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+1 on Mars Cowling Kenny Aaronson

Like it! Reminds me of my Shelby valve cover.

Absolutely my favorite for guitar. Not so much on the power side of a bass amp but, I really like em in bass preamps.

Or Mayberry?

Yes cake for KH, cspot & Frank. A nice 7-layer chocolate one with extra icing. Maybe some ice-cream too....mmmmmm!

Not to mention Winger.

This is stupid on several levels, whether offensive or not. Rob Halford's into Rock & Roll

Yep, a little binding and the headstock looks great.

That is absolutely KILLER! Thanks Cary!

Speaking of refurbishing, I did the same with my parametric eq/preamp instead of buying a new high dollar one. Saved a fortune that way.

Mannmade=Vaporware

Thanks Gary. The headstock top is 1-piece that was cut from the same billet as the body. The body top is 2-piece, although the picture makes it look 1-piece. I wanted a 1-piece top but Greg said that they don't make a tree big enough.

... In the near future it will look like this... ...damn nice bass but no carpets on the floor. You will need to make an arrival photo like veatch did last time. And of course the ceremonial BCR photo.

Thanks specialk. yeah MOP wins for sure. Then of course there's the abalone inlay work on Moozak's Talladega.

That's what I was told. I ordered the MOP inlaid logo. So maybe they only do Hamer decals in the Stadium size? I don't know. Edited to add: I'm a HFC veteran now....woohoo

Holy Shit Dude!!! Awesome! Thanks Steve. Mr. Platzer is responsible for that top.

Your bass is gonna be seriously bad ass. Congrats. Thank you Sir. My drummer (hey give him a break - he's a drummer) is always happiest when I show up for the gig with a Gibson Les Paul. The first time I brought a Hamer to practice, he's going, "Hamer? What's that? Who plays those?" Well, me - for one. I had a drummer who used to favor a blue bass that I played. Not because it was a Fender Precision. But because it was blue Jol wouldn't do a Stadium Logo. So we settled on a Stadium Headstock

The Autotune vocal stuff I heard sounded like it was processed through a Vocoder.

I had most of the money last year and placed an order. I don't think I could've done it this year. The quality is definately at the top.

Nathan: I know how you feel. I've been here since 2004 and this is my first new Hamer in 28 years. I felt guilty for some time now. And all the great pics of really cool custom orders and great used deals, really twisted the guilt knife in my gut!

Quote: And I bet ALL of those Fenders have increased in value. Some people buy stuff to keep forever; others like me enjoy buying things, then flipping them for something else. There's validity to both approaches depending on who you are and what you want. When I want a different kind of guitar, I first look to see what the street price for a new one is. I then look on eBay, TGP etc. to see what they sell for used. I then make the decision whether to buy a new one or wait to find the used one I want. When there's a huge disparity between new/used, it's a no brainer to go for the used. And to me, that's Hamer's current challenge, especially if they plan to only take custom orders. But hey, I'm sure they have some reason to believe that's the track to follow and I certainly am in no position to say whether it's a viable business plan or not. I just know I won't be buying new Hamers. Great! That works for you and a lot of people. As I've said before, we both/all get what we want. But a new Hamer is not a mass produced item, and because of many things: Wood selection, components, method of build and quality of same, finishes, etc, they will continue to get more expensive. Used Hamers are a steal though. There's plenty of choices at great prices. For me, having a custom built bass, going over the options with Greg @ BCR and finally getting the Hamer 12 that I've wanted for 31 years is worth every penny. It will be exactly what I want at a price far below anything PRS, Gibson, Huber, or anyone else could build at that quality level with the wood quality and the options (even if they could or would). And, you get to see it being built and documented: Much Love for Hamers!

Except for one that I built, I still own every bass and guitar that I bought. So, I don't care what the resale value is. I don't buy a bass for its resale value. I buy it for me. I'm not in the business of selling. I'm in the business of playing an instrument that I appreciate. I don't buy-n-flip buy-n-flip. I buy thinking 10-20-30 years down the road, will I still appreciate and enjoy this. That's why, a new Hamer purchase will never be expensive. Because I'll still have it 30 years from now. Buy-n-fliping over 30 years will cost me a lot more money simply because of the depreciation. Here's an example of what I bought New since 1974: 1973 Fender P-Bass $200.00 1977 MusicMan Stingray $400.00 1980 Fender P-bass Special $450.00 1981 Hamer Standard Bass $1,400.00 1982 Fender Walnut Elite II $750.00 1983 Fender 57 Re-issue P $350.00 (dealer cost). 1986 Fender 62 Re-issue P $400.00 (dealer cost). 2009 Hamer Standard 12 custom Order (not received yet) $*,***.** All total, in 35 years of playing, including the Hamer on order my investment is less than $9,500.00. That's $271.43 per year. I still use them all. I rotate playing them, so I've only had to do 1 fretjob. Each one is a little different and a different color , so I never get bored. It's like buying throw-a-way plastic forks & knives and paper plates verses keep it forever Oneida flatware and dinnerware. Sure, initially the Oneida plates/flatware is a lot more expensive, but in the long run it's cheap. Quality stuff will always be more expensive in the short run, while being cheaper in the long run....as long as you keep it.

Actually he didn't. Granted, they are close but... SUBmariner and Submariner85 are different names.