Michael_B Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I recently picked up a 2008 Newport that looks like it was barely played. The vast majority of used Hamers that I've bought (mostly post 2000) look hardly played. I've owned a 22-year old Daytona that didn't have a knick or scratch on it. Anyone care to share pics of their "player-grade" Hamers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currypowder Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Well worn and played 79 Sunburst that I picked up a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, hamerhead said: That was mine many years ago. The 2nd smallest Hamer neck I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Remember the modified, stickered and molested black standard that looked like it went to hell and back drug by a rope behind a dirt bike? I think this is the AFTER TLC photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 46 minutes ago, kizanski said: That was mine many years ago. The 2nd smallest Hamer neck I've ever seen. Yeah, if you turned it sideways it would disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, hamerhead said: Yeah, if you turned it sideways it would disappear. But the Prince Studio Custom could hide behind it.That's the smallest Hamer neck I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockbody Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 My 1990 Iridescent Californian Elite. Numerous dings, some down to the wood, and the clear was bubbling some on the forearm bevel, but because of the finish you could hardly tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zorrow Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I “only” own three Hamers and they are all player-grade, though they are quite unique too. The Schenker Vector might be the sole ‘67 Flying V-inspired Vector ever built by Hamer. Even Jol remembered it. It’s a screamer and does show a lot of battle scars. The ‘81 Camo Vector is a sweet axe which was exhibited at the Hamer booth at NAMM in 1981. I still have to go to the library to verify if there are pictures of it in Guitar Player, as the legend says. It sports many nitro cracks and a fair amount of dings. The Standard from Hell is a 4-digit which was Kev’s first Hamer. He recorded with it the most of the rhythm parts of Hell’s second album. It also appears on their live DVD on the deluxe edition of that very album. It has a lot of battle scars, as it’s... well... pure heavy metal history! And it does sound and play awesomely. PS: I realize they might be also considered “righteous”, but I still prefer their functional side, so it’s in this “working-class” topic where I finally decide to share these pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 My three 4-digit Standards have been played a lot. As often with great guitars. The one that looks best in the finish etc needed a refret. The other two got their frets dressed and have battle scars all over. I have one Sunburst that is pristine, but was played a lot and I had to get it it a refret. One of my Sunbursts had a previous owner who played the same song(s) so often on it it has worn down dimples from his fingers on the back of the neck. My newer Hamer's get played A LOT, but I take care of them. I don't abuse them like I did with guitars when I was (a lot) younger. The guitars looks great, but I have got a lot of mileage out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana_V Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I know I just posted pictures of my beloved '81 Special on the Everybody posts about their new guitars..... thread, but I think it pretty much fits the definition of player grade. I've never intentionally abused it -- in fact I've always been careful with it - but things happen over the course of 3+ decades. Like that time in 2007 when my strap came apart and the guitar went crashing down onto my pedalboard. One of the vertical edges of the 'board caught the neck just behind the nut and put a good-sized gouge in it. And considering how incredibly thin the neck is to begin with, I'm really surprised it didn't snap the headstock right off. But it didn't. So it's got quite a few battle scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Pretty healthy gouge where the light is reflecting, but otherwise pretty clean: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Well there is this one.............................,played to holy heck but it iS marvelous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Most of my Hamers were road worn. I'm a little suspicious of closet queens. A good guitar will get played and often. Usually they are less expensive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 1:55 PM, kizanski said: But the Prince Studio Custom could hide behind it.That's the smallest Hamer neck I've ever seen. I think your memory is playing tricks on you - that's nowhere near as small/thin/narrow as a lot of '80s Hamers! It's got a weird, soft V that makes it seem thinner, but A/B'd next to another guitar, like an 80s Special, an '80s Phantom and an early '90s Sunburst, it's definitely a fuller profile and has a standard nut width too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, cmatthes said: I think your memory is playing tricks on you - that's nowhere near as small/thin/narrow as a lot of '80s Hamers! It's got a weird, soft V that makes it seem thinner, but A/B'd next to another guitar, like an 80s Special, an '80s Phantom and an early '90s Sunburst, it's definitely a fuller profile and has a standard nut width too. It felt like a pencil to me. I was afraid I was going to break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 It's because you're so powerful and strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 7:18 PM, ARM OF HAMER said: Well there is this one.............................,played to holy heck but it iS marvelous! Just in case anyone is wondering.................I DID see this guitar before I bought it but only by the photos and it did not slow me down one bit as to if I wanted to buy it. And this IS the condition that the guitar was sold to me in,I did none of the play wear you see here................someone obviously rocked it The guitar turned out to be better in everyway that you would want a guitar to be.When you have to purchase a expensive guitar online and you can't be there in person its a dice roll,but i got real lucky to find this one.[Actually it was found for me] I can appreciate a beautiful pristine guitar but the "Players" grade guitars are often the ones I find most beautiful as they have been used and loved to make music................what they are made for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 7 hours ago, cmatthes said: It's because you're so powerful and strong! This is what I'm saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack C Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 1:30 PM, Jeff R said: Remember the modified, stickered and molested black standard that looked like it went to hell and back drug by a rope behind a dirt bike? I think this is the AFTER TLC photo. Looks like there’s some killer flame on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Remember this one?.......................Sorry I missed it and it went cheap for what it was.........COOL in my book!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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