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Enjoy gents.

Wow, I too love Mockingbirds and WILL have one eventually. I like SL model alot but hate Floyds. This Japanese one is cool because it doesn't have all the Star Trek switching...

Or when millions of kids saw EVH with the striped guitar....he single handedly changed the guitar industry for a time based on the LOOK. Of course, his playing ability helped too...

Exactly.

I dunno, Jaye's pretty old ..... I am old, and opinionated, and unlike Mr. UppityWord, don't worship at the Jol altar and drink the kool aid. I state my opinion, which any one can agree or disagree with as I could care less. It has nothing to do with being naive...it has everything to do with an observation, whether you like it or not. Be sure to write that in your notepad interviews, okay? Before you make broad statements about what I do and don't know, perhaps you should ask me.

I'm not questioning whether they make good or innovative products, they do of course. I just think it's interesting that apparently Jol does what he wants, whether it makes money or not, which is what's implied by some of the comments here. I guess the big question is if FMIC will let him continue to play in his little playground the way he has for apparently so long. I still contend that at some point, a company can't continue to rest on its laurels; seems to me, Hamer will have to reach out to new customers to remain viable. The current target market, which again to me seems to be seasoned/older players, is gonna die out -- literally -- within a few years. Then what happens? If the 20 something that was at my house doesn't have Hamer on the radar at all, there's a problem.

You HAD one. You sold it. LOL! I wish...this is the Strummer model.

that's cool for sure. I'd like one of these please:

Doesn't Shakiras guitarist play Hamer's? Proves my point...and if he does, WHO is he? I know I'm probably in the minority here...so be it. And no, MTV is not relevant these days but I'd still say it'd be a great idea for Hamer to get a guitar into Scott's and other young players' hands. Certainly couldn't hurt anything now would it? Maybe they'd move beyond those of us here. Interesting story: I sold a Custom Shop Tele just today. The guy came to get it and was probably in his late 20s at the most...monster player who's into Brad Paisley, Knopfler and the like (interesting considering his age). He asked what I preferred playing and I said Les Pauls and Hamers. He said, and I quote: "Hamer's still in business?" When I pointed out they were, he seemed genuinely baffled because he considers himself well up to speed on gear and then asked, "Do they advertise?" My answer: "Yeah, I think they have real pretty ads with some semi-bald guy in glasses holding one of their guitars." I then showed him my Standard Custom and Studio Custom, which he totally dug. He had NO idea about Hamer guitars.

When grunge came along, most every guitar company had to rethink their marketing strategies since the pointy guitar, super Strat market died overnight. Yes, Hamer sells every guitar they make but other than Tom Dumont (who's hardly well known in his own right), there's no top guitarist playing a Hamer. Even if Hamer sells every USA guitar they make, in my mind their current ads don't appeal to anyone who's young....I see the ads and think of an old man's instrument. Putting the FMIC purchase aside, in the long run they're going to have get a new generation to buy their guitars at some point. The Standard and Studio Customs are perfect for modern rock. They should put some in the hands of the new generation of players coming up IMO. If not for sales, then for credibility.

How many current guitarists on MTV or the like play Hamers? I can't name one. I've never understood why Hamer was never aggressive about getting young current artists on its roster. PRS does it like a science and it pays off in spades.

RAWK ON EL DUAVE! Killah....

Nice grass.

LOL! Well put. Those Canadians are good with the words huh? But let me add another WTF????

The PRS SC245 uses the new PRS SC245 pickups (a new model). PRS SC Trems use the #6s. You're right about the 245 pickups: they are pretty low output PAF type pickups. Duncan wise, you're probably looking at regular 59s. If you really want to nail it though, you can probably hunt down a pair of the 245 pickups or if you're willing to go boutique, try the WCR Crossroads.

Link?

I don't know alot about the different magnets, but isn't a ceramic one supposed to be the highest output?

That would be the highly rare Custom 666.

Let me rephrase my question: which one chugga chugga chuggas best?

How does a Custom compare to the Custom/Custom? I have a bud who swears by the Custom.

Enjoy!

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Pre-ebay bumpage...

Nick's right -- wide/fat.