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a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Hello everyone, I wanted to provide an update on the recent interruption and the work that has been taking place behind the scenes. Over the past several days, the site has been operating in a restricted access mode while I worked through a security review, cleanup, and infrastructure recovery process. As part of that work, a number of outdated components, unused software, and legacy items were removed, security controls were strengthened, and the server environment was rebuilt and tested. The good news is that the core site, forums, content, and member data remain intact, and the site is steadily returning to normal operation. What Happened? The server showed signs of unauthorized activity that required a thorough investigation and cleanup process. Out of an abundance of caution, access was restricted while the environment was reviewed, repaired, and hardened. At this time there is no evidence that forum content, member posts, or historical discussion data were lost. What Was Done? Among other things: Security controls were strengthened. Several unused or outdated components were removed. Legacy software that was no longer needed was eliminated. WordPress and related components were updated and cleaned up. Additional monitoring and alerting were put in place. The server environment was rebuilt and tested in a restricted-access mode before returning to service. What You May Notice Over the next several days you may notice: Minor visual changes on portions of the site. Navigation or menu updates. Theme/layout adjustments. Temporary issues with less frequently used features as they are tested and restored. Occasional maintenance windows. If you see anything that looks broken, missing, or unusual, please report it rather than assuming someone else already has. What To Watch For Please let me know if you encounter any of the following: Login problems. Missing pages or content. Broken links. Missing images or attachments. Forum posting problems. Account permission issues. Unexpected redirects. Anything that simply "doesn't look right." The more specific the report, the faster I can investigate. Thank You I know interruptions and maintenance periods can be frustrating. I appreciate everyone's patience while I worked through this process. The goal has been to make sure the site remains available, secure, and reliable for the long term. Thank you for sticking with HamerFanClub. — Ted

Looks great, and informative... thank you! 👌

I had one of these briefly around 1980. I was 17 or 18. I saw it in a local pawn shop and traded an Electra Tele and $100 for it. It even came with a Gibson case. I told a friend at school that I got a Les Paul for $300. He made fun of me after seeing it and said, "That's The Paul, not Les Paul." I didn't care because I plugged it into my Peavey Classic 50 into a Marshall 4x12 and it was glorious. It also was the first time I played along with a record with success. The song was, "Hey Hey, My My," or whatever it's called on, "Rust Never Sleeps," or, "Live Rust." Can't remember. I had them both. My mom quickly came in and shut me down. Said it was too loud. I was like, "Goddammit mom!" and stormed out of the house. There was something magical, maybe Majik, about that guitar. Something that made me actually play a song. But, I was talked out of it in short order from a owner of a small, local shop. He offered me up a brand new Aria Pro II "Les Paul" in cherry burst with gold hardware. He said it was a much better guitar than Gibson. So I did it and could never bond with that guitar. I don't know if I ever tried to play, "Hey, Hey, My, My," again. I happened to be in the same shop Friday where I bought my LPC/SG a few months ago and saw it as soon as I walked in the door. My heart skipped a few beats and I picked it up straight away. Man, it felt like a long lost friend. Felt just like I remembered. I looked and by gosh, no one had swapped out the pickups in 46 years. The original T-tops were there. Plugged it in, all electronics worked. Action was reasonable, I like it really low so it wasn't that but nice. It's quite clean with a few scars but not like you'd expect. Got it home, stripped it down, oiled the fretboard, adjusted the truss rod, changed the bridge because the original had collapsed a fraction, strung her up with .09s, set the action at 2/64" at the 12th fret and ironically, she played. I realized just how I have missed an ebony board on a Les Paul. So I plugged her into the DenHer Deluxe I bought from @Dutchman with a little overdrive in front and next thing I knew it was 10:30 and thought I better shut it down for fear of the neighbors calling or banging on the door. Absolute insanely good player and sounding. It is just a different beast from everything else. The neck profile just fits my hand. And like I said, ebony. I also like the, "No Fret," frets as they were called. I think that's what they were called. Very low frets. She's a 1980 Firebrand LP, same guitar as the The Paul I had back when but a "fire branded Gibson" logo instead of the silkscreen. Nice walnut with no breaks or repairs.

I should have brought them out earlier when lighting was better, maybe tomorrow evening, some lighting editing (courtesy of FastStone) will have to do

Its a nice bass ,looks to be all original but there pictures didn't show what showed up at my house.They offered me 50.00 off of 1325.00 but they also offered to take it back and pay for return shipping.They treated me fair in my book.

They sure tried, but we are not out of the woods yet. Been watching all night and so far so good. Lets hope they got bored and went home. Keep your eyes peeled for weirdness and let me know right away if you see anything

I'm not saying they did...but I'm not saying they DIDN'T...

There is a Wordpress issue documented that hit my little reflexology pages as well the other day. It‘s a managed service and they had provided steps to solve the issues. I followed all, but the server seemed still showing unwanted activities. After a few days, I had been offered to play in an older but clean backup that was not available to me by service. Seems to be fine by now. I have had this kind of issues several times in my IT life. Always a hassle of work. In one case I reprogrammed an open source software -phpNuke- myself to make sure doors are closed. I can imagine your job, Ted. These issues always happen when not needed i.e. around Christmas/New Year. A big thank you is not enough, to say it really. I truly hope you are almost through it.

