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by Rollin Hand
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: NGD! The Kramer has arrived!
Replies: 12
Views: 1307

Re: NGD! The Kramer has arrived!

I never even considered that color until seeing how it looks in your pics. Looks so great with the zebra humbucker too. I say definitely slap a Floyd on there. It's what that guitar was made for. I wish they had a second-level Baretta with a Floyd Special for a medium price. The Baretta Vintage is ...
by Rollin Hand
Mon Oct 16, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: NGD! The Kramer has arrived!
Replies: 12
Views: 1307

NGD! The Kramer has arrived!

https://i.gifer.com/3eq3.gif So, I saw that Long and Mcquade, duuring ROCKTOBER had reuced the price of the Kramer Baretta Special to $259 plus HST. I had a $100 gift card. Seems obvious, no? 20231016_142119.jpg Came with lots of nice little things (I bought the strings and the nut). 20231016_14232...
by Rollin Hand
Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

Now that you mention it, I had noticed the Kramer Pacer and Satch signature Ibby similarity too. Also, has anybody else noticed that Joe is the guy with the least amount of hair on his head, that had the most amount of hair on his arms? Not sure what that means, but damn, the guy can sure play guit...
by Rollin Hand
Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/article/news/3/105113_0_wide_ver1586793403.jpg@420 Looking at TMC's pics, I sort of see the unfluence of the Pacer on Joe Satriani's Ibanez models. Definitely the layout is similar, even if the materials and hardware are different. FWIW....New Kramer Day incom...
by Rollin Hand
Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:43 am
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/article/news/3/105113_0_wide_ver1586793403.jpg@420 Looking at TMC's pics, I sort of see the unfluence of the Pacer on Joe Satriani's Ibanez models. Definitely the layout is similar, even if the materials and hardware are different. FWIW....New Kramer Day incom...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: What song are you obsessed with right now?
Replies: 36
Views: 1889

Re: What song are you obsessed with right now?

Found it! PRS Santana Retro.

by Rollin Hand
Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:59 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: What song are you obsessed with right now?
Replies: 36
Views: 1889

Re: What song are you obsessed with right now?

tonebender wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2023 5:51 pm The body looks like a PRS but I could get a good look at the headstock but what I could see seemed different than a PRS.
Bird inlays. Unless its a PRS in the sense of "Peoples Republic of Shina," it's a PRS Santana.
by Rollin Hand
Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: HOLY GRAIL VAN HALEN LIVE VIDEO, LEISCESTERSHIRE, AUG 1984
Replies: 4
Views: 346

Re: HOLY GRAIL VAN HALEN LIVE VIDEO, LEISCESTERSHIRE, AUG 1984

And I would love it if there was pro-shot Vai/Sheehan-era DLR stuff to be had. Yes, you get it too! In this August, 1984 video Dave is already coming into being as the Crazy From the Heat EP Dave, the legendary Eat Em' and Smile era solo Dave. There's a moment before Dave takes the stage in front o...
by Rollin Hand
Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: HOLY GRAIL VAN HALEN LIVE VIDEO, LEISCESTERSHIRE, AUG 1984
Replies: 4
Views: 346

Re: HOLY GRAIL VAN HALEN LIVE VIDEO, LEISCESTERSHIRE, AUG 1984

Yep -- cool new footage seems to be appearing a lot. And it makes me happy to see them young and full of vim and vigour (and coke and Schlitz), playing so well. It makes me wonder what other pro-shot material is out there. I still want the Oakland show (Fair Warning tour) to be fully restored and re...
by Rollin Hand
Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Modeler Amps
Topic: New "toy" from Fender: Tone Master pro
Replies: 19
Views: 1226

Re: New "toy" from Fender: Tone Master pro

I am seeing a trend where modeling, SS and digital stuff is starting to exceed pricing for tube amps. I watched the video and concluded that I am a dinosaur. Have you seen the prices of good tube amps lately? This device can replace multiple tube amps and an entire pedal board worth of effects, plu...
by Rollin Hand
Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

I'm usually skeptical right up front with humbuckers that that don't have adjustable poles, such as these, but these pickups are not bad at all. The bridge is something like 8.9 K resistance and the neck is a little less at around 8.5 K, so definitely PAFish territory. @mozz recently sent me some r...
by Rollin Hand
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:43 am
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

HNGD! Playable, decent sounding pickups and a budget Floyd that stays in tune? WIN!! I'm usually skeptical right up front with humbuckers that that don't have adjustable poles, such as these, but these pickups are not bad at all. The bridge is something like 8.9 K resistance and the neck is a littl...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: Projects You're Working On
Topic: Whats on your work bench?
Replies: 831
Views: 55751

Re: Whats on your work bench?

