BadgerDave Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I really need to sell some guitars! Not a fire sale or financial crisis, just downsizing to the dozen or so that are absolutely essential. This is a rare one. '82 Special with original Zebra graphic finish. Very good condition with some nicks, dings and scratches and minor fret wear. Nice natural creamy aging in the white paint. Nothing serious. Sets up easily with low action. No dead spots or buzzing with reasonably aggressive playing. 8 lbs. 6.6 oz. Nice medium chunky neck (the thickest I've found on a first generation Special). 0.804 at the 1st fret, 0.890 at the 12th. New bone nut, new knobs. The pickups are either original or period correct Dimarzios. Possibly original period correct Hamer case. Everything in the control cavity looks original, but the pickups have been out. I'm pretty sure I tried a Virtual PAF in the bridge position then changed it back, but its obvious that someone tried different pickups at some point. I think I bought this one from HFC member Johnny Thunders about 10 years ago. I played it at a downtown Chicago Hamer Jam and Paul Hamer's brother confirmed that he did the Zebra paint job using ripped up newspaper as masking. I'll leave it here for a week, then off to reverb at a more optimistic price. Now listed on Reverb at $1,899.00 asking price. $1,500.00 shipped for HFC Supporting Members. Sorry, U.S. Only (CITES ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sled Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have 70's era dimarzio pu's in my telegib. Best sounding guitar I have.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 That zebra Special is Bad Ass! Capital B, Capital A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 That graphic is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamersaur Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, scottcald said: That graphic is awesome! ^ + 1000. Normally I am not too keen on graphics but there are some exceptions that really grab me. This is one. F'n CITES. GLWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I don't think there are many of the graphics finishes I've seen that I don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyd Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Awesome guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 SO tempted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peedenmark7 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Nice one ! I've always had a soft spot for black and white graphic Hamers, especially the Graphic Series Special .. Every guitar as individual as the folks that built them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JochenP Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Looking for some cool Hamer guitars I realy live in a wrong country... Dam.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornjulio Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 44 minutes ago, JochenP said: Looking for some cool Hamer guitars I realy live in a wrong country... Dam.... The CITES regulations are also not helping to improve any guitar collection in EU... Love that Zebra though. What a fantastic story that they used ripped newspaper to create the stripes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I liked the neck on this one and it would look good on you. On 2/28/2017 at 3:07 PM, hamerhead said: Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 3:10 PM, BadgerDave said: Nice medium chunky neck (the thickest I've found on a first generation Special). 0.804 at the 1st fret, 0.890 at the 12th. "I hate you in the face!"-Poe's Nephew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSII x 2 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Man, that's one killer guitar! Insane graphic and big neck, no less! Wish I had the $, but I'm in a downsizing mode myself. GLWtS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 ^^^ Echoing everyone's sentiments above. What a brilliant looking guitar! Somebody's going to be over the moon having that one. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jginsj Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Wow, right up there with the BadgerDave teal tele thinline that I never, ever, ever should have sold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 That IS cool! Hamer did some very unique things with guitars back in the day and that is one of them! You go to a gig and pull that guitar out how many people are you going to meet that say hey I have one of those? Not! BOLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devrock Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Does it come with a free pair of shiny spandex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 A loin cloth would work just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDave Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Just got the bill for my collarbone surgery. $1,500.00 shipped for HFC supporting members. Apologies to those outside the U.S., but the rosewood board (99% sure it's Brazilian) prevents cross boarder shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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