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  1. Drew816
    Do you think they'll take a 2nd party, out of State paycheck?? Bad ass but $30k?!?
  2. Drew816
    Well... There goes another $170 for yet another overdrive pedal! 😉 I'll be curious to see how this stacks with my other Klon's, let alone 808/9, my original/first pedal I ever bought HM2, etc.
  3. Drew816
    I'll take the ToneJob if it's still available! Love my Plumes and Earthquaker kick ass.
  4. Drew816
    I'll take the Greenville's, PM just sent. Thanks!
  5. Drew816
    Yeah, I saw this one and squirmed... That guitar is totally my thing, though perhaps the neck spec's aren't in line with what I prefer; I didn't bother to ask for fear of the answer... I like the thinner, early 90's necks. I think by what, 94 they'd started to get a little more meat, and this is a 95. LOVE IT, ugh.
  6. Drew816
    The new owner will really enjoy those "...dual P-90s" in that guitar. 😉 Looks like a good one!
  7. Drew816
    We call that "girl math" in my household; that said I will totally accept this logic in this case!! 😉 The Screaming Blonde is great, I had to completely rethink how and where to use both this and the MopTop but once I moved them I could start to get them dialed in. The effects of the controls are pretty dramatic pretty quick, and backwards sometimes but it didn't take long for me to get very Bassman Cranked vibes from the Blonde. The Mop Top I am struggling with, just like my entire life of trying to "mimic" a Vox sound it seems! I'm still messing with it but it's a little more challenging to get dialed in. I probably would have been more happy with a Fuzzy or Muffy but since I already have Marshall's around it seems like pointless duplication. Then again, hummm...
  8. Drew816
    Well there went another $200 I wasn't planning on spending! You guys are terrible for my budget!! 😉 Blonde and Mop Top for me.
  9. Drew816
    Shame, Shame, Shame!!
  10. Drew816
    Boy that sold quickly!!!
  11. Drew816
    Thunder gets some cool Hamers. This one isn't listed for sale yet but I'm sure it will go for an insane amount of money. But that PICKGUARD?! Seriously, WTF?!?
  12. Drew816
    I bought the 78 flametop Greco Explorer that was at Dave's in the Winter late Fall. It was listed here on HFC, it was "sold" and then it came back probably due to the frets and the second time it popped up I couldn't resist. I had it re-fretted, swapped out the pickups (they were not Maxon's) and it's a MONSTER of a guitar. Not my favorite "look," but the guitar was crazy clean and the price was kind of ridiculous. Lightweight, rings/sustains, plays and feels great, get your Live at Budokan on already! Love story short, these are bad ass axes, grab em up while you can!
  13. Drew816
    Yeah, the seller and I discussed; we BOTH wanted the shorter scale Chappy Customs but man, a good condition/reasonably priced option hasn't shown up on my radar in years! The last one I saw just wasn't my color, I still almost pulled the trigger but apparently this one was out there waiting for me all along... Lovely guitar, great seller. I have had to to do a little work (as EXPECTED, it's a 37 year old guitar after all!) but man this thing is amazing! Shorter scale would suit me better, when one shows up maybe this one will get a brother! I mean the next thing better to five Hamers is six!
  14. Drew816
    PM'ed, I'll take it!
  15. Drew816
    What's with that Standard they have, anyone here know the history? That crazy blue on is cool, but not at the current price!
  16. Drew816

    Hey, I was thinking on a Telebird project and went back to your threads and the pics aren't showing up. Not sure what's what there, but if you could share them with me it would be appreciated.  

    asmialek@charter.net 

    Thanks man and I hope all is well with you and yours!

    Andrew

  17. Drew816

    Hey, on the road at the moment but thought I'd ping you. Are the specs "set" on these or can you wind down a bit. I'm a low wind A2 kind of guy. Ivory/Black, 4 conductor (just in case!) whatever balances with say a 7.6k neck say what 8.0/8.2? Thoughts?

    Let me know and thanks!

    1. JGravelin

      JGravelin

      Happy to wind to whatever suits you! Private message sent and I hope to hear from you.

