cordroad Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 Just bought this from Pastor Paul last month but sadly haven't bonded with it. Here's the description of the guitar from Paul's For Sale post: "This Daytona was really dirty with a lot of oxidized parts and the white hardware was nasty. It's a black guitar with a white MOTO pickguard, so I put black pickup covers, knobs, and switch tip on it. It looks pretty cool. I took off all of the bridge saddles and oiled the parts. There is still some rust, but everything works smoothly. There are a few spots of surface wear on the maple fretboard, and a couple of spots where the lacquer wore on the fretboard edge (one I touched up), but the frets are in fine shape. One really nice thing about this guitar is its resonance, tone, and playability. It is an excellent guitar that is easily the match of, and probably superior to, Fender Strat Plus or American Deluxe guitars. It may not have quite the cosmetics, but it is a superb playing and sounding guitar. It does have locking Sperzels like a Strat Plus. There is a lot of surface wear on this guitar in the form of dings, dents, scuffs, scratches, hazed parts, but the wear and tear is in the finish, not through it. No bare wood on this guitar. The Hamer case is pretty torn up on the outside, though all latches are fine and it is structurally sound. I used black duct tape on some of the areas to cover the bare wood and hold the vinyl/leather down and protect it from further tearing. The weight is nice: 7 pounds, 6 ounces. It has classic Hamer resonance and sustain, and it is a good player, set up with '10's. The bridge is tightened down, but the trem bar comes with it (new black tip to match the other parts, too!) At $450 including shipping plus any PayPal fee, it isn't a steal. But I think it is a fair price for a really good guitar." Offering it up here for the same price, $450 shipped plus Paypal fees. Would prefer USPS money order. It's in the same state as when I received it from Paul. I have more pics on Photobucket. Let me know if you wanna see them.
cordroad Posted September 24, 2006 Author Posted September 24, 2006 Here's some info for those wanting to know about the neck profile.This is how Pastor Paul described it in his for sale post.The neck profile is not skinny, but it isn't chunky either. I have had Daytonas with fatter necks. How is that for a precision answer? I would agree with his description and add that the fret board is fairly flat compared to the radius of Fender strats and Teles I've owned.
cordroad Posted September 25, 2006 Author Posted September 25, 2006 To answer a question about rust, the saddles still have some rust and are somewhat burnished from Paul's cleaning efforts. The rest of the metal parts are aged but not rusty.
cordroad Posted September 27, 2006 Author Posted September 27, 2006 I'll try to shoot a good close up of it tonight. I'm guessing it is some version of a Wilkinson but I'm no expert on these things.
Gabe Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Looks like the standard Daytona bridge to me (and that is a Wilkinson, however very different from the bridge on a T-51). Gabe
burningyen Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Do you still have the white parts? When you say they were nasty, what does that mean, they were grimey, or just didn't look cool? Sent you an e-mail.
cordroad Posted September 27, 2006 Author Posted September 27, 2006 Looks like the standard Daytona bridge to me (and that is a Wilkinson, however very different from the bridge on a T-51). Gabe Thanks for the assist, Gabe. Do you still have the white parts? When you say they were nasty, what does that mean, they were grimey, or just didn't look cool? Sent you an e-mail. Ben, contact Pastor Paul. He changed out the parts. Tim
hamerfan50 Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Hello...do you what pickups are in it?Thank you.Hamerfan50
cordroad Posted September 27, 2006 Author Posted September 27, 2006 I'm not sure, but I think they are alnico II. Can't say for sure if they are original. Maybe Pastor Paul or one of the other more learned members can help with this?
cordroad Posted September 27, 2006 Author Posted September 27, 2006 Here's a pic of the bridge, as requested. Howzat for a close up?
cordroad Posted September 27, 2006 Author Posted September 27, 2006 Anybody, are these ash or alder?Thanks
sw686blue Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 For anyone worried about that gnarly trem...DON'T!!! Replace it with one of these...wilkinson vintage tremelo with steel block. $38 for a hell of a trem. That's what I did on my Daytona too.P.S. Hope you don't mind we adding my 2 cents. If you do, I'll delete my posting.
cordroad Posted September 28, 2006 Author Posted September 28, 2006 Thanks, bro. Appreciate the assist.
Rocktuna Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Why hasn't someone snapped this up? My Daytona is the envy of every Strat owner that plays it, and at this price this ones a steal. C'mon guys get off the dime!!! (Before I have to become a 2 Daytona family)
saxmanjack Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Most '96s were alder, no? You could pull the neck and see what the body wood looks like... That's what I did on The Hardtail Daytona, and it was obviously alder...
HAMERMAN Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Why hasn't someone snapped this up? My Daytona is the envy of every Strat owner that plays it, and at this price this ones a steal. C'mon guys get off the dime!!! (Before I have to become a 2 Daytona family)If it was a lefty I would have jumped on it! :-)
cordroad Posted September 28, 2006 Author Posted September 28, 2006 Most '96s were alder, no? You could pull the neck and see what the body wood looks like... That's what I did on The Hardtail Daytona, and it was obviously alder...Just checked with Kim Keller. Most Daytonas were ash but there were a few alder bodies too. In his opinion and based on the weight he thinks it is probably ash, fwiw.
saxmanjack Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Most '96s were alder, no? You could pull the neck and see what the body wood looks like... That's what I did on The Hardtail Daytona, and it was obviously alder...Just checked with Kim Keller. Most Daytonas were ash but there were a few alder bodies too. In his opinion and based on the weight he thinks it is probably ash, fwiw.Makes sense -- the Hardtail and the other alder Daytona I had were both featherweights...
edgar_allan_poe Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Makes sense -- the Hardtail and the other alder Daytona I had were both featherweights...Who owns that hardtail now? That was a great guitar, I should never have sold it.
silentman Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Most daytonas are heavy. Just because they are ash, doesn't make em light.
Punkavenger Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 The alder would (in general) be lighter than the ash, correct?
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