joshoowah

As we all know, Blue Guitars Sound Better!

100% this. How far have we honestly gone from the original iconic G and F designs? Sure, we combine specs and materials from them, but we haven't really blazed any lasting new trails. There's a reason we all lust after them, but don't all need a fan-fret Parker Fly in the quiver.

I thought for sure this was going to be summed up in a single word, with no elaboration required: Henry The truth is funnier!

Gorgeous. Nothing like an Artist - and this one's special! Do it!!!

2 questions: 1 - Could you mount the fragile socket to a small piece of perfboard, just for reinforcement/support and to prevent soldering to the chip (socket also lets you easily try other chips)? 2 - Could we put a trimmer,or pot, perhaps with a resistor in and out to limit range, in place of the gain resistor?

Ebay is chock-full of interesting korina Hamer offerings right now. My favorites are the two listings for korina Artist P90s "made in 1990..." with the same guitar and pics from different sellers in Japan.

Well, that piece of wood had potential... I'll concede that much. But other than that, I'm with Kiz.

I bought two of Cam's Hamers (SB Archtop and Superpro), and can testify to this! Great guy, great guitars, great to deal with!

When he opened up online, I was 16. I had recently purchased a TS9, and it was good, but not great. Read a review of one of his modded Tubescreamers and an interview with Trey about what Mike had done for his tones. Sent him my pedal for the Trey treatment (Brown and Silver Dollar mods with true bypass), and that was my only dirt or boost pedal for a decade, and remains one of my two favorites, alone or stacked, over 30 years later. Get em while you can!

The Kids In The Hall! C'mon! It even has the perfect title and band name for the show! "Having an Average Weekend", performed by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

I keep waiting for someone to hold up a banana.

Was just thinking, the CO ebony board would turn alot of folks here on, for sure, but that 1st fret victory might turn more off!

What is this "enough" that you speak of?

Of all my bad jokes and bad ideas, this is not the one I expected to have a supporting technical document!

Ok. Two entertaining ways to look at it: 1 - the ferrules line up with the "ideal" saddle intonation adjustment... riiiiight... 2 - It's proof of a handmade guitar! (Handmade with one of these - )

Lucked into a closet queen 6G2 Princeton with a bad PT 20 years ago. Got a transformer and speaker from Kendrick (the near perfect Oxford was dry and brittle, so out it came), and that thing has been a dream ever since - until it blew a fuse a couple months ago. She's overdue for some TLC. Haven't settled on a tech, yet. If there is one thing I wish everyone could experience in person about those brownies, it's the true physical wobble you feel with properly tuned bias trem, even with lower wattage and a single 10! And the warmth of that amp, at any volume setting, from whisper to roar, is just unmatched. You only need four knobs: Volume, Tone, Speed and Intensity. It's perfect.

I consulted The Book, and I have some questions. The Monaco is described as a hollow-body, with mahogany sides and back, while the Superpro is described as having routed chambers in its mahogany body. It isn't bent sides and separate back, so is there a difference in the chambering from the Superpro? Perhaps due to the Bigsby instead of stop bar, or differences due to the spruce instead of maple top? Definitely a new one for my dreamlist! Sexy!

Little Wing, obviously.

Mallory or Sprague preferred? NOS Emmett Brown Industries are impossible to find. Also wonder which position it would get on the Varitone...

I can't believe no one has brought this up yet, but... Does anyone know the value of the flux cap and how it affects the tones on tap?

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Changes," my all-time favorite "Wait... who is this?" shocking artist treasure. Most people probably know the covers better than the original, like Proud Mary or Respect. It's great fun seeing people react with "I never knew they had this in them!"

If you have even a passing interest in archtops, Blue Guitar, by Ken Voss, is a must! Scott Chinery, who commissioned the collection, was scum, but that book is pure luthier's porn. I also recommend Acquired of The Angels - an amazing history of John D'Angelico and Jimmy D'Aquisto's careers and legacies.

Because even in checkerboard, it wouldn't surpass "The Fool" '61 SG/Les Paul Custom, and if you can't even challenge a fool, it's best to walk away.

NM. Sorry.