Lefty Rich C Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 With resale of recent Hamers nearing a 50% drop, one wonders what now, with Danzig gone and productionhaulted, except for custom? Look what happened to Gretch. A real shame. Most American makers don't even come close to Hamer, especially Fender. Collings, Grosch, Taylor, PRS, Anderson, yes. That's why Eastman has gained a foothold in the USA.
Scottcrud Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Danzig still tours, just saw him in Austin, great show. Oh... you meant Dantzig.
BCR Greg Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Christ will be back, they said so this morning.
Aceldama Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Danzig lost me with "Black Aria." Dude, you can't do opera. Just deal with it.
burningyen Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 I don't understand, is Jol for sale? How much?
Scottcrud Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 When Christ left the band, I lost interest.Tommy Victor is a more than capable replacement for John Christ, believe me, he's a badass. Very under-rated player.
MarkF786 Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Most American makers don't even come close to Hamer, especially Fender. Collings, Grosch, Taylor, PRS, Anderson, yes.You must be high. Though I agree that Hamer's quality is better than most (all?) mass produced guitars and equivalent to many boutique builders, Collings is certainly a notch above. I've never played an Anderson, but from everything I've heard their quality is top notch too.Sure, Hamer's quality is better than a Fender or Gibson, but there are many small builders who surpass Hamer - and sadly Hamer's old retail prices were putting them in competition with these builders.On the used market (or even the recent highly discounted factory models), Hamers are one of the best values out there. But at the street price, I'd have to weigh a lot of other options.Mark
DaveL Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 With resale of recent Hamers nearing a 50% drop, one wonders what now, with Danzig gone and productionhaulted, except for custom? Look what happened to Gretch. A real shame. Most American makers don't even come close to Hamer, especially Fender. Collings, Grosch, Taylor, PRS, Anderson, yes. That's why Eastman has gained a foothold in the USA. dude you can't even spell the dude's name right...
HamStd Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 With resale of recent Hamers nearing a 50% drop, one wonders what now, with Danzig gone and production haulted, except for custom? Look what happened to Gretch. A real shame. Most American makers don't even come close to Hamer, especially Fender. Collings, Grosch, Taylor, PRS, Anderson, yes. That's why Eastman has gained a foothold in the USA. dude you can't even spell the dude's name right... At least he didn't call him "Joe Danzig"
cmatthes Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 At least he didn't call him "Joe Danzig" I always confuse him with his brother "Joel"...
JohnnyB Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 With resale of recent Hamers nearing a 50% drop, one wonders what now, with Danzig gone and productionhaulted, except for custom?Hamer resale has always been poor. Lately used and vintage guitar prices have taken a big nosedive. I just overheard a conversation at Guitarville over a 1959 Les Paul Junior priced at about $12K. The owner commented that just a year or two ago the same thing was fetching $20K.And it's spelled Dantzig... and halted. Look what happened to Gretch. A real shame. And what happened to Gretsch? Where's the shame? They're making more models in more colors with more consistent quality than ever before.And it's spelled Gretsch. Most American makers don't even come close to Hamer, especially Fender. Collings, Grosch, Taylor, PRS, Anderson, yes. Fender Custom shop comes close at least, and Collings, Grosh, Taylor, PRS, and Anderson are all pretty equivalent in quality to Hamer USA. And it's spelled Grosh.That's why Eastman has gained a foothold in the USA.Eastman offers well-made guitars and basses at affordable prices inspired by quirky, hard-to-find, and expensive vintage instruments. Why wouldn't that business plan gain a foothold? None of the brands you mention are going after that market at all.So... what were you talking about?
Jorge Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 C'mon, give the OP a break. It's just a normal mistake, and you can probably understand what he means anyway. No need to be cruel, IMO.
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