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Nice pics. I'd love to see some video clips. Great looking bass!

I know the feeling. I went to a gathering of about 10 guys who all showed up with Ron Thorn guitars. I brought my tort bound Spruce topped Superpro. Everyone one set out their guitars for everyone else to play and I don't think anyone bothered to even glance at my Hamer. I'll admit the Thorns are very cool guitars, but its not like I brought a Squire or something, I brought a beautiful handmade guitar that sounds great.

Sending out special holiday wishes to all our courageous men and women in service of our country. Be safe.

I've posted about this before and its nothing that HFC members do not already know, but I am again amazed at the lukewarm reception that used Hamers seem to receive. A member of the HFC has had their beautiful Talladega for sale on the Gear Page for $1,800.00 for days and days. This week, a sweet looking Danocaster Tele was listed and sold for about $1,650 within hours with one or two backup buyers in the waiting. The thread for the Danocaster continued for a day after the sale with people expressing remorse for missing the sale. I have never played a Danocaster, and from looks and what I have read they seem like fine T and S style guitars, so I am in no way bashing that brand. But I've owned six USA Hamers and know the quality to be as good as anything anywhere so it amazes me to see a $1,650 Danocaster fly off the shelf while Tally priced down to $1,800 sits and sits on the shelf.

The clean playing he does at the beginning of the superpro demo reminded me a little bit of the great Pat Martino. I was wondering if those were the Duncan customs in that Monaco because they were uncovered in the video??? Great playing though! When I bought it the pickups were (and still are) WCR Godwood/Goodwood. I think they were installed by another HFC'er who may have sold it to Jack. I think Jack played it through a variety of amps in the videos. I like his Jetter GSR videos.

I was told that the Spruce top Superpro that I bought earlier this year from a fellow HFC'er was the same one Jack plays in his SheetsofSound demo's on youtube. It certainly looks exactly the same and I absolutely love it. Wish I could play as cool as he does on some of those clips.

Welcome. Nice rig indeed.

But why do so many Fender clones (Suhr, Tom Anderson, Nash, etc.) garner so much more mystique when Hamer also builds such a great quality guitar and doesn't garner the same mystique? Every time I see someone who wants to trade a guitar, what they seem to want in return is a Fender clone Strat or Tele valued at a very high price.

I agree with karmma1 about quality assurance. I have bought all of my Hamers without ever playing any of them first. I always trusted the quality and set up.

But how do you explain that half of the gear page posts involve high priced "Nash" type guitars. Everyone wants a Nash, k-line, Rice, etc. I have seen a few new Hamers in stores, I have never seen any of those brands in any music store in my area.

I am still amazed at how often I will see Hamers go for so much less than a bolt-on strat style guitar or even a Partscaster that someone assembled in their basement from various suppliers. Tonight, I watched a beautiful Hamer Monaco Elite sell for less than $800.00 on ebay, while there are scores of bolt-on guitars of all types on TGP that seem to sell for more than $1,000.00, much more for the more respected builders. (I already have a Superpro and I had set $750 as my limit on the Elite - now I regret not bidding a little higher.) Although I have never had the pleasure to actually play a Tom Anderson, Suhr, Grosh, etc., I am sure they build really great guitars, but Hamer also seems to consistently build very good guitars and just doesn't always seem to get the same street cred. On Harmony Central, you may read some complaints about the SD pickups in certain Hamer models, but Hamers always score huge numbers overall and especially on the build quality and set-up direct from the factory. Why do you think Hamer doesn't seem to carry the mystique of certain other names (many of which are much newer in the business)?

Love the pic. Those are some big soles.

I think the axe-fx is really cool, but I don't have the skills to justify an axefx, nor do I want to spend that much $$ right now on such a unit. As a compromise, I just bought a Digitech RP-1000 and it has a lot to offer for only $500.00. It can be used with an amp, in stereo, direct to the board, etc. Some of the amp models sound great and the effects work really well. I am sure it does not touch the axe-fx, but at 1/4 of the price I think it is something to consider.

+1 on the foil. My Daytona is super quiet after my foil shielding. +1 on the gloves. I couldn't play for three days after the project because I had sliced the tip of every finger with the copper foil. The Stew Mac foil has conductive tape and was very easy to use (except for cutting my fingers). The conductivity (is that a word?) was perfect.

I think StewMac has it. I recently used their copper foil tape to shield a Daytona and it worked great.

--> QUOTE(David B @ Aug 30 2009, 04:28 PM) ← How do you do the logos? Are they decals or those dry transfers? I'll have to let Stike answer that one as I'm not sure.

I never really bonded with the green color of my first Daytona. So after owning it for 14 years I sent it to Stike and he sent me back a beautiful Dakota Red Daytona with racing stripes and matching headstock. The stripes go all the way around the back and I should have taken a photo as it looks really cool. Thanks Stike! The knobs are missing in the pictures because I'm in the process of installing new Lollar pickups, but I threw the pickup covers back on and took a few quick shots. I'm always jealous of what great photos some HFC members take of their guitars. These are poor photos and do not do enough justice to Stike's great work. Before Photo After Photos

I met Brooks last night when he and Dave played a show in Charlotte. His playing was fantastic and his Duotone sounded great.

Lockbody, I know the feeling. I have a mid-eighties USA made Fender Telecaster. Over the years I changed the saddles, switched the pickups and had the guitar set up every few years as needed. I got an email the other day from Musicians Friend about their new used gear selection and stating that they would make me an offer on any used equipment I have. That Tele is the only guitar I would consider letting go and so I sent in the form to get a quote. Two days later they offered me $240.00 - ha ha - I know I wouldn't get back what I had invested but that was really a slap in the face for a well playing American made Telecaster in my opinion.

Steve, making the guitar like I want it is what got me planning these modifications and I agree with everything in your post. I feel like I could buy another guitar but it still might not be shielded enough for my tastes, etc. and I would end up modifying the new guitar as well. I have no plans to sell the guitar for what I might put into it as I agree with you that I could never recoup my investment. I just kind of like the idea of taking what I have enjoyed for many years and tweaking it to my liking even more. Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, I think I've seen a post of your Daytona after Stike's work was finished and it was fantastic.

I have a Daytona that I really like. I've owned it for more than 10 years and I like how it feels and plays. However, I have never been crazy about the color and am considering sending it to Stike for a refin. I would also like to upgrade the pickups, shield the guitar and possibly install the Suhr BPSSC system. These three modifications will cost more than I paid for the guitar, but much less than buying a boutique strat. I go back and forth between thinking its all worth the price and feeling that I would be sinking too much into the guitar.

Holy sh*t that is a lot of gear to own all at the same time.

I wasn't home five minutes with my new Boogie (Express 5:25) and I had a terrible rattle. It had a broken tube and the store is an hour away. All is quiet tonight and I'll be making the drive in the morning to pick up a replacement. I guess it causes me to be patient for a change.