  18. Drew816

    Hey, will you ship the 93 FM? I can send out a USPS Money Order, would that work?

    asmialek  AT  esri DOT com

    Ping me

  19. Drew816

    Can we talk about the neck profile on the S/S/S? I'm "neck spec sensitive," should be some kind of medical syndrome! I f'ed up my left arm 20 years ago (road racing motorcycles) and the necks I can play are a lot more limited as a result. Any way you can put calipers on this neck and let me know what we're looking at?

    I have a '91 Sunburst, specs are 0.835 at the 1st and 0.856 at the 12th and these are livable (thought not ideal). 

    Thanks! Andrew

    1. Boomerang~Junkie

      Boomerang~Junkie

      Andrew,

      Its around .886 with calipers ON TOP of the smaller strings compressed down to the fingerboard.  Its .901 on top of the nut with the bottom caliper  angled back to the narrowest part of the neck opposite the nut.  It is 1.6865 wide at the nut.  This measurement is accurate.

      I have large, ham-fisted hands with several fingers that have been broken on both and prefer larger, more C shaped necks, but this one is comfortable and quite fast (for me).

      FYI - I have someone in the UK seriously interested and we are trying to work out shipping issues and overall costs with CITES etc.

      But, you are first in line here in the US, with one behind you kicking the tires!

      Does the 816 part make you local to the KC Metro area?

      Stay safe,

      Scott

    2. Drew816

      Drew816

      Scott,

      Too big for me, kind of what I feared. It's a reasonable size, but my little dinged up hands it won't work. Hamer's smaller necks are great for me, but hard to track down.

      Thanks for the effort and good luck with the sale over to the UK.

      816 was my father's jet in Vietnam's tail number; kind of a lucky family number so to speak.

      GLWYS!!!

  20. Drew816

    Let's talk about that 80 Blonde. Can you send me pics to asmialek @ esri DOT com

    Typical neck of this era? 


    Frets?

    Any issues?

    I know it's been resprayed, who did the work? Just the top or the back too? Was the original serial number preserved or not?

    Thanks!

  21. Drew816

    Dave, 

    I'll take the Les Paul for $1125. I'm waiting on $400+ to clear PayPal now, I'll gift that over to you and then send a USPS money order for the rest. If we're cool I'll send out the MO tomorrow and as soon as those PP funds are cleared they'll be over to you. 

    Just let me know.

    Andrew in Columbus OH-IO

    Thanks!

  22. Drew816

    What's the neck like on the Hamer Goldtop? 0.85 to 0.89 or so?

    1. polara

      polara

      Hm, I don't have calipers. Subjectively, I'd say a very anonymous medium, like 90% of set-neck guitars you'd pick up at a Guitar center. It's more a "D" than a "C", thinner than the bigger vintage carve Hamer necks but bigger than the kind of slim '92 and '93 necks I've tried. It's identical-feeling to the neck on my 2008 Standard Custom... know that doesn't help much but it's kind of in the Goldilocks zone that unless someone really digs big or small, it's good. I suppose worst case you could sell it fast, since I'm getting a lot of interest but it'll suite most tastes. Thanks!

  23. Drew816

    Not sure what 80's Kahler's are worth used, the one I have is in good shape. Send me an email address and I can send you a few pics.

    I'm in Columbus by the way...

    Thanks,

    Andrew

  24. Drew816

    Howdy, so there's no neck taper on the Hamer you're selling? It's 0.875" at the 1st to 0.875" to the 12th, 7/8th to 7/8ths?

    Thanks!

    1. currypowder

      currypowder

      Yeah, it surprised me too. I could take a couple of other measurements further up the neck to see if it tapers a little further up.

    2. Drew816

      Drew816

      Might be helpful to others, for me 0.875 at the 1st is just too big.

      Hamer necks are hard to nail down era to era, there's a lot of variation. 

      That is an awesome guitar though, I'm kind of glad the neck won't work for me because otherwise I'd be getting in trouble! In fact I'm not even going to look at the ad again, well, maybe once more...  ?

      Thanks again, that thing will sell quickly, have no fear.

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