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I think many of you know, I released a blues album last year. Ernie Santella - The Whole Shabang. https://erniesantella.bandcamp.com/album/the-whole-shabang So, just wanted to share this story of what's happened. Even though we are in the 'digital' world of on-line cloud and streaming sites, I printed up a ton of CD's. After all the work, I'm old school and wanted something tangible to actually hold in my hands, not just some digital cloud files. I printed up a couple of hundred, sent copies of it everywhere. (Amazing fact, radio stations, streaming companies, magazines etc still want physical copies and not just links) I've gotten plays all over the US, UK and Europe on radio. And, gotten messages from all over that people really like it - so cool. It's also streaming on all the major sites: Spotify, Apple music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora etc. I get an update every month on hits from those sites. You get tenths-of-a-penny per play. Honestly, you will never get rich from that, until you get millions of streams a day. Now, the amazing-balls part. I sent it to SiriusXM. Specifically, the B.B. King's Bluesville channel. I sent it totally blind. I didn't know a sole there, just mailed it in with a nice note about myself and the record. Boom, they picked one of my songs "I Owe Myself Money" (Not even my favorite song on the album) for their 'Hot new songs of the week' and I got a ton of plays. My wife and I actually heard them intro it on the channel and I almost crashed the car. It was just like out of that Tom Hanks movie "That Thing You Do". Insane. Like I mentioned above, you don't get much in Royalties from streaming. I think I've gotten $100. total in a year from that. BUT, are you sitting down... For every play on SiriusXM, I get $40. You read that right, $40. (That's double as both the Artist and Songwriter) It really pays to write your own tunes and not just cover songs. I had no freakin' idea they paid that much per play. After the initial run of being on the 'Songs of the week', now, I'm down to getting played once a month, which don't get wrong, I am still HONORED they play it at all! As my wife and I just moved to Las Cruces, NM and building a house, I will start recording a follow-up soon. I already have a bunch of ideas for new songs. Thanks for reading and listening. ernie P.S. If anyone wants any info on all the stuff involved with getting your music copy-written, distributed and having a company manage your royalties etc. Message me, I'm happy to share! I had a friend help me with all that as I had no clue what to do.

Here we go, this beauty had a thicker-than-usual, extremely-comfy-to-my-hands neck, so I said to myself “what the heck!”, made an offer, it was accepted, and now it’s going to rock and sing in my hands as a red bird like this one should! 😎 Before you guys ask, it’s a 2007. It came with all the candy in the case, including the COA. Now my Korina (the blond) got serious competition (the redhead). It’s like having now the two then-beauties in ABBA to my reach! 😜 Only one not-so-good thing: the pickups aren’t the originals. It has two Bare Knuckle humbuckers installed —The Mule on the bridge and a Cold Sweat on the neck. They sound great though, very focused, articulate and sonically rich, with their respective own voices as well. Yet, I’m getting a Schlabotnik/Ultimate set from Josh, to make this thing as HFC-correct as possible. 😉 So guys, time for you to drool over its pics, and time for me to play it —it is very addictive!

It’s right around the anniversary of the Arlington to New Hartford move….1997. Just about half my life ago. About 12 of us left our lives in suburban Chicago and jumped on planes, got in cars, etc and headed East. The shop was downsized considerably and production went from damn near 100 per week down to a dozen. We lost a lot of good people that couldn’t make the move. Many said the “new” ones would never be as good. I think the team did a great job of preserving the brand from a build perspective. Many thoughts. Thank you to Frank and Jol for giving me the opportunity to move and for the advancement opportunities that followed. I’m in a much different spot in life now but a direct line can be drawn from my time at Hamer. Thanks to Dave Brown for putting up with me as a roommate/coworker for two years lol. Thank you Mike, Chip, Clay and the rest of the crew for being such a huge part of my life back then. I’ve lost touch with some but I think about you guys often and wish you all well. We did good Gentlemen. The instruments we built hang with the best of them.

