childeatingsnow

I forget the music music store that had these built for them but I’ve been kinda been lamenting not purchasing one for about 20 years now:)

Which time and on which Hamer? I loved all of them and have never been the wife beater type but did take out my aggressions on my gear to some extent. I didn't own a Hamer in the 90's that managed to keep a headstock or neck intact. I never went full on Sonic Youth or Nirvana on my gear but did enjoy some abuse in favor of interesting feedback and noise. I guess that it ran the gamut for me, most were due to doing stupid things on stage. I broke my first by taking guitar off at the end of the set and shaking it by the strap while letting it feedback. Unfortunately the front straplock failed and that was it:/ Others followed by the headstocks hitting the head too hard and one neck simply broke at the heel joint for no apparent reason in between shows on the road. It was fine one night and mysteriously broken at the heel when I pulled it out of the case the next night. The heel joint break was the most common for me and I had to have a several of them fixed more than once. I love mahogany but it is just a soft wood that sounds great and dies an easy death with a thin neck profile. I remember a contemporary of mine breaking the head off of his vintage SG in a similar manner while on tour and was definitely not pleased. Maple for the win in terms of neck durability but a loses in terms of breathablity and tone.

I've given up on amp setups more times than I care to admit but can't get away from including tube amps in some form or fashion. I used to swear by a single Marshall half stack with zero effects which led to two half stacks with multiple floor effects. This eventually morphed into a stereo Rivera head accompanied by two Matchless 4x10 cabs. I have even tried out Guitar Rig with an external power amp and cabs. You lose all of your dynamic response in the virtual world. I have never really been satisfied with any of the modeling technology that has been available, and while I haven't actually tried the Axefx product, I always end up feeling like I have wasted my money when gambling on the new all-in-one solutions on the market. I guess that it really comes down to what you are trying to pull off and what you expect out of your rig. Lately I've been pretty happy with a combo duo but if you are stuck on the larger amps then you might consider a couple of 2x12's with a stereo tube head.