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Hamer USA Artist Korina - 1990s - Natural | Reverb (needless to say, no affiliation) Somebody please buy this quickly so I can buy it from you when I've replenished the guitar account! 😉 Ad says, "Estate Sale," so I'm guessing details will be hard to come by. Looks like a 2001, though the ad says "1990's." Somebody here order this originally?

Gone to a place where a nickel still plays the jukebox. Another bought you a glass of warm beer. He was odd but incredibly original. Did tours consisting of nothing more than prisons and small bars. All with beat up Peavey PA equipment. Truly the wandering minstrel that drank to much, smoked to much and you never had to wonder what he was thinking. An American Original! RIP Mr. Coe

Kurt made one for Brad Whitford and one other for a guy in New York (he can't tell me). Both were creamsicle orange. Mine's a different color...

That was penned by Steve Goodwin and John Prine. David just made it more "Perfect"

Man, that is a perfect obituary for David Allan Coe.

Steve Goodman…

Who are these people?

I have had 5 or 6 SGs over the years and sold all but the 2 (3, if you count the really capable Epi SG) I have. Somewhere on here is the sordid tale of the 50th Anniv. Lim. Ed. Diablo w/ factory Floyd and 24 frets, that I sold and then spent years trying to replace. Found a nice one in the UK. Not long after, I realized that I really needed a fixed bridge version for AC/DC, Sabbath and other fixed bridge-type material. So I found the 50th Anniv. in the hard tail version (also w/ 24 frets ) and have been alternating between that and my blocked and locked CS LP Axcess at rehearsals, gigs & appearances.

So.... thank you, Henry?

It's the same guitar, by the same seller.

I didn't need to know that Gibson was capable of making a neck like this. It's definitely very non-traditional of them, but damn, does it work for metal.

Nice looking artist, 1x too many P90’s for me, but check out the neck-through Musicman Stingray that is also listed by this seller. It’s badass, I never knew such a thing existed.hopefully it doesn’t weigh 20 pounds. https://reverb.com/item/95928585-ernie-ball-music-man-stingray-neck-through-bass-guitar-hs-nt

I'm sure you didn't mean it this way but I read that in the exaggerated Jerry Seinfeld voice: Who ARE these people???

I subscribed to Rolling Stone magazine for a long time. In 2010 they did similar "year-end" and "decade-end" lists of best artists, songs, and albums. Out of all the categories I had heard "of" a few of the artists, actually heard ONE of the songs, and owned ZERO of the albums. I realized I had aged out and that's when I quit subscribing. I don't feel like I've missed a thing.

And the perfect C & W song.....

You totally read my mind!!

now you need to find a drum circle, and dazzle them with your beats...

"You can see the girl's whatnots through her blouse..." https://tenor.com/bQwQH.gif

According to Scooby-Doo or Gilligan's Island it should unleash evil spirits upon you and yours. But, not to worry, it's all usually resolved in 20 minutes. Well, as long as you throw it into a handy nearby volcano! 🌋😜

EDIT JUNE 12: Taking this off the board for now. Thanks for the support/ input/etc. my friends. Pic of how it looked before I cleaned it up and some more recent ones. Has a brass nut and I had to get a switch tip for it. The volume pot for the neck pickup cuts in and out and probably needs to be replaced. Looks like one strap button has been replaced. There are some dings that don't photograph well but I tried to show everything as clearly as I could. 3-piece neck. Humbucker rings are replacements but the originals are in the case. Price based on PPFF transaction. Message me here or leave a reply if you'd like to know more.

And George Lynch is his FIL.

I've watched this quite a few times a couple of years ago... I like this guy... extremely talented and an awesome teacher as well showing a lot of the little nuances in making those subtle sounds that make the difference 🤘😝🤘

SOLD!

A Gibson SG was always in my “One of These Days” column… Likely to stay that way, since I’m not really buying anything “these days”! I ordered a white EDS-1275 back in the early ‘90s, but that’s the closest I’ve gotten.

is that what the kids are calling it now...

all roads lead to bacon

Ahh, a black SG. I used to have one. I'm sure I've posted pics about it. definitely one I should have not moved on, but I sold it to a friend, who later passed away. Now I really kinda wonder what his sister did with all his stuff, as his mom passed away not long before he did. I have two SGs now.. somewhere in the pile.

Yes, not ugly. Not a fan of the large knobs, though. Looks clunky and difficult to twiddle.

