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  1. I'm still going through my Jake E. Lee phase, and also my superstrat phase, so this should be no surprise. I have always wanted another SSH to replace the EBMM Luke III I had, or still have somewhere, but finding one that is set up so that the volumes aren't vastly different is hard. I remember @LucSulla saying that the pickup set was very balanced on his Jake E Lee in Lavender Pearl, and then I noticed that the Music Zoo in Long island (about 1.5 hours away) had one in stock that was "used excellent", so I went to check it out. The pickup set is slightly different on this guitar, being that the JB in the bridge has an Alnico II magnet instead of an A5, but the rest of the setup is the same. I'm not sure how the neck compares, but I like it, and it's got a nice shape. Now some may say "Dave, you hate guitars with gold hardware, so wtf?". Well the bridge and jack plate aren't gold, they are brass. The rest of the hardware is black, and the finish is just a beautiful color. Sure it's not translucent or sparkly, but this reminds me a lot of the old "blueburst" that EBMM used on some guitars in the late 80s, including the early Steve Morse guitars, before they switched to a translucent finish. It plays VERY well, I'm just on the fence about keeping the .009-.042 strings on it, or going to the .010-46 I usually use. The sound is great, and once I get the setup exactly where I want it, it's gonna be great. Now if only the weather had been great. Holy crap people do not know how to drive in heavy rain / almost whiteout conditions.
    19 points
  2. I also prefer the traditional models. I paid $3,600 to have this one made.
    16 points
  3. Hadn't seen this one either for a while (about 47 years). One of the nursing assistants that's caring for the Missus is the daughter of the bass player, and she sent this. This was caused some retrospection and introspection for various reasons. For one thing it was taken around the time my first marriage was imploding. The band was named Sunstorm, and this picutre dates from Spring 1977. Perusing this closely is interesting concerning the gear: Donnie, the lead guitarist, played a Les Paul Deluxe, I played a Gibson L6-S and John the bassist had a Rick 4001 (he was good; he could play "Sailor's Hornpipe" on it). My amp was a undistinguished Kustom 4 X 10. It appears I've got a can of Finger-Ease on the top of the amp, and methinks those are some off-brand/cheap copies of Kalso Earth Shoes (negative heel) with which I have my right foot entangled in the guitar cord. Donnie was also the guitarist in Executive Rock (earlier trio photos posted here); after Sunstorm split he'd played on my demo album and had been pestering me to start performing live again after eight years; Executive Rock cranked up in early '86 and lasted about four years. He died in 2004.
    15 points
  4. Yes, it's definitely worth attending ... vendor booth space is sold out, and the exhibition floor is the fullest I've ever seen it. We are booths 307-308, with 23 custom guitars and basses for hands-on test drives. The show begins at 10am Sat and Sunday at the AgExpo Center. Come make noise with us!
    15 points
  5. My latest mop crown installation, this was a very satisfying project and they look incredible, they are luminous, gathering whatever light is in the room and glowing at all hours of the day or night... Import Monaco that had ugly plastic victories, so no Hamer USA's were harmed in this project❤🎸
    14 points
  6. This is about as nice a Hamer Korina Standard as I've ever seem (YMMV). Hamer really made some spectacular guitars towards the end. Those 10K Gibson Explorers look pretty weak in comparison. https://reverb.com/item/80861844-hamer-custom-order-standard-korina-explorer-2008-vintage-korina
    11 points
  7. This is two straight years I've put a cool Tele in Vince's hands. Brad Paisley liked that same one too ... here's Brad in our booth with my good pal and Carondelet artist Corban Barnes.
