My first Hamer, on the way :) So pumped!

[Cboss]

[cmatthes]

Nice!!

[specialk]

Extra points for pointiness! Congrats and welcome. 

[scottcald]

Welcome.  Congratulations!  That one looks like it's in great shape!

[BubbaVO]

That looks like all sorts of fun.  Enjoy!

[ARM OF HAMER]

                                                                                                         It's a great feeling to have a great guitar.👍

[Dave Scepter]

Congrats!.. looks like my old Scarab 

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Oooh the old Scarab and a good one! I loved this shape years ago but somehow like Exporers more now! Maybe I got older

[Disturber]

That's some Zodiak Mindwarp right there! Congrats!

[HamerCustomEr]

Welcome to the Club!

[Cboss]

Thanks all, I am so excited.. I love the story and the quality, I wish I would have been smart enough to buy some of these back in the '80s!

[tweed]

Wow....Scarab II, now that is a blast from the past. Nice find !

[DaveH]

Nice Scarab! I'd love to find an example like that... Congrats!

[atomicwash]

Welcome to the club!

[Travis]

Very cool. Anxious to read the full report when it arrives. 

[mathman]

Great start to a future collection.

 

[Hamerica]

Congrats on your first USA Hamer. 

The Scarab is a great choice, I  have always liked guitars shaped like objects your mother told you not to run with. 

USA Hamers are like Lays Potato Chips, no buddy can stop at just one. 

Look forward to the Tone Report. 

Best wishes,

Hamerica

[Cboss]

Thank you guys so much, I will definitely post a tone/hands on report when it shows up; have fresh strings waiting!

I am anticipating being blown away, love the Lay's potato chip analogy, I can tell that that's the way it's going to go! Hopefully I can find a standard for less than 10,000 LOL

[Cboss]

A question on the string clamp, I haven't had one of these before.. are you supposed to get your strings to pitch using the tuners, clamp this down then leave it and make all future pitch adjustments with the fine tuners on the tremelo?

[topekatj]

[Travis]

50 minutes ago, topekatj said:

First thing I thought of when I saw the original post!

[Jimbilly]

2 hours ago, Cboss said:

A question on the string clamp, I haven't had one of these before.. are you supposed to get your strings to pitch using the tuners, clamp this down then leave it and make all future pitch adjustments with the fine tuners on the tremelo?

and you want the bridge fine tuners at about the middle of their adjustment when you clamp the nut. My Kahler has grown on me over the years, I like those now.

I keep remembering an ice-pearl Scarab I should have bought about 20-25 years ago.  Congrats!

[LucSulla]

1 minute ago, Ed Rechts said:

Yes. And you do this while you chuckle at Floyd users for believing their more difficult method is better and sounds superior.

But it's better and sounds superior. 

[Menehune]

Nice. And welcome to the Club. Might as well open that home equity line of credit now.

[Biz Prof]

45 minutes ago, Ed Rechts said:

Now let's talk Washburn Wonderbars.

Then again, let's not. 😄