Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 19 (edited) 🤘 Look at this on eBayhttps://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F233262344768 Edited June 19 by Dave Scepter 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARM OF HAMER 2,317 Posted June 19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Its calling you "COMRADE" DAVE. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a.bandini 815 Posted June 19 I hope the carpet comes with the guitar.  2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eli 168 Posted June 19 Yakov Smirnoff Approves! 1 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tortious 566 Posted June 19 Looks cool, but, um, is that a cracked headstock? Â Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 19 (edited) 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  Edited June 19 by Dave Scepter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 6,619 Posted June 19 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 6,619 Posted June 19 13 minutes ago, Eli said: Yakov Smirnoff Approves! Quit meddling! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 19 I find it ironic that it's "Orange"... Okay I'm done 😆 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 19 Although it is giving me great ideas for a Refin~😉 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 17,136 Posted June 20 I have a VERY strong suspicion that I remember this guitar from a decade ago. If so, that's a total refin... 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tortious 566 Posted June 20 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? 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sugartune 1,593 Posted June 20 (edited) That’s the first Scepter I’ve liked the look of. That’s sweet. Pricey, I guess especially if it is a refin. Edited June 20 by Sugartune 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toadroller 2,602 Posted June 20 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamStd 1,596 Posted June 20 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 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Haynie 10,081 Posted June 20 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 11,661 Posted June 20 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. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBraz 3,783 Posted June 20 2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said: Would Hamer have put a black logo partially over a black finish? Very good point.  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 17,136 Posted June 20 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... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Haynie 10,081 Posted June 20 For all his problems I remember him being up front about repairs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 20 (edited) Wutzup wit dat case?.. anybody know where I can find him?.. I want to hit him up for some headstock decals  Edited June 20 by Dave Scepter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 17,136 Posted June 21 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? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Scepter 2,921 Posted June 21 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~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 17,136 Posted June 21 It's not uncommon. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siaip Ciuvas 72 Posted July 12 There is a guy from old russian metal band Aria who was fond of Scepters. See his gear page, scroll down to Hamer section:Â http://www.holstinin.ru/guitars/ 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites