anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Newport Custom Pro: not a closet princess, but it is a solid player. Normal specs: Medium neck, not as thin as a '94 studio, but not as thick as my 2000 Newport Pro ebony board 10 crowns Grover locking tuners with Ebony knobs, I have the "Imperial" knobs with it Gold covered Phat Cats! LR Baggs saddle wired to a stereo jack normal 1/4 cable gets you the electric sounds, and a stereo Y cable will give you the bridge on one side and the electric on the other. It has a couple of dings in the top and some "fingerprints" on the neck just above the neck joint $1400 pics: https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPh6rq973WD0cdRP7gK8F7cOZgoiK6Fyaor6Df2 Newport Pro: Normal specs: Trans Orange Sparkle(trust me, don't google it) pickups are changed out to Duncan Custom and Duncan Custom Custom it will get sounds from Joe Pass to Santana Fantastic guitar, has a beefier neck, nothing custom, but @2000 the necks were perfect Bridge/tailpiece were switched out to Tone-Pros locking version some dings, a chip in the clearcoat on the back of the neck. A scratch in the top between the bridge and tailpiece on the bass side Ebony Buttons, I have the "Imperial" buttons in a bag for you $1300+ S/H pics: https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipM7P6Lp7KR-aG1ABYhMSe7a9B7kCNBgAxSdHcKo Two of the BEST guitars I have ever owned. I am looking for a Good round neck Reso guitar, and A Boomerang III fro anybody looking to unload
geoff_hartwell Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Can you post pics please? Can't see via google...
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 OK, sorry for the pic heavy post Pizza day? you can't feel it, it's under the clear coat, and to be honest, I didn't know it was there until I went outside to take pics today
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 Newport Pro You can just barely see the scratch, it's more of an indentation between the tailpiece and the bridge(in the reflection) not through the finish or anything, but it's there Tone Pros bridge/tailpiece
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 if I didn't do it right, drop me an email and I'll send you pics directly bill@billhookmusic.com sorry for the run around
LordsoftheJungle Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Isn't that Newport with the snazzy tailpiece one that BadgerDave customized? I think I owned it at one time,,, very nice!
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 15 minutes ago, LordsoftheJungle said: Isn't that Newport with the snazzy tailpiece one that BadgerDave customized? I think I owned it at one time,,, very nice! No, I got this one from a guy in New York,
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 Here's a live show I did with the Newport Pro: https://jessewhiteband.bandcamp.com/track/curves-and-bends-live-iowa-city-yacht-club-1-11-14
scottcald Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 what is that tailpiece? Haven't seen one before.
LordsoftheJungle Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 24 minutes ago, anotherfreak said: No, I got this one from a guy in New York, My bad,,, my memory is a little fuzzy sometimes, Dave's had a different trapeze tail piece:
django49 Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 You are making me wanna think about ending my self-imposed time-out on buying....... The Pro Custom is the one version I have not tried. And with piezo and Phat Cats........
anotherfreak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, scottcald said: what is that tailpiece? Haven't seen one before. The tailpiece is stock, but I do have a piece of foam under the lip. with the acoustic saddles they "hear" on both sides so the foam makes the strings dead on the "wrong" side.
scottcald Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 I love the modern, yet old school look of it.
Caddie Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 I owned a Newport Pro Custom like that. Love it with the crowns vs the victory markers. Whoever did the upgrades did the perfect upgrades. PhatCat pups, piezo bridge, locking tuners. IMHO the PhatCats are a must. Crowns are a must. Other mods to consider: Lose the big "harp" tailpiece, too much bling for my taste. Replace it with an old style simple Gibson tailpiece like on the BadgerDave model above. Lose the knurled, gold knobs. Replace them with bell knobs or speed knobs or dice knobs for that Setzer look. Get Imperial style tuner buttons in pearloid or ebonyoid. OR...leave it blinged up to the max in gold for Christmas season gigs, corporate holiday gigs, New Years Eve gigs. One of the few guits that I miss as my inventory liquidation continues. Great guitar. One of Hamer's very best that will be a highly prized collector model in the future. Cheers! caddie
anotherfreak Posted September 2, 2016 Author Posted September 2, 2016 Thanks for the plug It has been asked a couple times so: Yes I will include the original bridge with the Custom Pro, and from what I can tell there were no modifications to fit the locking tuners. It came with the Grover to begin with so whoever got the locking tuners got ones that would drop right in Here's all the GOLD-Y bits if you want "options"
BubbaVO Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 20 hours ago, anotherfreak said: Newport Pro You can just barely see the scratch, it's more of an indentation between the tailpiece and the bridge(in the reflection) not through the finish or anything, but it's there Tone Pros bridge/tailpiece O M G! I didn't need to see that. I gotta sell somethings. GLWTS.
anotherfreak Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Trade bait: I am looking for a round neck reso-guitar. I have one in mind, but I am open to trading here on the board. I trust that just by being here, you have better taste in guitars than most folks
Ting Ho Dung Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 52 minutes ago, anotherfreak said: Trade bait: I am looking for a round neck reso-guitar. I have one in mind, but I am open to trading here on the board. I trust that just by being here, you have better taste in guitars than most folks Round neck reso-guitar. What is this guitar you speak of?
anotherfreak Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 54 minutes ago, Ting Ho Dung said: Round neck reso-guitar. What is this guitar you speak of? Just me dreaming
anotherfreak Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Actually I just had the idea of having my broken Ovation retopped to a Reso frame
Ting Ho Dung Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Doh-kay. Nothing here but thanks for the free education.
gorch Posted September 12, 2016 Posted September 12, 2016 The golden PhatCats are shizznit! Anyone have experiences with the rodded bridge? I have not seen this before except on the Jens Ritter Princess Arabella. Which is another price league.
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