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Value of the most expensive guitar you own?
Nuclear Wessel replied to zorrow's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
I grabbed a couple of PRS McCarty's when GC put them on clearance early this year. Their original price was over $3k, but I didn't pay that. One was a little over $2400, the other, purchased a couple of months after the first, just under $1900 (it pays to wait a little longer sometimes). That's still the most I've spent on a guitar. I should add, though I said "spent" in the past tense, I've been paying for these on the GC card all year, and will continue payments all through 2015. And it's hurtin' me every month. Love those guitars though! -
!!! Jackson Soloist vs. Hamer Californian !!!
Nuclear Wessel replied to Feynman's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Do you mean a Fender "The Strat", made in the late 70's/early 80's? The Strat is a pretty cool, Fender USA made guitar, worth grabbing if the price on it is fair. -
2014 Self-Denial Challenge
Nuclear Wessel replied to Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
What is the rule about instruments that arrived in 2012 but I finished paying for in 2014? Or instruments purchased in 2014 that wil not be fully paid for until 2015? -
!!! Jackson Soloist vs. Hamer Californian !!!
Nuclear Wessel replied to Feynman's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Has this discussion really been going on for 5 years? A maple neck thru guitar with poplar or alder body wings is a completely different animal than a bolt on mahogany body guitar. The neck thru recipe gives you lots of sustain, harmonics, and upper mids that cut through, especially when combined with an ebony fretboard. I think Hamer struck a great balance with the Californian. As a Californian owner, I can attest to the fact that the harmonics are there, courtesy I expect of the maple neck and ebony board. But the lower midrange chunk is there courtesy of the mahogany body, making single notes sound fatter, and taking the chunk up a few notches when playing chords. -
Your Top 3 Dream Hamers....
Nuclear Wessel replied to Ehren4791's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
I think I've managed to score most of my dream Hamers. I know there's at least one other of these out there: Vintage S in salmon blush: The ebony board on this one adds a little extra edge that sounds so nice. And the finish is really cool. -
Your first Hamer - post pics!
Nuclear Wessel replied to cmatthes's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Purchased NOS in '94 or '95. I had been playing Treker, BC Rich NJ series, and Washburn guitars, and decided it was time to get a serious guitar. I'd had GAS for a Hamer ever since the late 70's. The store I bought this at had a few more that I should have grabbed. Stragglers that didn't sell because they didn't have boomerangs, black hardware or fancy finishes. A candy apple red Blitz with chrome hardware, a candy green Chapparal with rosewood board and TOM fixed bridge, and a candy apple red Cruise bass. At some point I'm sure they blew them out really cheap. I think I visited the store again and the Cruise bass was the only one still there. It had been marked way down. I thought about it for a few days, decided to go back for it, but it had been sold. I still have this Chapp. -
Well, it was fun....... but it's over.
Nuclear Wessel replied to BCR Greg's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Damn. It was indeed a great run. A lot of great years, a lot of great music. Memories, all the way back to the days when I was a beginner on the guitar and I saw pics of Rick Nielson and Martin Barre in guitar magazines. At the time I could only dream of one day playing the same kind of the guitars they played. -
PSA: Hamer bass on ebay
Nuclear Wessel replied to specialk's topic in For Sale - Wanted to Buy - PIF - eBay & Other PSAs
I took a swing at it. Tried to keep it in the family. Someday I'd love to find one of these, in perfect condition. specialk, it's a Chapparal bass, but with the ebony fretboard, fancy inlays and flame/quilt body option, it was known as the Chapparal Max. I saw one of these once, hanging in a guitar shop in my area, sometime in the early 90's. Quite stunning in person. -
"Brave" by Marillion. Most Steve Roach albums.
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It's pearl pink, not Pepto. It was one of the remaining Hamers that a local dealer had. They stopped carrying Hamer sometime in the early 90's. I got this one in '94. It wasn't my first color choice, but all they had left was this, a blue Chapp that didn't sound as good, a Blitz that did sound really good but I wasn't after an Explorer, a Sustainiac Chapp that they wanted more money for and I wasn't interested in a sustainer equipped guitar, and another Chapp with a tune o matic bridge/tailpiece, which I probably should have also picked up because I've never seen another one like it and it woulda been a blast to play, in this kinda ugly metallic lime green.
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My little stash of 'em:
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Someone told me that's what did B C Rich in in the 80's. Pretty boys in hair bands started endorsing them and the serious rockers didn't buy them anymore. You mean the USA lineup? Don't they still have some MIK shredders in the lineup?Vai's Chapp is pretty cool.
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HAPPY B-DAY BCR GREG!
Nuclear Wessel replied to geoff_hartwell's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Happy friggin' birthday man! All the best to ya. -
I'd Appreciate Your Prayers, Vibes and Thoughts
Nuclear Wessel replied to DavidE's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
David, I'm praying and hopng for the best. It's gotta be scary and depressing, but try to keep a positive attitude. And of course I'm hoping this is one of those times where it's either not serious or caught early enough, and you'll be able to get on with life soon! -
Ditto. News like this makes me uneasy. Don't expect to hear much from Hamer as to what their future holds. They may not know much more than we do. That's often how these things go. On the positive side, if the quality of USA Hamers goes down, we may finally have an answer to the question of what years were Hamer's golden era. And those of you who have been wanting the values of used Hamers to go up are sure to get your wish.
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Steve Roach I think. He's put out so many CD's over the years. Some of them I don't like as much as his earlier stuff. He's kinda branched out stylistically. But I still have a whole pile of his CD's. Why Steve Roach? I like the textures. I liek the feelings his music evokes. Steve Roach and stuff similar to his music is the stuff I put on when I wanna just enjoy a piece of music. Not analyze it, not appreciate the technical level it's at, not think about it, just feel it.
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Kurtstuff and Geoff_Hartwell - BIRTHDAY !!!
Nuclear Wessel replied to a topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Happy birthday, gents!! -
This week's Gig Thread (April 23-29)
Nuclear Wessel replied to serial's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Thick Aza Brick is at the Donges Bay Club House, Mequon, WI, at 9pm Saturday. I'm planning to bring my latest axe-quisition, the Monaco Elite Mahogany. -
I found a couple of Hamers - what are they?
Nuclear Wessel replied to jerseydrew's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
What's up with those serial numbers? 14,000 apart, and the Phantom is higher? If the Chap Max is a '91, which it would have to be, what's the deal with the serial no on the Phantom? The pics are blocked here. I have GOT to take a look when I get home! -
4 Birthdays at once!
Nuclear Wessel replied to tafkathundernotes's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
Happy birthday, dudes! Live long and rock free. -
The First Tone That Made You Say... "Whoa!"
Nuclear Wessel replied to Hamerhack's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
There are many I could think of too. Oddly, some of the first guitar tones I heard that just made my jaw drop were Strat bridge pickup tones. I remember hearing the tones on David Gilmour's 1980 solo album as a teen and being amazed. Another song I thought was cool when I was a kid, partly for the cool tone used in the solo was "I'd Love to Change the World" by 10 Years After. -
I think Tyler leads the pack in the great guitar/ugly headstock competition though.
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Never had the pleasure of playing one. But I was at a guitar clinic several months ago by a guy who was playing one. He was getting some lovely tones. Lovely quilt top on his Suhr too.
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Our condolences to Frank Rindone
Nuclear Wessel replied to BCR Greg's topic in Hamer Fan Club Messageboard
My sympathies to you and your family, Frank. God comfort you in your time of loss.