Members DavidMgT Posted December 6, 2011 Members Share Posted December 6, 2011 Here is mine - A 2008 Hamer Newport. Solid maple cap, mahogany body and a set of Duncan Seth Lovers. I love this guitar. It has a very articulate, but mellow sound that is great clean and overdriven. The build quality, as expected from a USA Hamer, is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 I meant the pickup... or will you attach it to the top? No, I'm done with the floater business. Most of those are just not voiced to my liking. This one is nice and raunchy. It'll get hard mounted to the top. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 The Hamer is gorgeous. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 :love::love:That looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chitown Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Here is mine - A 2008 Hamer Newport. Solid maple cap, mahogany body and a set of Duncan Seth Lovers. I love this guitar. It has a very articulate, but mellow sound that is great clean and overdriven. The build quality, as expected from a USA Hamer, is perfect. Perfect? Could happen. Sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Jimmmmmmmy! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 <_>>_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chitown Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 Jimmmmmmmy!EG Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chitown Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 <_> >_> Would not... kick that bass out of bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smilin' Bob Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 I have posted these on HC somewhere before, maybe even this thread! But anyway, my Agile AS 820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chitown Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 that's frekin' perty, Bob. Does it play like buttah and sound like angels singin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted December 7, 2011 Members Share Posted December 7, 2011 i got these guys. they rule! Beautiful. What camera are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 Saw the Gibson Midtown today! Pretty cool. The one I saw was a nice vintage sunburst. They even carry the burst to the back. Very nice guitar all around. Feels, sounds and plays about like a Les Paul to me. Maybe a tad lighter. The back was two pieces and the top was three. It looks neat, but a little odd as you're used to seeing center seams on tops. The top is about 1/4" thick. It's thinner than a 335. The neck is nice. I think they call it a slim neck, but it's bigger than the one on my Junior for sure. Nice to see binding all around, even on the headstock. I looked but couldn't find any of the infamous qc issues. it was very nicely made. For the features it offers, I think the price is damn good for a Gibson Memphis guitar. $1500. I think gibson may have hit upon something good here. Oh, and the composite fingerboard is really nice. My only complaint is maybe the binding is TOO white. Other than that, it was sweet. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 And dig this old 58 Silvertone! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 My first guitar with large interior voids, though only semi Hollow. 1979 Guild SF4. It's almost entirely maple, which combined with the pup voicing, gives a full but snappy sound. The bridge is really interesting, and at first seems overly complicated but it's a great design. It's sort of a roller bridge, but the roller saddles roll along a threaded shaft allowing for the adjustment of string spacing. It also keeps in tune wonderfully. I finally got a Guild for myself (about a year or so ago...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BTR@GTRHERO Posted December 9, 2011 Members Share Posted December 9, 2011 tom delonge is a hollow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwoods Posted December 10, 2011 Members Share Posted December 10, 2011 Love these hollows. The 175 really isn't my thing. It's nice occaisionally, but it needs to be with a collector or serious jazz musician. I'm either going to sell outright or maybe shop around for a comparable value LP Jr for trade. The Electra and Howard are more suitable to my style so I'll probably hang onto them for awhile.... 1963 ES-175 by , on Flickr' alt='A>, on Flickr'> 1997 Howard Roberts Fusion III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 10, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 10, 2011 Nice! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smilin' Bob Posted December 10, 2011 Members Share Posted December 10, 2011 that's frekin' perty, Bob. Does it play like buttah and sound like angels singin? It's a good player and sings too on the neck pup, although with the ceramic pups, I like to roll off the tone a bit. Bridge pup is where you find teh rock and roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stricken Posted December 10, 2011 Members Share Posted December 10, 2011 Hey guys I bring my mystery hollowbody, Jane, to the table.For those who haven't read my thread, I found this thing in my attic behind furniture that hadn't been touched in years. Turns out that it was my dads first guitar, probably got it around 1965.I cleaned her up, got some new strings and threw them on. My dad heard me playing this from across the house, on a different floor, and first thought I was playing electrically with one of my guitars.Maybe tomorrow I'll get some pictures of my Gretsch up on this thread.. Well here's Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stricken Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 A few new ones with an actual camera:And now, a few of my '72 Country Gent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DunedinDoug Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Kurt at Rondo has this Douglas WNO 630 for $199. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 24, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 24, 2011 Operation 5th Avenue begins! The pickups are ordered, so I'm beginning prep work. I had installed an endpin jack the first time around, but decided I want a regular jack. The endpin jack prevents use of a straplock. I removed the endpin jack and plugged the hole with a dowel and put the factory pin back in place. Then measured VERY carefully and drilled a 3/4" hole and two pilots and installed a regular LP style jack. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 All parts on order now. A pair of A3 low output dogears, bourns mini pots and some braided shield hookup wire. Glued some reinforcement shims inside the body behind the output jack screws and where the pots will go next to the F hole. Selected a piece of walnut for the new pickguard and got it traced out. Now I need more parts! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 All parts on order now. A pair of A3 low output dogears, bourns mini pots and some braided shield hookup wire. Glued some reinforcement shims inside the body behind the output jack screws and where the pots will go next to the F hole. Selected a piece of walnut for the new pickguard and got it traced out. Now I need more parts!EG Are you going to start another thread, or document all of the mods in here? Also, which P90s? BG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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