I hate to see unloved Hamer's hanging in GC getting abused by 14 year old kids. Found this one yesterday and had to snatch it up. Needed lots of cleaning,but it's all original, no monkey business other than some minor dings and scratches that I was able to mostly clean up. Non -original case, but very well fitting, and looks a lot like an old Hamer case, just without the logo. Very light and resonant. I've wanted one of these for a while, and I'm thrilled to get it. Good deal too, at least by today's standards.

I just accidentally bought another Hamer 😄 I went onto Reverb to look for some kidney bean tuning buttons for my Greeny and happened to see a nice looking Hamer p90 goldtop just like mine. I clicked on it to see why this clown thought his Chinese Hamer was so expensive only to quickly realize it was a 3 minute old listing for a very well priced US model. Sold! Should be here Tuesday. Looks fantastic overall aside from the chip right at the bottom of the gold top.

I finally got a 4 digit Standard back in September.

One day in October of 1984, while living in Houston, Texas, my friend/bandmate Kato called and said he was going to look at some speakers for his bass amp and asked if I would like to come along. I said sure. We went to Musician’s Shop, a small music store in a strip center on Bissonnet Street in nearby Bellaire. While he was engrossed in conversation about speakers with one of the sales staff, I wandered over to the guitar area. By this time I already had two Hamers: a 1978 Sunburst, purchased used from Lake Charles Music (Lake Charles, Louisiana) in 1982, and a new Blitz, special ordered through Evans Music City in Houston in 1983. But I was always on the lookout for another. There, on the left-hand side of the store on a floor-level rack, was a black Hamer Special. It was new – it still had the Hamer hang-tag attached – but it looked like it had been there for a while. The finish was smudged with fingerprints, it was out of tune and was missing a string. The hand-printed price tag read $820.00. I put my left hand around the neck and knew it instantly: I had found The One. It if was a movie, blue lightning effects would have been added in post-production to indicate the “electric” connection between the guitar and me. For many guitarists – including me – the shape and feel of a guitar’s neck is of utmost importance. I like them on the thinner side, while some players prefer the opposite; it’s a matter of personal preference. But this neck was perfect. (Many years later, when Mike Shishkov was building a guitar made to my specs, I sent him measurements of Blackie’s neck for reference.) I didn’t say anything to the Musician’s Shop employees, but after Kato dropped me off at home I gathered some cash I had squirreled away for just such an occasion and drove back to the store. I got the attention of the guy behind the counter and said, “I’m kinda interested in that black Hamer, but $820 seems a little high. Anything you can do?” “Hmm,” he said, and poked at his desk calculator. “How about $775?” “I don’t know,” I said, “that still seems like a little too much.” “All right, lemme see what I can do,” he said, and in a classic used-car-salesman move disappeared into the back of the store. After several long minutes, he came back. “Okay. I can do $725.” I’ve never been much of a negotiator. I don’t like “haggling” and have always hated the ridiculous cat-and-mouse game traditionally associated with buying a car. So I don’t know what came over me in that moment, but suddenly I was bursting at the seams with a buyer’s confidence I’ve never experienced before or since. Maybe it was because I knew, without a doubt, that that guitar and I were destined to be together. Ignoring his $725 offer, I calmly said, “How about this: I give you THIS” – I pulled $600 cash out of my pocket and laid it on the counter – “and you give me the guitar?” He hesitated for a beat and then said, “I’ll go get the case.” Beneath my calm exterior, I was ecstatic. He was gone for a long time. While I waited, I browsed some guitar straps on display near the front of the store and selected a blue nylon one. (I always liked the color combination of black and blue.) He finally returned and said, somewhat sheepishly, “We couldn’t find the case. I’ll make it $525 and you can have this one” – a generic rectangular one-size-sort-of-fits-all guitar case. “Works for me,” I said. “Oh, and I’m taking this strap too.” He glanced up briefly from writing up the sale and said, “Yeah, that’s fine.” And that’s the story of how I got Blackie. For many years I assumed it was a 1984. But, later, when I learned more about Hamer history and how to read their serial numbers, I realized it was a 1981 – which explains why it was so dirty and the case was nowhere to be found. It sat there in the store for three years, waiting for me to come in and rescue it. It’s been my constant companion ever since. It went with me every day to GIT when I was going to school there – and it became part of my identity. (At Musician’s Institute in the 1980s, where guitar nerdiness was elevated to extreme levels, people were often identified by the guitar they played: the guy that plays the red Ibanez RG, etc. I was The Guy That Plays the Black Hamer.) I’ve always been careful with all my guitars, but any instrument that gets as much use as this one is going to end up with some battle scars, and Blackie has plenty. Like where the finish has been worn off where my right forearm contacts the body, or chips in the paint where it got hit by a falling cymbal stand. One night in 2007 during a Rhythm Dawgs gig, the stitching on that blue nylon strap – the one I got from Musician’s Shop all those years ago – came unraveled and the guitar went crashing down onto my pedalboard. The impact knocked several chunks of paint off the lower edge of the body and put a huge gouge in the neck between the nut and high-E tuner. But thanks to rock-solid Hamer craftsmanship, nothing broke. As my guitar collection has grown over the years it doesn’t get quite as much playing time as it used to, but I know it’s always there for me. It always gets played at gigs, even if for only one song. I’ve changed the bridge pickup a few times – Duncan Distortion, Duncan JB, DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary – but a couple of years ago I came across the original in a box of old stuff, so if I ever decide to put it back in I can. A while back longtime Dawgs/SUIT drummer Bill Asa asked me, “When was the last time you did a gig without that guitar?” My answer? “Before I got it.” 1990: 2023:

