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I tweaked it to align the holes better..... They're not as off as the picture makes it look. Honest.

Good move - saved your ears.

C'mon, you guys. If I can send stuff from the drummer's basement, you can send anything. In fact, I sent in 3 and told Kiz to pick. They're soooo bad, he refused. True story.

Nice!

Same here. My first was nearly 10 lbs. and I played it a lot. That was over 10 years ago. The current one is a tick under 8, and it made a huge difference. I'll be keeping this one. The black hardtail is 8.7, which isn't bad at all and makes it harder to ignore. And that orange Phantom is stunning. The only better-looking doublecut is a Shishkov.

You're both wrong, and here's why: 🖕

...although it was nice of them to let the 4-year-old son of the janitor loose with a jigsaw.

"Gibson had a secret offset prototype hidden in its private room at NAMM 2026..." Can't imagine why.

Well if you do....DIBS!

I'm on Daytona #6 (2 reds, 2 blondes, 2 blues): three '94s, two '95s and a '96, and the blue ones definitely sound better. The necks (both maple and rosewood) on all have been very consistent both size and shape-wise, with none being noticeably bigger or smaller than the next. All have been what I would consider right-down-the-middle medium 'C' shapes, with the standard Hamer 14" radius. The current '96 and '94 here feel very similar. Never had a black one before though, or a hardtail. Hmmmmm......And I'm not even a Strat guy. It's a sickness, I tell ya. ETA: I never measured any of them. They all just feel the same in my hand. For whatever that's worth. At least they're consistent.

Didn't notice that. Damn. A little rough around the edges but nothing terrible. And it's a hardtail. I don't need another Daytona.I don't need another Daytona.I don't need another Daytona.I don't need another Daytona.I don't need another Daytona.

And they used it a lot. Jeez, who was in charge of marketing over there??

Clarification: The 'Slammer Series' guitars are arguably the best of the imports. The 'Slammer' guitars suck ass.

I thought it was the guy from The Kinks.

That ain't funk. THIS is funk: Ricky knows funk.

Dammit.

North Pole is warmer.

Yeah, it's f***ing cold around here (-4° right now) and they are 3 hours north of us. Nice/smart of them to hold it.

An LP-only buddy of mine NEVER played a Strat. I mean literally - after 50 years of playing - had never tried one. Friday I sent him home with my Daytona after he discovered how the intro to 'Free Ride' was supposed to sound. Seeing the light bulb come on for him was a treat. If you've never owned a Strat, you're missing half of what's out there. bry4321 - do this: https://reverb.com/item/93425593-hamer-usa-daytona-1994?utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=93425593&utm_medium=android-share&utm_source=android-app Many good things will happen if you do.

Jeez, we really have jumped timelines....

Stike did it better.

Speaking of headphones, the neighbor kid (my great-nephew) wants to learn the drums and - as an enabler- I got him a Yamaha electronic kit off craigslist for $150. Nice set, lotta stuff with it, works/sounds great. Perfect starter set while keeping the parents sane, I thought. Digging through the box that came with it, I found a shitty pair of Radio Shack 'phones AND a pair of HD558 Sennheisers. I hadn't heard the 558s before. They sound fantastic (I use HD280s for recording and HD600s for awesomeness, and these fit perfectly in between). Guess which neighbor kid is getting my old Sonys....

What is this 'fear' of which you speak?? Y'all are a bunch of quitters. Besides - he told me to.

You mean, because he doesn't have nearly enough already?

I thought Bonamassa would be the one. Interesting.