Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 Art to some but I call it killer memorabilia of an era gone by~ I'm so excited I can barely contain myself as I just bought this as a Christmas present for myself and have the perfect place to display it 😉 HELL BENT FOR LEATHER !!!
Eli Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Art to some but I call it killer memorabilia of an era gone by~ I'm so excited I can barely contain myself as I just bought this as a Christmas present for myself and have the perfect place to display it 😉 HELL BENT FOR LEATHER !!! 🤘
gatorbyte007 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 Score!! I was waiting I would have bought it in a heart beat. If you change your mind I’ll gladly take it off you hands.
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, gatorbyte007 said: If you change your mind I’ll gladly take it off you hands. I won't change my mind but you're first on the list when I decide to let her go back to the HFC
DBraz Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 Clearly I am not as cool as some of you cats. $900 on a guitar you can’t play?
rallye440 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 So what's the story of this guitar? Ken didn't recognize it.
fasteddie Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 10 hours ago, S1980 said: Hi All, thanks for the interest. The neck is twisted, beyond repair in my opinion. So then, just art. Really good Art. It's takes a brave man to go this forum, of all places, and say he's got an American Hamer with a twisted neck.☹️
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/13/2018 at 1:19 AM, DBraz said: Clearly I am not as cool as some of you cats. $900 on a guitar you can’t play? Hi Dave, below is from part of the conversation I had with Steve "the sellar"... normally I would agree however, I'm a huge Judas Priest fan and in my eyes I consider this is a very cool, interesting & extremely rare piece of memorabilia... even with its neck issue, there's probably only less than a half a dozen of these, probably the only one painted by Jim O'Connor... so a custom-built Hamer once owned by KK Downing with Graphics from Jim O'Connor is a win-win for me... I ended up buying it as a Christmas present to myself & just so happen to have a perfect sized cabinet with a mirrored back that will be perfect for displaying it~
gatorbyte007 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 This is a Great Wall Hanger for sure. Great conversation piece. And Jim’s Art work is priceless. If you ever want to pass it on. Just let me know where to send the Cash. Enjoy your new Christmas gift!!!!
kizanski Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave Scepter said: ...I'm a huge Judas Priest fan and in my eyes I consider this is a very cool, interesting & extremely rare piece of memorabilia... even with its neck issue, there's probably only less than a half a dozen of these, probably the only one painted by Jim O'Connor... so a custom-built Hamer once owned by KK Downing with Graphics from Jim O'Connor is a win-win for me... I ended up buying it as a Christmas present to myself & just so happen to have a perfect sized cabinet with a mirrored back that will be perfect for displaying it~ I still wouldn't rule out trying ti fix it. I'm told wondrous results can be achieved with the use of a heat press.
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, kizanski said: I still wouldn't rule out trying ti fix it. I'm told wondrous results can be achieved with the use of a heat press. Oddly enough, hand to God, I purchased a guitar from the East Coast shipped back to me in Arizona "also with a bad twisted neck then original Builder from the West Coast shipped me a new neck" and it's been about 4 years now and the original neck untwisted itself 🤐... still not perfect but close enough to plane and refret
kizanski Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: ...close enough to plane and refret I don't know... For @S1980 to say "The neck is twisted, beyond repair in my opinion," it must need more than a simple plane and refret.
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, kizanski said: I don't know... For @S1980 to say "The neck is twisted, beyond repair in my opinion," it must need more than a simple plane and refret. Agreed, I was describing my other neck, & the scalloping on the KK would probably render it useless for that option anyways... but I will definitely check out viable neck straightening options such as the heat press/jig thingy~ But until that time comes, I will light a candle and kneel to the new altar of heavy metal 😆
DBraz Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, rallye440 said: So what's the story of this guitar? Ken didn't recognize it. Interesting. What did he say?
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, rallye440 said: So what's the story of this guitar? Ken didn't recognize it. Yes, please share~
rallye440 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 I had never seen this guitar before so I wanted to asked Ken was it one of his. I got reply that he doesn't recognize it.
Steve Haynie Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 Perhaps it was built for a tour and never made it to him.
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Perhaps it was built for a tour and never made it to him. Cuz the neck was twisted orrrrrrrrrrr perhaps he gave it to a roadie as a gift?.. or both
rallye440 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Dave Scepter said: Hi Dave, below is from part of the conversation I had with Steve "the sellar"... normally I would agree however, I'm a huge Judas Priest fan and in my eyes I consider this is a very cool, interesting & extremely rare piece of memorabilia... even with its neck issue, there's probably only less than a half a dozen of these, probably the only one painted by Jim O'Connor... so a custom-built Hamer once owned by KK Downing with Graphics from Jim O'Connor is a win-win for me... I ended up buying it as a Christmas present to myself & just so happen to have a perfect sized cabinet with a mirrored back that will be perfect for displaying it~ Once owned by K.K.?
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, rallye440 said: Once owned by K.K.? Interesting, I'm curious if he remembers this one...
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said: Was KK ever known to play a scalloped guitar? Any case included? Yes & yes 😉
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said: That April 2, 2005 link to the "old" HFC reads like a time capsule. Look at all the names from the past! Yes indeed, I noticed that as well... regardless if he actually owned it or not I still think it's a pretty cool piece worthy of display~
kizanski Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 36 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said: Look at all the names from the past! LOL!
rallye440 Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 59 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Interesting, I'm curious if he remembers this one... I can ask about that, but I certainly can remember seeing him playing a white mini V which was equipped with just one humbucker instead of two. He also has/had a blue mini V. I didn't see that one during my visit at Astbury in 2015. The red one with studs was there.
Dave Scepter Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, rallye440 said: I can ask about that, but I certainly can remember seeing him playing a white mini V which was equipped with just one humbucker instead of two. He also has/had a blue mini V. I didn't see that one during my visit at Astbury in 2015. The red one with studs was there. Arrrrrgh... that's so incredibly cool!.. You're a very lucky man to not only have visited and checked out & actually hold his guitars but the have the whole experience captured on video for eternity! 😉
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