PSA: 1976 Hamer Stadndard 0040 3 Pickup On Reverb - $11K - No Affilitation

[cynic]

I wouldn't have believed it, but this photo from his facebook (and the one posted above by @dgstandard) seem to show the guitar in the same condition it's in today.

Appears the owner is "Tommy Gunn" of Piper and there are photos allegedly from 1976 showing the guitar in its current state on his facebook.

[veatch]

Wow. As in the Piper with Billy Squire on vocals...

[velorush]

Google Image attributed it to McCartney's guitarist, Jimmy McCulloch

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This image appears to show Scottish guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings, performing live on stage with an electric guitar. 

That said, it first highlighted the guitar and told me it was Lita Ford! 😄

I found zero photos of Jimmy McCulloch with that guitar. 

Edited September 6 by velorush

[cynic]

[hamerhead]

Piper. Saw them open for 'Angel' at a small theater in Madison mid-'70s. They killed it.

Don't remember the guitar.

[Dave Scepter]

1 hour ago, hamerhead said:

Piper. Saw them open for 'Angel' at a small theater in Madison mid-'70s. They killed it.

Don't remember the guitar.

Perhaps it wasn't made yet... 🙄

[Saul Goodman]

On 9/5/2026 at 12:08 PM, Dave Scepter said:

I asked, and this was his response.

I call bullshit. Jol woulda kept half a twenty.

[Dave Scepter]

50 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

I call bullshit. Jol woulda kept half a twenty.

I'm not cool "hip" enough to understand what you just said? 🫪

[cynic]

7 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Piper. Saw them open for 'Angel' at a small theater in Madison mid-'70s. They killed it.

Don't remember the guitar.

The Orpheum show was 3/14/77 so he likely owned it by then.

This was allegedly taken at the Palladium the following month.

Edited September 6 by cynic

[veatch]

I will say, this moved from being a face-palm thread to a pretty damn cool thread. 

[topekatj]

[mathman]

4 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

I'm not cool "hip" enough to understand what you just said? 🫪

[Dr. Bear]

7 hours ago, veatch said:

I will say, this moved from being a face-palm thread to a pretty damn cool thread. 

Amen! I have no idea what most of this thread is about but I keep tuning in to read the next installment.

[The Shark]

I PM'd him on Facebook to see if he has any live Piper recordings.  I'm not finding much of anything.  I bought both of their albums via Columbia House back in the seventies.  They are in storage.....forever.

[scottcald]

On 9/4/2026 at 4:35 PM, Hackubus said:

That gap between the bridge and the tailpiece gives me pause.  

Why come it be like that? 

Hey, it lines up with the second knob, what else do you want? 

[cmatthes]

On 9/6/2026 at 10:04 AM, cynic said:

I’m pretty sure that was the beginnings of the video dance that got Billy dropped from his label.

[Saul Goodman]

22 hours ago, The Shark said:

I PM'd him on Facebook to see if he has any live Piper recordings.  I'm not finding much of anything.  I bought both of their albums via Columbia House back in the seventies.  They are in storage.....forever.

Not the same guitar but is this them?

 

Edited Wednesday at 11:49 AM by Saul Goodman

[hamerhead]

15 hours ago, cmatthes said:

I’m pretty sure that was the beginnings of the video dance that got Billy dropped from his label.

As good as he was, his stage moves were a bit.......different. YT videos of earlier shows - when he's not playing guitar - are cringe-worthy.

Speaking of guitar, he was a lot better than given credit for.

[Saul Goodman]

54 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

As good as he was, his stage moves were a bit.......different. YT videos of earlier shows - when he's not playing guitar - are cringe-worthy.

Speaking of guitar, he was a lot better than given credit for.

I thought his guitar playing was great. His first album came out when I was 17 or 18. I think.

[The Shark]

2 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Not the same guitar but is this them?

 

No.  Piper broke up in the seventies.  That is a Piper song, but no "Tommy Gunn" and no Hamer...

[Saul Goodman]

On 9/9/2026 at 9:24 AM, hamerhead said:

As good as he was, his stage moves were a bit.......different. YT videos of earlier shows - when he's not playing guitar - are cringe-worthy.

Speaking of guitar, he was a lot better than given credit for.

Yeah, it was a little gay.

[The Shark]

2 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Yeah, it was a little gay.

And our girlfriends would have dumped us every minute of every day for the guy.

[hamerhead]

10 hours ago, The Shark said:

And our girlfriends would have dumped us every minute of every day for the guy.

Yeah, chicks are weird like that. You know, dumping a poor schlub for a guy with money. And fame. And cool friends. And hair. And.....

[The Shark]

50 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Yeah, chicks are weird like that. You know, dumping a poor schlub for a guy with money. And fame. And cool friends. And hair. And.....

And big gloves and shoes...

[Saul Goodman]

8 hours ago, The Shark said:

And big gloves and shoes...

Oh Boy, I know what that means~