burningyen

Welcome back, Paul! Looking forward to whatever stories you can share.

There oughta be a law that April Fool's Day only happens on east coast time.

Sweet burst.

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

Oh crap, is there a way to undo the payment so I can do it over?

I have nothing to add other than that the upcharge for bound f-holes is totally worth it.

Yep!

Love that color, looks like wide flamed mahogany.

Oh wow, this thread is seriously bad for my self-control, that Phantom, oh no....

Austin, that Eclipse looks very sweet. It must have been ordered by a classical guitarist.

No idea. Someone here needs to be the guinea pig!

This is actually the idea I was referring to (from Faber):

I prefer the black maple headstock over the matching headstock. Very nice. Too bad Hamer doesn't use a compensated wraptail, though. I know intonation is for p-----s, but most of us are p-----s.

FYI Dean just resurfaced at TGP after almost 2 years of silence: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthrea...0070&page=2

Wow, nice way to start! I love P-90 Hamers. Welcome!

Double your pleasure! Happy bday!

Dude, you just blew my mind.

Sad, but not that surprising. Jol via his blog and Facebook presence certainly seems to have stepped up the promotion of his own brand over the past several months. Pure speculation, but maybe he's been planning this for a while. Either that or it's the self-promotion that caused his departure. I cherish my Jol-era Special, and am very curious to see what he has in store. Maybe he'll even participate on this board sometime. Oh, and I still love my Fenders. It's not like they killed your dog, geez.

I've gotten decent clean tones by turning down the volume knob on my Special. I like the range of options the stock Duncans give me.

I'm not in advertising, but my gut tells me you're wrong.

Yes, endorsements work, but what artist out there is going to inspire someone to go out and buy a Hamer, especially a $$$ custom order?

And the 3-screw truss rod cover.

You're probably right, but I do both.

Doesn't this guy have a terrible reputation among builders like PRS and TCM who tried to do business with him in the past? Don't drop the dispute. Get your money back and get a different bridge. I hear good things about Callaham and Skyway.