UPDATE!!!! Just received my Gibson Made-2-Measure 'Murphy Lab' R9 reissue. Only took 5 months. It's so nice. Just perfect. Light, very resonant and feels great as it has the extra comfy Murphy Lab binding treatment. Really feels like an old guitar. And... that monster flame top! Just like I picked out at the Gibson Garage. Here's a couple of quick snaps as I just unboxed it.

My Mom passed July 4th after a long bout w/ alzheimers, she would have been 94 next month. She left a few bucks behind, so I spent about twice what I typically spend on a guitar (that I really didn't need 😁). I owned an Epiphone 339 awhile back, I liked the smaller sized body, but eventually moved it on after awhile, as we do. I found this custom shop 359, basically a cosmetically upgraded 339 w/ a blingy top, plek fret job, and tight setup. Damn sexy, plays and sounds great. It's got whats called a 60/30 neck (or 30/60?) which is a slightly thicker 60s slim taper, but smaller than their 50s neck spec. Took the pickguard off today. Very cool.

Enrico "Frank" Glavash Tom Dave: Gary: Todd: Mike: The New Hartford Crew:

From the soldering iron and warped wit of our own Jim Gale ... A Emerson Paramount Drive circuit tied into a BJF Honey Bee circuit in one box, that can be switched either/or, or both layered in series. With HFC Inner Circle-approved casing art that dates back to 2004. I can't stop laughing.

A good friend of mine (old work nickname 'Rudeski') built my favorite amp for me. I recently added the custom logo in his honor. Our own JGale built my first ever pedal collection (I had only the tuner and wireless gizmo). My entire rig was handmade by true friends - I'm a fortunate guy. Thank you Gale. Thank you, Rudeski.

After much internal debate on how to significantly reduce my collection and which guitars to let go, I have decided to sell 2 Explorer/Standard shaped guitars, beginning with this incredible Shishkov Ultimate #0011. My Momose Korina MEX will be going up next. I'm the 2nd owner and can't find a mark on it. It has a pretty chunky neck (0.95" at the first fret, 0.98" at the 12th) and only weighs 7.6 pounds. I don't think I need to pour out any accolades here. Everyone here is familiar. SOLD - $5,500 shipped

I bought one of these in 1981. It was heavy as lead. More than my wine red Les Paul Custom from '78. This one is 8.5lbs. And I'm thinking that it really has come full circle. Repatriated from the Netherlands...

So here are a couple of pictures of my 1978 b&c Sunburst that I recently aquired. It's an absolute stunner. The one piece neck is definitely on the slimmer side but that is my only concern. Might get used to it. I know it's just a maple veneer but it does look very nice, flames and all, maybe not the depth of a thick piece of maple wood I suppose. it had different tuners installed at some point. Were Grovers that bad in the 70s? The former owner had Grovers reinstalled but you can see the extra holes on the back. Everything else is in excellent condition. The original red plush case has silver hardware, latches and hamer logo in silver too. Didn't know these existed.