    11 points
  8. This looks really nice on the 'Verb. No affiliation. https://reverb.com/item/80858393-hamer-30th-anniversary-guitar-2004?utm_content=feed_listings&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Feed-Email&utm_term=Feed Email
    10 points
  9. I was lurking around Cream City's website for a few weeks. One day they had a 15% off sale on used items. I thought, "Sheeit...a grand/shipped for a USA superstrat?" A Little background. Grover Jackson ran the Washburn shop in Chicago from '93-96. He designed a few superstrats for them. USA models said, "Handcrafted in Chicago" on the neckplate and, "Made in the USA" on the headstock. The imports have laminate tops and say, "Designed by Grover Jackson", on the headstock. I've never played one of the Mercury series, so I was pleasantly surprised at what a finely-made shredder this MG120 is: Mahogany body, solid quilted maple top Quarter-sawn, oiled maple neck, rosewood fb Duncan JB, two SSLs Gotoh locking tuners, Wilkie VS100 trem. I replaced the Duncan straplok buttons and knobs, replacing them with chrome Charvel hardware from Merlin5 CNC in Fullerton, CA. Dig this: the neck is big, like Fender boat-neck big. Actually, more like a '59 LP carve. I can still get around fine on it, it's a player, to be sure. It stays in tune and has big, beefy tone. (It seems my big-necked guitars have more going on in the lower frequencies, maybe it's my imagination). If you see one of these for sale, they are a great, low-priced alternative to other USA superstrats from the '90s
    9 points
  10. Snow storm coffee shop gig, I wanted to play louder!
    9 points
  11. 9 points
  12. I had #10 (I think) and it was hands-down THE best Hamer I ever owned. Not sure what or how, but it was a cut above all others. So, yeah, I sold it.
    9 points
  13. New pickup day, 1979!!
    8 points
  14. Recap photos and familiar faces ... My surrogate son and Carondelet artist Corban Barnes. Already one of Louisiana's first-call studio/stage utility players (guitar, steel and keys), it's only a matter of time before he ascends to the national stage. Remember his name, kiddos. Greg needs no introduction here. Between his fretted workshop traffic and his own axes' needs, Greg is the highest quantity consumer of Carondelet guitar and bass pickups in our ledgers. Makes me very proud. Wouldn't be a top-tier vintage show if this familiar face didn't surface ... Good pal and Carondelet user Spence Peppard, guitarist for Scotty McCreery. Nashville first-call bassist extraordinaire Jaymi "Pinkbassman" Millard; and Carondelet artist Andrew Gaultier, touring guitarist for Maddie and Tae. Brian Forsythe of Kix and Rhino Bucket Funny story ... the Carondelet "Contour T" Vince Gill and Brad Paisley fawned over on Friday, I jokingly put a sign on it that said "Brad Paisley Approved." This guy inquired about it specifically on Sunday. Turns out it's Gary Hooker, Brad's second guitarist for over two decades! Carondelet artist Eddie Heinzelman, guitarist for Radney Foster. Eddie also owns One Louder Guitar Service in Nashville and he's Carondelet's mini-me in the TN market from a tech standpoint. I don't know what I'd do without Eddie, talk about a MVP. Michael "MBritt" Britt, the king of Kemper profiles and guitarist for Lonestar. Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters. Finally got to meet my longtime phone friend Wolfe "Wolfetone" Macleod. He introduced me to his good pal Jared Brandon (formerly the patriarch of Brandonwound pickups, now a Nashville-based product manager over pickups with Gibson). Wolfe and Jared spent considerable time in the Carondelet booth sampling our pickups and talking pickup- and pickup-maker topics and specifics. Super nice guys and I'm honored to be their peer. Noted Nashville collaborator Billy Henderson, who has penned lyrics for Randy Travis, Jerry Reed, Gretchen Wilson, T. Graham Brown, David Allan Coe, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mindy McCready and Sonny Landreth; and Carondelet artist Brad "The Shredder" Davis, longtime sideman to Marty Stuart and Billy Bob Thornton. Good friend and mentor and Carondelet guitars collaborator Grover Jackson I'm just the brawn, she's the brains ... my darling dear Vonnie. This was by far the biggest and best Amigo Nashville in ANY veteran attendee's recent memory, including the Amigos themselves. They were turning away prospective vendors in the final weeks due to no more room on the exhibition floor. The Amigos are already planning to creatively annex space within the same arena's upper level for more booths next year. We already bought our booth for next year to make sure we get the same square footage in the same prime spot on the main floor. Amigo Nashville 2025 will likely be the biggest guitar event east of the Mississippi River. Plan NOW to attend it.
