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A Vanguard is Frank Untermeyer's interpretation of a Special.....sort of...

A comment So Funny, yet So True!

Why? Are Gibson Maestro pedals made by Harbor Freight??

I couldn't have said it any better!

I'm glad you mentioned that because I did that to my Precision bass and the Red Standard. Both are volume controls only.

Sherman, Set The Wayback Machine to 2007 & Another C/O Build at the Hamer Shop. Words & Pictures by Jol Dantzig. December 19, 2007 "Kimono Gold" Greg V Talladega Project One of my inspirations for the Talladega came from listening to Greg V's CD Tailgate Troubadour. Introduced by a mutual friend, Greg and I developed a bond over the course of time I was immersed in the development of the Talladega and the Double D pickups. His input was instrumental in the direction I took. Our conversations about attack, decay and string separation drove me to evaluate pickup after pickup and prototype after prototype. When I shipped the first Talladega to Greg, I waited nervously for days before he called with his feedback—I wanted him to love this guitar they way I did, because it was so intertwined with our friendship. Happily, he did, and so does just about anyone else who's played one. Of course, as is often the case, Greg wanted a second one. For an encore, I decided to make Greg an even more special guitar with a cool finish based upon an eighty year old "lost art" technology that was used on old resonator guitars. I knew Greg was a fan of Gold top guitars, so I went ahead and finished off his new axe in gold crystalized lacquer and complemented the old-school appearance with distressed nickel hardware. It's not really a Designer model, but I wanted to share it, so enjoy. Oh, and don't forget to click on the photos to see 'em up close!

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Then there is MAP: Minimum Advertised Price that the Manufacturer sets which is always the List price you see on their website.

When I worked at Sam Ash in the 1980's, we got in a few of the Eric Clapton Strats with the Lace sensor pickups and none of the guitar sales guys liked them.

With all the variations and colors and limited editions, it's a gamble for a music store or chain to know what to order. The amount of variations on an original theme that both Gibson and Fender offer is insane. I have an idea: Authorized Dealers will have mini Gibson/Fender 100% robotic/AI factories with CNC routers, drills, sanders, paint booths, hardware and more, in a sealed-off room with a big window. The customer orders the exact model and finish from the onscreen menu and a week later the guitar is soup to nuts done ready to pick up. Um.....No

Yeah, I added it here, then I watched it. It turned out to be a lot of commentary that didn't really add much for the amount of time it ran.

Well, if Samson is still around, and if they still own Hartke...... We always had a saying about Samson ( and any brands they own). Q: How do you make the sound system sound better? A: Rip out the Samson products.

Found these two links....

I agree 100%. All the years of building and learning, including people like Dave Brown and Mike Shishkov who are absolute Master Craftsman, along with Todd, who Jol called, his secret weapon ( buffing, final finish, assembly, wiring, setup etc. ). There's Gary Pirro who did the finishes, and who came from the custom show car field. There's Enrico "Frank" Glavash, who was in charge of the wood shop supply, the Millmeister, as Jol called him. There was Tom who was often seen shaping necks, doing fretwork, neck binding filing, and neck/headstock inlays. There was Jaimie doing neck/body joinery and finish prep. There was Mark doing final assembly and setups. "The other Mike" Mike D. - the apprentice, doing body binding, applying wood grain paste, and doing finish sanding. So yeah it was a phenomenal inside look at the Hamer Factory and incredible craftsmen who made it was it was. In management/design/Etc. you had Frank Rindone, Frank Untermeyer, & Jol Dantzig. I'm sure I missed a few people here.

Credit due to Jol Dantzig who had the foresight to document all these C/O builds. I used to watch the Hamer Workshop blog on a daily basis to see what was going on in the shop. What other company can any of us think of that did weekly blogs showing closeup views of current C/O's being built. Sure, many companies would add a few pictures or video on their websites and maybe a walkthrough on YouTube or an occasional gear rundown (Gibson, PRS, MusicMan, Martin, etc.) but where else could you go and see pictures and commentary on Your C/O as it was happening?