One of a kind Eclipse. Apple Green.

[MTM105]

My 21 year old college kid was recently interested in his own first guitar. I suggested this, but he is his own man. He decided to purchase $1,100.

I then did an impulse buy and bought ‘a 93 standard. I had my guitar up & running before he did.

The neck plays beautifully. One minor truss adjustment. I am waiting for the day to discover what pups there are. I am not aware if this is stock, or custom pups.

Tune-o-matic bridge. Life does not get any sweeter.

Nothing beats a Hamer original IMO. And it’s his first guitar.

There is local venue here. The Stanhope House. We moved here 7 years ago. My son joined HS Jazz band. Trumpet. He ended up on stage before me. (Which I have yet to do.) SRV. BB King. No shit.

 

[bruce919]

2 minutes ago, MTM105 said:

I then did an impulse buy and bought ‘a 93 standard.

Lets see the 93 Standard!!! that is a rare one from that time frame. 

[MTM105]

29 minutes ago, bruce919 said:

Lets see the 93 Standard!!! that is a rare one from that time frame. 

$1.1 K. Peter Florence VooDoo 59 pickups worth 1/2 the guitar’s value.

1984. I saw a long-haired 16 year old kid from Bayonne, recent HS drop-out hanging out at local park. He was friendly & gregarious. He invited me over to his basement where he was staying and introduced me to his gear. A Les Paul and a full Marshall 100 W stack. We exchanged Sabbath and Skynyrd licks. His Aunt begged him, “Jeffrey not now.”
 

A month later, I decided to join the Army to upgrade and purchase quality gear. 1986 I bought a 81 Hamer special cherry red. $600 I think.
 

20 years later after doing a Wiki search Zakk Wylde. His tone has haunted me for decades.

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2024 by MTM105

[Biz Prof]

8 hours ago, MTM105 said:

$1.1 K. Peter Florence VooDoo 59 pickups worth 1/2 the guitar’s value.

1984. I saw a long-haired 16 year old kid from Bayonne, recent HS drop-out hanging out at local park. He was friendly & gregarious. He invited me over to his basement where he was staying and introduced me to his gear. A Les Paul and a full Marshall 100 W stack. We exchanged Sabbath and Skynyrd licks. His Aunt begged him, “Jeffrey not now.”
 

A month later, I decided to join the Army to upgrade and purchase quality gear. 1986 I bought a 81 Hamer special cherry red. $600 I think.
 

20 years later after doing a Wiki search Zakk Wylde. His tone has haunted me for decades.

 

 

 

Beautiful.  One minor correction:  that's an Archtop Studio, not a Standard (I also own a '93 Archtop Studio in that same '59 Burst finish).  Awesome, nonetheless.

Edited September 12, 2024 by Biz Prof

[tbonesullivan]

1 hour ago, Biz Prof said:

Beautiful.  One minor correction:  that's an Archtop Studio, not a Standard (I also own a '93 Archtop Studio in that same '59 Burst finish).  Awesome, nonetheless.

1993 was a banner year for '59 Burst Archtop Studios. I have one, and the guy I purchased it from years ago had another at the time. It's my desert island guitar.

[DaveL]

20 hours ago, MTM105 said:

 

 

This is one of the cooler Eclipses I've seen.    I know they've done a few with hums and years ago and

I once owned one with a flame top (minibuckers)...     Love the choice of going direct mount with the hums.   

 

 

[Hackubus]

Purdy....I dig it.

[Biz Prof]

3 hours ago, DaveL said:

 

This is one of the cooler Eclipses I've seen.    I know they've done a few with hums and years ago and

I once owned one with a flame top (minibuckers)...     Love the choice of going direct mount with the hums.   

Agree 100%. That green hue looks sweet. The full hums just round out the package perfectly.

[gretsch8217]

Very cool! I have not seen that finish before.

We may someday cross paths, as I'm up here in Newton. 

I've patronized, and have played, the Stanhope House. It's a very cool roadhouse. Hopefully, someone will step up and prevent this iconic venue from being razed to make way for something less artistically valuable to the community.