    8 points
  15. Ha! These are two of my guitars which are gone because of their skinny necks. No Judas Priest hate though! 😉
    8 points
  16. This must be from a Young Frankenstein guitar.
    8 points
  17. Old Rat, Phase 90, Boss GT-8, Marshall DSL2000 stock. Man, he'd get roasted on some of the forums using that gear! EDIT: Kahler whammy bar too and Badger with his Hamer.
    7 points
  18. My friend in Topeka's kid allegedly went to kindergarten with Kerry Livgren's daughter. This was long after he stopped touring. When asked "what does your dad do?" she replied "goes to the mailbox and picks up checks." By the way there are some cool Bun E's Basement Tape shows on youtube of Cheap Trick opening for Kansas and for The Kinks around 1977 if you're into that sort of thing. Here is a more recent clip of them with Steve Walsh
    6 points
  19. As most of us are, we're always chasing the best tone. And, especially Overdrives. I have an original Klon, which is become infamous and unobtainable (I have a $30 Chinese Klone and honestly, it sounds exactly the same) The original Nobels Overdrive is considered by many to be one the very best also. The originals go for $600+. I've never owned one, but keep an eye out for used ones. Haven't found an affordable one. So, I LOVE videos by Tom Bukovac. The guy is a monster and his videos are always fun and informative. Grab a beer first - haha. I came across this one with him doing an Overdrive 'blind' shootout. They compared many of the best-of-the-best vintage and new... Klon, Tube Screamer, Nobels, Timmy, Analog Man, Voodoo Drive etc. Really, great to see him and his peeps go thought them in fine detail and pick what is the best. It's a long video, but I watched every minute of it. And, the winner was a real surprise.
    6 points
  20. I have an original in the box. It has never been on a pedal board. I got it off E-Bay back about ‘01 when they were $49.
    6 points
  21. From the photo, leis for everyone except the bass player. Same as always.
    6 points
  22. https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/hamer-t-51-butterscotch-1996-1993843 $1200 Neck Thickness (IN): 1st - .83" & 12th - .89" Fingerboard Radius: 12.00" Nut Width: 1-11/16" Scale Length: 25 1/2" Neck Details: One-piece maple neck with black dot inlays. Electronics: Original. Pickup Measurements: Bridge: 7.72kΩ Neck: 7.14kΩ Hardware: Original. Weight: 7lbs 8oz Modifications/Repairs: None. Case Details: Original Hardshell Case
    6 points
  23. There you go! As you can see, nothing fancy, just a production 1984 Vector with its paddle-like headstock and its useless (at least for me) sustaiblock tremolo. On the positive side, it was all original, including the hideous radio-like knobs, and it’s whammy bar —which always stayed in the case, because I fixed the tremolo with a wood block (not glued, just placed there to keep it fixed). The pickups, I don’t remember if they were Slammers or other type of DiMarzio’s, but they SCREAMED. This guitar was a tone monster and, in the long term, it’s the only guitar I actually regret selling. 😢
    6 points
  24. These are my two skinny-necked ladies I won’t get rid of. The Camo Vector, I never play it, but my wife doesn’t want me to sell it. She wants my kid to “inherit” it. It’s also a guitar that has a story, so at least for now, it stays. The 4-digit Standard “from HELL” has sentimental value for me, as it was Kev’s. It’s a tone monster too, plus a piece of rock history. I’ve used it to play many rhythm parts in my recordings. This one is therefore a keeper, in spite of its skinny neck. 🤷🏻‍♂️
    6 points
  25. Seller also has the matching korina Vector...
    6 points
  26. I've used these on a couple of cabinets: https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/jack-plate-plug-and-play-mono-stereo Pretty clever and solves a few issues. My favorite speaker is a Eminence Lil Texas, a neodymium variation of the Texas Heat. Punchy, tight low end, rounded highs. They're a little stabby new, but once they're broken in, they sound pretty great (I use Fender amps, mostly). And they are about 1/2 the weight (4 lbs!), which is huge with a 4x12 cab. https://eminence.com/products/lil_texas#description
    6 points
  27. Fun show, he started with Panther, had one of the old singers from Tower of Power up for a few songs. The surprise was when he traded the bass guitar out for a bass clarinet and did a jazz version of "how great thou art" (no kidding), and it was really really good, I wish I'd gotten video of that. Jazz Alley Seattle for a couple more nights.
