JGravelin

It's easy to take more photos beyond what I've posted here and the 'verb so just ask. The guitar has zero cracks or issues, could very well be the perfect life-time guit for the right person that wants it. Thank you.

This was my fathers, left to me when he passed away. He barely played it and as such it is in excellent condition with only one small 1/8" oblong dent in the finish (not through to the wood) and some very mild, nearly imperceptible finish scuffing behind the bridge. He restrung it shortly before he passed away with a set of Savarez 520B Light Tension strings which have only been touched a handful of times since I've acquired the guitar. This guitar was made by hand in Spain and the craftsmanship is impeccable: Solid (not laminate) Indian Rosewood back and sides, a solid Cedar top with the traditional "fan" bracing, Mahogany neck with Rosewood overlay on the headstock and a thick slab of Ebony for the fingerboard. 52mm nut width, 650mm scale length. No strap buttons have been installed and no pickup either. This is a virgin guitar without alterations. It plays wonderfully and puts forth a big, beautiful tone that is very sensitive to the players attack and nuance. The guitar comes with a Made In Spain Barbados brand classical guitar hard case with original case key, also in excellent condition. Action/Setup: using a digital micrometer that measures to the thousandth, measuring from the 12 fret: 3.07mm on the bass side and 3.04mm on the treble side, averaged across 3 measurement attempts. There's about 2mm of height on the bridge saddle as well, so there's plenty of room to go lower and adjust to your tastes. Free Shipping in the USA Lower 48. Thank you. Here's the Reverb: https://reverb.com/item/90213329-esteve-1gr09c-classical-guitar-1996-natural-gloss ** photos added, not sure why they've been rotated 45 deg. Oh well. Check the Reverb post for more.

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Remembering my days 1995-2010 in Austin.. Redd showed up and sat in with other bands I played in: Guy Forsyth Band and also with songwriter/engineer/producer whiz Mark Addison band MAD6 that he tapped me for. The coolest thing about Redd is that he could hop up with anyone, huge f'ing ears on listen and just REACT in a musical way .. no hesitation at all, just a human - a musician - playing guitar like it was an extra arm that he'd been using his whole life. What a pro. What a good dude. Super Pro Bro pal. Bill was a regular visitor at the guitar shop I worked at: South Austin Music. We became friendly, shared laughs, and it was such a cool thing to finally play together on that Redd/Bill run! Also, because I sing the high stuff so good - I surprised him, learned all those bits for his songs, and put it forth. With Redds too but Bill was like "woah, wow! "

Ha! YES! Redd is a monster freak player but also a genuinely nice person. I did play with him not long ago on a Redd and Bill Kirchen duo run, and it was so fun! I've known both of them since 1999 or so, we all go way back from my Austin TX days, and it was a blast! Redd is a gem of a human being. Nice to see you two together man!

There's a standard with humbuckers and 99% of every maker does them exactly the same way because it's a built-in way, across all time, and instant death if the collective We do not. Coils wound clockwise, South magnetic polarity to the screw side, North to the slug side. There's pretty much no deviation from that because we all want our products to work together with everyone elses offerings. Regarding single coils, yes: plenty of deviation from whatever "norm" there is! Fender messed around with different wind directions and magnetic polarity over the years and it wasn't until the early 70s post-CBS takeover that they standardized. Years ago I decided that all middle Strat single coil pickups would be wound clockwise, and magnetic polarity South up to the strings. Because this works and is in phase with nearly all humbuckers. This build quality was done historically, works with other humbuckers... so, like, why not! Also, regarding the wiring diagram: hey, that's just electronic wiring - wind direction is same with all - and I think you meant "Phase" ? Polarity is magnet orientation. They are different.

After I posted my previous update, of course a bunch of you ordered! I haven't pre-built any as a result because I've been busy with HFC Specials and another dozen sets for customers beyond the HFC. Here's where I'm at now: 3 Sets of D/H PAF-types left. Also, one single bridge or neck, your choice there. 5 50mm Slammer frames, as I found 2 extras. These can be as singles or sets wound to either the original D/H PAF or any Slammer spec. 2 52.5mm F-Space frames, wound to either the original D/H PAF or any Slammer spec. 4 Single Coil frames left too! I love it that these have been moving!

I'm going to pre-build what I've got left. If any of you have requests, post them here! My favorite is the Slammer V2 bridge because it'll do everything and also splits so nice! Some 7.7k neck pickups too, in the right colors. Also, the original Hamer/DiMarz PAF-types because those just rip it! What doesn't move, I know it will on Reverb for my retail pricing. I'm just trying to help all of us HFC pals and put forth good prices on left-over parts that I have, that I purchased prior to the new tariffs applied.

Thanks to all so far! All but one of the "examples" sold, a small fleet of new builds gone, and I still have enough left for a few handfuls of pickups. Yo!

