Welcome to my webstore! Please feel free to browse around and have any questions answered!
As a matter of introduction, I might like to say that this store reflects my own peculiar, eclectic, anarchic tastes and choices in musical instruments. I strive to bring you the most musical, toneful, well built instruments irrispective of their price range. I have come to the conclusion (hard hands-on facts), that many of today’s products lack a proper “soul” – either because they are churned out in such quantities that there is little or no attention paid to the single instrument (or batch of instruments), or because the main focal point of such productions is purely a question of profit margins so the instrument itself must be produced at the lowest possible price, period. He / she who loves making music will inevitably desire to own a unique instrument; I have met very few seasoned musicians who have told me “I want just a guitar, as long as it stays in tune”. Any musician with a soul will inevitably look for an instrument that “speaks” to him or her – it’s the never ending quest in looking for that special, precious tool and partner.
This stems in my very humble opinion from baring one’s soul to the beauty and power of Music – these are the instruments I wish to bring to your attention: the ones that allow you to speak the voice of your Music.
I have consciously chosen to walk an ambivalent, maybe controversial and surely rocky path; on one hand I like to trade in the second hand market, where the depreciation of a given instrument has already set in and therefore the prices are more in line with many player’s financial needs. In this segment we often find the unloved gems, like the Telecaster Deluxe, the Gibson L6S or the RD, old Hamer USA guitars, the Ibanez Iceman, the splendidly executed Bacchus replicas – those special and often unique pieces which speak to us in a voice which is at the same time unique and different from the overall “fashion Tone of the day”. On the other hand I am carrying new instruments, such as Nik Huber’s excellent line of top notch, high level, premium guitars (http://www.nikhuber-guitars.com). Nik’s approach to excellence is what transforms his handmade guitars into works of art, a pleasure for the ears and hands of the seasoned pros who often comment “I’ve never played a guitar like this…!”. I’m also actively involved with Harry Haeussel’s stunning handmade pickups – the other “hidden” but significant half of Nik’s stunning guitars. Harry winds his craft and science for such top tier luthiers such as Pagelli (www.pagelli.com), Ruokangas, Teuffel and his pickups will make any guitar different – you’ll see and hear for yourself (please navigate to his page with the link on the left).
I have also taken up the responsability to promote Saul Koll’s line of fine and funky (indeed!) guitars to Europe (www.kollguitars.com), as well as Juha Ruokangas’ equally fine and stunning (www.ruokangas.com) guitars to Italy. New to the fold are Jim Soloway’s beautiful Swan guitars, that feature a unique 27″ scale length and an incredible string separation and tonal clarity.
Whether you are a player, a pro, a collector or just simply want to find a “better” instrument, I am sure you will eventually find your kind of special guitar in these pages.
Thank you again for visiting my store and website!
Paul C. Weber
Uncle GroOve
June 11th, 2010
I have been meeting and talking with Nik about number 999… the last of the “3-digit” Hubers which, as you may recall, will be a truly one-off affair.
In the continuing series of “firsts” defined by our orders, this will be the first fully hollowbody Twangmeister (Jazzmeister?), with a flame maple front and back.
On the electronics side we are enlisting the help of…. Jason Lollar, the king of the new vintage renaissance. His Charlie Christian pickup will grace the neck position, and we’ll have something equally juicy in the bridge position.
This is all for this first teaser… more to come (fretboard inlays, etc…) – stay tuned!
Tags: Charlie Christian, flame maple, hollowbody, Jason Lollar, Nik Huber, Twangmeister
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March 11th, 2010
A 2004 Hamer Standard in korina, featuring an incredible one piece body (!).
This guitar was custom spec’d without the pickguard, as percertificates, but one is included, should you want to convert to a “realistic” explorer.
In contrast to a Gibson, the main advantages of a Hamer build is in the neck tenon, which is dovetailed, and more massive – which allows a better transfer of energy to the body.
Gold hardware, Peter Florance PAFs, OHSC complement this offer.
The guitar is in excellent condition – there is slight tarnishing on the gold tuner keys, and a small paint chip in the bottom edge of the body.
Neck is “baseball bat” size – makes for ton of sustainnnnnn 
Price Eur 2′000 including shipping to your country of destination
Tags: ex-demo, Explorer, Hamer, korina
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March 11th, 2010
A nice piece of rock’n'roll history. Hamer’s version of the Gibson Explorer, but a much better build in many people’s opinion; in contrast to Gibson, Hamer was/is running a much smaller shop, where instruments are *really* hand-built one by one…
Built in the pre-FMIC (Fender Musical Instrument Corporation) and when Jol Dantzig still was the boss of the whole show (now that he’s gone we really wonder what is going to happen to this great guitar manufacturing shop)
Pickups were swapped to Haeussel (TOZZ bridge, VIN neck). Incredible 3-d flame maple top (very difficult to photograph) – the figuring changes as you move the guitar around.