I have had a Douglas Scope 725 for years now, and I always wanted to put a brass block on the trem. It doesn't work with a Floyd-spec block -- the screw spacing is too wide. Then I saw one of these on AliExpress, and got to wondering whether the screw holes for this would line up. 37.5MM Ultra Solid...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: What song are you obsessed with right now?
Replies: 36
Views: 1889

What song are you obsessed with right now?

After reading the esteemed toomanycats ' thread about "She's Tight" I thought about the song I have been obsessed with of late, which effing rocks : https://youtu.be/zuNNo_xAdzc?si=BMEpX3D9dbnOOW91 I know it wasn't their most popular album, but this song is a banger no matter how you slice...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC
Replies: 24
Views: 1980

Re: KRAMER PACER CLASSIC

But I've gotta be honest, when it comes to this Kramer Pacer, it is mostly about the past for me, about possessing a fetish object that emotionally connects me to the year 1982, and mostly about this man who has now ascended to demigod status . . . 2bf46e7104d524819fad4334995550f8.jpg 1980-Eddie-pu...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 05, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS CHEAP TRICK SONG FOR 40 YEARS
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Re: I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THIS CHEAP TRICK SONG FOR 40 YEARS

I dig Cheap Trick. Once I was reading an edition of CREEM: Metal Rock & Roll, and they gave the date of Judas Priest's debut as the day metal fashion died. They followed it later on with the date Cheap Trick debuted saying "Cheap Trick proves that bombastic music can be played in the sillie...
by Rollin Hand
Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: New Guitar Day
Topic: NGD: A childhood dream ax
Replies: 4
Views: 988

Re: NGD: A childhood dream ax

The Washburn Kelly Keagy: "I have no idea why I'm endorsing this!" I wanted one of the pointy Washburn HMs pretty badly in the 80s. I nearly bought a Washburn when I was 16, but the Ibanez was better and cheaper. Don't discount the "cheaper" being a big portion of why it won out....
by Rollin Hand
Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Modeler Amps
Topic: New "toy" from Fender: Tone Master pro
Replies: 19
Views: 1226

Re: New "toy" from Fender: Tone Master pro

I have watched a video on this one. The interface looks like the best I've seen -- dead simple and intuitive. It has a lot of processing power too. But for the price, it only has 27 amps at the moment, mostly Fender brands, and no bass amps or cabs. Now there are a ton of effects, but too many for a...
by Rollin Hand
Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: I FOUND YOUR LUGGAGE
Replies: 7
Views: 598

Re: I FOUND YOUR LUGGAGE

How did you know my real name was Adolfo Gustavo Ferrera?!?

Next question: is that a guitar case?
by Rollin Hand
Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: Vanden-back!
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Vanden-back!

I always thought he got the short end of the stick. He gets the Whitesnake gig, then his hand swells up, and he has to contend with being relegated to a but of an also-ran with Steve Vai coming in as the conquering hero. Then Coverdale disbands Whitesnake.
by Rollin Hand
Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: Vanden-back!
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Vanden-back!

by Rollin Hand
Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:21 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: Vanden-back!
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Vanden-back!

andrewsrea wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:03 pm I've been noticing a slow but steady resurgence in late 80's early 90's Super-super Strats, like this and Jacksons, Charvels, Kramers, etc.
They seem to realise that some of us want to relive our misspent youths, and have the cash to do so.
by Rollin Hand
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: The Water Cooler
Topic: Customer stalking
Replies: 12
Views: 820

Re: Customer stalking

One day at work, I was working on a project regarding a company, and our team talked about it.

The same say, ads for their product started showing on my teammate's computer.

We are through the looking glass.....
by Rollin Hand
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:42 pm
Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
Topic: Vanden-back!
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Vanden-back!

"Listen to me now, and believe me later..." Vandys are in the "I wish I had money when Nirvana hit" category of guitars. Like the $800 Jem 777DY I had to pass up because I was a broke student. A friend in high school played one when shopping for an amp. The salesman said "ca...