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There used to be a music store here in Charlotte called Reliable Music

i remember reliable!! do you remember "rehearsalot"? i was the owner/operator.

I don't think so - mostly because I didn't live in Charlotte until 1999, me and my bandmates at the time used to travel to Charlotte just to check out Reliable, which, at the time, had an incredible inventory of instruments etc.

Where was your shop and what did you specialize in?

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There used to be a music store here in Charlotte called Reliable Music

i remember reliable!! do you remember "rehearsalot"? i was the owner/operator.

I don't think so - mostly because I didn't live in Charlotte until 1999, me and my bandmates at the time used to travel to Charlotte just to check out Reliable, which, at the time, had an incredible inventory of instruments etc.

Where was your shop and what did you specialize in?

it was a rehearsal studio @ tryon & the loop (277?) around 1992-95

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www.ebay.com/itm/HAMER-CUSTOM-SHOP-USA-GUITAR

This looks nice, not too sure about the price though..........

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Hey, where did this thread come from? ;)

I can play. My old '90 Cali Elite and my first Hamer. An almost perfect guitar that I eventually had to sell because the thinness of the neck caused my left hand to cramp after a few minutes. It really pained me to sell it too.

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www.ebay.com/itm/HAMER-CUSTOM-SHOP-USA-GUITAR

This looks nice, not too sure about the price though..........

Not a Cali and not worth the price. Next!

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www.ebay.com/itm/HAMER-CUSTOM-SHOP-USA-GUITAR

This looks nice, not too sure about the price though..........

Not a Cali and not worth the price. Next!

Sorry my mistake, still a nice looking guitar though!

So what is it ?

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www.ebay.com/itm/HAMER-CUSTOM-SHOP-USA-GUITAR

This looks nice, not too sure about the price though..........

Not a Cali and not worth the price. Next!

Sorry my mistake, still a nice looking guitar though!

So what is it ?

A custom shop Chaparral with O'Connor paint. The bevels on the horns and the reversed hockey stick head stock are the standout differences.

There was this thread about it...

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A few more of my baby. It has had a few minor changes since these photos were taken.

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When I purchase a USA, that is the wood and finish that I want. Nice!

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Is this Alder, Mahogany or Ash? I am assuming Alder? Very nice.

Here's my $360 score.

Is this Alder, Mahogany or Ash? I am assuming Alder? Very nice.

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Is this Alder, Mahogany or Ash?

I'm going with hawg on that one.

Hawg?

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Ahh well, to tide myself over until the Cali Custom arrives (in another 9 months :lol: ) I'll post porn of my ghetto custom Cali- Not worth a damn in the corksniffing-gotta-be-100%-stock-market but immeasurably valuable to me as a 1-of-a-kind-Frank Sinatra-I-did-it-MY-way-Cali. And in the end, isn't that what's really important?

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Never owned one. I love the body shape (and the Centaura's as well)...

But I'm curious to know if they ever made a set neck Cali? Or did they ever make one with a neck that had more of a vintage carve.

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Schweet!

Never owned one. I love the body shape (and the Centaura's as well)...

But I'm curious to know if they ever made a set neck Cali? Or did they ever make one with a neck that had more of a vintage carve.

Yes they made a set neck Cali...not sure on the neck carve though...

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Is this Alder, Mahogany or Ash?

I'm going with hawg on that one.

Hawg?

Sorry - mo-hawg-any.

:)

I agree. It has the color and grain of one or two pieces of Hawg body. Nice.

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setnecks are rather rare, but they are even better. Easily the equal of a well-built Soloist, but I prefer the aesthetics of the Californian and the setneck has a different sound than a neck-through.

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