Jon C Posted July 16, 2021 Posted July 16, 2021 Hello all, New to this forum. I am restoring a 1989 Chaparral to stock config. Missing now is a single coil SD Parallel Axis Stack pickup. SD has stopped production due to material shortage....guessing it is the rectangular pole pieces. In any case, if someone has one (non-logo preferred) and you are willing to sell at a reasonable price, it would allow me to continue without the wait for SD to produce them again (allegedly later this year). Thanks in advance. Jon C Southern California
pablo Posted August 15, 2021 Posted August 15, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 4:07 PM, Jon C said: Hello all, New to this forum. I am restoring a 1989 Chaparral to stock config. Missing now is a single coil SD Parallel Axis Stack pickup. SD has stopped production due to material shortage....guessing it is the rectangular pole pieces. In any case, if someone has one (non-logo preferred) and you are willing to sell at a reasonable price, it would allow me to continue without the wait for SD to produce them again (allegedly later this year). Thanks in advance. Jon C Southern California Where is the chapp picture? 🤦. I wanna see it please😉
Ham Rex Posted August 18, 2021 Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/15/2021 at 10:09 AM, pablo said: Where is the chapp picture? 🤦. I wanna see it please😉 I concur!!! Pics pics pics... Here's my 1987 Chap custom restore! The wrecked finish on back of neck made it nearly unplayable. There were areas around the body where it looked like a cord melted into the finish. White rays and Godzilla silhouette fluoresce in Black Light! I created the graphics! Steve at SGB Guitars did the awesome work! facebook.com/SGB.Guitars
Dave Scepter Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, pablo said: Led!😃👏 Great band name "Led-Zilla" 🤘😝🤘
Ham Rex Posted August 20, 2021 Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave Scepter said: Great band name "Led-Zilla" 🤘😝🤘 Awesome name!!!
Jon C Posted August 16, 2022 Author Posted August 16, 2022 Well better late than never....Chaparral with Parallel Axis. I just posted looking for a Cal Elite or Custom USA Green Transparent Maple w Boomerangs. If anyone knows someone who is looking to sell....Please let me know. Thanks, Jon
Ham Rex Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 7:56 PM, Jon C said: Well better late than never....Chaparral with Parallel Axis. I just posted looking for a Cal Elite or Custom USA Green Transparent Maple w Boomerangs. If anyone knows someone who is looking to sell....Please let me know. Thanks, Jon What a beautiful guitar! I find it very interesting that 99% of Hamer owners have beautiful homes and antique furniture or at least great taste in furniture. I'm one of the 1% that doesn't.
Jon C Posted August 29, 2022 Author Posted August 29, 2022 Well, that is quite an interesting theory, Rex. I know no other guitar players personally who own a Hamer and therefore cannot confirm or deny! We have some antiques handed down from my wife's parents family. One of the items was a 1962 Gibson Byrdland (Florentine cut) that a relative of my wife had and hardly played. Original case. My wife doesn't play guitar but somehow that one is "hers". I was "allowed" to use it on a recording session some years back. Just have to make due with the Hamers.
Ham Rex Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 6:20 PM, Jon C said: Well, that is quite an interesting theory, Rex. I know no other guitar players personally who own a Hamer and therefore cannot confirm or deny! We have some antiques handed down from my wife's parents family. One of the items was a 1962 Gibson Byrdland (Florentine cut) that a relative of my wife had and hardly played. Original case. My wife doesn't play guitar but somehow that one is "hers". I was "allowed" to use it on a recording session some years back. Just have to make due with the Hamers. I always look at the backdrop when looking at guitars and basses for sale including Reverb and eBay when photographed in homes not businesses. Please post some pics of "your wife's" Gibson. Just joking about the quotes. Sherry claimed a couple of my Hamers and Rifles and cannot sell them... They're hers! But I can use them. lol Beautiful home you have and awesome Hamer! Sustainiac Chaparral Iridescent with Boomers... so sweet! Just sharing my 89 Sustainiac and 89 Cali Glued Bound and Boomered. I though you might like to see them.
Ham Rex Posted September 1, 2022 Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/20/2021 at 10:56 AM, Dave Scepter said: Great band name "Led-Zilla" 🤘😝🤘 Adopted the Name LED-Zilla for the guitar so far... Thank You! Will work towards band name!
