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So about an eternity back when I went into GC, there was a lonely Vox AC4 for cheaps and the tag said "EV loaded" which I thought was bs until I picked it up and it was Ampeg-class heavy. I don't think I even plugged in before I ran it to the register and paid lol. Got it home, installed a mod kit, and swapped in a Weber silver pup. Killer. That EV'S around here somewhere. Maybe I ought to plug that into my DRRI or PRS Dallas II...
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PSA: GC 90's Red Special FM
stonge replied to bubs_42's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
the one on reverb was posted 24 days ago (according to the Product Specs page) so I don't think it's the GC FM Special unless he has a time machine lol (and if he does, I'll give him the $300 and ask him to go back to 1959 and pick me up a new Les Paul). -
Confessions of a Studio Nightmare
stonge replied to diablo175's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
I thought I had heard (and could be completely wrong on this) that David Gilmour would often take a few passes at a solo, and then mark out phrases he liked from all the takes, and then either learn it play in one continuous take or patch them together if the segments sounded good enough. I sure can't complain about his results (and not that I'm throwing stones, but Waters gets Gilmour, Clapton, and Jeff Beck to play on his songs? and then Doyle Bramhall II and Snowy White? that's like Pappy Van Winkle every night lol). For myself, I think it's being unfamiliar with recording and getting -
Confessions of a Studio Nightmare
stonge replied to diablo175's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
nothing like standing in the control room with a tyrannical band leader who's stoned out of his mind while you're trying to lay down a track and solo live. sitting 6 feet from me watchin' my hands and visibly cringing at any flub. after a while I had them set me up a loop of the track and sent them out to do a few more hits so I could focus. it was just like having the yips while putting... -
Aerosmith-Oakland-1984 Interesting.
stonge replied to Jakeboy's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
There was a King Biscuit special with Aerosmith back when they were a rawk band; a bandmate from years back said his family owned a cabin on the same lake where Aerosmith used to hang in the early days and the porch was a stack of empty beer cans the likes of which he never imagined... -
who'd thunk that the Tossers could help with pronunciation lol..
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The last Live Show You Saw before Covid
stonge replied to kjq69's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
I think it was Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Mass on March 1. Feels like a million years ago. Didn't really discover Marcus King until lockdown - from Youtube it seems like that would be a great show to catch. -
Hamer now owned by Washburn....
stonge replied to peedenmark7's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
A Diablo priced at $800ish would likely have to be Indonesian or maybe MIM to make money. Even the PRS S2 series (which are somewhat stripped down from the Core series) which are US built iirc start at $999. I doubt Hamer made much profit on the Diablos new (at $799 in 1993 dollars iirc) even though they had some simplifications compared to other shredders. It'd be really tough to make profits at that price now. -
WTB USA Centaura or USA Vintage S
stonge replied to Cuda75's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
made it from the woodpile to the guest room and brought a friend. needs to find a workbench so i can carbon-date the strings though. -
I am amazed at some of the craftsmanship of a few folks up here, and those look fantastic. The imperfection on #14 is like Cindy Crawford's mole. I lucked into a Stingray 5 string bass with a solid rosewood neck, and it has a really great sound (that low B through an SVT 8-10 is ridiculous). I'd wager those two sounded really nice.
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2020: Your Best Scores & Biggest Fails of the Year!
stonge replied to gtrdaddy's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
We survived 2020. We're blessed with (some) family left, and our hearts go out to those who lost much more in this horrid year. We've sent a few pieces along to homes that will appreciate them, and hope that the new owners find happiness with them. Sometimes we're "just the man until the real man comes along". It's really cool when you hand a Hamer to someone, and you see the light glowing brighter. I was just hanging on to it until you were ready. Call me the curator lol.