BillW

I remember that Deluxe on the far right, nice guitar...

I have the small one. It's a very good OD pedal. If I could do over - I'd get the bigger ( deluxe?) version, but I do like the little one.

Me too, cherry sunburst. Had a Crate 10 watt SS ...ah the good ole days. I was 13, I think. This was after having played my grandfathers old cat gut acoustic from when I was like 8 or 9

subtle sneak-in there, md9255...welcome to the board! - please feel free to 'share your wares', we love guitar porn (or is it pron?) especially the Hamer variety. I played a nice Eclipse at the 4-3-2-1 club one night ( I think it belonged to Bloozguy?) I didn't hear it plugged in but it was setup perfectly and played like a dream (surprisingly resonant too) Some day maybe I'll pick one up, they've always intrigued me.

yeah - this is totally new for me too - where do you live?

My fave are short scale, set neck Chaps (particularly those with the 5 way as opposed to the toggle switches). I like the playability of of the Phantom A5 (as well as the tone versatility) but for pure 'shredder' - I like the early-mid Chaps. Bolt-on Cali's do have good shredder necks for playability though

Why don't I use a cappo more? I mean, I used to think it was like ...cheating...but now hmmmm...pretty cool device!

I know EVH ..well..over did them for the most part... but I love the one he does in Panama right after the break from the drum/intro (after the C#minor)

Still in the hunt - and most likely will be

gotta go with amplifier dirt for me

"I'm looking for suggestions for other 24 fret shred-ish type guitars I should consider, with the Suhr Modern as the comparison. For under $1k. Any Hamers fit the bill?" so.... there's the: Centaura Diablo (I & II) Chaparral Californian (although it has 27 frets) if you're looking for a bolt-on any of the above (depending on year) would work. If you're looking for set neck you're looking at mostly earlier Chaps and some Calis. As for how close to a Suhr Modern - I couldn't answer that

I cannot vote. I love them all in their own way. My 87 Chap is my favorite guitar, has been since I bought it. But I have played Soloists that were, IMO, at least it's equal in terms of playability.

Looks like I am a go for being there 'til ten

Shred - see above - I will try and attend both, looks like 4321 first, then I haul to the Rhino gig

no words... sorry, man