFC will be eligible to win the strap, with the winning name to be drawn by me. If you donate and win, I will cover the cost of the postage (Domestic US Only). to ship the strap to you. I’m hoping to achieve at least 4-5 10$ HFC donations from this Raffle. Submit donations via PayPal to At HFC@hikarate.com READY, SET, DONATE. The Deadline to make a donation and be eligible for the giveaway is Sat 21 Mar at 6 PM PDT. I will make the drawing on Sun 22Mar ETA: IF YOU MAKE A DONATION, PLEASE POST TO THIS THREAD, SO THAT I CAN KEEP TRACK of the eligible names. TIA! Good Luck

That's right, it's time for another Celebrity Jam, this time featuring our own Cheap Chick (you old-timers will remember Pam), Madame Pamita. What: PAMJAM 2026! When: Saturday, March 21, 4:00 PM Where: Why, right here at the 4-3-2-1 Club, of course Why: Because I miss you! Who: As many of you 4-3-2-1 Club Pilgrims as possible! It's time for more of THIS:

I assume the “004” under the s/n indicates it was a special run? Perhaps that has something to do with the non- wrap bridge?

the Nash is sold Dean Cadillac Select. One of the newer variants. 3 pickup, Duncan’s, really nice quality. Nice fretwork, satin back of neck (factory). Pretty much clean and unplayed. One minor part switch. It had one white knob which was switched to black. Nicely rolled fret edges ebony board, no dings, scratches or fretwear. Comes with a new Roadrunner gig bag which fits the guitar well. Duncan SH-5 (bridge) and two APH-2 in the middle and neck. Cool AF but I have a 2002 time capsule caddy $555 paypal friends and family or $500 cash in the north of Boston area full set of pics of both axes can be seen here. https://davejl1984.smugmug.com/Dean-Cadillac-Select 2015 Nash T-63 three tone burst, very clean for it's age, frets are excellent, no grooving. has a custom upcharge chunky V boat neck which is fairly rare. medium relic, comes with original hard case (rectangular molded with Nash logo). comes with three guards, all lightly aged: black (original), tortoise and a lightly aged green guard which is on it now. Lollar pickups, Ash body. 6 lbs 13 oz. paypal friends and family $1465 delivered in cont US, or north of Boston/Southern NH cash pickup for $1400.

Just put your phone number in.

No one except the guy that's trying to sell one on eBay this morning.

Yeep! There’s an indictment of an era…

Thought the usa ones had diff bridge??

Speaking of which, how is that custom V coming along?

Great history there. Nice to see you, Kevin.

That's a great deal

It is, one of the Korean built Conspiracy Series models.

Nice one, Kevin. Welcome back!

Bump. This one is coming right up. It's looking like a gumbo & wiener weekend, and after recent snowfall (LOTS of it), it's supposed to hit 70 degrees on Saturday. Woo hoo! Party starts at 4:00pm, music starts at 6:00pm and there are 6 bands on the bill, each playing a 5 song set, with the jam to follow.

Same as others. @hikarate seems to work and comes up with your name. It was where I sent in the past. This was a good reminder I needed to send in a donation so you should have it now. Thank you for keeping the site going. No need to send me the strap if I happen to win. Checkers wash out my complexion.

Remarkable! King Crimson genes. Perhaps will influence haute couture, too...

Current or recently let go:

I can't friggin' stand this day but I'll play, anyway. Past.

Weird to look at this picture and realize just how quickly my hair went from brown to silver. This was summer 2018, and by winter 2020, I was almost all gray.

Hey! I resemble that remark (and pronounced Kaman the same way)!

Bump... Musically, preparations are underway. Since I haven't had one of these of these parties in awhile, all my local musician friends are coming out of the woodwork, practicing for their turn at the 4-3-2-1 Club. Lots of good sounds emanating from the basement! It's time for more of this: