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The guitar is in as-new condition with no wear or play marks beyond the factory Murphy Lab treatment. The finish has a realistic vintage patina without any heavy simulated play wear or artificial damage. Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz Condition: As-new, completely stock. Color/Finish: Unsure of the specific catalog name possibly "factory burst" (see photos for color/top/flame characteristics). Neck Profile: Authentic '59 Medium C Modifications: None. 100% stock. Included: Original Custom Shop hard shell case, Certificate of Authenticity (COA), and all factory case candy. Price: $3,850 plus $150 shipping Add 3% for PP (or $0 for F&F or Zelle). Happy to meet and waive shipping in the westen Chicago suburbs/Rockford/Madison WI area. Priced to move quickly at $1,000 less than recent Reverb Sold Listings for similar Ultra Light Aged models. Ships fully insured to CONUS only.

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That's so cool. Also cool that you have enough people to actually have such a thing attended. And $25 for an exhibition table? Wow!

I for one always enjoy your videos - definitely kickass. There's a reason you've never seen a video posted by me! It's all relative. 😉

Watched this last night. He rambles a good bit, but the overall takeaway I got mirrored what @scottcald was just saying: most users gravitate toward a very few amp simulation settings with a few pedal sounds and they're set. For this reason people seem to be opting for the less expensive systems because they can provide that as well as do the $2,000 systems. I've yet to take the plunge due to paralysis by analysis, but so far, my $100 Tech21 Screaming Blonde is completely sufficient. As we get to sub-$1,000 options I could be tempted to grab something just to simplify even more.

A bit of follow up (and future reference if anyone is searching): I updated the pedal with some sample presets at home linked to the PC (and app) via USB-C. I got to practice and decided a different effect would be better so I attempted to change the preset with my phone, then my iPad. Neither worked. While I could connect with Bluetooth, I couldn't get the app to recognize the connected pedal. After some research I discovered I needed to delete and reinstall the Toneprint app on both devices. When I did, the Plethora X1 showed up as a pedal choice (missing previously). I was able to modify presets after this update. I just discovered the price on Amazon fell by 20% ($37) just after I bought it. I asked Amazon if they would adjust and they refused, preferring I send the pedal back and buy it again at the lower price. That's not how we fund future space exploration, but policy is policy. It will be a bother to pull it off the board but 20% is 20%. I didn't even mention the Amazon listing was for the noir version and they sent the white version. It wasn't a big deal, but then again, I ordered the noir version. I'll order the replacement from Sweetwater. Lesson learned. I hope to post some photos of the new board with the CIOKS ISO power supply. That thing is incredible and half the size (specifically, height) of the VooDoo Labs and capable of 9V, 12V, 15V and 18V and 660mA (at 9V) out of any of the five outputs switchable. 14 Sept ETA: I get on Sweetwater to order the pedal this morning and the price is now back to the original level. Same change on Amazon. A one-day sale? My Sales Engineer had no idea and of course Amazon isn't interested in discussing any particulars. At any rate, the original is on its way back to Amazon and I am without. #wastedmotion

Guys, the seller / modifier of the guitar is our own @murkat (NTL Guitar), veteran of the Gibson Custom Shop with skills beyond compare. If he did the work, mark it down as equivalent to or better than original and was likely warranted by some previous mishap to the guitar. The original serial number can be seen in this photo: If you search the archives you'll find multiple threads where Jay resurrected absolutely obliterated Hamers to a state beyond where they were originally. It appears his old website is gone, but he's got a FB page: NTL Guitar | Rock Hill SC | Facebook Hope this helps. 😉

RE: Messa (first video posted): a DX7 and Danelectro U-2 in the same video? Be still my heart! And what a voice!

Your Chap looks much more like a missing link prior the very elegant Shishkov joint (photo borrowed from the "What's Been Going on in the Shop" thread)

The neck joint on the one for sale looks more like my (former) '82 Cruisebass. Maybe they switched in '90? The '90 looks more elegant and less obtrusive.

This popped up in my Reverb feed and seems extremely reasonable. With a more than tasty sunburst finish. No mention of a case, but I'm betting something useable could be negotiated. Hamer Chaparral Bass USA Tobacco Burst - Used 1989 | Reverb Obviously not "neck-through" as the ad states but appears to need only a good cleaning.

Or shrink tubing... 😦

I've spent a few hours with it, updated firmware to latest version and learned how to import Toneprints. So far I am really amazed at how many things this can do and the execution is very useable. I now have tons of additional capabilities on this tiny board, not to mention quite a few pedals I no longer need. The best surprise was the toggle switch - it allows choosing among effect types within a given preset. So, for example, if the preset is Reverb, I can toggle through Cathedral, Hall, Plate, Room and Shimmer. If the preset is Flashback, I can toggle through the different options found on the face of the Flashback pedal (2290, Analog, etc.). If I download an artist preset, the stock presets for that pedal remain available via the toggle. Additionally, each of the seven presets can be run in an A/B mode where the footswitch chooses between two effects, meaning the capacity is 14 presets if run in that mode, but each preset can be set to normal or A/B mode. The X3 and X5 would really comprise a complete pedalboard (excluding drives, of course) so long as the user was satisfied with the TC effects. Looking forward to receiving the CIOKS ISO later this week and maybe finishing this whole thing off next weekend.

It has arrived. But a bit of a road bump (and I should have anticipated this) this thing requires a 250mA supply(!). That renders my humble Voodoo Labs Iso 5 obsolete, but I can run a separate One Spot temporarily. Only a few minutes with it but it’s pretty amazing so far, especially for what it cost. Suddenly, a seldom used place on the board is occupied by just about any type of pedal in a single space. Now for a new power supply. Anyone use the CIOKS ISO? ETA: CIOKS ISO ordered. Delivery scheduled for Wednesday.

Google Image attributed it to McCartney's guitarist, Jimmy McCulloch That said, it first highlighted the guitar and told me it was Lita Ford! 😄 I found zero photos of Jimmy McCulloch with that guitar.

It's the same philosophy as the J-50 being a premium over the J-45. The natural finish requires pristine wood because nothing can be hidden beneath the paint. Not saying it's a valid argument, but it's their argument.

IF (IF!) I were going to give $11,000 for a guitar, that would be among the rarified half dozen contenders. Odd most of the guitar shows wear but the top seems almost pristine.

My first two Hamers. I was young. Stupid. Hamers were plentiful and cheap. The "cold dead fingers Strat," a black '98 American Standard Roadhouse Strat with Texas Specials I picked up off eBay when I started playing again. I put in a Callaham bridge block and a base plate under the bridge pickup and have never had a better sounding Strat. Sold it to @Punkavenger when the neck became too small - again, young and stupid, I didn't know about replacement necks. I did trade PA out of the pickups, however, so I still have those waiting around for a body to show up. Incidentally, the green Strat was among the most expensive and yet deadest, worst sounding Strats I've ever owned. I was really glad when that one left.

I am running direct to FOH on Sundays using this incredibly efficient setup mounted on a none-more-black piece of plywood: The flanger sounds close enough to the Electric Mistress I sold for a pittance back in the 90's, but it doesn't get a great deal of use considering the typical setlist. Recently I came across the TC Electronics Plethora X1. Seven Tone-Print capable slots, it's a virtual Turing Machine for guitar: Hall of Fame 2 Reverb Flashback 2 Delay and Looper Helix Phaser Viscous Vibe Sub 'N' Up Octaver Brainwaves Pitch Shifter Corona Chorus Mimiq Doubler Vortex Flanger Pipeline Tap Tempo Tremolo Quintessence Harmonizer Sentry Noise Gate Shaker Vibrato I have confessed being a TC fanboy on these very pages and I've been Toneprinting since the Flashback V1 came out way back when. Looks like they're just north of $150 new and would add a ton of capability to my humble board. Anyone using / tried out one? The closest competitor seems to be the Helix HX One which likely sounds better but is twice the size (i.e., too large for the board) and twice the cost.

Interesting, $3,500 Gibson ES-330H Electric Guitar - Antique Natural, Sweetwater Exclusive | Sweetwater in Bourbon Burst and Natural (for a $500 upcharge) Gibson ES-335 HB Electric Guitar - '60s Cherry, Sweetwater Exclusive | Sweetwater in Cherry and Dark Walnut Doesn't seem Sweetwater has them in stock yet as there are no in-house photos on the site. Always looking to get back to an ES. I've come close many times but never pulled the trigger.

And you've "never been this cheap before!" 😆

At the time the ML Standard was over $100 a pop. A $35 rewind would have been a bargain even with shipping tacked on.

This must be a new development because I somehow clumsily ripped through the windings on an ML Standard and asked if it could be rewound. They told me they didn't do that - was about fifteen years ago. Unlike my normal MO, I am sure I threw the pickup away (I normally keep everything, just in case, you know?). As you said, a great bargain and great to know for my future clumsy operations.

Love it! Great shenanigans as always!

You win!