Joe G

https://longisland.craigslist.org/msg/d/miller-place-hamer-usa-les-paul/6923453910.html

Not mine, but I am a fan: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hamer-USA-P-90-Duotone/283499144489?hash=item4201dda529:g:W3cAAOSwvXZc133c

Great score, congrats! Stratacus the enabler has helped me in the past, too!

Not sure about the Cedar Creek cases, but if you are not in a hurry, the Eden cases go on sale with $25 off during holiday specials. Maybe they will for Easter. Otherwise, check to see if this one will fit - a checkerboard case on sale at Guitarfetish for $80: https://www.guitarfetish.com/PREMIUM-checkerboard-Les-Paul-Case-SUPER-Plush-OUR-BEST_p_11296.html

Congrats on the P90 singlecut Gibson and the crate amp. I like the gibson p90's. I also have an old crate V1512 with a Weber Blue Dog. Edited to move the open box Jr at 700 and add a used Jr at $630. https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Gibson/2019-Les-Paul-Junior-Double-Cutaway-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

I have a heavy ish maple medium c neck USA Daytona that I bought 15 or more years ago. So far, I have kept it because it is a better guitar than several other USA fender Strats that I have owned. I left the stock Seymour Duncan pickups in, which are fine. I do favor either the Duncan surfer II antiquities, Bill Lawrence Keystones ,or fender CS fat 50's pickups over the stock SD's. The Wilkinson bridge intonates easy and stays in tune well. I have seen pictures of corroded Wilkinson trems, but that has not occurred on either of the 3 Wilkinson trem equipped guitars that I own. I also am a big fan of the sperzel locking tuners.

That was a great score and you have 30 days to decide if it's a keeper. Congrats!

Nice top on that one. Here is a link to a Mirage II in red for $800: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/MIRAGE-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc What has me jonesing is this Ultimate: and to a lesser degree this Monaco SuperPro:

A couple of starter pics - several more are posted to photobucket. GLWS!

Side photo:

My sincerest condolences to Dion's family.

I still have a lower grade bolt on neck Aria Les Paul copy in sunburst from the late 1970's. It developed intermittent wiring problems that I never had repaired. Other than the electronics, I remember the guitar as decent, but it had a thin neck that i was not a fan of. If I was in the market, I would consider another Les Paul copy, but I would only look at set neck models. This one on CL looks worth looking into: A tobaccoburst set neck Aria Pro II "Leopard" model with a pair of double cream vintage DiMarzio PAF's in it for $700. The description indicates that the neck is both three piece and made of 1 piece of mahogany. Edited to fix the hyperlink https://providence.craigslist.org/msg/d/east-greenwich-aria-pro-ii-ls-600d/6829272769.html

I remember those GTO's with the big rear wheel wells that fit L60 tires without a problem. My brother had a 1968 GTO convertible in close to that color with a black roof and interior. Brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks and GLWS on that nice Les Paul.

Very sorry to hear.

Lousy pic, but I'll play. 25th loaded with Klein epic '58 PAF's. 1 of 4 red Hamers ( others = '81 Special, Mirage II, and BCRJr).