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After reading post over on the for sale page about the Zander Standard. I got to thinking about what would a good candidate for a special run of Standards:

Here is my vote:

Mahogany Standard (no flame top)

Sustain Block Bridge

Triple Coil in the Bridge & P-90 in the neck.

5 way blade switch

Ebony Board

Chunky neck carve

what do you have in mind?

Posted

After reading post over on the for sale page about the Zander Standard. I got to thinking about what would a good candidate for a special run of Standards:

Here is my vote:

Mahogany Standard (no flame top)

Sustain Block Bridge

Triple Coil in the Bridge & P-90 in the neck.

5 way blade switch

Ebony Board

Chunky neck carve

I'll chime in. After 1. my experience with the Phantom and 2. my experience with the quasi P-90 (P-Rail), I think this would be a spectacular pickup combination.

+1 on the sustain block - sounds great, but my real love for the sustain block is how absolutely comfortable it is to play and how easy it is to control / mute the strings.

+1 chunky neck carve - Sir Mixalot said it best: "I want 'em real thick and juicy..." :lol:

Edited to add: either crowns (never happen) or dots, chrome (or better, nickel) hardware, old school creme / zebra pickups.

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4 digit re-issue. When that happens I'll be calling my Hamer dealer.

I've given this quite a bit of thought:

Korina

Black

Full binding

Ebony

Boomers

White pickups

White Knobs

Black switch tip

Chrome hardware

Jol says no.

Posted

Just like this. But a Standard. And no f-holes.

coolesteverhamer_artist.jpg

-Austin

I would trade my Monaco on the FS page and cash for that guitar. I missed it and its one of my all time favorites. Its got everthing wrapped up in one guitar.

As for the Standard Special Order, I've wanted a Mahogany Standard since before I joined the board. So that would be my first choice but with a Big neck, Non Chambered. I ran a thread a while back about doing an HFC guitar. It has to be a simple guitar. So my 2 cents would be.

Mahongany Standard

Vintage Carve Neck with Ebony Board and MOP Dots and Side markers

Have you Seen the finish on the Huber Jr's that are in the PG magazine? That finish.

One little detail would be the Checkered Stripe under the Hamer Logo.

As for a 4 digit run. They will never be a real 4 digit and would cost as much as a real 4 digit. Just go get yourself a 4 digit.

I

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A

7 lb.

Bound and crowned

All black

Bound body & head stock. No pickguard.

Honduras mahogany, loose grain. No maple cap.

Old school logo and headstock

ABR-1 bridge & light weight T/P

The new, modern input jack.

Posted

Korina body (solid no chambering)

Rosewood board unbound with dot inlays

wraparound bridge/tailpiece

single P-90

master volume and tone

nickel hardware

A Standard Jr.

Posted

Korina body (solid no chambering)

Rosewood board unbound with dot inlays

wraparound bridge/tailpiece

single P-90

master volume and tone

nickel hardware

A Standard Jr.

KERTHUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huh?.....Wha?.... OH OH OH!!! :lol::lol::lol:

Posted

I worked out that as a limited run 6 years ago. Here's my crappy photoshop that I sent up to Jol....

std_jr.jpg

He LOVED it! He also told me they would be at least $6k list.

I walked away.

Posted

I worked out that as a limited run 6 years ago. Here's my crappy photoshop that I sent up to Jol....

std_jr.jpg

He LOVED it! He also told me they would be at least $6k list.

I walked away.

$6k?!?!?!?!?!?! Man they are on crack. Why would it be that much more than a normal korina Standard. Ah what the hell time for the next RS build :lol:

Posted

Korina body (solid no chambering)

Rosewood board unbound with dot inlays

wraparound bridge/tailpiece

single P-90

master volume and tone

nickel hardware

A Standard Jr.

Hell yes.

Posted

time for the next RS build :lol:

That would be a scary cool guitar. :lol:

Ginormous neck

Fralin (noiseless, maybe) P-90

RS winged logo out on the tip of the headstock...

WOW!

Posted

I worked out that as a limited run 6 years ago. Here's my crappy photoshop that I sent up to Jol....

std_jr.jpg

He LOVED it! He also told me they would be at least $6k list.

I walked away.

$6k?!?!?!?!?!?! Man they are on crack. Why would it be that much more than a normal korina Standard. Ah what the hell time for the next RS build :lol:

I get the first one free,right? After all, I DID design the guitar.

Posted

I worked out that as a limited run 6 years ago. Here's my crappy photoshop that I sent up to Jol....

std_jr.jpg

He LOVED it! He also told me they would be at least $6k list.

I walked away.

$6k?!?!?!?!?!?! Man they are on crack. Why would it be that much more than a normal korina Standard. Ah what the hell time for the next RS build :lol:

I get the first one free,right? After all, I DID design the guitar.

Nice try Bro. :lol:

Posted

Korina body (solid no chambering)

Rosewood board unbound with dot inlays

wraparound bridge/tailpiece

single P-90

master volume and tone

nickel hardware

A Standard Jr.

Hell yes.

It just so happens that I have a 2pc, nicely matched Korina Explorer (Standard) body that hasn't been routed yet...

Hmmmmmm...

Posted

I worked out that as a limited run 6 years ago. Here's my crappy photoshop that I sent up to Jol....

std_jr.jpg

He LOVED it! He also told me they would be at least $6k list.

I walked away.

$6k?!?!?!?!?!?! Man they are on crack. Why would it be that much more than a normal korina Standard. Ah what the hell time for the next RS build :lol:

I get the first one free,right? After all, I DID design the guitar.

Nice try Bro. :lol:

Bitch.

Posted

I Say bring back the Sunburst only in Korina with Shell Binding with a Fat 59 neck and Sustain Block.

Even the Mahogany with a Maple Cap makes no difference, Its a Great guitar thta should be still built.

Posted

I Say bring back the Sunburst only in Korina with Shell Binding with a Fat 59 neck and Sustain Block.

Even the Mahogany with a Maple Cap makes no difference, Its a Great guitar thta should be still built.

I'd love to see a special with binding and a Veneer Top. I wanted a C/O with a Special piece of wood for the top and the upcharge was pretty damn steep. I would have been very pleased just to have a Veneer Top on a piece of great sounding Mahogany.

Posted

I wouldn't mind seeing a Standard (just about any Standard) with the Futura forked headstock.

One Hamer Korina Standard like that exists. I think it went to Make N Music about the same time as the original limited run came out (about 1995). I'm not sure if that one was part of the numbered limited run or not.

The tooling already exists because it was used on the korina Rick Neilsen model.

edited to add that I think it would be particularly bitchin on Greg's Standard/Junior concept. They could use the proper strip tuners that were used on the BCR Juniors.

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