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Wyldbil was a cool guy.

Fukkk yeah! Seems like yesterday (... or almost)

John was a good man.

It's in pretty good shape for a '93, all original from what I can see, except for the tone knob which is a speed-knob not a top-hat. I got it at the GC and they definitely thought it was an import model. The dude was trying to up-sell me on a special from Indonesia with binding and carved top for only $100 more. The guitar sounds great, but needs a bit of cleanup and minor adjustments. The neck is the best part, not thin like my '92 but not Louisville slugger either like my other '95.

$149.99 + tax Thank you

That vector is the shiznit, I believe Hamer is the only guitar Co. that managed to get a Korina V-shaped body to sound right, I'm not sure why but a Hamer's tone is full (meaning it covers a broader range of frequencies) whereas some others are on the thin side (treble heavy). Bonne année mon ami !

Talladega: 6 in line and round-back U-shaped neck profile. The current V shaped neck profile is enough to steer me away from the Tally. If the 6 in line doesn't happen, at least let's bring back the smaller Sunburst style headstock.

Happy birthday !

I love the Cruise bass, the only thing it needs is a tortoise p-guard (I've always been biased towards them)

Happy b-day dude !

Before the Fender re-org, Guild used to be located in Westerly, Rhode Island. The brand is coming back to New England, is this karma at work? ... duh... it says it in the article, should have read that first

I vote for "GC just smoking crack"

Dang, Gene! You a rock star!!!

You'd think so. Leave it to insurance companies to find every single way there is to screw everybody. That's absolutely correct, if the package is treated with the most callous disregard for it's integrity, similar to really wanting to break your guitar, the package content will be damaged regardless of the skill or amount of protection used. Let's be realistic, not all packages will be shipped in military grade containers.

Flag the sucker, I hate this type of intentional misleading

Only 3 knobs, but they go to 11

Please accept my condolences - Ted

I remember signing up in mid to late '98, how things have changed since...

have a good one !

I'm happy for you Jaye

Rosewood - always nice and smooth sounding

Happy Birthday to both of you

Those guitars look awesome, even if they're XT's - now I wonder how they sound & feel. Yes, this is the walmartification of Hamer but it looks like there's no escaping this trend. The horse ran out of the barn a long time ago.

Happy Brithday, Ted!

ZZ Top: "Cheap Sunglasses" - listen to the solo starting around 1:25 min. SRV: "Say What" & "Mary Had a Little Lamb" - these days that guitar tone has been so overdone by everybody and dragged through mud and crap that I can't really stand it anymore, but for me there was a big "Whoa..." factor back in the 80's.