I always liked it but thought it was a bit lacking in the looks department. Had a friend that works for a well regarded boo-teek amplifier company recover it, I think it's a big improvement. Also just picked up a used Ceriatone JCM52 and promptly changed out the logo badge.

As I get older, I'm finding clean tones are really working for me. Well, this new toy has beautiful, chimey cleans and looks sexy as all get out, a little under 8 lbs., couldn't resist. And while it's called Cadillac Green, it has this blue/green thing going on, very similar to my old Eclipse.

I took a chance on this one. It was listed for sale in Japan for a very reasonable price. From the posted pics, I was fairly certain that the back of the neck had been refinished and probably indicated a headstock break or other issue, but that wasn't enough to dissuade me. It also had a pretty good amount of playwear and a couple of screw holes where, I'm guessing, a pickguard was installed. It was delivered today and the neck has definitely been refinished, covering up the serial number. However, there is a wood spacer under the sustain block bridge and the headstock is the early long version. So I'm guessing that it's a '78. It also looks like a layer of clear coat was sprayed on the headstock front as some of the dings look to be covered with it. The good news is that the neck is straight and it plays well up and down the neck. The frets are in great shape, so probably a refret at some point in its life. The pickups are older Dimarzios, so are hopefully original. I confirmed that everything works as it should, but haven't had the opportunity to really dig into it yet. Definitely a player grade, but still a vintage Hamer that I can play without worries. Here are a few pics, so if anyone wants to add their thoughts or correct any of my assumptions or conclusions, please do. I may bring this one up to Chicago this weekend for the get together.

Thanks to a stray response to a FYI Superpro post (that ended up being a scam), I was made aware of a nice Hamer Monaco Elite for sale in Louisville for, I think, a pretty decent price. Condition is almost mint, though there are a few minor surface marks. The top is nicer than it looked in the pic, IMO. Nice sized neck, which I prefer. Fretboard is ebony, which I think contrasts nicely with the natural finish. And yes, there is a first fret victory inlay that probably drives some here nuts. But I like it. No COA, unfortunately, so I can't trace its history for sure. Needed some serious adjustments, but now have it playing to my liking. Pickups are the originals, a set of Duncan Custom and Custom Custom. Higher output pickups really aren't my thing, so I dropped a set of Bare Knuckle Mules that I had sitting around. I like the way it sounds much better now, especially clean. After being Hamer-less for a while, I have worked my way back up to 3. This one, the Triple Threat I obtained earlier this year and a nice 12-string Eclipse.

Reduced to £3400. Finally managed to talk myself into putting this up for sale. Ultimate flame top, virtually no fret wear, some very light worming on back but that's about it. Fitted with Bare Knuckle Mules which suit it perfectly. With original case and custom order certificate. Haven't seen another one like this but from what I can remember, it was about the same price as the korina Vectors. Looking for £3800. Would prefer not to ship due to size/packing.