Conditions are good for a 15 y.o. instruments – there are small finish impressions here and there, but no major scratches, paint chips, etc,
Comes with OHSC.
[pics soon]
Eur 1′200 plus shipping to your destination.
Tags: Explorer, flame top, for sale, Haeussel, Hamer, Jol Dantzig, pre-loved, Standard Custom, vintage
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February 22nd, 2010
1994 Hamer USA Chapparal, holoflake finish, with boomerang inlays (both rare).
SD trembucker p.ups for a very distorted and powerful tone. Guit comes w/ OHSC. Excellent fret life. No “issues” with the guitar. Great shredplank.
Eur 1′000 plus shipping to your destination
Tags: boomerang, chaparral, for sale, Hamer, heavy metal, holoflake, pre-loved
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February 22nd, 2010
Almost mint – only signs present are the marks at the base of the headstock where the guitar hung in the store. Finish has turned from white to cream.
Built in the golden era of the Hamer shop – when Jol Dantzig still ruled the game, and before FMIC (Fender) took the brand over…
Pickups changed to Lollar, but originals included. Original OHSC.
Eur 900.- + shipping to your destination
Tags: for sale, Hamer, Jol Dantzig, P90, pre-loved, Special, vintage
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February 22nd, 2010
SOLD
1974 fender Starcaster in good condition w/ original OHSC. Beautiful sunburst finish (think Johnny Greenwood / Radiohead). Back of neck oversprayed. some chips in the finish on the headstock. Original electronics.
Price Eur 2′500 + shipping to your destination
Tags: Fender, for sale, Johnny Greenwood, pre-loved, Radiohead, semihollow, Starcaster, sunburst, vintage
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February 14th, 2010
Saul Koll: black limba Tornado
Beautiful 2007 Tornado, built by Saul Koll in Portland, Oregon (USA).
This model, part of Saul’s line of “Glides” was ordered in 2006 and received well over one year later, such is the backlog for Saul’s fine guitars (solidbodies, archtops, custom stuff).
Upon arrival it was very clear that this was an exceptional instrument – one jazz player said it felt “alive”. The Skyway tremolo, handbuilt by Rick Huff, is one of the finest trem bridges in circulation and does not detract from the instruments’ resonance and sustain. The bridge “electroflux” pickup is handmade by TV Jones to Saul’s specs: it is a cross between a P90 and a Tele pickup and the windings are asymmetrically scattered – taller and “slimmer” under the bass strings, lower and “fatter” under the treble strings. The neck pickup is a Haeussel AlNiCo III P90. The overall tone can be described as woody, yet the mid pickup position is tele-inspired. A truly unique instrument for “nu jazz” / fusion / electric blues / alt-rock….
The guitar is in ex-demo condition: showed twice at the Milano Guitar Show, and longingly embraced by a number of tone freaks, it has never been gigged, has no defects, scratches, issues, blemishes. The color is a very nice hue with shades of brown, ash, olive, weat.
Selling price: EUR 3′000.– plus shipping to your destination (import taxes might apply, please enquire)
Specs as reported on order sheet:
tornado_7287_specsheet
Tags: black limba, David Torn, ex-demo, for sale, Koll, korina, pre-loved, Saul Koll, Skyway
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January 24th, 2010
The count is surely and consistently growing…we’re almost at number 999, the last of the “thre digits” (to paraphrase the craziness of the early Hamer ‘4 digit” guitars).
This does not imply that post-1K instruments will be less desirable (by the way #1000 will be something spectacular… write for more info), but rather that there is something unique in owning the last of the the instruments of this early period.
If you wish to associate your name to #999, please do give me a call (+4176 – 343 61 93) or write (guitars at unclegroove dot com) and we’ll discuss how and what we can do to make this instrument an outstanding one-off, whether you want a metal, jazz, blues – or whether it’s just going to a beautiful piece of sonic art…!
Tags: #999, collectible guitar, Electric Guitar, Nik Huber, one off, special edition
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January 20th, 2010
Nik Huber Guitars has unveiled the new model for 2010 – the Krautster (rhymes with “Lester”, by the way).
We’re talking about a high-quality, stripped down, high performance rock guitar.
