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  • Birthday 03/14/1965

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    '78 sunburst, '98 Korina Standard, Korina Jr, Special FM, 94 Studio wrap tail, Special P90, 94 Eclipse (1st made), Ecotone prototype
  • amps
    ValveTech Hayseed 15, Rivera Knucklehead Reverb with Matching 4x12, Carvin X100B with Marshall 4X12, Mesa Boogie Mark I, Cab, Laney LC15, Fender Super Champ XD, Eden Traveler 300, Epiphone Value Jr. Roland Micro Cube, Boss Katana 100, Boss Katana 50, GK 250ML, Peavey Decade (beat), Silvertone Combo,
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    TC Nova System, Thompson Organ Wah, Fat Boost, Plimsoul, OCD, Cmatt Mods Brownie, RezzaFratitz, Line 5 DL4, Boss CE2, MXR Dyna Comp, MXR EVH 90, Electric Mistress, DanEcho, Blues Driver, DynaComp, Distortion +

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  1. After this trip I am thinking HFC Europe 2024 is a plan that needs to happen. Who's in?
  2. …is that Hamer fans invariably are great people and we have a world wide network of close friends we only really spent time with online. But when you meet up in person we share similar stories and have so much in common and it’s like you’ve been friends forever even though it maybe the first time you’ve been together in person. After over 20 years knowing each other via the HFC, Disturber and I meet up in Stockholm last Saturday. The song remains the same. I love this place and all the friends I have across the planet because of it. Thanks to you all for being a part of my life.
  3. Love this. Apparently the steps to correct are working. thanks for the feedback.
  4. Thats great! Exactly the result I was looking for and what I was trying to address. Thanks for the feedback.
  5. Quick heads up that the board has been taking a beating lately, possibly by some bad actors, so I have added some additional security / ip blocking/ caching measures. I am hopeful this won't have any effect on our regular members activity but please let me know if you notice any issues or strangeness.
  6. I had the pleasure of riding of getting a ride from Bill to NYC from HFC I in '98. I only knew him from the board previously but that all changed after that ride. He was a fun and caring man and I appreciated his sense of humor and approach to life. Thanks for spending the time you did with us Bill. You will be missed.
  7. Back in business. Theme builder put out a bad release needing a hot fix. Sorry for the annoyance.
  8. Sorry folks of course this happens when I am out of town for work but trying to look at it this morning. Will have it back as soon as I figure out the issue. The error is puzzling.
  9. The biggest part of the reason the HFC has been the best damn forum on the internet for 25 years is because of the quality of its members as well as the mods. We also don't trust algorithms completely to validate that those registering actually are people! As such, the mods spend a good amount of time manually reviewing registrations. There are often cases where the registration looked fishy due to ip location, username, email address or muck rakers trying to access via second accounts. If you feel that your registration validation is taking too long, feel to reach out via the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. Let us know who you are, your username, what email you used to register, and what brought you to the HFC and we'll take a look.
  10. I was contacted by her husband who was trying to gain access to the site and while approving his access i also found the old post and moved it to in memorium as that section didn't exist when first created and that action bumped it
  11. Annette (2/16/65 - 8/12/16) started at Hamer Guitars in Chicago while in high school and remained with the company until it relocated to Connecticut. As anyone knows, products are a direct representation of people who make up the company, so if you are a fan of Chicago era Hamer Guitars she can be thought of as part of the reason why.
  12. Greetings:

    My friend Glenn Howard (a Canadian voice-over actor) is trying to sign up for the forum.  He's getting a recurring error about not passing the "Security Check".  According to him, he answers the question correctly and it sends him back to square one.

    His e-mail is [email protected].  Anything you can do to get him on the forum is greatly appreciated!

    Dave Rauschenberger "The Shark"

     

  13. I havent plugged it in yet but I can say this is the best guitar I have ever owned! The WHOLE guitar resonates even when just hitting a single string. It almost like its alive but it really isn't which is good because that would be freaky. The ebony board feels great and notice the truss rod cover. Nice touch. I am more than happy with non bound headstock. I didn't know if my conversation with mike about the neck profile translated but he nailed it. I wanted one similar to a vintage Hamer and I got it. I agree it may be wider like chris mentioned but it feels good. This short post will have to do for now as I need to spend some time with this.
  14. I was told by Mike that a post of mine from a recent thread was spot on and he asked that I pin it at the top to serve as a guideline for discussing ideas and future orders. I've edited it slightly to give context outside the thread. Please keep it in mind when posting. Hamer model names are a language we all understand so its quick and easy to use them when discussing an idea for a potential Shishkov order. I completely understand why people do it. Please remember when discussing that Mike is NOT making new Hamers, although one can understand the confusion when people see how much the Ultimate design was inspired by a Standard. It's important to note that while they share some similarities, they are different guitars. The biggest concerns comes from when someone says something like "how much will Mike charge to build a Watson". Mike is definitely not in business to build Hamer replicas but statements like that might lead someone to believe that he is. Will Mike build people guitars inspired by a Watson or one of their favorite models just as was done with the ultimates? The answer is yes, but these new models will also be different guitars just as the Ultimates are. Let's not forget that Mike has some ideas for things none of us has even seen yet so there maybe something on the horizons even better than that Talladega styled guitar you were thinking about. Lastly, There WILL NOT be another run of Ultimates available at a special price, but they can be ordered on an individual basis. Expect pricing to be reasonable but relative to a regular custom order from Mike. The initial run was a way of financing Mike's new venture (ala kickstarter) as well as thanking those that believed enough to put money down up front.
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