NHD - Talladega Redux

[LucSulla]

Finally! Man, this thing is just cherry. God, I have missed owning one of these.

 

[LucSulla]

[LucSulla]

[LucSulla]

[Travis]

Ahh!!!!  I love it! Congrats!

I’d heard about the mahogany tally for years and but had never seen it. And now there’s proof that it does exist. Full tone report needed. How does the lack of a maple top tame the brightness of the sustain block? Any idea how much of it is chambered?  Let me know if you need it x-rayed. 😜

And just remember who called dibs…

[LucSulla]

I'm the worst for tone reports beyond, "Sounds pretty sweet!"

It's not quite as snappy as my last Tally I think. The neck pup is very smooth. But without being to A-B them, it's hard to say. The one I had had been refretted with jumbo frets, so it plays a little different. Not good or bad, just different.

I guess in theory it could be a plain maple top. I was hoping it may have a certificated included to know for sure, but alas, no go. It does have all the other case candy, but not that bit. 

I love it though - never seen one quite like it. 

[Travis]

Definitely the first one of its kind that I’ve seen. Looks awesome. So jealous. 

[dgstandard]

Yeah, ok, i am in love now - congrats!!!  Never seen another on like that before👍👍

[gorch]

It’s the topless one that I have always loved. I had been very close pulling the trigger many years ago, when it was available in the bay. One of the best existing.  Holy congrats!

[Jakeboy]

Congrats @LucSulla! A rare and beautiful Tally there.

How do the Double Ds sound in comparison to a standard Telecaster set of pickups?

[donner]

6 hours ago, gorch said:

It’s the topless one that I have always loved.

> such topics to outta circle, please!

😎

[Cboss]

1 hour ago, donner said:

> such topics to outta circle, please!

😎

How do I get this elusive Outer Circle membership?!

[donner]

46 minutes ago, Cboss said:

How do I get this elusive Outer Circle membership?!

Plain simple: Money makes the world go round. HFC is no different.

Become a supporter, send out some dough to Ted, get your name redded, and the green door will open!

(But don`t expect too much behind there...) 😎

[LucSulla]

5 hours ago, Jakeboy said:

Congrats @LucSulla! A rare and beautiful Tally there.

How do the Double Ds sound in comparison to a standard Telecaster set of pickups?

I gigged a Tally for about a year in a country band in which I also played an ASAT Special and an American Standard Tele.

If you were to make a scale where the left is the general 24.75", two-humbucker sound and the right is the general 25.5", single-coil sound, I'd put the Tally smack dab in the middle, except, unlike a PRS, being smack dab in the middle is actually interesting, unique, and fun to play instead of lifeless and boring (yeah, I said it). The Tele would obviously be all the way to the right, and the ASAT Special would be between those two. 

In my experience, you can get a decent amount "quack" out of any single-coil set up with a 25.5 neck, it's really just a question of how much you have to dial your amp and board in to bring it out. I didn't have to change much with the ASAT Special, but the Tally took some doing and I also had to adjust my playing a bit. You had to work a little to approximate the guitar tone on something like "Fast as You" by Dwight Yoakam. 

On the other hand, it handled classic rock stuff better than either of them, and it does have a great clean sound. I just wouldn't call it a "Tele on steroids," as people say sometimes. If I was going to describe it, start with imagining a great sounding Les Paul with stock Gibson P-90s in it. Now imagine it with hotter, more articulate pickups and a Fender scale neck. Maybe "Tele on steroids" is somewhat correct if, unlike me, your default Tele sound in your head is Led Zeppelin I and not Brent Mason. That I can definitely see. 

[LucSulla]

The more I look at this, the more I think it is probably a plain maple top. It could be hog, but the grain up close just looks much more like the two LPCs I have, one of which is a two piece, natural top. Comparing online, it bears more resemblance to the first than the second, though it's really hard to get a good look at Hamer's all-hog elites because of how shiny they are. It doesn't have the same kind of mineral stripes and graininess up close that I am used to with mahogany. I'm definitely not an expert though. I'll give it a look in the pickup cavity the next time I change strings to see if the cap is a different color than the back. 

[JGale]

Methinks you are correct. 

[Travis]

Definitely post pics of the cavity when you check. 

[gorch]

On 3/16/2024 at 9:42 PM, LucSulla said:

The more I look at this, the more I think it is probably a plain maple top.

You could actually be right. It seems the top is bookmatched whereas on the back I see a one piece body. Anyhow, I remember only one Tally built like that.

[BubbaVO]

Beautiful guitar .  Tallya are great.  But you know that already

[LucSulla]

1 hour ago, BubbaVO said:

Beautiful guitar .  Tallya are great.  But you know that already

Won't be dumb enough to sell one again. I like this one a little better anyway. I've been itching for a plain top Lester, and this actually took care of that. Plus, I've never been a huge fan of quilt tops. Little too much zazz for me. 

[topekatj]

That 12th fret inlay is the puzzler for me….  Has anything similar been seen before?

[bruce919]

Congrats, I love all mahogany Hamers, calling dibs... I was soo close to buying it when it popped up last well.

 

 

[Dutchman]

You'll have to let us know how it cuts thru the mix. I have the same pup's in a Newport 12 String and they have the perfect jangle with a compressor. I'm wondering if they cut like a P90 on a six string. 

[LucSulla]

I could sell everything but this guitar, my Hamer Studio, and that Jake E. Lee Charvel and never need anything else. 

[Travis]

45 minutes ago, LucSulla said:

I could sell everything but this guitar, my Hamer Studio, and that Jake E. Lee Charvel and never need anything else. 

Ok…. So….  My “dibs” are worthless. Got it…

you still got that Kotzen Tele…? 😂