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It seems we are directly connected to the incites now. That's really coool. Welcome to the board Kris.

Lesson learned: It's not Shmutz. It's Schmutz. Made in Germany this word is. Therefore, an import value or value import.

Don't wonder, ask the customer service.

Check your finger positioning. If you feel you are putting the finger at the right place you might have to adjust the string height a bit by adjusting the trussrod and the bridge. I'd say, lower the trussrod 1/4 - 1/2 turn and wait for a day. Then check the string height from the bridge's point of view. Keep the guitar tuned at anytime.

As you decided to open an individual thread for this rather than following mine I will follow up this one then. With regards to our mails it would be nice if you would provide the DC resistance values of the pickups here. The details could be interesting to all of us. I would not want buy the pickup without the knowledge it fits to the one I already have. Buying the set seems to be quite pricey.

How do they compare to Vovox and Monster cables?

Seriously, what's the serial number? How old is it? Did it have a blow job?

I'm following this one. Different weight and sound than a Custom, but equally worth to play. Excellent value for money. Add quality hardware to it and it rivals the original. Is it a Korean model? Nope, it's Chinese, which i've always heard put down as the lesser guitar to the Koreans. And that assertion may very well be true... i've never played a Korean, so i can't say. My Chinese STD works fine for me though. Mine is a Korean from 2002. I've read in another forum that Hamer's Asian manufacturers actually build different guitars for the same model. The guy wrote that he had two guitars of the same model made in different plants of different countries that had different neck profiles. Obviously, Hamer or Kaman did not provide exact measures for the individual models. It seems that the wood is not completely cut CNC based. Handwork still seems to be major factor here. This brings me back to the original theme of this thread. Taking the current Newport thread into account and what we actually know from Hamer. The bodies are CNC cut and not handmade. From that point of view this guitar is not better than any other guitar, although they put very much effort to the details later on in the building process. The guitars mainly differ in finish and pickup selection. As pickups generally are stock pickups, it's the finish that lasts. As opposed to this, early Gibsons and Fenders differ in handcraft, pickups and finish. Any of these early made guitars can be seen as true individuals. For a $4000 list price guitar that has a production time of more than 6 months, I'd expect that production of the core body would take more than a couple of hours to run the CNC machine. The serial numbers don't have a major impact, though, except for the first digit. From this point of view, I don't wonder the guitars drop in price that quick. Never mind the final quality. But, the guitars seem to lack individuality right from the base or root. You Know what I mean? A poor conclusion with regards to the XT series models. Comparing the cost for handcraft, the XT series and the USA series are basically produced the same way. Obviously, we pay for luxury for the USA models do we? Look at this: Here's a nice gallery. Scroll down to watch the pictures. You don't need to understand the German description. Oh, oh, I don't want to continue this.

I'm following this one. Different weight and sound than a Custom, but equally worth to play. Excellent value for money. Add quality hardware to it and it rivals the original.

...-Jonathan ...Besides Tom Dumont, there's no modern era guitarist I know about who plays Hamers... Listen to LinkinPark and you will hear Hamer guitars. The statement is to much general. There are younger players around. The case remains. It is a small brand that just cannot be found everywhere.

Consider how much wood they've got to shred now. They could make matchsticks out of them that qualify to light big Havannas. Any better ideas?

I totally agree, it's the name that doesn't have this famous coat. People who know Hamer know and speak about their excellence. But, who actually knows about Hamer? The crowd is just to small for my opinion. See it for Germany. It is a leading industrial country. Try to find a distributor over here, impossible. Fenders, Gibsons, Epiphones etc. are everywhere. It is getting a little better since Fender aquired Kaman with Hamer included. Surprisingly, Hamer is not a noted brand on the German Fender Homepage until today, although there is space left on the page. http://fender.de/products/otherbrands/ For the XT-Series, I believe they open doors that have never been open before. For the first time young people are able to afford Hamer guitars and build up notion over them. However, it will take another generation for a breakthrough assumed the brand continues to be strongly marketed this way. Finally, look at the serial numbers. There were only 55.000 guitars ever built over a period of 35 years. Where do you expect to find them (- in the HFC family of course :-) -)? The XT-Series numbers already have 6 digits. The brand grows.

So what the homepage says, it seems to be a 'real thing'. I guess the decision will be whether to sound identically to the originals or having your own profile. Unfortunately, people are so much into preservation that they may not honor individualism any more. So, you've got to take your axe.

Lovely, Lovely, Lovely! The best visual infection to leave work behind.

Not only is it the massive solid body that lets it swing, but also its shape. It is in a way balanced so that it ever stays in perfect playing position. The arm of the playing hand receives so much support. It's like playing sitting in a sofa. Very, very ergonomic and comfortable.

Nice tune from guitarworld. Much better than the one from premierguitar for my opinion.

Welcome! It won't break at the same place any more, virtually.

Good stuff. Want to dig further in.

White is the choice. It's impressive, while staying back at the same time. Hey guys, first post. I've made it. :-)