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Not likely...what happens at the 4-3-2-1 Club....

Don Poisson sure smells fishy! Gabe 😀

Okay, I lied. Here's one more, fairy dust on a bad trip.

Not a USA Hamer case. Just what you’d expect from a complete dick.

Hello all, I'm selling my 2014 G&L Fallout. Belair Green, alder body, hard rock maple and rosewood neck. Comes with original hardshell case, build sheet and certificate of authenticity signed by Phyllis Fender. #1 Neck-Classic C .830" at first fret-.960" at 12th fret. Satin finish, medium jumbo frets, factory plek, bone nut 1 5/8". 12" radius Seymour Duncan JB (TB4) pickup in bridge and G&L P90 in neck. Coil tap on bridge Great condition overall. No dings, dents. Light playing wear only. $1075 OBO Shipped & PP'd to continental US. Would prefer to sell here-this is a versatile guitar. Sounds great in all pickup positions and is very light (I'm thinking under 8 pounds for sure, but I can weigh it later)

The absolute GOAT and MVP of bench tools for set-ups is a notched straight edge. You ideally want to measure and set relief off the fingerboard, not the frets. Why? Because frets wear away over time, particularly in the case of guitars that are decades old like many of our Hamers. If you are measuring and setting relief off fretted strings using worn frets as your gauge, what you think is ideal relief could actually be dead flat due to worn, eroded frets. Notched straight edges typically have a 24.75 side and a 25.5 side. The 24.75 side works on PRS and anything else with 25.0. The one I use cost almost a hundred bucks from StewMac. But you can get a high quality clone on eBay made of steel for a fourth of that. There are notched straight edges for basses too, with 34 on one side and 35 on the other.

I've watched a few from these guys recently. They are spot on. Anyone heard of them or seen them live? The guitarist apparently has played with Slaughter and Vince Neil. No Hamers but a really nicely played LP or two.

I bought two of these when hamerhead did. They're very useful. They're in the 4-3-2-1 Club now, and are used there for listening to songs that are being worked on. I've also used them outside for a full bluegrass band, and they sound great for that, with all the instruments miked. I'm glad I bought them.

You don't want a flat neck, you want subtle relief, like the curve of a smile or a rocking chair's rockers but obviously not that exaggerated. A flat neck only makes sense if a string is not in motion. A struck/plucked string vibrates in an oval shape, with the peak of the wave at the center of the string length. You set relief to give that oval-shaped vibrating string the space it needs to vibrate as close to the frets as possible up and down the neck without audibly banging into the frets, better known as buzzing. The moving string's oval is subtle, so relief is subtle. I typically put about a business card's thickness of relief at the lowest point of the dip/curve, somewhere between F5 and F10 depending on the guitar in question, with the guitar lying flat on its back on the bench. That is why I rely so heavily on my notched straight edge ha. It goes without saying a finesse player needs less relief than a player who hits his instrument like a drum kit. Harder hit = more string motion = need for greater relief. String gauge, weird flat tunings with less pounds of string tension, all that stuff comes into play. And if you like changing tunings frequently on a particular guitar, you have to reset the relief each time or find a general setting for relief and action that allows all of one's tuning preferences. If you are setting relief as I have described above and you are fretting out, your action is too low and/or you are in need of fret leveling and/or possibly a partial or full refret that potentially includes a re-truing of the fingerboard.

I just finished shoveling. We didn't get nearly the snowfall we could have, yay! The storm drifted south. The basement is always cool in the winter, but warms up with the amps and people. Can't wait to rock out tonight! And here's a final photo from years past. 2018, I think. There's a little of 4-3-2-1 magic fairy dust scattered around in this photo.

VERY playable and versatile 2020 Mexi-made Charvel DK 24 HH FR. Has a number of upgrades and mods. Mahogany Body, Quilt Maple Top, stoopid comfy oiled Maple Neck/Fretboard, 24 Jumbo frets with plenty of life, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Floyd Rose Tremolo - Dark Amber. The Usual Diablo-izations here: Swapped out the gold hardware for black, ditched the 5 way blade switch for a 3 way toggle & put it in the tone pot hole. Tuners were replaced with Grover Schaller-style Mini's. German made Orig. Floyd Rose with fat brass block and noiseless coated springs replaced the 1000 Series. Volume pot was replaced with a Kill switch/volume pot. Seymour SH-10 bridge p'up was replaced with a Gravelin custom wound Mongoose double slug variant. Schaller strap locks complete the upgrades. Can include original hardware and electronics for additional $100 if you want to return it to stock. But why would you? Ships in a Charvel gig bag.

Anyways you want it, that's the way you need it, anyways you want it. 🤣

Bass and treble, that's it. Pretty bare bones. I use mine with an non-powered 16-channel board that has effects built-in. Run 2 XLRs out to the speakers, plug in 3 power cords, and you're set up. I've done 5 vocal mics, bass direct, and some kick drum (for a little fattening) and it handles it just fine. We're not playing MSG, though. Haven't run any electric guitars through it, but my daughter went direct with my Ovation acoustic and it sounded pretty damn good.

I clicked and saw the 1:03:30(ish) length, and backed out. Glad I did, judging by previous observations.

As had been foretold.

