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I have heard from the seller. It's 80425. What's it likely to be worth?

Interesting.

Lovely looking guitar. Congrats!

You don't see these every day. http://r.ebay.com/bBOJE5

They are indeed great guitars and Velorush is right in that it is a very ergonomic design. It's clincher though is that triplebucker. It's surprising the great array of tones that reside within those winds.

Indeed it is. Welcome! Lovely guitar.

I suspect that if anyone buys this that they will not play it very often at all.

Is any friend of yours travelling to the US or to Canada any time soon? Or maybe an HFC'er who would travel to the UK? Man, that thing is not to be missed!Trust me if I knew anyone I would be trying to sort it out now. Sometimes in life...I like it. Do I need it? No. Would I gig it to make the most of it? Rarely with the single single coil. Does that stop me wishing something could be sorted. Not one bit!

If it wasn't for crazy importing costs...

Looks lovely. Why oh why do these things constantly tempt me? Don't need it. Don't need it...

To be fair you have a point. I can only guess part of the argument is that Hamer no longer exist (and we're closed by Fender - you don't do this to a successful brand), and another being that the guitars will be subtly different.

Wow.

I have a feeling there will be a whole load of Hamer sales on the HFC in the next 6 months...

4-6 months for the first batch? Wow. That's is indeed impressive.

Stunning

Well, my quote went in about page2. I wonder where that stands me in wait time? Great to see such a huge interest. This must be a luthiers dream being able to set up on your own, not knowing 100% whether there's enough interest out there, and then having confirmation that there is more than enough to get started. I know that feeling when you first start up (not that I am a guitar builder). Plenty of trepidation, worry about bills and whether you'll actually get paid, dealing with all the legislative cr@p that you have to deal with that you didn't have to as an employee, the feeling that you're somehow cheating working for yourself, building a reputation in your own name etc. Good luck Mike. A brave move that looks like it will be rewarded.

Exciting stuff. I too put my spec request in yesterday morning (UK time) so before too long we'll have a new thread with the build pic's of all the Shishkov guitars. Very very cool. Fingers crossed he can branch out to an audience wider than the HFC.

Excellent. Looking forward to seeing some of these builds in progress!

Dave, 2 beauties right there! The Blue one, in particular, is drop dead gorgeous. Man oh man that is a poster guitar. I have never owned a Standard... P.S. Still got the LP?

That is a great purchase. Shred away and enjoy!

I saw Foreigner a few months ago at Hammersmith and they were excellent. They were supported by Europe and FM. Like with you Mick Mars came on in the third song. People were wondering where he was before he was introduced to a round of applause. Europe were kick arse. Norum is still a force.

Love the pinch harmonics in the Top Jimmy solo.

I personally love using pinch harmonics. With a bit of volume, at the right point, they sound mega!

Looks lovely. The set neck chaps sound wonderful. And I like their versatility once you've worked out all the pickup options and find the ones you love most! I love my shredders and have always thought that set neck shredders have that little bit more to them than bolt-on's or through necks. They are sweeter in the high's, not quite as throaty, but still well defined. It isn't 100%, but certainly is a high percentage of the ones I have played and owned. Through necks by contrast are a bit ice picky in my experience. Great to cut in a band mix but not as musical to my ears. Great score!

Wow. That is incredible. It just shows what can be done when you'd think all hope would be gone.