Just like with high performance “naked” motor bikes, most of the bling has been reduced to the essential – in this case it has been left in a very sexy, sleek, and organic feeling satin maple neck.
One volume control and you’re ready to rock – in my mind it conjures echoes of “Nantucket Sleighride” and “Theme from an imaginary western”, “Jumping Jack Flash” and generally speaking those edgy or epic rock-blues pieces from the late 60s to the mid 70s. The real “vintage vibe” if you wish…
Specs as per Nik Huber:
- Body Wood: Mahogany (flat top), bound with cream binding
- Finish: Top: solid colour satin, Back: open pore satin
- Neck Wood: Curly Maple (glued in)
- Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
- Scale Length” 25“ (635mm)
- Radius: Compound, 10“ – 14“ (255mm – 355mm)
- Frets 22 Medium Jumbo, extra hard (2,49mm wide – 1,19mm high), routed fretslots
- Trussrod Double Action (Single Rod, compressed)
- Shape: Std.
- Width at Nut: 1,67“ (42,5mm)
- Thickness : 0,88“ (22,5mm) at 1st Fret; 0,96“ (24,5mm) at 12th Fret
- Inlays: Abalone Dots (7mm)
- Headstock: Painted black
- Finish: Satin
- Nut : Bone
H A R D W A R E
- Bridge: Stoptail (Aluminum w/ Brass Studs), aged
- Tuners: Kluson Style (by Gotoh)
- Hardware Colour: Nickel
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Humbucker w/ aged Nickel Cover (made by H. Häussel)
- Electronics: 1 Master Volume (Push/ Pull for Coiltap)
- Backplate: Mahogany or Rosewood
- String setup: 010 – 046
- Colours: Onyx Black, Gold Top, Copper Top, Vintage White
- OHSC
O P T I O N S: Neck Pickup (P90 Soapbar – includes Tone Control and 3-way Toggle Switch), Custom Colours, Bigsby. Call / write to discuss more options!
Tags: Electric Guitar, flamed maple, humbucker, jumping jack flash, lester, mahogany, nantucket sleighride, Nik Huber, nik huber guitars, nik huber krautster, rock guitar, rock-blues, theme from an imaginary western, vintage
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November 29th, 2009
On hold, M. Smith
Ex demo Nik Huber Goldtop 2006 in korina.
BRW fingerboard, 25″ scale, wooden p.up rings, wraparound bridge, Haeussel p.ups w/ split on tone control, OHSC, COA.
Eur 2′200 (list 3′200) + shipping to your destination.
Nik Huber goldtop
Tags: Electric Guitar, korina, Les Paul, Nik Huber
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Welcome to Uncle GroOve!
Welcome to my webstore! Please feel free to browse around and have any questions answered!
As a matter of introduction, I might like to say that this store reflects my own peculiar, eclectic, anarchic tastes and choices in musical instruments. I strive to bring you the most musical, toneful, well built instruments irrispective of their price range. I have come to the conclusion (hard hands-on facts), that many of today’s products lack a proper “soul” – either because they are churned out in such quantities that there is little or no attention paid to the single instrument (or batch of instruments), or because the main focal point of such productions is purely a question of profit margins so the instrument itself must be produced at the lowest possible price, period. He / she who loves making music will inevitably desire to own a unique instrument; I have met very few seasoned musicians who have told me “I want just a guitar, as long as it stays in tune”. Any musician with a soul will inevitably look for an instrument that “speaks” to him or her – it’s the never ending quest in looking for that special, precious tool and partner.
This stems in my very humble opinion from baring one’s soul to the beauty and power of Music – these are the instruments I wish to bring to your attention: the ones that allow you to speak the voice of your Music.
I have consciously chosen to walk an ambivalent, maybe controversial and surely rocky path; on one hand I like to trade in the second hand market, where the depreciation of a given instrument has already set in and therefore the prices are more in line with many player’s financial needs. In this segment we often find the unloved gems, like the Telecaster Deluxe, the Gibson L6S or the RD, old Hamer USA guitars, the Ibanez Iceman, the splendidly executed Bacchus replicas – those special and often unique pieces which speak to us in a voice which is at the same time unique and different from the overall “fashion Tone of the day”. On the other hand I am carrying new instruments, such as Nik Huber’s excellent line of top notch, high level, premium guitars (http://www.nikhuber-guitars.com). Nik’s approach to excellence is what transforms his handmade guitars into works of art, a pleasure for the ears and hands of the seasoned pros who often comment “I’ve never played a guitar like this…!”. I’m also actively involved with Harry Haeussel’s stunning handmade pickups – the other “hidden” but significant half of Nik’s stunning guitars. Harry winds his craft and science for such top tier luthiers such as Pagelli (www.pagelli.com), Ruokangas, Teuffel and his pickups will make any guitar different – you’ll see and hear for yourself (please navigate to his page with the link on the left).