Here’s a reminder of tomorrow’s festivities. Hope to see a few of you tomorrow. I’m working on green chicken chili today, and of course wieners and queso dip are mandated by the 4-3-2-1 Club by-laws. Any time after 4:00 is okay to arrive. I’m anticipating wieners to be pulled off the grill before 6:30. There are a few guests that need to leave early, so we’ll likely get the music started early, around 6ish. Another reminder: I don’t purchase alcohol any longer, but you’re more than willing to bring a beverage of choice. I’ll have sparkling water and lemon-lime juice and a small selection of NA beer. And right on schedule, we're supposed to get up to 6" of snow before tomorrow morning.

I had forgotten that 2018's Frozen Jam was a Shishkov party!

Here's a more recent photo, from 2019's Frozen Jam. Must have been a cold one. I put on some hair/

I took this photo last night when I returned home around midnight. The White Bunny has taken up residence under the hallowed 4-3-2-1 back porch, which itself was rebuilt a year ago, which is why the White Bunny showed up. He protects party goers from evil spirits which lurk in the neighborhood. If you use your indoor voice when you're smoking on the back porch, you just might be able to summon the White Bunny from his hideaway for a consultation.

Like this, you mean? 😉. I don't have a great pic, but the guitar on the right is the one from the photos above, as modified.

We'll do a traditional January Frozen Jam this year, on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the 4-3-2-1 Club. These parties have a long tradition of posing, and modeling the latest Hamer acquisitions. What will be new this year? Who will be new this year? Here's a few photos from Frozen Jams in years long gone. 2004: BillW and yours truly, modeling a couple of the 4-3-2-1 house guitars. Sadly, that T-51 is long gone. BadgerDave modeling his green Cruisebass, which now resides in a different friend's home. 2004 was also declared Year of the Swirlygig, as Swirly products were new and there was no shortage of Swirly-models. Dan and Bill demonstrate one of the 4-3-2-1 Club Axioms: Always Know Where The Camera Is !!

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great guitars. I owned a glory custom for a while, it was like dating a supermodel who was in her slum-around-with-musicians phase. Eventually she moved on, but I have fond memories.

You got my number!

I'm looking forward to part 3, but I guess they need to sober up

Yup, basically a stripped down Sunburst and also no maple veneer top either.

Thanks for posting. Married to a Playboy Playmate? Who wouldn't be bitter. Interesting story.

Should be my theme song. I grew up a chicken farmer!

I wanna add this to my set list. Well, at least once......

This does not appear to be an OHSC case for a Hamer USA Daytona. The rounded corners make it look more likely to be an import case.

Anything more than half a dick and I'm out.

And masterful command of the verbal co-joiner "blah blah blah" " Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth... blah blah blah... anyways..."

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Verily. But he apparently has solid command of the verbal crutch "anyways".

Quite a broken voice he has. However, those were the times. It all grew out of random and, what I didn‘t know, they know each other from school. Also nice to hear that Paul Hamer used to be a guitar teacher. I just knew about guitar repair.

Damn, he sounds like a bitter dude.

Not quite. Both a Keith Richards and a Ron Wood Standard were ordered from Hamer by John Belushi, but they were stolen in transit before they could make it to the SNL set in early October, 1978. Both were sunburst finished instruments with the artists' names in script inlaid on the fretboards. Replacements were made and shipped out in mid-1979: Dave Rogers owns #0199 (the Keith Richards one), and Paul Hamer owns the "Ron Wood" twin. Belushi also ordered a 3/4 "Mini" Standard for Ron's son Jamie to go with the replacement guitars. I don't remember if the one Paul ended up with was the originally stolen 1978 one - I'd have to check the serial number tracker info. for that, but I recall that one of the original pair was eventually recovered, so I'm assuming that's the one Paul owns now.

I've got some shells I could let go. Not sure there's enough for full set of crowns, though. 😉

I know that wasn't directed at me but I'm still taking it personally.

Don’t forget the obligatory 4-3-2-1 snow storm. It may not be in the forecast yet, but it’s coming.

You're eyes do not deceive you, that is indeed an early Hamer Sunburst in black.

“Humble.” Fuck YOU!

That Vector looks familiar.

Thanks for the pics Bruce. I doubt I'll ever make the show but I always enjoy the stories.

Jumping ahead a few years, to 2012: Dan, Bill and Chris, who made one of many road trips to the 4-3-2-1 over the years. Some of these guys LOVE driving through snowstorms! Here, Chris demonstrates an advanced pose. Too much fun!

Here's a couple more from 2006: Z tries out the TV Phantom, in one of his earliest appearances at the 4-3-2-1 Club. Eric mugs and Robb basks in the afterglow. Z plays the orange Phantom Custom. At one point, I owned 4 Phantoms simultaneously. I'd REALLY like to get one of them back. I'll be working on that this year.

Fast forward to 2006: Eric, Bruce and Robb - I've long said that white Cruisebass is the most played guitar in the history of the 4-3-2-1 Club. I miss that TV Yellow Phantom, even though it once again resides at the 4-3-2-1 Club, complete with a sparkly facelift and new pickups. Robb models the Cruisebass. Robb and Eric, who is modeling BadgerDave's latest acquisition. The V's never lasted long in this crowd.

You have fine ears! I played the drums by hand via a vintage Roland JV-90 Midi-Keyboard (which has extremely sensitive keys) and used the Kontakt-Sampler "Studio Drummer" sound library for that.