what did you bring home in 2025? (NHC)

[Greg G]

Baker B1H, ‘69 Princeton Reverb, Early ‘90’s Tele Plus in rare Firestorm finish.

[hamerhead]

^^^^That's the coolest Tele I've ever seen. And the Princeton looks new!

[Spinaltap]

Nothing left my small collection this year,

and I did buy a Billy Bo Firefly copy in Green, I love it...  Pic Borrowed, cause I was having problems..

 

[Jim85IROC]

2 hours ago, burningyen said:

OK, if we're all gonna break the rules and post our non-guitar acquisitions, I just got this Tonex Plug. The Bluetooth editing and saving has been unreliable with my iPhone 17 Pro, but it works well via USB and is pretty freakin' fun:

 

awesome!  I'll have to watch this after work.  I've been really wanting to try this.  

[Kerry Marchman]

My non-Hamer toys this year.. 1985 Ovation Legend and a partscaster that I built..

[burningyen]

7 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Been a strange year. Got this:

Cool pedal. Still learning....

Got this Firefly Solstice (and the 2 Hamers):

And then there's this pile of amps:

Blackstar Fly, Pignose, Crate VC508, SuperChamp XD and a Pignose G60VR.

Long story: Tony, our harp player, songwriter and all-around great guy, left the building. His kids were putting most of his things on an estate sale. His daughter calls and says we should come and get whatever band/music stuff we wanted. He had PILES of stuff.

I had sold him this SuperChamp some years earlier and he used it for everything, so getting it back has some meaning.

The small Pignose had a great story of him just cussing it out when he couldn't get it to work right. God that was funny. Makes me laugh just seeing it. I'll never forget it.

The battery-powered Blackstar was just something he messed with. He was always messing with something. He left a stack of 'projects'.

The big Pignose and the Crate went unclaimed by the other band guys so I grabbed them, figuring I could donate them to the school. Turns out the Crate is a 5-watt tube amp and just a little ripper! The big Pignose is a 60-watt tube face melter. Holy hell that thing gets loud! I thought they were both solid state!

So, a little strange this year. NOT the way I'd choose to get amplifiers but I'm sure he's happy I got them. He was funny like that.

Sorry for your loss. Getting gear that way has got to be bittersweet.

[Dutchman]

On 12/18/2025 at 2:27 PM, Kerry Marchman said:

My non-Hamer toys this year.. 1985 Ovation Legend and a partscaster that I 

Wasn't that Ovation from New Hartford? That would be almost Hamer!!! Lol!

[Kerry Marchman]

10 hours ago, Dutchman said:

Wasn't that Ovation from New Hartford? That would be almost Hamer!!! Lol!

You have a point there..

Edited December 20, 2025 by Kerry Marchman

[Ua D]

I guess this was new this year (I.e I finished it finally) but I built over the course of the 2 years prior. 

Edited December 21, 2025 by Ua D

[Ua D]

And also this one showed up recently I bought.  

[crunchee]

This came to me via UPS yesterday:

Gretsch G5420TG Electromatic Hollow Body with Bigsby, Gold Hardware 2018 - 2019 - Black | Reverb

Normally, I'm not a fan of gold hardware, so this is an exception to that rule...even the Bigsby is in gold.  I like it, the whole thing looks like it means business!  Practically no signs of use at all, it came with the proper Gretsch Canadian-made TKL hardshell case, and the guitar is a MIK model to boot!   Plus the price was extremely nice.  Just as expected, the guitar plays and sounds great.  

One thing I've noticed in the last year or so in shopping for these Gretsches online, is that reviews seem to indicate that the current MIC version of the G5420T is the equal of the older MIK version...and yet I keep seeing used MIC G5420T Gretsches for sale on Reverb that have stickers on the back of the headstocks with newer serial numbers on them, like they were 'seconds' or 'refurbished' or repaired or whatever.  But, I've never seen or even heard of a MIK model that was, and I've actively looked around online.  Hmmm, kinda makes me want to stick with the MIK version, y'know? 

 

Edited December 22, 2025 by crunchee

[Jim85IROC]

20 hours ago, Ua D said:

I guess this was new this year (I.e I finished it finally) but I built over the course of the 2 years prior. 

That's stunning. Do you happen to have a build thread by chance?

[Ua D]

1 hour ago, Jim85IROC said:

That's stunning. Do you happen to have a build thread by chance?

Yes, right here   Only thing I didn’t do was slot the fretboard   

   

[django49]

On 12/20/2025 at 9:38 PM, Ua D said:

And also this one showed up recently I bought.  

The K2 is a great guitar. Flat out rocker.

ETA.....If you are interested in the versatility of these, this guy sez/shows it better than I can.....

 

Edited December 22, 2025 by django49

[HamerAustria]

Heritage Blues Deluxe - modded: Gibson burstbucker Pickups (so the coil Tap switches are not functionally).

[HamerAustria]

And a Siggi Braun custom Shop: 2007, 25scale, stunning top, custom Kloppmann Pickups...weight ist in the heavy side

Edited December 23, 2025 by HamerAustria

[hamerhead]

Wait....your location says 'Austria', not Australia. 

[HamerAustria]

16 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Wait....your location says 'Austria', not Australia. 

And you do not want to know how often an international sent item takes the way to Austria via an additional transit stop in Australia (although adressed correctly)🤔

[Jimbilly]

1 hour ago, hamerhead said:

Wait....your location says 'Austria', not Australia. 

my thought exactly!

[velorush]

3 hours ago, Jimbilly said:

my thought exactly!

Makes three of us. I started to comment about the pictures being upside down, but then I noticed there was no "L" and thought better of it. 🤣

[hamerhead]

For those of us who need help....

Great guitars, BTW!

[seeker]

Epiphone Casino 2018 and new PRS DGT SE for Guitars.  DGT has been on my want list since they came out.  The Casino has become my favorite  around the house guitar. Probably the easiest player Ive ever touched and acoustically loud. Pickups are decent for clean, but a bit muddy under ovedrive.  Am going to swap out and change to 50s wiring.   

Fryette PS100. Absolute game changer for me. 

 

 

[mathman]

An import Hamer 12 string bass.  Seems to be one of the better early versions from 2000.  Had some issues that are temporarily resolved and plays great.

 

[Pieman]

On 12/23/2025 at 12:51 AM, HamerAustria said:

And a Siggi Braun custom Shop: 2007, 25scale, stunning top, custom Kloppmann Pickups...weight ist in the heavy side

Where in Oesterreich?

[HamerAustria]

Working in Vienna, living a bit east outside of the city...