I let my Newport go for a Shishkov to be named later. It was time. You'll know when you're ready.
But dang it, a double cut spruce top hollow Shishkov does sound intriguing.
I've got it bad. :(
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But dang it, a double cut spruce top hollow Shishkov does sound intriguing.
The Sub 1k Hamers are getting harder to come by that is for sure. I don't see anyone knocking down the doors for Phantoms and Prototypes yet and they are marching toward turning into 40 year old guitars soon. Only thing raising those prices is inflation, really good cheap imports are selling for more money.
If I wanted inexpensive, I'd rather buy used...Come to think of it, two of my three Hamers were purchased used, and the one I bought new, I could only afford it because my buddy worked at a small music store and sold me the guitar at their wholesale cost.
After seeing all the pretty imported guitars hanging on the walls at GC, and after grabbing them off the walls and feeling how cheap most of them felt compared to my Hamers, I can't see why anyone wouldn't prefer a used Hamer. I guess anything over $350 is still a steep price for someone getting in the game for the first time, especially for a parent who thinks the instrument is just a passing fad for their kid.
After seeing all the pretty imported guitars hanging on the walls at GC, and after grabbing them off the walls and feeling how cheap most of them felt compared to my Hamers, I can't see why anyone wouldn't prefer a used Hamer. I guess anything over $350 is still a steep price for someone getting in the game for the first time, especially for a parent who thinks the instrument is just a passing fad for their kid.
