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Got the Studio Custom out the past two weekends and played it the last set of the night (still playing the Tele). Have to mention RS Guitarworks again, the setup they did is great. I find the Tele is more versatile for the songs we do but the tones on some songs with the Hamer are great, like Rockin’ Into The Night.

Even with a modest powered speaker, any type of subwoofer is a great add.

Wonder if this auction could raise Hamer prices? Those played by Rick will have the celebrity bump-up. As long as Joe B doesn’t start collecting Hamer guitars…..

I went to RS Guitarworks this morning and came back with the Night Train. The amp and cab are in great shape and sounded good in the shop. Will get loud. Both the head and cabinet seem heavy for their size, not a complaint. At home, found a sticker on the bottom where it had been in the shop, called them and while they don't remember what was done in 2019, the code indicated the basic bench fee - not much was done. Speaker is a Greenback with Vox on the sticker. Tubes are Chinese, might be original, I'll play them for awhile. I'll also try my 2x12 cab but digging how small the rig is with the Box 1x12. Looks like it would be a 1x10.

Thanks for the “feedback”. I will take a look next week when I have the time. The Thick mode could be sort of like a Trainwreck style.

Anyone have this amp or have used it? A used head with 1x12 can is available locally. At 15W (2xEL84s) it can be cranked a bit in lots of places. We mic our amps so not an issue if we play outside or a bigger venue. An interesting feature the Thick switch on the Bright (normal) channel that removes the tone stack for more gain. The foot switchable Girth channel has higher gain. The price seems good if the tone and performance are there.

One comes to mind. It is delayed regret it was a pretty good deal in the mid 70’s. I got a 1964 SG just like this one at the flea market. A seminary student was selling all kinds of stuff and had this on his table. I forget any negotiations but ended up with it for $165. A year or so later I saw a Marshall 50W and cab in a nearby town and I was jonesing for Marshall. The guy was going in the Army and would be in Germany where he couldn’t take the amp. So we traded. Nobody much wanted an SG at that time and Marshalls were expensive. I’m very happy to have the amp. I still remember how well the SG was built and the beautiful mahogany that you don’t see these days.

Our newest release is out on all the streaming platforms and will go to smaller radios markets soon. More to the country side of Southern Rock than the last one , definitely channeling Betts/ABB on some of the leads. The song was written by a guy that plays in another band In Lexington, we met him in the spring and he wanted us to do one of his. I’m on the left and Kevin is on the right plus various fills. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YZgkHlYx8Hc&si=rPycmCgXcz_Xyc_W

Not sure where I got the idea but I did a similar thing. Very helpful.

1996 model. Says includes hardshell case. Doesn't specify if an original Hamer case a call might clarify. The look of gold hardware is fine with me but I find it isn't very durable.

This is not my first album but the most memorable from back in the day.

Socket is soldered on the PCBA and not riveted to the chassis?

I have a LP Zen Drive black magic, which I like. Is the Warm version any quieter? Really good clone implies not much different, maybe something is somewhat different.

Is this the H1E cone or the older cone? Looks to be in great shape.

Great tone, he always sounds like Carlos no matter the rig. Could've been his old Mark 1 or a Kingsnake. Wonder how he is able to hear anything after all the years