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BadgerDave replied to Dave Scepter's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
The return of Dean Farley -
Have him listen to the first Ramones album. Then ask him to do two mixes, one that sounds like the Ramones and one that he has full creative control.
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I finally got around to changing out some of the gold hardware on the Artist Custom. I replaced the tuning buttons with rosewood and the stock Duncan pickups with a traditional Hamer combo of double cream at the bridge and zebra at the neck. The pickups are Wolfe Tone Marshallheads. I also replaced the cracked control knobs with a fresh set and added a TonePros bridge and tailpiece. It's still more bling than I usually go for, but no longer has that Mr. T in a tux vibe. I had some time to turn it up through my Marshall Studio Vintage 20 and Vox AC15. It was glorious.
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Congrats (once again) to Atomicwash!
BadgerDave replied to hamerhead's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
High fives and congratulations! -
I admit it -it was me. I was randomly checking the DGS Just-In page and spotted it Thursday night. It must have been within a couple of hours of when they posted the photos and description. I made the 7 hour round trip to LaCrosse yesterday to pick it up. It's probably the most highly figured top I've seen on a Hamer (which is saying a lot) but the website photos might have been just a wee bit enhanced, Or the lighting was particularly heavy with contrast dust that day. It is unquestionably a beautiful guitar, in near mint condition at a great price. I'm happy. I'll need to do a few mods to address the abundance of gold hardware though.
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FS 1997 Hamer USA Studio Custom
BadgerDave replied to Racefan23's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Original case would also be good. -
PSA: CME Hamers 8/22/23
BadgerDave replied to Hbom's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Guitar Centers in the Chicago area pay 60% of the estimated retail value (based on recent Reverb sales). Cash or trade value. I expect CME would be in the same ballpark. -
What do you think....
BadgerDave replied to Jon C's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
I think $2,500 is aat least $500.00 too much for a Chaparral with zero issues.. The boomerangs are cool, but if the neck is cracked or sanded, the value drops even more. I'd ask for detailed close-up photos of the areas that are suspicious. -
Yes, it's a Winfield bridge base with a Faber Tone-Lock ABR-1 bridge. In 1980 I was working at Ward-Brodt Music in Madison, WI. The store was an authorized Rickenbacker (and Hamer) dealer. One of my responsibilities was to work with factory sales reps and order new stock. I recall a discussion with the Rickenbacker rep about the four-post floating bridge. He agreed that they were absolute garbage and he got complaints about them constantly. At that time, he said that they had a huge inventory of the bridges and wouldn't make any changes until those were gone. I suspect they've used them up by now, but the nostalgic aspect of the brand doesn't allow for deviations. I highly recommend the Winfield baseplate, but not the bridge that they use. I prefer the Faber or any other brand that locks the bridge to the posts.
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Full specs: neck width@ nut: 1.75" neck thickness @ 1st fret: 0.900" neck thickness @ 12th fret: 0.940" neck profile: D - big shoulders, flat center fret height: wide / low 0.029" height weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz. I tried. The best they would do was free store to store delivery. I need to take better photos. The color is off on the ones I posted. Rickenbacker's Ruby finish is a metallic dark red, pretty much identical to Fender's candy apple red.
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The RIC arrived safe and sound in a single box. Amazing condition - I couldn't find a scratch or mark on it. Very surprising for an 11 year old guitar. I immediately modified it by adding the R tailpiece and an abr-i bridge conversion.
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I bought a used Rickenbacker 660 from the Manhattan Guitar Center and requested delivery to my local GC. I just got the shipping notification. It says, "Your order may arrive in multiple shipments." 😬
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All of my 80's Specials and Sunbursts had the yellow capacitors. The orange drops were likely aftermarket replacements. They were perceived as an upgrade.
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For Sale Monaco Superpro
BadgerDave replied to ArnieZ's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Speaking for myself, I have an orange Newport and I dislike victory inlays so much that I sold 4 Triple Threats. I'm still tempted by this one though. -
For Sale Monaco Superpro
BadgerDave replied to ArnieZ's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
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