Dave Scepter Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 🤘 Look at this on eBayhttps://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F233262344768
Dave Scepter Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Tortious said: Looks cool, but, um, is that a cracked headstock? Hard to tell with those drilled through Floyd nuts screws "hate those things"... Definitely majorly stressed though~ 90% of all the SS1 models seem to show that stress area... mostly just paint but still makes me really nervous especially a mahogany neck
gtrdaddy Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Tortious said: Looks cool, but, um, is that a cracked headstock? 1 minute ago, Dave Scepter said: Hard to tell with those drilled through Floyd nuts screws "hate those things"... Definitely majorly stressed though~ It’s a pretty common phenomenon.
gtrdaddy Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, Eli said: Yakov Smirnoff Approves! Quit meddling!
Dave Scepter Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 I find it ironic that it's "Orange"... Okay I'm done 😆
Dave Scepter Posted June 19, 2019 Author Posted June 19, 2019 Although it is giving me great ideas for a Refin~😉
cmatthes Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 I have a VERY strong suspicion that I remember this guitar from a decade ago. If so, that's a total refin...
Tortious Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, cmatthes said: I have a VERY strong suspicion that I remember this guitar from a decade ago. If so, that's a total refin... Ya'd think they could at least bother to paint over the cracks at the headstock. 🙃 In Russia, guitar refin you?
Sugartune Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 That’s the first Scepter I’ve liked the look of. That’s sweet. Pricey, I guess especially if it is a refin.
Toadroller Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 If the neck was questionable and they wanted to allay any worries... um... maybe a picture or two of the joint in question, up close and real personal-like, not at the edge of a picture? Dents beside of the top lock is only a paint, not wood, wood is ok.
HamStd Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 15 hours ago, cmatthes said: I have a VERY strong suspicion that I remember this guitar from a decade ago. If so, that's a total refin... Chris, I agree that I think that one was a total refin. Peter
Steve Haynie Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 Would Hamer have put a black logo partially over a black finish? Hellrider used that metallic burnt orange on more than one guitar he refinished. His work looked good in photos. If he refinished that guitar he would have fixed a crack first. That guitar could have taken a whack since then if he was the one to refinish it. Most of the Hamers I have seen with the screws going though the back of the neck for a Floyd nut have the finish cracking between the screw holes. Studio Custom posted a photo of one of his guitars with no crack, so it is common without affecting every guitar with the Floyd nut attached that way. A better photo of the cracking would be a good thing for the seller and the buyer. There could be more there for discussion. I had a Hamer with suspicious crack lines that did not have a problem, but it was believed to be more than just finish cracking.
kizanski Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Would Hamer have put a black logo partially over a black finish? Hellrider used that metallic burnt orange on more than one guitar he refinished. His work looked good in photos. If he refinished that guitar he would have fixed a crack first. That guitar could have taken a whack since then if he was the one to refinish it. Most of the Hamers I have seen with the screws going though the back of the neck for a Floyd nut have the finish cracking between the screw holes. Studio Custom posted a photo of one of his guitars with no crack, so it is common without affecting every guitar with the Floyd nut attached that way. A better photo of the cracking would be a good thing for the seller and the buyer. There could be more there for discussion. I had a Hamer with suspicious crack lines that did not have a problem, but it was believed to be more than just finish cracking. Hellrider is a whack on crack.
DBraz Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: Would Hamer have put a black logo partially over a black finish? Very good point.
cmatthes Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 That is definitely his work. The serial number rendering and the copper finish is what triggered it. Although it’s unlikely the break was there after he finished it, who knows what lies beneath any of those reworks...
Steve Haynie Posted June 20, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019 For all his problems I remember him being up front about repairs.
Dave Scepter Posted June 20, 2019 Author Posted June 20, 2019 Wutzup wit dat case?.. anybody know where I can find him?.. I want to hit him up for some headstock decals
cmatthes Posted June 21, 2019 Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Dave Scepter said: Wutzup wit dat case?.. anybody know where I can find him?.. I want to hit him up for some headstock decals That's a regular case from that era. What headstock transfer (not decal...Hamer NEVER used decals) do you need?
Dave Scepter Posted June 21, 2019 Author Posted June 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, cmatthes said: That's a regular case from that era. Yeah but look at the logo and its placement... my Scepter case logos are all positioned on the lower left, "handle up" & not all crooked and stuff Photo used for example~
Siaip Ciuvas Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 There is a guy from old russian metal band Aria who was fond of Scepters. See his gear page, scroll down to Hamer section: http://www.holstinin.ru/guitars/
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