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mkadowaki

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  1. power block comes in a nice, easy to carry bag with shoulder strap
  2. I haven't read every post here, but I feel compelled to comment. There seems to be a limited market for expensive guitars nowadays. Mostly it is (now) middle aged men thar are/were the driving force of high end electric guitar sales. Most of us are now paring down our collections and hanging on to 1 or 2 prized possessions. My prized possession is my 4 digit standard that plays like the holy grail 59 Les Paul I once owned. That being said, there are just too many "good" guitars being produced for such good prices. When I started playing guitar I bought an Epiphone strat copy and a cheap gibson amp new as a package for about $125 in1973 dollars. both were offshore versions. The Epiphone was essentially unplayable, wouldn't stay in tune, strings about an inch off the neck, terrible tone. The amp was about 5 watts, solid state that distored unnaturally and shut off after about 20 minutes of playing. Today I can buy an new fender (squire) tele or strat or epiphone for less than $300 new and these instruments are playable and "good". Not great, but good. I'm not saying its a good thing, but how could the Hamer brand stay competitive with such attractive alternatives? Even today I think long and hard about spending over $1000 on a guitar, but I'll buy a $300 guitar on an impulse and not think twice about it. And I'll play in at a gig and the difference in the sound in a bar setting is marginal. I will continue to cherish my Standard but I'm looking forward to the Epiphone Wildkat Royale I just ordered for $296.
  3. A guy on the Les Paul Forum bought it. He has the hardware and plans to do the work himself. He said he likes the finish and prolly won't refin it. Brings his costs down quite a bit.
  4. I thought it was Satch, not Vai. HaHa, they sound the same to me!
  5. Got a Taylor in that price range. Pretty happy with it.
  6. Buy it, I got one. Hamers are great, but only a Les Paul will sound like a Les Paul.
  7. Here's your pair of cream Dimarzios http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=012 Thanks again Linered and thanks to all for the greetings.
  8. Had a '78 Sunburst, but could never get used to the location of the pickup selector switch, kept hitting it unintentionally and not finding it when I wanted it. Sold it and started the great search for the Standard, fulfilled tonight. Name is Japanese, by way of Chicago. BTW, Linered ran an honest auction, I never communicated with him during the auction, put a high bid at the last seconds (heart thumping) and hoped for the best. If it looks like I spent alot, wait a year or two ...
  9. Hi, I've not been a member but have "lurked" for a while. 0215 was picked up from Linered today and has found it's new home in IL. It is more beautiful in person than even the pictures show! Linered is a straight up guy and I appreciate dealing with him, I've been looking for a 4 digit Standard for some years now and happy to find one so close to home, Haven't got to plug it in yet... Mark
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