zorrow

Time is to get a bunch of new models more oriented to the metal market. Why isn't Hamer seeing the rebirth of metal and shred as a business opportunity? This is a mystery to me, really. Take for example Schecter, ESP/LTD and Jackson, and the way they mass-produce quality models for metal players. Or take the new import Kramer models; or even how Ran guitars in Poland signed Jeff Waters (an ex-Hamer customer). Has the marketing dept in Hamer just decided that metal players won't use Hamer anymore? How about Frank Aresti, Glenn Tipton or (again) Jeff Waters? This looks pretty weird to me, really.

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That's great news, man! Because here in Canada you get totally screwed with taxes -- and customs are no exception when it's about screwing you -- but yes, if we live here it's 100% our fault, I know... THANX! Zorrow

Chris, Ok, that's great. By the way, I see now that I owe you around ten bucks for S&H then -- given those 15 you're mentioning here. I'm sending them to you tonight -- my email is <[email protected]>, so you'll be able to do the follow-up. Thanks, Zorrow

Hello, I wanted two XL-sized HFC T-shirts: one dark green, one purple. I placed my order last August 5. So far, I have no news. I wonder if shipping to Canada was a problem, or if not every order was fulfilled. Is there any other Canadian around here that already received his/her T-shirts? Thanks for your help!

Nevermore. Their last album, "This Godless Endeavor", is worth a listening. I also make the last albums from John Sykes ("Bad Boys Live") and George Lynch ("Furious George") to spin endlessly.

I think the Distortion is a great pickup for heavy metal soloing. It gives me that "milky" sound I head for, with plenty of overtones. It has a high output, full of middles and highs, and just a fair amount of lows. In addition, it never gets muddy. It always produce a very well-defined sound, with a lot of sustain. Nevertheless, you'll have to combine your bridge Distortion with something "fatter" in the middle or neck position if you want to play rhythms full of "meat", with a darker edge. I recommend getting Cold Rails (or Hot Rails, if you prefer more output) for the middle and neck positions in order to enrich your lower frequencies range. By the way, I have something interesting to mention here: I replaced the stock Duncan Designed HB102 in the bridge position of my Californian import by a true TB-6; and to be fair, there's no big difference. The TB-6 just keeps the output at the same (high) level in the highest notes (beyond fret 22 in the high E string). Apart from that, the cheap HB102 is almost as good as the TB-6 -- which for me is a sheer surprise.