Jon C Posted September 1, 2022 Author Posted September 1, 2022 37 minutes ago, Ham Rex said: I always look at the backdrop when looking at guitars and basses for sale including Reverb and eBay when photographed in homes not businesses. Please post some pics of "your wife's" Gibson. Just joking about the quotes. Sherry claimed a couple of my Hamers and Rifles and cannot sell them... They're hers! But I can use them. lol Beautiful home you have and awesome Hamer! Sustainiac Chaparral Iridescent with Boomers... so sweet! Just sharing my 89 Sustainiac and 89 Cali Glued Bound and Boomered. I though you might like to see them. Insert Wow....great Hamers. You really captured the iridescence on the Cali. That is not easy to do. So it has a set neck? Not very common. The guy I bought the iridescent Chap from told me after the purchase that he had a Cali Elite/Boomers with the same finish he was "thinking" of selling. Honestly, if given the choice at the time, I would have bought the Cali. Tell me about the OBL's. I know Hamer used them but I have never heard them live. How do they compare to SD's and Dimarzios? I will have to sneak the Byrdland out of her office at some point and take some pics to share. If you don't hear from me in a week or two it will mean she caught me, killed me, and disposed of my body. You can always ask her directly about the guitar......if you DARE! :<) We can talk rifles, as well. Trying to upload my Amber Cali....
Ham Rex Posted September 2, 2022 Posted September 2, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 11:05 PM, Jon C said: Wow....great Hamers. You really captured the iridescence on the Cali. That is not easy to do. So it has a set neck? Not very common. The guy I bought the iridescent Chap from told me after the purchase that he had a Cali Elite/Boomers with the same finish he was "thinking" of selling. Honestly, if given the choice at the time, I would have bought the Cali. Tell me about the OBL's. I know Hamer used them but I have never heard them live. How do they compare to SD's and Dimarzios? I will have to sneak the Byrdland out of her office at some point and take some pics to share. If you don't hear from me in a week or two it will mean she caught me, killed me, and disposed of my body. You can always ask her directly about the guitar......if you DARE! :<) We can talk rifles, as well. Trying to upload my Amber Cali.... That's a beautiful FM body Cali. The stock pickups in the Sustainiac were Hamer pickups. I like the tone of OBLs on the Chaps and SDs on my archtops, Cali and Standards. Not a fan of Dimarzio they're too thin sounding for me. It is just my opinion. Thanks to you I'm going to pickup a set of the Parallel Axis and try them in the Sustainiac. For my Standard I put aside the Dimarzios and put in a Zebra 59 neck and took two opposite Zebra JB pickups, disassembled and put together a black and a Cream Bridge JB. I used a emery cloth to remove the SD name.
Jon C Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 How about a full shot of the Standard with the new PU's. The emery cloth did a good job on the logo removal. Can't tell at all. Will be stealing that idea.....BTW: I bought the Amber Cali from a guy in Canada. It ended up shipping to Kentucky for some reason (customs clearance?), back to Canada, then home to S California....in a boxed gig bag. Was STILL IN TUNE when I unpacked it. Hamers are GREAT!
Ham Rex Posted September 4, 2022 Posted September 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Jon C said: How about a full shot of the Standard with the new PU's. The emery cloth did a good job on the logo removal. Can't tell at all. Will be stealing that idea.....BTW: I bought the Amber Cali from a guy in Canada. It ended up shipping to Kentucky for some reason (customs clearance?), back to Canada, then home to S California....in a boxed gig bag. Was STILL IN TUNE when I unpacked it. Hamers are GREAT! That's an amazing trip for a guitar and I'm surprised it wasn't damaged let alone in tune! I love Hamers as well! They're all I play and collect outside my 1st bass a second hand Carvin from GC. It has a RADAR SN 73137.
Jon C Posted September 4, 2022 Author Posted September 4, 2022 Great looking guitars! I, too, have some Carvins. I collected DC's and AC's that either had solid Koa bodies or flamed Koa top caps. I still love them and the sound is unique. Necks were always right on. Surprised they went out of business. I did have issues on a couple where the clear coat finish became clouded around the edges.....they closed before it showed up, but they probably would have fixed them for me at no-charge. How do you like the humbucker on the bass?
Ham Rex Posted September 5, 2022 Posted September 5, 2022 I love the neck on your Sustainiac Chaparral. Boomers and Ebony. Super nice. I wonder if Hamer made any glue in neck Sustainiacs?
incurso Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 On 8/17/2022 at 4:56 AM, Jon C said: Well better late than never....Chaparral with Parallel Axis. I just posted looking for a Cal Elite or Custom USA Green Transparent Maple w Boomerangs. If anyone knows someone who is looking to sell....Please let me know. Thanks, Jon If you ever consider selling this beast, please let me know!
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