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Well, I'll have to firmly side with the those that cited "friendship." That along with perks and material objects: Poe gave me a set of Kinman Strat pickups once to thank me for selling his T-62s on ebaY. MC Chris sent some smut. BCR Greg has given me many t-shirts, caps, sweatshirts, pick guards, etc. Oh, and he gave me the opportunity to play in front of real live people, which I had never done before. I still don't know if they have forgiven him for that. StevieC has given me great advice. Advice for which he usually charges a good deal of money. thecajunboy gave me a great dinner and a place to stay when I was in Louisiana. JeffR gave me the opportunity to photograph the James Burton Guitar Festival (the photgraphs can be seen in this month's Vintage Guitar Magazine), and key parts of south Louisiana. It was also at that time that I (along with JeffR, Cajun, and Poe) had lunch with Tab Benoit, hung out at his home, drank his moonshine and played his guitars. Turdus (he wil always be Turdus to me) gave me a Wilkinson-trem-bridge-intonation-adjusting-tool-thingie. "Things" are meaningless, but as I look at what I listed above, they all look like friendship to me... Edited to fix crappy spelling and to add that I knew I'd forget something important, and I did. Phoenix sent me the Seth Lovers out of his Newport, "just because he felt like it" and a load of his homemade hot sauce to boot!

...and it's in A LOT better shape than mine was! Check it out. Good luck with yours.

Two different shirts in his pix, fellas...as strange as it may seem...

...bass player not included...

You mean, you couldn't get Nik Huber to make you an acoustic?

Didn't have the nerve? You probably have 100 pounds on him. What was he gonna do? Give you a pile driver? I bet you dollars to donuts he couldn't wait for someone to notice his uberdollar timepiece.

"Hello, Police? Yea, some sonofabitch just stole my wallet. Yes, just now. I cancelled the credit cards, but my Cream tickets were in there! They were decent seats, too: Section 336, Row L, Seat #1. Oh? You'll wait at the entrance to see who has that ticket and then get them to let me in? GREAT!"

People pay to see Clapton sing like they pay to watch Billy Joel drive (or play guitar, for that matter*). *Hamer content satisfied.

It was all of the above, as well as a Firebird I, although I think he used the Paul the least. Every time you hear "Crossroads" on the radio (did Cream record any other songs, Daddy?), you're hearing that 335. That's part of the reason that "Blackie" selling for all of that dough annoyed me. The point is that the Gibson/Marshall sound is THE Cream sound. Don't try to tell me (as Jack Bruce said), that they "tried to use Gibsons through a Marshall, but it didn't work." Sure it didn't work....for Fender, having layed out all of that endorsement dough! It must not have worked on all of the albums and concerts from the '60s that Cream did, I suppose. Clapton moved on to Fenders. Fine. I moved on as well. No new Cream for me. "Fresh Cream," on the other hand...

I'll buy a copy. When Clapton plays a Gibson through a Marshall again.

You mean, compared to David Bowie?

I'm as much a Jimi Hendrix fan as the next guy, but I'd have to give having a meal with him serious thought. I mean, have you ever listened to any of his stoned out hippie ramblings? It's all, "Groovy, man," and "Far out," and all that shit. After a while, you're praying for him to take bite out of Mamma Cass' ham sandwich (there's a person you NEVER want to have over for dinner, by the way!). No, for me, it would have to be the anorexic, heavily makeup'd Robert Palmer Band from the '80s videos. They don't talk. They don't eat. Three perfect dinner guests.

That pretty much sums it up. They're not the same spec and they don't compare. In fact I have yet to play a Gibson V that compares to any of the Hamer Korina Vectors that I have owned or played.

Well, that was a deal-breaker!

Don't pass this up, Jim. Have I steered you wrong yet?

That's a damn good price for that guitar, folks. It's got its bumps and bruises, but it's also one of the most original '78 'bursts that you're going to find: original pickups, original finish, OHSC, bullseye tuners, original solder joints on the original DiMarzios. Totally unf**ked with. With all of its "wear," the top looks excellent and has barely a mark on it. That top is also finished in a sunburst that is marked "E" in the Hamer serial logs. I asked Serial himself what that meant when I saw it in the books and he told me that they typically marked the serial number with an E (for experimental) because they were probably trying different variations on the sunburst color itself. This one seems to have a lot of red on top of the dark edges, and as you can see from the photos, it's a stunning burst on top of a really nice flame top. The neck is on the large side, it sounds awesome and is a dream to play too, making this a guitar a real winner all around. If I had the dough, I'd be buying this guitar again (I've already bought it twice). Those in the market should jump at this one. Or, you could wait around for the next all original big neck '78 Sunburst to come up for sale...

Great looking M3, Chris and Dave. God knows I had a love/hate relationship with mine, but I still miss it. I'm curious to hear what you think of it after some amplifier time with it. As for "The Best Gretsch Ever," well, we'll just have to see about that.

I think everyone who's heard you play can agree that YOUR distorted tone sucks.

Everything's for sale, my man. Shoot me an email and we'll "talk."

Agreed!

That's great news, Mark. He's a good kid with a great sense of humor. I'm glad he's safe at home where he belongs.

woah, post a jpeg please... No. Please don't.

*True*, but Poejo can *never* be removed. (Note the asterisk abuse).

Poejo and FOBSS guitars always command a premium during resale.

Blow it out your ass, Peso.