Zandard* $7500

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*2006 Hamer Standard, one of 3 produced for Rocketeria in Maryland modeled on #0004 as pictured in Guitars of the Stars. Serial number ending in 80, as opposed to 78 and 79. See replies and links for more of the history.

Provenance: @elduave to @bubs_42 to @tommy p. 9.4 lbs according to kitchen scale. Additional $100 for shipping. I have not pulled the pickups but have been advised or read on this board that these came with Duncan 59 neck and DiMarzio PAF. Thanks for looking. Message me here on HFC if you have any questions.

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(Edit: original #0004 just sold for $256,000). Here is the pic from Guitars of the Stars:

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If I could still play, I'd buy it back.  It was a Holy Grail of a guitar for me and spent 16 years in my guitarsenal.  When I had my Cheap Trick tribute band, I rotated through all of my 25 guitars and usually took 3-5 to my gigs.  That was the ONLY guitar that went to every gig.  I miss playing it terribly (double meaning intended 😂).

 
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The 3 Zandards were all spectacular instruments and each one had a different top selected so they wouldn’t look identical.  I remember taking pics of them for Elduave’s shop when they came in and was kinda kicking myself that I had just ordered a Greenburst Standard at the time and couldn’t swing both!  
 

The way Standards are getting up there, this one is right on the money and less than what a new Gibson copy of one sells for!

 
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Sure, you can buy the original for a few hundred thousand, or you can own this one for $7500. Provenance: @elduave to @bubs_42 to @tommy p. I will post links to earlier Zandard threads when I have a chance. Initially selling in-person in DC metro area to HFC’er or to your trusted helper to buy and ship it. If no one local bites I will reconsider shipping. It is only 9.4 lbs according to kitchen scale but weight is a problem for my shoulder. Thanks for looking! 

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May I ask why it is called a Zandard?

Dot neck instead of Crowned and Bound?

Does it apply just to 4 digits?

 
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May I ask why it is called a Zandard?

Dot neck instead of Crowned and Bound?

Does it apply just to 4 digits?
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Good question! From @Hamerica:



I believe that the guitar in question is #0004 and originally was a gift from Rick Nielsen to Robin Zander. Hencefore, the nickname Zandard. 

If you have purchased the recently released 30th Anniversary at Budokan, you can get a couple of shots of the Zandard in action with Rick. 

It is also on page 125 of the Guitars of the Stars book that Bill Rich put out a few years ago. 

The Elduave run of three is one of the coolest limited Standard runs in a long time. 
 

From @elduave

Jol and I where talking. The conversation steered to the run of 3 Standards I wanted built that where to color match the Guitars Of The Stars #0004. He referred to them as the Zander Standards. I asked why, he said that #0004 was made for Robin, but Rick absorbed it into his stash. Later I just put the 2 words together, ZANDer stanARD.
 

 
I like that guitar but don't have access to regular post as I'm a guess LOL. Is there a way i can contact you about this guitar?

 
Here is a slightly different history of the original #0004 from the current auction. 

A Hamer Standard electric guitar, serial #0004, built in 1975 for Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, who played it on stages all over the world from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s. Rick can be seen playing this guitar at many concerts including on Don Kirchner’s Rock Concert on November 10th, 1977.

Rick’s association with luthier Paul Hamer began in 1973 when Rick sold him a sunburst Les Paul Standard, which Paul later sold to fund Hamer Guitars. In 1975, Rick wanted a real, original Gibson Explorer of of his own, but with so few made they were hard to come by; Rick asked Paul to make him one with a flame maple top, the very instrument in this lot. This guitar took quite a long time to produce, so Paul sent Rick his personal guitar, serial #0000, as a loaner until the natural model was finished. Rick liked it so much that he bought them both.  


Those two initial Hamer Standards are easily some of his most recognizable guitars –– checkerboard patterns and five-neck behemoths notwithstanding –– thanks to their feature set as well as the unique figuring of their flame maple tops. Natural model #0004 appears in innumerable photos and concert footage spanning the 1970s and 1980s and is easily one of the most important guitars of his career. Hamer even ran an ad which featured Rick with this guitar.  

 
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I like that guitar but don't have access to regular post as I'm a guess LOL. Is there a way i can contact you about this guitar?
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Sorry I missed this post. If you are still around and interested, please reply and we will figure out a way to connect.
 
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