    6 points
  28. ok ok, I confess... I had to go to Seattle and it was on the way Note to the guy having trouble dealing with the Floyd trem: if a saddle is corroded enough so that it doesn't move with the fine tuner, that will make it more difficult to keep in tune.
    6 points
  29. I just discovered this! It's called "Moises" I bought the $29.99 version and so far very impressed. I record a song to learn off of YouTube thru my computer speakers. Then the app sorts the parts out to what ever you want. I've been breaking it down to Drums, Bass, Guitar, Vocals. This gives you volume control over those parts. So I turn down the guitar and vocal parts about 1/2 till I get comfortable with the parts then I turn them off. So now I'm covering the vocals and guitar to the original bass and drums! Talk about learning and being prepared for reheasal!! Where has this been all my life! It also scolls the chord changes across the top. Tells you the BPM and let's you slow it down without changing pitch for the speedy fingers parts. I'm just learning how to use it, but I think it's a useful tool!! https://moises.ai/
    6 points
  30. He never worked for Guitar Center's Used Gear dept?
    6 points
  31. "Does it do the BROOTALZ?" - @jisham
    5 points
  32. This is what I had up until I sold it about a year ago. Not a superstrat, more of a tele-strat.
    5 points
  33. I have owned a couple of dozen Hamers over the last 45 years. The largest neck was my custom order 2007 Junior which is now in the hands of our UaD down in Portland. I like big necks. My R8 is one-half of a Louisville Slugger and is now my #1. You know what they say about big hands........ big necks.
    5 points
  34. No better place to sight a Hamer than in your own hands!
    5 points
  35. After doing a re-setup, I noticed one was only partway through (stock for the G is 3/4"), my local hardware store has identical screws but 1", which is too long, so I had to order a 10 pack of 7/8", which is just right. I've got spares, pm me if you need one or two (lurker non-hfc members need not apply). These look identical to me in appearance, they are stainless, philips pan head 6-32 x 7/8"
    5 points
  36. First fret crown and tort. I’m out!
    5 points
  37. I finally installed a Faber bridge this weekend. I dropped it in and brought it up to pitch. It intonated easily and I was up and running. The strings ring a lot louder now, I was not expecting there to be such a big difference. I am going replace the strings shortly, I used the old ones for now.
    5 points
  38. I've been using a Boss RC-3 and RC-5 for about 8 years. I play mostly accompaniment to musicals and singers so there is a lot of space to fill. It definitely took quite a lot of practice for me to get the timing down. I have also used the Line 6 DL4 and that is a nice one too. Here's a pic of my modest setup at the last musical I played. The looper freed me up a lot to play other parts.
    5 points
  39. Puss is my middle name. Travis, how is $150 shipped for the tally?
    5 points
  40. Imagine my delight when, after scoring the MJ Series So-Cal, I discovered this beast! Shares much if not all of the mojo and attention to detail that it's Charvel cousin does. Kick ass materials and components, superb craftsmanship and (most of) the specs that I crave. All at a price point that is a $100 more than the considerably less impressive MIM Pro Mods. Now, if they would just put a fookin' toggle switch on it, it'd be totally on point!! 😆
    5 points
  41. I installed a Kinman in BCR Junior #13. THE PERFECT medium neck profile and lightweight. What a killer guitar!
    5 points
  42. That Special looks pristine except for the condom-shaped truss rod cover; that's an easy fix. The serial number is ~3,000 ahead of my '93 TV Yellow Special. Hard to believe they were making so many guitars during the '92-'95 peak production era, but that's partly what made the brand accessible to so many buyers--me included.
    5 points
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