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Hamerhack

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  1. Wow! Any "during repair" pictures?
  2. I suppose this will get them some publicity! Gonna go home and blast "Mr. Skin"!
  3. So, how much does it cost them to go on a fishing expedition like this?
  4. Some of you may remember Spirit's "Taurus" "Stairway" lawsuit
  5. Looks like about a foot here in the Charlottesville, VA area. Sure seems like it when shoveling! (Old fashioned hand shovel, unfortunately). What are the backing tracks to your breaking backs? So far "Dark Side of The Moon" and "Get Yer Ya Ya's Out" for me. Shoulda gone out every hour and shoveled instead of letting it pile up all night.
  6. Sometimes I practice without plugging in too. Definitely helps!
  7. Microcube in one room Vox Valvetronix VT 30 in the living room Tempted by the Yamaha THR 10
  8. My daughter painted this acrylic on canvas for me for Christmas! In the living room/practice room it goes! Get any musical stuff this year?
  9. I took a few lessons with a cheapo classical guitar. Wasn't interested in playing "The Volga Boat Song". A little later, I got an "E-Z" Beatles songbook. That got me started wanting to play. In college, my roommate played drums, and convinced me to get a guitar for the following year. I went out and bought a Gibson Marauder and Ampeg V-4 and 4x12 bottom. Played hours and hours a day that summer of '75. The next year we had my rig and his double bass Rogers drum set in our dorm room. We would practice in the laundry room of the girls' dorm next door. Never did get any good then, but we sure made a lot of noise (and enemies!) Also spent tons of time playing along with albums through my Lafayette stereo! Many moons later, once tab came along and I finally got a decent guitar (Hamer Artist Custom), I started to improve. Still unworthy of the Hamers, though! I play in a monthly jam, and am trying to broaden my skills with some Frank Sinatra stuff besides all the classic rock.
  10. I have a 1977 double neck with the M22 pickups I bought new. It's rock maple with bolt on maple neck. Well made. Weighs a ton. Play it maybe once a year. They must know people don't like the pickups... why don't they change them?
  11. Beautiful Artist Custom! I have a Trans Red one. Where did you find yours?
  12. That reminds me of taking my son and a bunch of his friends to see "Snakes on a Plane". His friend's amusing quip on the way... "What's this movie about, anyway?"
  13. Got it!!! Looks great! Can't wait to get a chance to read it! I suspect that this may be "The Ultimate" GAS inducing item on earth! Thanks to all involved!
  14. I also got a call from Schiffer regarding my "Hammer" guitar book. They asked for the cc info again. They said it might arrive by the end of the week! Yay! Thanks again to all involved!
  15. http://youtu.be/NFgEWZ6GKNw http://youtu.be/oDqG9agd5wc
  16. I'd have to say yes. I never was very good, so that's not much of a claim. Never in a band. I've been working on actually using my pinky for lead stuff. I joined a local monthly jam to force me to learn new songs and get out of the living room. I'm giving my brother lessons, and he's an engineer and interested in the theory that I never learned. So now he's reading theory and I have to at least try to keep one step ahead to answer his pesky questions. (Versus my prior "I don't know why... just shut up and play it like this!" teaching method.) Slowly learning some Frank Sinatra-esque jazz stuff. Takes a while to get those jazz chords into muscle memory, after decades of nothing but Beatles, Stones, Led Zep, etc. Makes playing challenging and it's fun to expand the living room set list.
  17. Ordered myself one for Father's Day ! Thanks!
  18. How 'bout Sir Paul in "Maybe I'm Amazed". I think he played all the instruments on the studio version.
  19. A friend of mine sings, plays piano and guitar at nursing homes. He does Sinatra, Broadway stuff, Beatles, Italian songs in Italian, a bit of classical, etc. They love it! If I end up in a nursing home, I'll probably try and cobble together some fellow geezers to play "Midnight Rambler"!
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