Where do I start... Some background, as I've conveyed in previous posts. I bought 7 0094 in 1986 from Eastside Music in Bondi. It was my second decent guitar, I traded an Ibanez RS315CS for it, plus cash. The store was previously called Gaslight Music, opened in 1975 by Daryl Miller. Daryl knew Paul Hamer prior to Hamer guitars coming into being. Daryl brought Hamers into Australia early in the piece, Sunbursts were coming in by 1978. He may have brought 4 digits in as well - I have one, so...... Over the years, I've seen very few Sunbursts in Australia. I have a '79 that I bought in about 2012. Jacksons Rare Guitars had three - two sunburst Sunbursts and a black Sunburst, '78/'80/'80. Joel's Vintage currently has the 1980 previously sold by Jacksons https://web.archive.org/web/20120322042425/http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/hamer-sunburst-1978-sunburst-finish-usa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110318203315/http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/hamer-sunburst-1980-in-black.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110318203729/http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/hamer-sunburst-1980-cherry-finish-faded-to-tangerine.html https://reverb.com/au/item/86978536-hamer-sunburst-double-cut-1980-w-flame-maple-top So....My heart skipped a beat when I saw this on the Guitar Factory Paramatta store website. 7 0095. What are the chances. I've spoken with Daryl Miller and he's pretty sure it came through Gaslight, and it certainly is reasonable to believe that it did. Add to that, the staff at Guitar Factory told me that the owner, selling on consignment, bought it new in Sydney (Paramatta and Bondi are both in Sydney). Additionally, stuck on the case is the previous owner's blood donation card (don't ask me why) with his address (a Sydney suburb) and DOB, which places him in his mid-70s. So, this is all adding up. The case tells a story - what exactly, I'm not sure. There are radio station stickers, milk labels, honey labels, freight companies, Ibanez stickers, etc etc, all from the era. The previous owner painted his name in the case. So here we are. 7 0095 is in quite amazing condition. I thought 7 0094 was in great nick - I've babied it - this is even better. Quite clearly it can be seen that the sunburst spray is different between the two. The body and neck are very clean, apart from a few headstock chips. Minimal scratches and one small body dent on the top, hardly noticeable. There is minimal fret and fingerboard wear. CTS pots date to the 30th week of 1977 (July). DiMarzio PAFs are in place. Bullseye Grovers. One anomaly is the fret nibs, they're sorta not there on every fret. Some lower frets have a small nib, then none up until the 13th, nibbed to the 22nd. The frets are the same size as 7 0094, 2.3mm wide. It has a darker fingerboard than 7 0094 I paid AUD $995 for 7 0094 in 198. Of course 7 0095 was more, but not unreasonable for the condition, and what it is in the realm of Hamer history. And the fact that I now have sequential serial number 1977 Sunbursts. How friggen cool is that ! Thanks to Peter Fung for his encouragement - 'The two belong together !' - and knowledge L: 7 0094 R: 7 0095 7 0094

So, I went and did a thing…. I’ve always loved the look of Les Pauls and god knows how many rock gods and my personal influences have used them over the years. While I do like the bursts, they’re the classic look and what everyone thinks of when “Les Paul” is mentioned, I’ve always been partial to the elegant simplicity of ebony and cream. Classy. Like a tuxedo. I wasn’t planning on buying new. Wanted to try them out first. But, my guy at sweetwater made a close out deal on their old stock (it’s a 2023) and with their 55-pt inspection and 30 day “no hassle” return policy, I took a chance. Well, I must’ve gotten a good one. Cuz, if this isn’t a good one then I can’t imagine how much better a good one could possibly be. Feels great. Plays great. Sounds great. The burst bucker neck pickup may rival my Talladega DD as favorite neck tone ever. It sustains FOR-EV-ER…. Bridge pickup had some good chunk and does well with some rock rhythm a La Zep, Kiss, and AC/DC (I know, wrong Gibson)…. Not a finish flaw on it. Haven’t pulled the cavities yet to check the insides. Maybe at the first string change…

Zenith Music are in Perth, Western Australia. They're a family business that has been around since 1969. This guitar was listed on their website with a few pics only, no price. I emailed them and was happy with the price, and negotiated free shipping to Sydney. They are very old school - after the guitar was paid for, I was emailed a photo of an hand-written receipt, which I received with the guitar. And of course, it's a great guitar. I've always been after a semi-hollow, never owned one before. There's a wonderful zing, and the middle position is to die for. I'm ok with the Duncans in this guitar, I did change them in my Monaco Elite, but I'll keep this stock. It's quite amazing that it remained unsold for so long. They would put it out in the shop for a time, then put it back in storage when it didn't sell. Despite it being in the shop for 20 years, it looks and feels unplayed. Zenith Music has 4 other NOS Hamers, which are now listed on their website. I have prices if anyone is interested. https://zenithmusic.com.au/search?type=product&q=hamer

