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Hamer-onica? Hamer-nica? Hamer-ica? Thanks for asking this, I've been kicking around learning too, and hadn't thought to ask here. Me too! This is great info.

Tube distortion only for me - no pedals.

Peavey Triumph.

Haven't looked at the guitar vid yet, but the bass lullabye was beautiful. Great job!

One minute in: this guy needs a bitchslap Three minutes in: this guy needs a beatdown Five minutes in: BAZOOKA TO THE F'N FACE!!! What an asshole. I don't even care if he's wrong or right or communicating good info.

Ditto.

DAMMIT!!! I was on vacation last week and when I got home I had the dreaded message from Schiffer. I had to wait until today to call them. The good news is they said it would go right out and I should have it in a couple of days.

The acoustic V caught my eye too.

I can't play the fast stuff I used to be able to play, but my attention to tone and vibrato has greatly improved. I feel better about a solo if I hit a few good non-rote phrases in it than if I play 7 speed licks strung together. Am I playing "better"? Maybe not, but certainly more maturely.

In the car today as I ran errands: A.S.A.P. - Adrian Smith's solo album Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (listened to 13 on Spotify and it didn't wow me, but it did make me want to hear some Sabs) Dire Straits - Love Over Gold Jackyl - s/t

Cool! I've got some old bootlegs with slightly altered versions like that one, but that's the best sound quality I've ever heard.

My band does 2 Uriah Heep songs. We'll be playing both at our gig tomorrow night. I wonder who will get it.

Yuengling's everywhere in VA. I have it every once in a while, but I've noticed that anywhere it's NOT available people really, really seem to want it!

I've been researching the question of the "best beer" for 35 years. I'll just keep doing it and let you know when I find it.

Too cool!

I like the green pick on the pallet. Nice touch. AWESOME looking guit!!!

Math-ess is my guess.

In the new issue of Guitar World, he is asked about the guitars he uses. Of course there is discussion about his Flying V's but then he says his main guitar in the studio is a Hamer "Strat". Too bad it's too late for a celebrity endorsement.

You got that right! I have a 2-CD collection of Hendrix because I thought I had to. I'm with you. I've tried and tried and don't think I'll ever "get it".

My favorite Hamer color for sure. I like them on the lighter/more yellow than orange side. Of the two pics OP posted, I like the second one purely from a color standpoint.

Very cool!

The instruments sounded fine to me with the exception of the bass lacking attack and definition, but it seemed like there were some "extra" background vocals. I think a lot of folks think they're thickening the sound when they do that but too much is too much in some cases. I'd definitely mix them lower and maybe cut out a few voices. It took my band a month last year to demo about 7 songs at a friend's "studio", and it sounded like shit in comparison to what you did in a few hours. Kudos for that.

I pre-ordered and would like mine signed too, please.

Dang! I wonder why he never responded to me? Oh, well. I just bought one a few weeks ago that I'm happy with. Hope you like this one when you get it.

That seems to gives the thread of hope I think we were all looking for.