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The Cribs - "Ignore the Ignorant" Foo Fighters - "Wasting Light" Sonic Youth - "Dirty" The Posies - "Blood/Candy" Paul Gilbert - "Space Ship One"

What Jack said. The part about him having to take his daughter out to the pool to splash around while Bob did his parts was cool. Heavily edited or a "reality" set up? I don't know, and I don't care. It made good viewing!

I picked up one of those kits a year or so ago to go in an all-mahogany 4-digit Standard, but haven't gotten around to installing anything yet. Still waiting for Stike to get back on the bourbon and agree to do a particular paint job for me on that one...

He was an active member back in the early days of the board and a buddy of Rechts. From Toronto - I bought a great Blue Marble Californian from him over 10 years ago that I'd love to have back!

That's the one I thought it was! I have played that one (was there at the factory when it was being handed off to AnDy), and it is a NICE, NICE, NICE guitar. My son is gonna freak when he sees that one... Yeah, the # says it was originally Pink and refinished at Hamer October 2000. Don't know if Andy Stein ever owned it - but Hamer definitely wasn't foolin around when they refinished it! It is the coolest "Bumble Bee" looking color I have ever seen. I will add serial # shot to pics soon. Bryan

Is that a factory refin? (Wasn't that AnDy StEiN's from 1999 or so, iirc?) Any shots of the serial number?

Up until a few years ago I had a Neon Yellow SS-1, w/matching reverse headstock, ebony board w/LED inlays, built-in wireless unit and artist headstock personalization. It was in an ad and catalog from the late 80s - not the most unique Hamer, but sure is a cool guitar! It is currently living with another HFC'er.

Yeah - I thought that was about triple where it should be, but knew you dug that one!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jeff-Waters-Custom-RAN...=item588c09961b

Everything about that guitar is right...on so many levels. Damned fine, Stike!

"Serial" was already taken.

Now that just looks perfect! The whole idea of a NOS guitar, basically built to your specs a couple decades after it left the factory is really freakin' cool.

I believe we'll be seeing another one of these stories before too long...

I think it MAY have another destination first...

This IS Hamer's version of a Jazzbox. Mike S. has definitely made some fine archtops...those guys up there are insanely talented.

What does a mod like that run?

Great stuff, KB!

I've got that lens on my Nikon now - I like it a lot. Looking for a comparable zoom...you don't have one of those around do ya?

Loving this. Inspiring me to amp up the efforts on my "NOS" old guitar project...

Enjoy the day, gents!

Thanks much, gang! The best people on the web, raht here.

Fantastic find, sir! I LOVE these NOS projects...

Much better!

I do believe that will kick several kinds of ass... That annoys the piss out of me. Jeez, it's not like he can't sell guitars without semi-misleading hype. He really should correct that.

EL: Steve McW was trying to sell his 2 tickets for $50 - for the pair. I'm sure you have yours, but that is a great deal.