PSA: $700 Eclipse, NC Craigslist, No affiliation

[bry4321]

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/msg/d/mebane-hamer-usa-eclipse-electric/7613178420.html 

 

[Eli]

That's a deal!

[RobB]

Pure punk, right there. 

[Carl.B]

Who did the pickup routing from mini to full size humbucker ? 

[Dave Scepter]

17 minutes ago, Carl.B said:

Who did the pickup routing from mini to full size humbucker ? 

Ummm... Joe?

[hamerican gigolo]

The seller states that it is a " vintage " Eclipse. Conveniently leaving out the fact that it has been routed for HBs.

[HamerCustomEr]

1 hour ago, hamerican gigolo said:

The seller states that it is a " vintage " Eclipse. Conveniently leaving out the fact that it has been routed for HBs.

For me, the whole appeal of the Eclipse is the mini-humbuckers.

[polara]

Looks like a good solid player: solid deal there. So what if it was routed for bigger pickups... it's not like an Eclipse is gonna be a collector's Grail in our lifetimes.

[Biz Prof]

I considered driving up to "MEE-bayne" (that's a joke; it's pronounced "MEH-buhn") this weekend with my son to see if he wanted it, but he's decided to keep saving money for now.

I totally understand why players who like Firebird minis don't like the humbucker conversion, but I'm one of those guys who has simply never like Firebird pickups in any configuration other than in a 12-string for jangle rock.  At the moment, I'm really hankering something very different:  a low wattage 6v6-based Marshall-style amp, but $700 seems to be a nice price for that particular Eclipse and makes it tempting.

[Stike]

He mentions Mark Kane did the fret work. I've known Mark for years and he does indeed do great work, I'm sure it plays great.

I live less than 10 minutes away from the seller but my GAS has mostly subsided so no NGD for me.

[Dave Scepter]

3 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

I'm really hankering something very different:  a low wattage 6v6-based Marshall-style amp, 

I say, go for the amp! 😉

[RobB]

9 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

At the moment, I'm really hankering something very different:  a low wattage 6v6-based Marshall-style amp, but $700 seems to be a nice price for that particular Eclipse and makes it tempting.

Oooh, ooh! Splawn Competiton/Super Sport 20w! The shiznit.

[Dave Scepter]

38 minutes ago, RobB said:

Oooh, ooh! Splawn Competiton/Super Sport 20w! The shiznit.

I second this~ Comp=1 channel

SS= 2 Channel 

[Biz Prof]

Just FYI. Asking price is now six bills.

[HamerCustomEr]

7 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

Just FYI. Asking price is now six bills.

Extra routing aside, you will not find an Eclipse lower than $600 from anyone who did not just step out from a time machine or wake up from a coma.

[Biz Prof]

A good friend of my son--another one of my mentoring victims--snagged this yesterday for $550. It is his first electric, and he loves it. He reports that it's very light and has a neck similar to my '93 Archtop Studio. 

I'll loan him an amp until he buys his own, so I'll likely get a good look at this one tomorrow. Imagine getting a USA Hamer as your first-ever electric. Nice.

[kizanski]

9 minutes ago, Biz Prof said:

Imagine getting a USA Hamer as your first-ever electric. Nice.

For $550.  In 2023.  

[JGale]

$550 is the new $350.

[Travis]

5 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

A good friend of my son--another one of my mentoring victims--snagged this yesterday for $550. It is his first electric, and he loves it. He reports that it's very light and has a neck similar to my '93 Archtop Studio. 

I'll loan him an amp until he buys his own, so I'll likely get a good look at this one tomorrow. Imagine getting a USA Hamer as your first-ever electric. Nice.

Tell him I’ll give him $555 right now…

[HamerCustomEr]

5 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

A good friend of my son--another one of my mentoring victims--snagged this yesterday for $550. It is his first electric, and he loves it. He reports that it's very light and has a neck similar to my '93 Archtop Studio. 

I'll loan him an amp until he buys his own, so I'll likely get a good look at this one tomorrow. Imagine getting a USA Hamer as your first-ever electric. Nice.

Nice score!

[Jakeboy]

Tell him I call  dibs.

[Biz Prof]

1 hour ago, Jakeboy said:

Tell him I call  dibs.

You'll be second in line. 😎