Thanks! This will be my third one. I imagine it will mostly see the house because it isn't like anyone around Oxford is playing Down or COC covers. Good news is that I could absolutely murder someone with this aluminum case though.

At least it's got the handrest. Contemporary version of the 4003 doesn't. If I was still gigging thart piece of hardware would be mandatory.

😅 Might be true! Spent 35 years appraising commercial real estate and yes, there was an occasional SWAG over that time. But pricing anything but the most commonplace guitars for sale almost always is.

I recently did some significant downsizing of gear that I've accumulated over the years, mostly larger amps and speaker cabinets, but some guitars as well. I had already decided that I didn't want to ship or deal with individual sales, so selling or trading to Guitar Center was the easiest option. Like you, I wanted to have a good idea of the retail value of my stuff so I could determine if what GC was willing to pay was reasonable compared to what I could get if I tried to sell everything individually. Google and AI were worthless. Ebay wasn't much better, mostly because it didn't have recent sales of most of what I was selling. But the "sold" prices they did publish seemed suspect as well. The two sources that were reliable were Reverb and Guitar Center. On Reverb, I searched sold listings and filtered by "most recent first". I then deducted the cost of shipping and Reverb's seller fees to get a "net to me" estimate. I searched Guitar Center's "Used and Vintage" listings and assumed actual selling prices are 10% less. My primary goal was to clear out large, heavy and seldom used gear. I ended up trading everything for two guitars, Because I was trading rather than getting cash, I received very favorable offers. Based on my research, better than 60% of retail. Considering that we ended up with GC paying me $300 in cash after the trade, I also saved the 10% (Illinois and Cook County) sales tax on the guitars I purchased.

Lovely guitar!

Really cool. Not ugly.

I like him a lot. WAY back when, our band covered a couple of his tunes......More Than One Way Home and Standin' At The Station. They were crowd pleasers. (Even if I was then using a modded Hamer Artist rather than an M3).

Beautiful... glwts 👍

this is on layaway, I can pick it up next time I'm up that way. They sweetened the deal enough to make me wait (the store employees get some sort of bonus if they get enough layaways at the end of each month, so it's common to get a better discount if bought on layaway). '89, mostly just dirty and neglected, the funny thing is that it's much easier to assume it's a real one if it's dirty enough, and I think all the fakes have the serial on the back of the headstock instead of the neck plate like the earlier ones. I had a desert yellow one a while back, and or course I should have kept it, this eases my pain quite a bit

I saw them last year and they kicked ass.

Thank you all! 😂 it looks close to this……..https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/austin/large-african-carved-figural-karyenda-drum-7154806

My wife has something similar, but less ornate. From the size, I'd call it a djembe. Hers was made from a hollowed out west African mahogany log, so maybe that's a clue to it's origin. The guys at the store said some guys with African accents rolled up with a pickup truck full of them in various sizes and they bought a few. Hers rattled the store windows from a good 50 feet away (you couldn't really how low it went until you got some distance away). Tuning is by temperature and humidity 😅.

Just don't take the gold waist chain off and you should be fine 😳

A hand-carved end table?

I had BTS. Probiotics cleared it up nicely. BTO was harder to get rid of- had to switch from Right Guard to Secret Powder Fresh...

It just reveals the demographic that uses it, which I think it's safe to say is a different demographic than the one that uses the HFC forums.

BTS? My preference is BTO.

I just Google the name brand/model of guitar and ask what it's worth.... nowadays AI will filter everything and give you a pretty accurate assessment Example from Google: A 1985 Hamer KK (K.K. Downing) Vector, particularly with the rare "Zulu" (red and black) graphic finish, is highly sought after by collectors, with prices potentially exceeding $4,000–$5,000+ depending on condition, original Kahler tremolo, and case. Standard red or mahogany finishes with typical wear generally fall in the mid-to-high thousands range. Value Drivers for 1985 Hamer KK Vector: Finish/Graphics: The Zulu Bengal graphic finish is considered the most valuable/rare. Condition: Original Kahler tremolo, pickups, and minimal paint chips around the V-points increase value. Case: Original hard-shell case is essential for maximizing value. Modifications: Mid-80s models sometimes have added MIDI pickups or factory mods (e.g.,), which can be a collector's item but sometimes lower the value compared to a completely stock guitar. Ensure the guitar is a USA model, as later Korean Vector models are significantly less valuable ($250–$300).