maple neck burst '90 centaura at GC for 1200

[Jimbilly]

a couple suddenly popping up for 'decent' pricing, what gives?!

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Used-Hamer-Centaura-USA-2-Color-Sunburst-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?cntry=us&source=4WWRWXGP&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_channel=paid-search&utm_source=google&utm_platform=google&utm_campaign=GC_G_NTM_PLA-PMX_Guitars_Electric_U&utm_ct=pla&utm_tactic=prospecting&utm_segment=guitar&utm_term=&utm_content=120614406&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2oW-BhC2ARIsADSIAWoyxc5Hsux34kLwMLJqwWKMV8xeiKfS_5wOvnGobNNBQE4PV6PVW5YaAlIsEALw_wcB

[Steve Haynie]

There is no mention of a case. 

[Joe G]

$300 Price drop. This one has been FS since at least February.

[scottcald]

Great price.  Case with it?  If I didn't have that exact model, I'd probably get it. 

[diablo175]

So very tempting. However, I've had several very cool Cents (and even modded one to be even more in line with my preferences) but just didn't fully bond with them. 

Edited July 11, 2025 by diablo175

[holLoWskull]

6 hours ago, diablo175 said:

So very tempting. However, I've had several very cool Cents (and even modded one to be even more in line with my preferences) but just didn't fully bond with them. 

Cool that you were able to get a sustainiac in the green one.  Did you have the control cavity enlarged to fit the “circuit board”, for lack of better term,  or did going to the (3-way?) toggle switch over the 5-way blade free up enough room?  The location/angle of the stock 5-way switch took up just a whisker too much room when I tried installing a Stealth Plus in my Centaura, so glad to see you got it to work in yours.

[diablo175]

7 hours ago, holLoWskull said:

Cool that you were able to get a sustainiac in the green one.  Did you have the control cavity enlarged to fit the “circuit board”, for lack of better term,  or did going to the (3-way?) toggle switch over the 5-way blade free up enough room?  The location/angle of the stock 5-way switch took up just a whisker too much room when I tried installing a Stealth Plus in my Centaura, so glad to see you got it to work in yours.

It's been a while since I had the green one but if memory serves, I did not need to enlarge the control cavity. 

[scottcald]

3 hours ago, diablo175 said:

It's been a while since I had the green one but if memory serves, I did not need to enlarge the control cavity. 

How big are the circuit boards for those nowadays?

[diablo175]

20 minutes ago, scottcald said:

How big are the circuit boards for those nowadays?

Despite having 4 installed in various axes, I'm at a loss to say. Definitely not as big as years ago...

This is the one I had in a Pro Mod DK24...

[scottcald]

On 7/12/2025 at 12:12 PM, diablo175 said:

Despite having 4 installed in various axes, I'm at a loss to say. Definitely not as big as years ago...

This is the one I had in a Pro Mod DK24...

Cool that it can live in a decent sized control cavity rather than having to rout out more from the back.  Thanks for the photo!