Recent content by John E

I recently bought a 1979 Sunburst and was surprised to find one wire with an end tucked into one of the control cavity screw holes. I wondered if that was an error, but then I saw another 1979 with the same wiring . . . although it didn't have the metal coil pickup leads. Anyone else...

Wow.  Both the Daytona and the Special are still at bargain prices with 30 minutes to go.  (Or maybe it's 30 minutes until the live auction begins--reading fine print is not something I can bring myself to do outside of my job.)

No connection to the sale--my wife just flagged the auction, which is local to me, as being done at a nonspecialist house so bidding may be thin.  There's an abundance of lefty instruments.  Note the fairly hefty 28% buyer's premium if you bid.  Hamer Special USA Solid GSPS-XC Electric Guitar...

Just amazed at the changes that have been made.  Why swap tuners from Grovers to Schallers?  Swapped at least bridge pickup, but no Kahler/Floyd or miniswitches?  But very light flame and some real finish issues on the neck. Just happy to not see any routing.

It does my heart good to see those old lap steels getting used.  Chris Vos from the Record Company also uses them -- he's a Fender guy if memory serves.  Glad to see those used for their designed purpose rather than poached for parts.  

While just trawling the classifieds, I may have come across an explanation--the Artist Ultimate (which had ebony boards and crowns) often came with the first-fret inlay.

The ebony is definitely a custom order--although the dealer may have spec'd it that way to have something a little different.  I bought a Newport from a dealer that had custom-ordered it with an ebony fretboard (with dot markers!). I have a foggy recollection that Hamer frequently put crowns on...

Me again!

Pretty guitar.  But pricey.  And what is going on with the bridge?   https://reverb.com/item/19769954-1980-hamer-usa-sunburst-natural-bound-crowned-flametop-b-c-vintage

At Lark Street.  No price listed yet.  Looks clean. http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/list/pict/80hamer.jpg

Thanks for the tip.  I'd never heard of them before, but I like this cut, and downloaded several others offa iTunes that sound very promising.

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I'm interested if it's still available.  Just respond here or I can give an email address.

What's the neck profile like? Any measurements?  And what exactly does the phase switch do?