And here I thought the Russians had sent their AI force to remove all traces if Hamer from the interwebs. Thank you Ted, for keeping us safe.

Thank you for putting up with the technical issues. Thank you for giving us wisecrackers a place to play.

Thanks for all you do, Ted. I'm just going to say it was Fender CEO looking to sue over the Daytona. 😄

Thanks so much, Ted.

After a weeks time, I can honestly say that I could actually live without the HFC. But it don’t mean I wanna live like that…

These are the best Les Pauls for the buck being made in the last 30+ years. No question about it!

Fuck Mike Fuller.

Thank you Ted. In the immortal words of Ms. Mitchell: "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone"

As always, Ted, you totally rule!

Your diligence is deeply appreciated, Ted.

Over and above, Ted. Thanks.

You the Man Ted! Thanks for all you do to keep this place alive.

The Gretsch Electromatic hard case, just a bit 'sloppy', but the best fit I've found so far. Unfortunately not cheap, best to buy a used Electromatic with hard case and resell just the guitar

Yeah, I sat the guitar down to work a deal with the owner and turned my back on the guitar. A guy came and picked it up and started to play it. I got the guitar for $1k and handed him the cash. Looked for my new guitar and saw the guy playing it. I didn't mind so I went over and watched him for a bit. He said T-tops were his favorite pickups and he was going to buy the guitar, take out the pickups, and sell the guitar back to the shop. I told him better luck next time and wheeled on out of there with my 1980 The Paul. I did think about putting the T-tops in the LPC/SG on the trip home but there's no way I'm touching that after the Friday night blowout in my music room. I have thought about this guitar off and on over the years. Looked a time or three for them on e-Bay as well. This is what I remember and I'm keeping it that way.

Not just you. I emailed Ted, he had to address security issues. We are fortunate to have him taking care of this board! Thanks @hikarateboy

blue one is a recent Fender Ultra, the color is Denim, it's a "FSR" built for Guitar Center. I was going to flip it, but it sure is pretty. The green Anderson only weighs about 5 pounds, Hollow T drop top, ya gotta have a lightweight tele for when your back is tired from yardwork, that's just common sense.

But at least it's expensive.

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/hamer-cruise-bass-metallic-blue-1983-2546455 I hope nobody on here bought this.The pictures did not show what the finish really looked like.

Sucks to not disclose the actual condition of the bass.

You don't totally appreciate what you got till it is gone....Even temporarily. Thanks so much!

Well, it's a 1996, not a 2006. Elduave and I checked it out at Atomic - it's not bad, despite some changed parts. The Hardtail is kinda cool and rare if you dig that. It's also not a brick, like some of the earlier Daytonas were. I'm still planning to swing by Atomic tomorrow at some point to just stop by and see what's new.

The debt we owe is millions of happy meals.... Thanks

Any of the mid-line, small-bodied Taylors are a good choice, especially used. They are very durable, play easily and sound nice. If you could find a 12st Duotone, well, you know...

Pfft, speak for yourself... I had to find another avenue and now find myself addicted to porn 😩

I'm quoting myself because the fear is real.

Holy hell that is beautiful.

I didn't know I could hold my breath that long. My wife loved it. I'm not kidding when I say this is my second family (sometimes first). Ask Kizanski. He had to field all my panic questions (thanks, Mike!). THANK YOU, Ted! Sending all the good vibes, juju, mojo, butter., etc etc etc that I can muster.

That’s absolutely an aftermarket finish, and frankly, looks like shit.

Reporting weirdness, as instructed. When I opened this thread: I got a message the site was asking to open another page: That seems pretty suspicious. Running Safari on iPhone. Thanks for all your diligence, Ted! Everything else is running fantastically. Great to be back!

Thinning the heard and this one is next. This is a great example of a 2020 Les Paul. This one has a one piece body with nicely figured maple cap in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The following mods have been done. Kiss My Strings zamac tune-o-matic bridge, a very well made bridge out of Germany. Mojotone '59 Clone PAF style pickups that sound great, as well as PIO caps. Original bridge and pickups included in sale. Overall in great shape with some minor signs of play wear, but overall in excellent condition. Includes original case. True LP non-chambered weight of 9.5 lbs. $2000 + shipping from 01060. Obviously if you're somewhat close, I'm happy to meet up in person.

Maybe the seller intended to express the price in Lire (though that technically no longer exists).

The checking is not desirable, but it is sort of normal.

Thanks, Ted!

Thank God, it's back!😀

Glad it’s back. I felt lost. And all the characters I have no other way to interact with.

The ebony ‘board The Paul (especially before Gibson added the “Firebrand” moniker) is my favorite LP variant. I still play both a ‘78 walnut with T-tops and a ‘79 mahogany. Other than butterscotch Teles, they’re the only guitars I’d sub for an oar to navigate through rapids and then bring on stage for work. They do vary, though: most are around 8 lbs but I once snared a sustain-monster ‘80 that weighed close to 11 lbs. Congrats!

Thanks Ted. We'd be lost without you.

Ump DAT, bruv. There are so many better options out there at half the price.

Yeah, it's a beautiful guitar at a great price.. I'm kinda shocked that nobody here pick it up~

You would hate sitting near me when I'm working. I smash the shit out of the keyboard when I'm wound up and writing Ben-appropriate replied to certain emails I receive...