Hamer_SS_guy

I like the new album by GOV'T MULE. I also recently listened to early 70's Santana and (pre-Perry) Journey, some early 70's Johnny Winter, 70's Pat Martino, Traffic, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Zep. I might be on an early 70's trip right now. I was too young to enjoy them as much as I would now. Maybe the trip has his origin from a "vintage US car" fest I visited. I love those old muscle car designs (no, I am no real nerd). I recently re-read some old comic books and watched some movies from that time too.

For this weekend I have put a short melancholic playlist with songs that have some kind of emotional effect on me. Over and over - Black Sabbath Highways - Jeff Beck Group Rendezvous 6:02 - U.K. Uncle Remus - George Duke The Long and Winding Road - Beatles Where Is Happiness - Vanilla Fudge Rain - Dr. John Again - David Sancious Try Me - UFO Prisoner - Barbra Streisand The Sun Goes Down - Thin Lizzy The Verb to Love - Todd Rundgren Definitely Maybe - Jeff Beck Group Lonely Is the Word - Black Sabbath Dream Gerrard - Traffic Smouldering - Sensational Alex Harvey Band Lost Horizons - Michael Schenker Group Better World - Toto Turn to Stone - Joe Walsh/Barnstorm Dust In The Wind - Todd Rundgren Song For You - Temptations Where is my Answer - Tear Gas Old And Wise - Alan Parsons Project

After I spent some time listening to newer stuff, I recently spent some time to listen to some old 60's/70's stuff, Traffic, Zappa, Cozy Powell, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Buddy Miles Express, Cactus, early (pre-Perry) Journey, Todd Rundgren, Tubes

Recently, I havent thought about the value of my instruments. I admit that most of the nicer ones were bought used, and though many remain in their cases, they are all player guitars. It is okay for me to get the money I paid for them, that is if I ever think of selling some...

When I discovered the most bands I like I was 11 to 17. That was late-70's to mid-80's. I discoverd interesting stuff till mid-90's, the grunge scene wasn't my thing. I went from hard rock/metal to jazzier stuff. Nowadays, there are few bands I discover, sometimes old stuff like John Coltrane, to new stuff by older guys, like Black Country Communion, Flying Colors to newer stuff sounding like older bands, like Vintage Trouble, Into the Presence. I like classical music and film scores too. There is no new music anyway, I don't need it. I am living in the past, mostly 60's to 70's music. Many 80's-90's stuff I don't listen to that often.

Eddie Jobson playing a Hamer mandolin:

Today I am "lost" in the 70's again... (all albums put on a USB-Stick) Narada Michael Walden - Garden of Lovelight UK - Danger Money Joe Farell - Upon This Rock ELO - A New World Record Jeff Beck Group - Rough and Ready Rainbow - Long Live Rock and Roll Alan Parsons Project - I Robot Billy Cobham - Funky Thide of Sings Queen - Jazz

In 1996 I bought a used one for $ 380. It was one of the earlier examples with a non-recessed Floyd Rose and 22 frets. I'd prefer such one to a 24-fretted one. And I'd prefer a "non-recessed Floyd" one to a later one. But I admit I'd value a crowned one (with ebony board) higher than one with rosewood board and dots. Would people here make a difference in matching headstocks vs. blackfaced headstocks? I have seen one with a curly maple body in cherry sunburst which would be my favorite one. I think earlier examples might have a mahogany neck instead of a maple neck.

So with Hamer gone, could I order a GUILD B-301A-fretless now? :-D

I liked the instruments that were made from 1980 on. Fender and Gibson did interesting things. Kahler and Floyd Rose tremolos became popular. Also Seymour Duncan, Dimarzio, EMG pickups and Schaller hardware. Some guitar manufacturers were rising, like Hamer, Schecter, Kramer, Charvel/Jackson. Some companies were out of favor like Guild or Gretsch (later even Gibson and Fender). As the times go by, many things I grew to like became out of favor again. So, to me a good Gibson is made until the early 90's, Fenders were great in the Bill Schultz era (I liked the last few years of the CBS era too), Hamer became interesting to me when they introduced the Steve Stevens model until they stopped producing the "shredders" in the 90's. So I like instruments from that era. I haven't been a potential customer for a new Hamer anyway. In the last 20 years I bought some 2nd hand gear that I love. But how many instruments do I really need?

David Sancious Max Middleton (though haven't heard him play organ, but he is a badass Rhodes and Clavinet player) Jon Lord Eddie Jobson Brian Auger Rod Argent

70's Fender Vibro Champ Marshall Lead 75 1x 12" transistor combo Fender Princeton Chorus Marshall 6100 (30th Anniversary) + 1960 cab Trace Elliott 715 bass amp Marshall 6101 (30th Anniversary) combo Fender Prosonic Ampeg V-4BH + 1x 15" cab

Wow, great guitar. That's how I would have wanted it too (maybe I would have liked a maple neck better, but I understand that it wasn't a choice). I guess if that guitar ever hits the market, it may cause a stir among Gibson fans as this IS actually a Gibson. Wouldn't it be nice to document (for the future) how and when this guitar came to be? That is an interesting history this guitar will have.

Does Hamer ever build a Jazz box in L-5 style? I had an idea for a Hamer archtop. Actually a L-5 design but with two venetian cutaways since Hamer made Gibson's two cutaway design popular for themselves. Adding a Newport tailpiece, nice inlay work (the Hamer logo is styled by the same font Gibson used in the 20's and 30's). Do they have archtop builders? Uploaded with ImageShack.us