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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

But no bag of candy huh? 😉😁 That was super cool 😎!!

I thought all this was gone over before about 15-20 years ago here. Yes, I know some of you may not have been around here yet. I thought Hamer sourced a different species/variety of maple which wasn't quite the same as the maple most people used? I have an '89 all maple Chap Custom which is a little bit heavier but I wouldn't call the tone shrill but "defined". Vintage S's always look great but have never played one. The Ash Hamer used on Daytonas was as heavy as anyone else's Ash I can tell you that for sure. Great sounding, sustain etc just heavy though.

Love me some Wolf Hoffman!

Thanks for the heads up. Because of the amount, will the local police do anything about it? I hate scum like that! Maybe we should all engage the buyer agreeing to buy it cash. Then give him the address to meet us which is actually the local police department, then sheriff's office etc just to F with him! 🤣

M, Z, A! M, Z. A! Sorry, couldn't help this brief thread hijack. Besides, he started it! 😜 This from the the internet machine...I cut and pasted this so I suppose that's why it's hard to read like this... "MZA" in Loudness's song "Crazy Nights" has no actual meaning; it was a nonsensical placeholder vocal by singer Minoru Niihara that the producer, Max Norman, decided to keep because they couldn't come up with a better line. Niihara originally sang it as a placeholder during a demo and then, unable to replace it with anything better, it remained in the final version of the song. Original purpose: Niihara was asked to sing something over the main riff during the pre-production of the Thunder in the East album. Accidental creation: He sang "M-Z-A" as a meaningless guide vocal by accident. Producer's decision: The producer, Max Norman, liked the sound of it and decided to keep it, despite it having no meaning. Failed replacement: The band tried to come up with a meaningful replacement, but they could not find anything better than "M-Z-A," so it stayed.

Pics or it didn't happen!

Reminds me of an old Sears catalog guitar finish. Back when all the drum kits were sparkly finished. Guess I'm old.

Yeah, but does it djent? 🙃 Looks really cool. I love the headstock!

I looked at a close-up of the back of the headstock on a heritage h150 ascent Plus and it was from China

Dave, I Had a few Buckcherry albums but hadn't seen them live until we saw them open for the Scorpions in Vegas in August. They were good, enjoy!

Never had or played one although I looked. I read a few of his posts in that link; he was a smartie pants! I liked his comment below about not needing any fretwork ... : About the Fly fingerboard Post Thu Feb 01, 2024 6:00 pm I forgot to mention that the fretted .020" fingerboard was bonded to the basswood and later, mahogany necks with an additional layer of .010" thick prepreg fiberglass cloth. Essentially, this created a fingerboard that was 2/3 fiberglass/epoxy and 1/2 carbon fiber/epoxy measuring .030" or .75mm thick. The fingerboard gluing surface was conical, and the fingerboard was cylindrical, but high pressure and a very precise, stiff steel caul brought them together to form the correct conical surface. Confused? I hope not, it was a beautiful system that worked to perfection, and completely removed the necessity of adjusting the fret heights after assembly. Result? we did absolutely zero fretwork, and every guitar was shipped with frets exactly as supplied by our wire rolling vendor company. "It's not me that designed the Fly guitar, it was all of you guys." - Ken Parker

I had a MIJ Dean Soltero before (and a USA Hardtail) and whoever scores that MIJ Hardtail should really love it, quality craftsmanship off the charts! GLWTS! A lot of guitar for the money!

Was that decal installed at the factory...on a Friday about 4:45pm? 😃 It looks so crooked to me.

I use a Gotoh roller saddle bridge, not sure of its construction material, but I like it

I use the Dr Z Air Brake as well with my 60 watt Zinky MoFo Encore head and 2*12 cab. Works great! It doesn't have the newer connectivity features but does make it very straight forward to use. I recently moved into another house which has a clean not quite a basement but a crawl space I can stand up in some areas where I thought about putting a insulated box to house various cabs and not use an attenuator but run full bore without the volume. Just the mixed signal brought into my DAW and monitors up in the house. The Dr Z does attenuate the high frequencies somewhat so this would help that and bring the full high wattage speaker interaction into play for the most authentic sound, whatever that is. Or. I can avoid all that work and just use an IR like most sane people nowadays! 😁

Such a badass!! Great band. New album in November.

Thanks for the recommendation. We're in Denver now visiting our 5th grandchild. Then to Vegas for the Scorpions show. I'll keep him in mind.

I saw that but I'm in NC now!

Always Steve with the Tix! I'd love to go having not ever seen him live except with Deep Purple. I love his band's music so this concert would be great. We have a couple from my old stomping grounds of CA coming into town for a visit 2 days later and we just moved and have so much to do that leaving then could be problematic. I'm sure you'll have a great time! If nobody steps up keep me in mind closer to the show and we'll see how things are going then. Hopefully someone else will be able to go. I just read this... How is Steve Morse's wife doing? AI Overview Steve Morse's wife, Janine Morse, passed away on February 4, 2024, after a battle with cancer. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and was in remission for a time, but the cancer returned aggressively, according to Steve Morse's Facebook post. Steve Morse had previously stepped away from Deep Purple to care for her during her illness.

New England!! 👍

My wife and I are meeting another couple in Vegas in a couple weeks to see them during a short residency; Coming Home. New live album of same name coming out in November. Buckcherry opening which we also like. I've deliberately not seen many older acts because I want to hold on to my memories of them in their prime. But, we dated to that music 41 years ago so it means a lot to us. Plus, my old rhythm guitarist from an old garage band and his wife are the other couple. We've recently met up again after 40 years apart and it was like no time had passed. We're all retired now so need to get out and have some fun. Mathias and Rudolph act about the same but Klaus, had back surgery ( I think that's what it was) and seems a little stiff, but hey he's 77 so there's that too! I know all the old original stuff, but my sweet spot with them is Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout. I also like Love at first sting and crazy world, then I'm only familiar with some of their stuff after that.

Damn, this Internet machine! The distinctive "busy signal" sound in Spacehog's song "In the Meantime" is a sample from The Penguin Cafe Orchestra's "Telephone and Rubber Band". Specifically, the sample is a detuned version of a British busy signal, originally a sine tone pattern overlaid with a UK ringing tone. The song's drummer, Roy, used a busy and free signal from a British phone, demoing the song with a drumstick on pillows to create the rhythmic pulse.

One of my all-time favorite songs!! I love sooo much about it. I bought the album but it didn't thrill me as much as this one. The singer married Liv Tyler lasted 5 years. Didn't know this but her adoptive dad/ legal guardian was Todd Rundgren!

Yep, looks like a $5000. crack to me! But it is a beauty! 😍