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I feel funny inside when I look at that.

Based on the thread title I thot we’s talkin’ a Burt’s Bees boost.

@santellavision Is there a constant breeze in your practice space as a result of the continuous ingress and egress of gear?

Totally cool! Nice mahogany also. Dear Santa…. GLWTS!

By chance is the back (and possibly back of the neck) bursted as well?

@stonge is that the original Hamer branded case? If so, I would call that a bargain!

https://www.discogs.com/artist/116329-The-Fireballs Sone of their material was produced by Norman Petty, who also worked with Buddy Holly.

Hey @hamerhead Did you get your T-51 Fishman working?

One must see the movie Monterey Pop and watch Booker T and the MGs back up Otis Redding. Cropper’s rig that night was an early ‘60’s slab board Tele into a Marshall plexi half stack.

Shee-it! Looks like you could grate Parmesan on those knobs!

Wok n woll quazy nights, you are the hewoah tonite

NAAAHHH, the back is bursted too!? Unreal, love it, and would love to hear how you acquired it, and, DIBS! When I saw the Brian Ray SG Jr. on his Gibson TV episode I immediately thought “SG Jr. shot with a Melody Maker finish”. IMO the tobacco SB is a lot more interesting than a cherry finish.

Now you can incorporate some Sigur Ros into your setlist

You’re a lucky man, that’s quite a trio! Is the Tobacco sunburst on the right an original finish? If so, cool, I was not aware that the double cutaway LPJrs came in that finish. Either way, I love that Gibson TSB finish from @ 1960. My second good guitar (after a ‘69 SG STD) was a 1961 Melody Maker, double cutaway, two pickup model. Same TSB finish. What a neck that MM had!

How bout them reflecto knobs?

Rawhide, blond, neck grain looks pretty plain but I still want it, $1.3K at Guitar Sinner https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Robin/Used-Robin-WRANGLER-BLONDE-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar-121354255.gc?pdptypeAheadSearchInput=&tNtt=&tAt=item&tAv=Used Robin WRANGLER BLONDE Solid Body Electric Guitar

Fuggin sweet top and sick neck, posted an hour ago, $1.5 K. Unfamiliar with that bridge, looks stock. https://reverb.com/item/93242679-robin-ranger-1993-honey-burst ETA: Gone in 45 minutes!

@mathman if the anchor screws are tight on the L bracket (that the strings are attached to) then the L bracket is just bent. Have a machine shop fabricate something more HD and go with that.

Cool, Does it come with cheap sunglasses? Time to get a propeller strap.

Not sure about the OBL’s, was referring to the Lawrence stuff being sold separately around ‘87, but I now believe the bridge pickup to be a recent offering from ‘Wylde’ (not Zack). https://www.wildepickups.com/products/l500?srsltid=AfmBOop-AP7LNC7HOtrkqWFb9zBGGvuapmX-5uGdUATp7r3VuRsF0B7g

That serial number photo shows that the back of the peghead was mucked with somehow. Eddie Roman (Jr.) gots skills and guns. ETA: Looks to be a Bill Lawrence pickup at the bridge (XL-500/550?). Not your typical Hamer factory original equipment.

And Nose

Surprised I didn’t watch that Trogly review sooner. He wishes that the Epi V had a narrower neck! I’d have to say I thought both pickups sounded a bit dark, but it’s unbelievable to me that they’re putting an ebony FB on the Epi (and you could only get Richlite on a Gibson during, what, 2012?).

Fug DH, insta-want!

@velorush agreed RE M&M including the neck dimensions and weight in their listings, outta be a law. @Dave Scepter thanks, I saw the 1 5/8” nut width in the listing.The rest of the neck dimensions look promising on paper: Shape: Medium C, measuring .860” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret, but it would probably be too narrow for my preference. @RobB What’s the neck like on your Greco MS?