Disturber

Ver nice looking amp. I bet it sounds stellar!

That is true. Never thought of it that way. 🙂 I bought the box set with the Tony Martin albums. I think he is a great singer for Sabbath. He did a great job with the Dio songs live. Great singer. Humble too.

To me the best years are the early era with Standards, Sunburst and Specials. The 1970's Hamer's are unique and have vibe and mojo like no other. Then the New Harford Hamer's. They are build to perfection and are now becoming of that age to where they have aged a bit and the wood have settled etc. so my Hamer's from that era are sounding better than ever. The 1990's Hamer's are fantastic too. The T-51's and Daytonas, the Korina Standards and Vectors, the P90 Specials etc. The mid 1980's ones up until around 1991 are my least favourites. The "Floyd Rose era". I think that the high production rates took a toll on the quality at times.

2500$ sounds like a pretty damn good deal to me if it's a nos guitar. That price seems to be the going rate for these on the used market right now. Try finding another nos, unplayed one, out there. They are not making them anymore. The HFC really have the cheapest sons a bitches as members when it comes down to paying money for a guitar. Especially if they are Hamer's. 😁 😄 😁 😄

To any of the experts here: what whould be a good value for a cap in a P90 Hamer Artist/Vanguard? I often have the tone knob set below half on this guitar.

I hope he is well. He is a legend. ( @Brooks Born Again is not Sabs greatest effort though, but it has it's moments. My biggest problem on that album is Gillans "singing". I think he just screams his way through the whole album. Very annoying after a while 😅 )

The Les Paul I just sold had super silly expensive caps put in by the former owner, who bought them after reading about them on the LP forum. Apparently they were the rave of the week at some point over there. I could not hear any specific greatness in tone from that guitar compared to lets say my Hamer's with original caps. The LP sounded like an LP is supposed to sound, but nothing out of the ordinary. I don't believe in the caps hype, but as @BoogieMKIIA says, the value can probably make a difference, not the brand. But I do believe that pots can make a difference. Good pots from a quality brand = good tone.

It depends on what kind of music you play. And if is the P90 or humbucker version. The tone chamber can make the P90's sound fatter in a good way. For himbuckers I think it matters less. If you play harder rock or metal definitely go with the studio. They sound tighter and meaner. f you play more classic rock or pop the Artist can make more sense. If you play loud. Especially loud with gain the studio makes more sense. But the P90 Artist loves it loud too. If you play at normal rehearsal or studio levels the Artist is fun as the tone chamber gives a humbucker guitar a little more air. Good with Fender type of amps. If you are a bedroom noodler it makes no difference at all, you won't notice the tone chamber. As for changing you nut to graphtech I don't think it matters much. Hamer's lubricate nuts are very good. Gibson used nylon nuts back in 59, no one complains about the tone of old Les Pauls. I think much of these so called upgrades are snake oil. I bought a used Hamer with a Callaham bridge, swapped back to the original Schaller and it sounded better to my ears. Hamer knew what they were doing.

Does it chug?

It's cool. But it ain't no KK Vector.

I watched it yesterday. Interesting. He is a cool guy. Brave to talk about his issues. Now, all he needs is a Hamer guitar. Can't be in Priest without one.

I wonder why he has not used it live, at lest not any pics of it. I searched too.

Anyone seen any live pics, or other photos, of Mr Tipton and this here guitar?

Just sold a Les Paul. Clearly wrote "no trades", guy called me three times tried to get the price down and offered me trades for music gear he clearly had not been able get rid off himself. I asked him if he had some older, like 1980's, FENDER strat. Guy emails 7 pictures of two Tokai strats, both in very poor condition. 💀 He also offered to come by with cash in an envelope (not the amount I was asking). I felt so good when I emailed him back that the guitar just sold, at asking price, money on my bank account.

No Vee collection without Gibsons most successful vee design. That guy is so behind.

My philosophy is that it is better to buy used and then spend a couple of hundred getting the guitar setup, and perhaps fret-dressed, by my favourite luthier. I know then that I will have a guitar that plays waaaaay better than anything coming new from a store.

It is in prestine condition still. The ebony tuner buttons had to go. They are now on my acoustic guitar. And original Schaller buttons are back on the MIII. That Callaham bridge that was on it had to go as well. It was really bright and did not do the guitar justice, not working well with the P90's and the long scale of the MIII. An original Schaller bridge is back in place. It really gave the guitar more balls, oomph and bottom. Now it rocks! And I also mag swapped the bridge Lollar P90. I replaced the original A5 mags with A2's, to make it growl like a mean son of a bitch. I used it in a video from our first album.

750 euro? 😯😯 you scored. That should go for over 2000€. Congrats.

Four Newport 90's! You must have had almost everyone built by Hamer. 😯 Wish I could clone the MIII and send it over. But something good will pop up. Keep a look out.

Glad ot was not autographed by Rikk Nileseon.

90's Special donated to MuttNation-Tractor Supply Relief for Rescues Fund. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHHHlarSNXw/?igsh=eWdkcmJscXYzanJz

He had the Electroglide. But he also had a red Sportomatic, if I remember correctly. And I do. Because I found an old thread about it.

Was that the same red Sportomatic that Serial used to own? If I remember correctly he used to own a red one. 3K for that Sportomatic is like giving it away. 😮

Fantastic. Never seen a Centaura Deluxe before. They can not have made many. Love that fret board!