I've got 6 sets of 49.2 D'PAF styles left. I have 4 Slammers of whatever you want left. I have 3 52.5mm Bridge pickup types left. Jus sayin! Holler at me and let's wind this up.

Ua D! So fun to work this out! Shishkov Charlotte meets optimized DM/Hamer in the coolest of ways. What a pleasure to do something custom for you.

The Aged Ivory PAFtype pickups in photos show above has sold. I'd love to see the SV2 12.3k 50mm bridge and the B-stock Zebra D'PAF 7.7k 49.2mm spaced neck go together. Killer combination there!

Zebra neck and DC bridge most likely, yes but Zebra in both positions wasn't uncommon either and plenty of examples of this out there. ==== ***3 sets sold! 9 remaining.

1978 was DiMarz PAFs. Colors could have been anything: dual zebras, ivory bridge and zebra neck, blacks - hard to say!

Hi everyone! It's been a few years since I've done this as I typically tie it to Shishkov batch orders and getting rid of extra parts, B-stock pickups, and a few oddballs I build out just for kicks! This one is going to be a little different in that it's 100% Hamer-Specific early days reproductions. Brass frames, top quality and same as OEM. I've got enough for a dozen sets and a few extra 50mm bridge pickups. Additionally, I have six 52.5mm frames and for those of you with certain Sustainblock bridges or Floyd Rose or Kahler-equipped guitars who want ideal string-to-pole spacing, I am please to be able to accommodate with this. This is a very limited offering and if you're a HFC Supporting Member, you get the deepest discount. If you're reading this and are not an HFC Member, hey just do it: Join up! Support the coolest guitar forum on the internet by signing up and getting with our great community here! It's a great crew of people here and we'd love to have you with us. Specs: It's brass frames with all and they are exactly like squarefoot models of the early days. Roughcast Alnico 5 magnets, original spec with the internal grades of steel bits and exactly right down to the ferrous steel bobbin mounting screws. The single coils feature .671L/.187D A5 rod magnets. I fabricate the brass frames for these right here in my shop because no parts supplier offers them. *Pricing for HFC Members: Humbuckers, $120/ea. Single coils, $90/ea. Free USPS Priority Shipping! *Non-HFC Member Pricing: $150/ea. for humbuckers, $120/ea. for single coils. Free USPS Priority Shipping! You choose your favorite Hamer pickup model (PAF-type or any Slammer Prototype/Phantom variation humbucker or single coil V1, V2, V3), your choice of bobbin colors (Black, White, Ivory, or any combination there), and finally your choice of output leads: vintage braided single conductor, 2 conductor + ground, or 4 conductor + ground. Single coils come with PVC Black and White output leads, just as the originals did. I will happily advise on matched, balanced Neck and Bridge humbucker sets if you so desire. If you want covers, the ones I use are made and plated in Nashville, USA, and the best ones out there. +$20/each. Hamer PAF-type humbucker average spec: 7.7k +/- neck and 8.3k +/- bridge. Hamer Slammer Proto/Phantom humbucker average specs: V1: 10.6k +/- bridge with a 10.3k +/- neck. The V2 bridge is 12.3k +/-, and V3 bridge is 15.6k +/-. Hamer Slammer Proto/Phantom Single coil average specs: V1: 5.4k +/-, V2: 6.9k +/-, and V3: 7.8k +/- And finally, I will also build a few oddball humbucker extras using B-Stock bobbins that have mild scratches and scuffs that can't be sold "As New", posting them in this thread at discounted prices. First come, first serve with these at $100.00 - Free USPS Priority Shipping! To confirm your custom order, message me Here or at josh@gravelinpickups.com and claim your set! I have PayPal and Venmo for payments. Thank You!

I commented HA! on this thread, mentioned I had one, and then posted it FS at a fair price of $275 with shipping included. It's just a case! I'm not a capitalist asshole. HFC buds deserve HFC price and I'll extend that love and mindset however I can.

Hey, if anyone needs one of these .. I have one! I've been sitting on it for years now. Get in touch.

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Bubba, here's a killer old Spoon track. One that I was in the audience for on that specific night. They were awesome of course, and still are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC48x9F8WFA

Not that often really, but I have explained it that way previously. Just wait until you hear the Charlies Angels analogy I've got cue'd up for Strat pickups!