Seems to fit well

After experiencing hurricane Milton, I went through with my plans to go to Chicago and I’m highly highly happy that I did. It meant something to talk to Paul Hamer. It meant something to get together with some people that I hardly knew and make some music. It meant something to sing a couple songs I had no idea I was gonna sing, and I screwed up one totally, and did the other two semi decently, hopefully the people that listen to the CD will not be too critical of me, but it was a lot of fun. It was also a lot of good energy and the whole weekend was a lot of good times to shoo away some of Uncle Milty’s lingering bad feel. Thanks to Scottcaid, Diablo175, and Stevie Conlan from here for making music with me. Talked with Kizanski and McChris there but they must have cut out early or something but it still fun to talk with them for a minute. Chris Herman and Robert Schaffner really did a great job of putting things together. 😎👍❤️🏁

Here’s a plot twist. I called Music Zoo and let them know about the likely crack underneath the white stinger. Music Zoo got back to me and offered to sell it at a lower price… How it started: I dropped the guitar off at reputable guitar shop in the Chicago ‘burbs while in town for the Hamer 50th even last October. FedEx just delivered it to me this afternoon:

Senior Year 1968, I know, old as ****. The Who played a concert in our high school gym. They were killing time before playing the Grande Ballroom. Tickets were a few bucks. Got the whole show including the destruction during My Generation!!! Debra and Joan went on to become the band's groupies and the un-named male is still a roadie for the group!! arniez

It took a long time, but it was worth it. It lives. If I didn't know where to look, I'd never know it happened. Isn't she lovely?

Current Hamers... And the whole bunch.

Beautiful Daytona SOLD!! I can't say it's like new but dang near. Ash body and neck. Frets are in excellent shape. Has the original Duncan pups in it. Transparent Blue. It's dark and looks black in low light but changes to a beautiful blue in bright light. I bought this about a month before I found my Melancon. I don't need 2 S style guitars and the Mel seems to fit me better. OHSC I have Suhr and have had Anderson guitars this is equal in quality to either of them. $SOLD Buyer pays Shipping Cont USA only!

They have arrived, my Sonic Explorer x 2, by Paolo Salcuni. Haven’t tried them plugged, but they feel great in my hands and are surprisingly light. They came with hard cases, which I wasn’t expecting. Tone report will follow as soon as I’ll have time for that. Cheers!

30th Anniversary #004 & #025

Selling my late brother's two basses after much deliberation and a long time in storage. Disclaimer: Many of you are aware of this bass and its story, but I'll lay it all out here from the beginning. It is also listed on TGP (the price below is TGP price (hint hint), and much of what you will see/read is taken directly from that ad. What we have here is a bass from the heyday of BC Rich, a 1981 Eagle Bass in splendid Blueburst. My big brother, Joey, custom ordered this BC Rich from Sam Ash Music on 48th Street in NYC, paying a whopping $981 for it (some of you may remember that was a LOT of money for a guitar back then) and we all thought he had taken leave of his senses. It is 100% original. Outside of the strings, nothing has been changed, and even those are reeeeaallyy ollld - at least 20 years old. Likely older. Condition is Excellent+. You won't find a finer example, and if you did I'll bet it's in Japan, and I'll bet you it's not Blueburst. Comes with OHSC. He used this bass and his 1976 Fender Precision Bass exclusively until his band split and he stopped gigging in around 1988. These are the only two basses he ever owned. They rarely saw the light of day again until his passing in 2012 and have been in my care since. I don't play bass so not much has changed, as I said before not even the strings. More knobs and switches than you'll know what to do with. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the preamp battery will need to be replaced. Q: How sexy is this? A: All the sexy. The head. (Notice the absence of headstock dings). The serial number. (Notice the... serial number). $4,500 for local pickup (I'll meet you somewhere halfway if possible). $4,600 shipped to the lower 48US. BONUS MATERIAL: The Eagle in action onstage at some random punk club, c.1982.

