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NGD: '94 WASHBURN MERCURY SERIES MG120
Biz Prof replied to RobB's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Serial number indicates it is a '95. Officially, it is a MG122 Artist. I picked it up at a Greensboro-area pawn shop for under $300. It had no case, no bar, a layer of dust and finger funk, and was missing a string. I gave it a couple of hours TLC, and procured a bar. Out of pure blind luck, I scored a NOS OHSC for $50 from local guy who had bought the inventory of an out-of-business music store. The neck is on the smaller end of the spectrum for what was being commonly produced in the mid-'90s, but it feels good. All the hardware is satin chrome. It actually had all the cavity covers. I did change the bridge pickup from the stock Pearly Gates to a JB and swapped the corroded, wonky superswitch for a traditional 3-way blade. The Pearly Gates was a bit too trebly on this guitar--perhaps an effect of the 25.5" scale, maple top, and vibrato bridge. Interestingly, the string spacing at the bridge suggests that trembuckers are a bit wide. If you change pups, just go with traditional Gibson spacing at the bridge. -
NGD: '94 WASHBURN MERCURY SERIES MG120
Biz Prof replied to RobB's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
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Another reason to love Nuno.
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PSA: did someone say Korina?
Biz Prof replied to stonge's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
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PSA: did someone say Korina?
Biz Prof replied to stonge's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
I love this guitar. And I'd wager that a similar build by Gibson Custom Shop would retail north of $7k. And at that price, it might have the correct headstock shape. -
Amigo Guitar Show - Franklin TN
Biz Prof replied to singlehum's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Did Vince take that one for a spin? -
$500 USA Cali in Seattle
Biz Prof replied to analogsystem's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
Ditto. I don't need it, but it needs to be given some TLC and re-homed with someone who could really use a badass USA-built shredding machine. -
PSA gorgeous 93 P90 Special
Biz Prof replied to Cboss's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
That Special looks pristine except for the condom-shaped truss rod cover; that's an easy fix. The serial number is ~3,000 ahead of my '93 TV Yellow Special. Hard to believe they were making so many guitars during the '92-'95 peak production era, but that's partly what made the brand accessible to so many buyers--me included. -
Joe Bonamassa just posted a pic of this Hamer
Biz Prof replied to santellavision's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Probably good ol' jealously. I don't fawn over every gear purchase he makes, but I think it's cool that he's such a guitar nerd, uses real amps on stage, and finds joy in exploring, using, and chasing down an incredible variety of guitars, amps, and effects. He's like a prominent muscle car aficionado and collector who likes all sorts of GM, FoMoCo, and Mopar classics, enthusiastically shares news of his latest finds, and actively drives the cars rather than just salting them away in garages. -
That's it. I was racking my brain to recall where I'd previously seen that godawful body shape.
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Gibson can't even render proper tooling to make an accurate 1958-spec Explorer headstock shape (outside a small number of CS Explorers) . Not sure I trust them to get anything else correct.
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Awesome Hamer FB1 Project
Biz Prof replied to Dave Scepter's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
There's a photo of a white FB-I in The Book that has white/gold hardware. I'm sure Dr. Fung will chime in since he's the seller, but someone please tell me that this isn't the FB in the photo and that someone stripped the finish. -
Verily... NOS Tesla EL34
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Triple post... Dammit.
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Double post...
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I think the VM will eventually earn the regards of Marshall collectors. It really is a brilliant design if you like JMP era Marshall tones. There's one that's been for sale in Eastern NC for a couple of years (purple tolex is damaged) and it seems to be reasonably priced, but I just cannot justify a 100-watt head when I have several other amps (six, in fact) in inventory that rate from 18 watts to 50 watts. Having said that, the one thing that deters me from every owning another 100-watt blow torch is simple--and it's not volume-related: I'd rather have a 50-watt version of a certain circuit and deal with a much lower cost when it's time to replace power tubes. The only 100+ watt rig I have left is an all-original Music Man 212 HD 130--one that I picked up during a Knopfler phase I went through a few years ago and which came equipped with a fresh set of C6A7 power tubes It lives in my band's rehearsal space and is used sparingly. Retubing that bastard would be expensive, for sure. My old four-holer Marshall 1987 still has the same pair of Tesla EL34s that I installed in 1993. When I had a cap job done on that head, I asked the tech to check the health of those Teslas. Upon retrieving the amp, he said, "That head sounds glorious. Do NOT touch those tubes; they're strong, and it will cost you a fortune to replace them with an NOS pair....if you can even find a matched pair"