With any guitar featuring a 3-way switch, the middle position deserves just as much attention and consideration as each of the pickups gets on its own, yes, absolutely, without a doubt. All three options need to sound related to the one that comes before and/or after, the frequency response tailored and fine-tuned to provide a cohesive tonal experience that makes sense to the ears from one switched position to the next. An analogy I use often when describing Sets of pickups is relating each pickup in a guitar as part of a 50's greaser street gang. The all have slicked back hair, pipeleg "skinny" jeans, tshirts, leather jackets, boots...all grew up on the same block... yet each member has something distinctly and uniquely their own. One guy has a white tshirt, the other black. One has boots with cuban heels, the other without. Each serves a purpose that serves a shared end-result. Different yes, but a cohesive unit that works together. --- Shark! While the coils in the bridge position are asymmetrical, I won't be pushing it to the extreme that I start introducing identifiable and commonly associated single-coil tones into things. That said, one can tune the upper midrange and treble response as well as the bass response greatly by offsetting the amount of wire on each coil, varying the turns per layer, tightening/loosening the tension on the wire, mixing/matching the grades of steel used for the metal parts, and more. And more. For me, it's about a very specific balance. And for the sake of clarity I must state that "chicken pickin'" is a technique and not a tone. It's great to know that you feel the same way as I with chambered bodies and yeah, the bridge position especially needs and does benefit in having a bit more kung fu fighting power. That special "Hi-karate", if you will. (hi Ted!) ----- Wouldn't it be really f'ing awesome if in the wide open setting on the bridge, there was enough sparkle, chime, and clarity in the upper registers that a guy/gal could play in that way and have it come off as sounding legit? And then maybe you roll the tone control back a hair and dirty things up and suddenly Surrender sounds just perfect and Those that are About To Rock are Saluting You? And a hair more on the tone and you're totally Unchained, and turning the volume control down slightly leaves no doubt that indeed the Boys Are Back In Town? My reference points, my standards in what I'm shooting for with the bridge. When a person hops back to the bridge position, it's to make an authoritive and musicial statement. And this is exactly why taking a little extra special care with the bridge pickup is important to me because in making that statement it'd be nice to be able to cover as much ground as musicially possible, yes? As CMatthes said, Mike and I are indeed considering every possible tiny little dang thing. You guys are in for a real treat and rest assured that I will be holding up my end of the bargain in that. In the meantime, stay kool and keep 'er between the ditches! Oh, and sorry in advance for any typos - I'm shooting from the hip over here. -J

Great question, Soli'd! I saw your post a few days ago and wanted to address it because I figure that if you're wondering, then others might be too and...well, it's a completely valid question that deserves a reply. Cmatthes speaks the truth: Mike and I have had a number of discussions about the pickups and the purpose they'll serve in The Ultimates. There's absolutely no doubt that chambered mahogany with a maple cap sounds and responds a bit different than an instrument made of solid mahogany. To a degree, the effects of a chambered 'hog body with a maple cap are predictable: a slight roll off in the low fundamental, a more open midrange responsiveness, and extra "air" and harmonic content to the notes with the high end. This has been my experience with chambered instruments anyway. With a solid mahogany bodied instrument one can expect solid lows, midrange frequencies forward, and slightly subdued and sweet sounding highs comparatively speaking. As was previously stated, the proto guitar is a test-bed but there are tonal characteristics that will remain constant due in large part to Mike's excellent neck joint. So how do I do it? I use my knowledge of tonewoods and guitar construction that I've amassed over the years working in guitar shops and repairing instruments as well as the stuff I soaked up from hanging out in my Fathers shop as a kid (my Dad is a luthier)- but most importantly, I use these large unsightly ears of mine and listen critically. I spent much time playing and listening to the proto guitar acoustically and still do because to me, the starting point for any well-made pickup is to magnify the natural sound of the instrument without much coloration, with respect to the positioning of said pickup. That's the baseline. From there, it's small tweaks to the design: increasing/decreasing the turns-per-layer, tension on the wire, number of turns, magnet choice, metal choices for slugs and screws and keeper bars, etc. until the desired result is acheived. There are other considerations in creating a matched, balanced set because not only do the neck and bridge have to sound killer on their own, they also have to sound great in the middle switched position with both on. Because of this, there's a certain range in which two humbuckers will sound "good" when combined together. Taking it too far out of that range equals an unbalanced sound, which is unacceptable. What I'm doing with this set is creating something versatile and toneful: pickups designed to work together and compliment each other, as well as kick ass on their own: slightly lower output in the neck position with an A4 magnet (clear and articulate, a nice singing bell-tone quality ala late-50's Gib with no low-mid bloat), and the bridge (A5 magnet) leans a little more to the "time to rock!" side of things like a good overwound PAF style, but still has enough sparkle and chime in there to be able to chicken-pick and cut it on a country gig. I'm still not quite satisfied with the bridge pickup actually, but it's very very very close. I'm a bit OCD and any of my friends will tell you that I'm a perfectionist - the words "good enough" don't really exist in my world: it's gotta be spot-on. Also, I know you guys will tear me to shreds if the pickups are lackluster so obviously I won't be putting myself in that position! The neck is in the 7.5k range, the bridge will land in the mid to upper 8's. Still working on thebridge pickup as I mentioned previously, but that's about what you can expect. Hope that clears things up and provides some insight into my process. Thanks for reading!