Stingy bastards. I don't need you anymore. Pretty cool, eh? ---

I have had a self-imposed "no new (or used)" guitars thing going for a while, but I did trade several basses for a Les Paul (and walked with $100 cash) earlier this year and also finished up one of the many (TOO many!) projects on the pile in 2024. The LP The "project" - with major input from some badassed HFC'ers (Gary/"Slingblader", and Stike), is the "Custom Twangcaster", which is a 1.12" thick Musikraft neck (!!!) and a 3.8lb (after routing) Musikraft Swamp Ash body, bound with real Rickenbacker checkerboard binding, a NOS Duncan "Double D" neck pickup, and a kill/stutter switch (just because). Done in trans Surf Green:

Maybe it could come and be played at your house? 2005 Studio Custom made from Korina. Dig the Korina backplate. I got it with no pickups. Duncan Antiquities installed with 3 push/pull pots. Fun beast. $5000 plus $150 shipping BTW, it goes to 11. 😎👍🏁

Time to unveil my in-progress custom order from http://www.sonicguitars.com As you can see, I have my standards too. 😉 What do you think about the logo? 😎

Hey, I talked to Kev this morning, he’s doing great, sounds energized and happy. Also, in one year he retires from his regular job. We talked music and guitars, of course, as well as about the HFC, and he asked me to say HI from him to you all here. I don’t know if he’ll show up later, but in the meantime I’m doing my part by transmitting you guys his warmest regards. Stay well! 🙏🙇‍♂️

Okee dokee - how about this pair?

Visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame representing the HFC. John Lennon's white Hamer.

One more pic, because I guess the top deserves to have one pic just for it:

For Sale in the Central Florida - Orlando area. (Shipping available on the Robin) Message for additional details and photos. 2008 Hamer USA Korina Vector – beautiful, original, VG/Excellent. - $4,200 1997 Hamer USA Korina Vector – #23 of 72, beautiful, original (pkup covers are in case) COA, VG/Excellent. - $4,200 2011 Gibson Custom Shop 1 of 1 Elegant (Abalone inlays) Flying V Std Iguanaburst, Minty Cond, all case candy - $4,200 2007 Gibson Reverse Flying V - Excellent Minty Cond, all case candy - $1,500 2001 Gibson Explorer – has BB1/BB2 installed and the original pkups/pkguard included, VG - $1,600 1984 Charvel Super Strat – Real 4-digit Charvel/Jackson that I bought new back in the day. Not long after I took a traveling job and it sat in the closet 95% of the last 40 years. When I bought it the store (Akron Music) had replaced the original trem bridge with a Kahler (it was the mid ‘80’s after all) so the original 6 screw trem, screws, springs, arm, and claw are all still brand new wrapped up in the case pocket. Original case and sales receipt included. Excellent Cond - $3,400 2009 Robin USA Tonemonger (S-type) - one of the last, signed by Dave on the headstock, VG - SOLD

This ‘69 Princeton Reverb was at an independent music store. Didn’t break the bank. It looks as if it was just set aside for years. Really dusty. Had a replacement speaker, which I’ve replaced. It was all original except the power cord, speaker and 2 tubes. 5 of 7 tubes were original RCAs with ‘67 & ‘68 date codes. Has all nos RCAs in it now. I sent the chassis off and had it serviced. Cleaned all the dust bunnies out of the cabinet & cleaned the tolex. Just finished reassembling it and am getting acquainted with it. I had briefly posted pics of it in the “ask the experts” when I was looking for a tech. Apologies if you’ve seen it before. But this time it’s functional. Sorry for the crummy phone pics. Any love for the PR?

consecutive serial number Cali Elites from a run for a Canadian distributor. there are 4 more out there somewhere...

Sold. Thank you. --- This was my first real Hamer, and it's come back to me (to sell, as would be expected). Very good overall condition. One small nick through the finish near the knobs (see photos) Back of guitar has many indentations and overall signs of playing wear, though nothing through the finish. See photos, but this is hard to photograph. Approx 8.5 lbs Includes OHSC, etc. I've been away from this stuff for a long time now, so I don't know how to price it. Let me know if I'm off base. I'm easy to talk to. Asking $2400 shipped. Thanks for looking, and please let me know if you have any questions.

I need to experiment with lighting. The first pic is pretty close to the true color. Looks sorta, “clown-bursty”, but yellow/red are much nicer in person. Looks like a vintage guitar.

Post some glorious Standard pics for us all to enjoy. Whackhead and Sherry Baby bid you a great day! 😎👍🏁

Frida (L) and Agnetha (R). And if I get really OCD-ish, I’m going to mix them exactly like that in our next song. 🤪