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Sunbursts are what comes to my mind regarding old Hamers. They nailed vintage beauty. Never played one but would love to. Too bad they didn’t build a lot more later on. I’m guessing the thick mahogany with thin maple veneer is a big part of the sound. A Studio Custom seems to lean to a slightly thinner, brighter tone. Can anyone speak to tone differences between the Sunburst, Special FM and Studio Custom models regarding body construction? Maybe there are too many other variables to generalize.

I almost went to that GC yesterday to pick up a harmonica, but they didn’t have the one I wanted in stock. Don’t recall seeing a Hamer USA there before.

I was not into hair bands and super strats but appreciate the sounds and style. And the Hamer contribution. Lots of cool guitars and basses.

I saw him at a club near Lexington, KY around 30ish years ago. The club had lots of acts that were past their commercial prime and maybe not all original members. Decent size place, not big. My friend and I were about 10 feet away from Robin with earplugs in place. Strat, Marshall with the tall cabinet. We were amazed that he got all the sounds we loved, live.

Don’t know a date for the switch but my 2002 Studio Custom had a 59 in the bridge. Now has a Gravelin

Take care for now, I can relate.

Wow!

Any idea how often they run this deal? I have 11 sets left, which will last a bit.

Thanks @specialk

Keb Mo with the Hamer along with other legends. Lots of nice guitars but reinforces it is the player more than the axe, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid032fix8KtXeY8zNL3ezn7jqxaU96pnXcEWPf6WikGWESmiKmSXz8vX1365529qb2ojl&id=100065239640699

I didn’t have pedals for years but now have a Dingbat with an assortment of overdrives and modulation. It is nice to be able to get a variety of sounds from any amp and not have to turn all the way up. I’m a bit done messing with ODs at this point. How is the Plethora? Can you use it like 5 individual pedals? It will fit in the footprint of my echo, reverb, chorus and tremolo pedals.

Finished up. Can't really tell any difference in feel so far. Maybe more from low E, I also put on new strings. I tried to use feeler gauges to measure the string to back of bridge gap but was hard to fit the large auto feelers. High E was about 4 mils. Much better string break angle for me. E - 0.004 B - 0.005 G > 0.015 D > 0.015 A - 0.010 E - 0.010

Some measurements. At the dentist with my daughter, will put on strings and test drive this afternoon. I have not noticed major changes with different stop tails in the past. At the least, it will relieve anxiety around being secure to the body and not hitting the back of the bridge. Your thoughts are your reality. ________________________ Weight 34 grams Thickness between G and D 0.360" (0.445) Distance bottom to string exit (towards bridge)varies from 0.265" to 0.285" Distance bottom to string entrance, can't measure as there is a larger hole for ball ends and the thru holes are to the top of the larger hole. Length about 4.2" Length between inside post slots 2.90' Length between outer post slots 3.55" Height at post slots flat 0.282 Slot depth about 0.515" Slot width about 0.325" Width 0.712"

Just received the Lightning stop bar and will be installing today. It is very light, I will weigh and get a few dimensions. Aluminum is part of the reason, the thickness may be less than a regular stop bar. Quick check with the old strings, stretched tight by hand, there is clearance at the back of the bridge with the stop bar all the way to the body.

Sunn Amps!

Tele and B-bender power!

I have a Black Zen Drive 2 that I like. Can’t really find out what is different with the different color versions. There is a thread on The Gear Page you can research and maybe get an idea. Have been using the black Tchula for a while. I find it works best as an always on boost. It would be better if I could tame the high end. No information on how to mod or what the other versions are. I’m letting someone use my Red Moon Tchula, it seems a little brighter than the Black. Also got a HPTT a couple of years ago, does not float my boat. Lovepedal is different, worth trying when on sale.

Love the blue wraptail

Just ordered a Lightning stop bar. Will report back once received and installed.

Yeah, is the top curly maple with a similar tint or something we haven’t seen? Maybe a jet black ebony freeboard?

https://theauris.com/products/auris-blumehd-true-hi-fi-bluetooth-music-receiver I didn’t copy the link in my post. This is the BT receiver I use to stream to my old receiver. There are also WiFi versions. Maybe you prefer a turntable and vinyl, streaming is convenient.

Here is a Strandberg 8 near Louisville, KY on FB Marketplace https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2302193710177965/?

There is a Mesa 50/50 on Facebook Marketplace, just east of Cincinnati, for $500. A good price if it is in good shape. https://www.facebook.com/share/1FE1VJs7GU/?mibextid=kL3p88

The auctioneer's hand moments and gavel action are interesting

Still a lot of great music, old and new. Got this to stream audio to my old Lux R1040 receiver, works great. Haven’t listened to any CDs recently. Some of these receivers have a smooth sound even though the specs look generic and similar to new stuff. Everyone wanted a Marantz.