Hamer_SS_guy

Jeff Beck Group - Rough and Ready Rainbow - Rising Deep Purple - Made in Europe Zappa - Live in NY U.K. Danger Money Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next Black Sabbath - Mob Rules Alan Parsons Project - I Robot Jethro Tull - A King Crimson - Red Queen - News Of The World Winery Dogs - Hot Streak Mahavishnu Orchestra - Visions of the emerald Beyond Beatles - Abbey Road So many others...

Hmm, of the 7 Hamers I have I use 3 frequently, and one of them is a bass. I think, my green Cali (see profile pic) would be that guitar. But I am lucky that I don't need to sell any guitars so far. Though I need a new job. It will be tough.

Well, this year had a lot going on in my life. I did move to another house, am going to loose my job I have been in for almost 30 years. At home I don't play a lot anymore, I really kind of feel burned out. While moving I stored most of my instruments at my mum's house. 15 guitars and 5 basses, and I still have 7 instruments at her house, didn't even miss them (there are even my cool ones). My band still does rehearsals (I am the bassplayer in that band). I miss playing guitar in a band, but I am weary to play with people who just want to cover tunes I don't want to play, or those who like to

I didn't get the impact some of you felt when you heard the first VH album for the first time. My first VH album was Women And Children First. But yes, I did like that album and followed the band's works. And I tried some of their songs, tried tapping too. Well, I can't deny, he had an impact on my playing. R.I.P. EVH

He was ill for quite some time. He died yesterday.

I liked his drumming on a Glenn Hughes/Pat Thrall album. RIP

In 1980 I was 11/12. Then, I think, I made the step from kid (playing with toys, reading comic books) to youth (quit playing with toys, discover music, getting interested in guitars and basses, still reading comic books but also music magazines, getting interested in girls). But my mind was still stuck in the 70's and there was still a lot for me to discover. No, not the disco time at the end of the 70's, also not punk or new wave. In Germany there the "Neue Deutsche Welle" just begun, two songs even made it No. 1 in US (99 red ballons by Nena, Major Tom by Peter Schilling), I really disliked

Some movie scores get me sentimental, but maybe because of the combination with visuals. Morricone did some great stuff and I love Bill Conti's stuff. Some stuff that really got me: Bill Conti's theme to the movie "Gloria" (1980) Barbra Streisand's "Prisoner" from "The eyes of Laura Mars" J. S. Bach's "Kommet, Ihr Töchter" at the end of THX1138 Jack Nitzsche's piece at the end of "Being There" (based on a piece of Eric Satie) There are many compositions in classical music that move me.

I love that clip. I have seen it several times along with a 1981 live rendition of Joe Walsh's "Turn to Stone". There is a nice live clip from 1972 of Joe Walsh himself playing that song.

To me, he was the definitive producer for Deep Purple and Rainbow. Also liked Sabbath' two albums produced by him ans MSG's Assault Attack. He even did produce a Roger Glover album (Elements) who was an established producer himself by then. Strangely enough, I was listening to Black Sabbath' Mob Rules and asked myself if Birch was still active and then just read the news of his death a few minutes later.

To be honest, most guitars I play I bought used. Of my Hamer's only my first two were bought new ('88 Steve Stevens, 89 pink Chap Sustainiac). All other I bought used, mostly for less than what a MIM would cost new. Otherwise I couldn't have afforded a maple Cali Elite, a Firebird, a maple body Chap Bass. And while I am not a great player, and right now mostly a bedroom player, playing nice instruments, these are kind of low budget instruments. When someone got a real 1956 Strat for $150 on the flea market, he still has a low budget guitar.

I liked the "Speak of the devil" album a lot, never followed Night Ranger. There are several players who have the sound I like to get with my stuff, Steve Lukather, Neal Schon and Brad Gillis. They have in common that they used Mesa amps and used the Floyd a lot. Also Vernon Reid, he plays weird stuff, but he also has that sound.

I really loved the first two Ozzy albums. My favorite bands were Deep Purple and Rainbow and I always checked out what other stuff the individual musicians did (not easy to find out pre internet). So, I bought Black Sabbath's Mob Rules and Blizzard of Ozz at the same time. Randy Rhoads' playing was good, but so was Tony Iommi's. Van Halen I heard for the first time when my cousin played me the Women and Children First album. I can say 1981 was the year when I discovered most of the music I still listen to, it was the same time I seriously wanted to play guitar. But somehow I tried to keep up w

I have two of the same color. I also like the 22-fret version better. But the 24-fret version is nice too. the 22-fret version has quite some neck angle, something to get used to as a Fender player, it is more Gibson-like. The 24-fret models with the recessed FR trem has the strings closer to the body.

The Valley Arts Custom Pro came in 25.5" and 24.75" scale. I think Kramer had a 24.75" scale guitar model too, ProAxe?