Kerry Marchman

Yep. I told my buddy the were a cross between GNR and Motley Crew, but not in a bad way! Ha!

The guitar player is a buddy of mine. They are getting ready to head out on a pretty big tour..

Good stuff. Nice to hear some RAWK!

Thanks Hamerhead. We have a tough time finding Hamer's here in Ga. So, when I see one I can afford, I grab it if I can.

Thanks Travis. I was stoked to find it. it was the only Hamer at the entire show. I love the Jazzburst Korina's. They are killer.

2001 Korina Artist P90. I've been looking for one of these for a while at a reasonable price to go with my 25th Anniversary with humbuckers, and finally found one today at the Atlanta Vintage Guitar Show. All original, Except the tuners maybe. They are Schallers, but I thought these came with Grover's, really good original case, and it rocks. it just needed some good cleaning and a set-up. I have now added another keeper to the collection

Excellent job. There's something about putting one together yourself. They truly feel like a part of you. Enjoy!

Killer! And what a great Weddington!

Yep, that album is part of my collection.. I still put it on sometimes, too. Usually it's when I'm testing new speakers. We used that one as a demo record for speakers when I was in the audio industry. RIP Chuck..

RIP Ozzy. Many great times spent listening to Sabbath and Ozzy. The first time I heard War Pigs was a religious experience...

THE driving song! RIP George..

I agree totally. Growing up in the 60's and 70' and 80's (I'm still not grown up), I feel blessed to have grown up at the best time for music ever! Well, I'm sure there were people that said, "what about that Bach guy, great isn't he?" But, hey they didn't have Hendrix, Zep, or The Beatles! 😁 Oh, and I'm not selling all my guitars. I'm keeping the Hamer's!

I knew there was something about 1980 that I liked..

Excellent! Love what the old ones will do. Well done, Mike!

Hang in there, Jay!

I didn't mean refined as a bad thing. I meant it more as the difference in a 1960's Corvette vs a new Vette. The Hamer being the new Vette. I wouldn't kick either one of them out of bed! Now my '81 Special is in a league of it's own. It totally has that handmade quality. It had a couple of QC issues that I had to deal with, but I didn't care, because it is such a cool guitar, and it sounds killer!

I just had a buddy over that brought his Monaco Elite and his Superpro the other day. We compared my Custom, my Les Paul's, and his Monaco's. The takeaway for me was that the Elite was more articulate than my two Paul's, but had a very similar sound. The build quality was a bit better on the Hamer's for sure. I still liked the sounds from the Paul's, because they just have that Oomph where the Hamer's kicked butt, but seemed more refined. The Superpro had a bit of a 335 thing happening, I guess because of the chambering. Overall, they are all great guitars, but the Hamer's just have that something extra. They just have that soul. I can't explain it any other way.. BTW, we were playing through a 1968 Fender Deluxe Reverb with Blackface specs, and a 90's Yamaha T-100C designed by Michael Soldano, based loosely on his Hot Rod 100. Pedals were various Fulltone's, Boss, and Tubescreamers. Hope my rambling might help a little.

The biggest difference I've noticed between my Paul and my Studio is the amount of lower mids that the Paul has in comparison. The Hamer is a little more articulate, and this is with both my Studio with a wraptail, and my Studio with a stop bar. They are all different enough that I don't ever think about getting rid of any of them. Of course that's probably just the greedy part of me! I love me some Hamer's, and that's reason enough for me! Oh, and i have a chambered, a traditional weight relief, and a solid Paul. They all have the same lower mid bump as compared to my Hamer's. They all sound great in their own way..

I'm very sad to see this. I was more of a lurker way back in the beginning of the HFC, but I remember Ed's (Jay's) posts very well. They made me laugh many times. All I can say is God Speed, Jay. I hope The future holds great guitars and amps for you and peace for your loved ones. And, thanks for the fine message, Kiz.

Maybe it's my headphones, but that thing sounds like a broken AM radio to me... Nope, it's not my headphones..

You got a nice guitar there! I hope you enjoy it for many years to come. I love my 25th Anniversary Artist Humbucker.

Just beautiful! They used some great wood on FMs, and that's an awesome one! Excellent grab, Dave!

Excellent score. Very nice trio you have!👍

Thanks Scott. It has been played, but well cared for. Even the frets were like new..