ARM OF HAMER
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Now that IS strange!Totally unnecessary, aesthetically incongruent, and generally undermines the design...like fender skirts on a muscle car.
Studio Custom with Pickgard?
- Thread starter BoogieMKIIA
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Who cares? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
It's a forum for commentary. Thought that was obvious.Who cares? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
Willcutts are also offering this:
http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-usa-25th-anniversary-artist-custom-cherry-018
and this:
http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-improv-vintage-sunburst-used-153
http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-usa-25th-anniversary-artist-custom-cherry-018
and this:
http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-improv-vintage-sunburst-used-153
Thundersteel
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Pick guards should not be mounted on figured wood, no matter the manufacturer.
gtrdaddy
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joshoowah
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Is it just my imagination, or does that neck PU (or the ring, at least) look askew? No reason to redrill for those Phat Cats if it came with OEM hums, but if it came with soap bars, we know why they mounted that hideous black guard. Still, no excuse for ruining a beautiful guitar - should've had a competent tech do the mod/pu swap so no fuckups had to be hidden! If I'm wrong about the pickup ring's alignment, then there's just no acceptable explanation!
It does, now that you mention it.
It hardly matters, though. They're asking $2,250 for a damaged $1,500 guitar.
gtrdaddy
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Why do I care if a pretty girl is wearing a tight sweater if she isn't going to go home with me? I just do. I like looking at stuff I like.
Why do I care if someone fucked up a guitar? I like thinking about what I would, or wouldn't, do with the same situation. It's not "drama," just normal human nature. Guitars are like clothing -- functional, but sometimes also beautiful. And we all have our guitar fashion preferences, and this clashes with my aesthetic.
Fashion is all about looking at other people's choices and your visceral reaction to them. I would never put a pickguard on that guitar, just like I would never match my tie and pocket square, and frankly I think someone who does it looks like a rube whether I say so or not. You're perfectly fine doing it, I won't stop you. But if you do I'll still think you've done something stupid.
Since we're all in a safe space, dedicated to talking about guitars, where we love Hamers, I think it's OK for us to criticize this particular choice.
I felt the same way when I took the pickguard off of my Gibson R8 thinking I shouldn't hide the wide flamey maple top. But the guitar looks better with it on.
This Hamer on the other hand is just wrong.
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I was thinking the same thing!! I personally cannot tell the difference between the Brazilian and the Indian while playing. Now Ebony I can tell and it will always be my favorite!!