hamerhead

'85 Blitz '95 Daytonas '05 Junior

ETA: Old age sucks - I saw those old threads, even commented on it being the best thing ever. Can't remember yesterday....

We've all done it - sold a guitar and later regretted it. My biggest - and really only - one was a trans-red '94 Daytona with a maple neck: I don't have the serial number, but it had a very distinctive grain pattern on the upper bout contour. There is also a nick in the end of the lower horn where a glass slid off my amp and hit it while sitting in the stand. THAT. Pissed me off (spilled a drink!). I tried to get it back sometime later but it had already moved on. WHERE ARE YOU?? Miss that one..... Which Hamer (Hamers only!!) do you regret selling most and it really gnaws at you?

Willie - a Mike Shishkov book would be awesome. Just sayin'.

Nice!

Nice!

Oof.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/legendary-rock-musician-dies-77-123326113.html Whitlock and Clapton co-founded Derek and the Dominos in 1970. R.I.P., Mr. Whitlock.

Yeah, but you're slippin', Kiz.

Anything by our own Willie G Moseley. "Bakerfield Guitars" is great! ETA: Amazon links - https://www.amazon.com/Books-Willie-G-Moseley/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AWillie%2BG.%2BMoseley https://www.amazon.com/Bakersfield-Guitars-Illustrated-Willie-Moseley/dp/1493060627

NATE! You see this?:

The pickups appear to be original to the guitar. I'm a little surprised Dave's wasn't more on top of that, just calling the neck and bridge 'unmarked' - clearly not the case with the bridge pickup (though the neck has nothing): Is that a Broadcaster? I know shit about pickups other than if they sound OK. From what I've gleaned from the interweb, the middle is a Duncan Hot Stack and neck looks to be the one from the Broadcaster set: Sorry for the crappy picture - not enough slack in the wires to get a good one.

Did anyone there ever build a Les Paul? I mean a Les Paul Les Paul - not a Monaco Elite, but a full-on replica. I always thought the best guitar ever would be a Les Paul Custom built by Hamer.

Proof-of-concept is functional, but it's tight and really needs to be done over. I used what I had laying here and, while it works, it's not great. Three full-size pots physically won't fit in the space so I had to use a mini in the middle. Regular-size knobs were too close together to get your fingers in there, but these smaller ones do the trick. The extra hole in the plate bugs me but I can live with it until EVERYTHING gets replaced - plate, pots, wiring, etc...probably pickups, too. I'll seek professional help for that when the time comes. But for now it all works. And it plays so nice I wore the strings out......

Yep. And our little buddy Nate. Where is Nate, anyways??

Just did - MF had one at $725. Fingers crossed.

It's been a loooong time since I laughed at a guitar in a good way. That fawker RAWKS!

Thanks for all the head's-ups!! I've been keeping my eye on Dave's, GC, Sweetwater, Reverb, etc but really hoping one turns up locally. I've put at least 3 in a cart only to have them disappear. No real hurry. The right one will show up.

How'd I miss this?? Love your stuff, Willie. Sign me up!

Not enough pickups, smartass.

Nice!

Now THAT'S how a Strat should be! Congrats all around on another killer build.

Gone. Dammit.

This didn't get nearly enough attention. Her voice was like silk. Hers and Karen Carpenter's.