I have also taken up the responsability to promote Saul Koll’s line of fine and funky (indeed!) guitars to Europe (www.kollguitars.com), as well as Juha Ruokangas’ equally fine and stunning (www.ruokangas.com) guitars to Italy. New to the fold are Jim Soloway’s beautiful Swan guitars, that feature a unique 27″ scale length and an incredible string separation and tonal clarity.
Whether you are a player, a pro, a collector or just simply want to find a “better” instrument, I am sure you will eventually find your kind of special guitar in these pages.
Thank you again for visiting my store and website!
Paul C. Weber
Uncle GroOve
Nik Huber #999 – a “defining” moment
June 11th, 2010I have been meeting and talking with Nik about number 999… the last of the “3-digit” Hubers which, as you may recall, will be a truly one-off affair.
In the continuing series of “firsts” defined by our orders, this will be the first fully hollowbody Twangmeister (Jazzmeister?), with a flame maple front and back.
On the electronics side we are enlisting the help of…. Jason Lollar, the king of the new vintage renaissance. His Charlie Christian pickup will grace the neck position, and we’ll have something equally juicy in the bridge position.
This is all for this first teaser… more to come (fretboard inlays, etc…) – stay tuned!
Tags: Charlie Christian, flame maple, hollowbody, Jason Lollar, Nik Huber, Twangmeister
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2004 Korina Hamer Standard – one piece body (!)
March 11th, 2010A 2004 Hamer Standard in korina, featuring an incredible one piece body (!).
This guitar was custom spec’d without the pickguard, as percertificates, but one is included, should you want to convert to a “realistic” explorer.
In contrast to a Gibson, the main advantages of a Hamer build is in the neck tenon, which is dovetailed, and more massive – which allows a better transfer of energy to the body.
Gold hardware, Peter Florance PAFs, OHSC complement this offer.
The guitar is in excellent condition – there is slight tarnishing on the gold tuner keys, and a small paint chip in the bottom edge of the body.
Neck is “baseball bat” size – makes for ton of sustainnnnnn
Price Eur 2′000 including shipping to your country of destination
Tags: ex-demo, Explorer, Hamer, korina
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Hamer Standard Custom (1995)
March 11th, 2010A nice piece of rock’n'roll history. Hamer’s version of the Gibson Explorer, but a much better build in many people’s opinion; in contrast to Gibson, Hamer was/is running a much smaller shop, where instruments are *really* hand-built one by one…
Built in the pre-FMIC (Fender Musical Instrument Corporation) and when Jol Dantzig still was the boss of the whole show (now that he’s gone we really wonder what is going to happen to this great guitar manufacturing shop)
Pickups were swapped to Haeussel (TOZZ bridge, VIN neck). Incredible 3-d flame maple top (very difficult to photograph) – the figuring changes as you move the guitar around.
Conditions are good for a 15 y.o. instruments – there are small finish impressions here and there, but no major scratches, paint chips, etc,
Comes with OHSC.
[pics soon]
Eur 1′200 plus shipping to your destination.
Tags: Explorer, flame top, for sale, Haeussel, Hamer, Jol Dantzig, pre-loved, Standard Custom, vintage
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1994 Hamer Chaparral w/boomerang inlays
February 22nd, 20101994 Hamer USA Chapparal, holoflake finish, with boomerang inlays (both rare).
SD trembucker p.ups for a very distorted and powerful tone. Guit comes w/ OHSC. Excellent fret life. No “issues” with the guitar. Great shredplank.
Eur 1′000 plus shipping to your destination
Tags: boomerang, chaparral, for sale, Hamer, heavy metal, holoflake, pre-loved
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1993 Hamer Special P90
February 22nd, 2010Almost mint – only signs present are the marks at the base of the headstock where the guitar hung in the store. Finish has turned from white to cream.
Built in the golden era of the Hamer shop – when Jol Dantzig still ruled the game, and before FMIC (Fender) took the brand over…
Pickups changed to Lollar, but originals included. Original OHSC.
Eur 900.- + shipping to your destination
Tags: for sale, Hamer, Jol Dantzig, P90, pre-loved, Special, vintage
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1974 Fender Starcaster Semihollow (SOLD)
February 22nd, 2010SOLD
1974 fender Starcaster in good condition w/ original OHSC. Beautiful sunburst finish (think Johnny Greenwood / Radiohead). Back of neck oversprayed. some chips in the finish on the headstock. Original electronics.
Price Eur 2′500 + shipping to your destination
Tags: Fender, for sale, Johnny Greenwood, pre-loved, Radiohead, semihollow, Starcaster, sunburst, vintage
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Ex-demo Koll Tornado (black limba)
February 14th, 2010Saul Koll: black limba Tornado
Beautiful 2007 Tornado, built by Saul Koll in Portland, Oregon (USA).
This model, part of Saul’s line of “Glides” was ordered in 2006 and received well over one year later, such is the backlog for Saul’s fine guitars (solidbodies, archtops, custom stuff).
Upon arrival it was very clear that this was an exceptional instrument – one jazz player said it felt “alive”. The Skyway tremolo, handbuilt by Rick Huff, is one of the finest trem bridges in circulation and does not detract from the instruments’ resonance and sustain. The bridge “electroflux” pickup is handmade by TV Jones to Saul’s specs: it is a cross between a P90 and a Tele pickup and the windings are asymmetrically scattered – taller and “slimmer” under the bass strings, lower and “fatter” under the treble strings. The neck pickup is a Haeussel AlNiCo III P90. The overall tone can be described as woody, yet the mid pickup position is tele-inspired. A truly unique instrument for “nu jazz” / fusion / electric blues / alt-rock….
The guitar is in ex-demo condition: showed twice at the Milano Guitar Show, and longingly embraced by a number of tone freaks, it has never been gigged, has no defects, scratches, issues, blemishes. The color is a very nice hue with shades of brown, ash, olive, weat.
Selling price: EUR 3′000.– plus shipping to your destination (import taxes might apply, please enquire)
Specs as reported on order sheet:
tornado_7287_specsheet
Tags: black limba, David Torn, ex-demo, for sale, Koll, korina, pre-loved, Saul Koll, Skyway
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Nik Huber #999 – reserve now!
January 24th, 2010The count is surely and consistently growing…we’re almost at number 999, the last of the “thre digits” (to paraphrase the craziness of the early Hamer ‘4 digit” guitars).
This does not imply that post-1K instruments will be less desirable (by the way #1000 will be something spectacular… write for more info), but rather that there is something unique in owning the last of the the instruments of this early period.
If you wish to associate your name to #999, please do give me a call (+4176 – 343 61 93) or write (guitars at unclegroove dot com) and we’ll discuss how and what we can do to make this instrument an outstanding one-off, whether you want a metal, jazz, blues – or whether it’s just going to a beautiful piece of sonic art…!
Tags: #999, collectible guitar, Electric Guitar, Nik Huber, one off, special edition
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Wood + Tubes = Rock’n'Roll!!
January 20th, 2010Nik Huber Guitars has unveiled the new model for 2010 – the Krautster (rhymes with “Lester”, by the way).
We’re talking about a high-quality, stripped down, high performance rock guitar.
Just like with high performance “naked” motor bikes, most of the bling has been reduced to the essential – in this case it has been left in a very sexy, sleek, and organic feeling satin maple neck.
One volume control and you’re ready to rock – in my mind it conjures echoes of “Nantucket Sleighride” and “Theme from an imaginary western”, “Jumping Jack Flash” and generally speaking those edgy or epic rock-blues pieces from the late 60s to the mid 70s. The real “vintage vibe” if you wish…
Specs as per Nik Huber:
H A R D W A R E
O P T I O N S: Neck Pickup (P90 Soapbar – includes Tone Control and 3-way Toggle Switch), Custom Colours, Bigsby. Call / write to discuss more options!
Tags: Electric Guitar, flamed maple, humbucker, jumping jack flash, lester, mahogany, nantucket sleighride, Nik Huber, nik huber guitars, nik huber krautster, rock guitar, rock-blues, theme from an imaginary western, vintage
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Ex-demo Nik Huber korina Orca Goldtop (on hold)
November 29th, 2009On hold, M. Smith
Ex demo Nik Huber Goldtop 2006 in korina.
BRW fingerboard, 25″ scale, wooden p.up rings, wraparound bridge, Haeussel p.ups w/ split on tone control, OHSC, COA.
Eur 2′200 (list 3′200) + shipping to your destination.
Nik Huber goldtop
Tags: Electric Guitar, korina, Les Paul, Nik Huber
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