NHD - Standard, Rick Nielsen signature 😬

[zorrow]

Serious stuff, no BS. Is anybody here who can tell me more about this beauty?

[BTMN]

😳😵‍💫😎👍🏁

[zorrow]

@cmatthes or @HamStd, do you know anything about this one? 

Edited August 18, 2024 by zorrow
Replaced “something” by “anything” 😜

[Steve Haynie]

That was part of a run of Standards that went to dealers in Japan.

[zorrow]

25 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said:

That was part of a run of Standards that went to dealers in Japan.

Interesting!

BTW, I got it from a guy in Canada who strangely isn’t a member of the HFC, but owns many cool Hamers. He’s selling several of them, and some are true gems.

I promised to him I would recommend him as a seller around here and on FB. His name is Tyler Henderson. The guitar was packaged perfectly and shipped in a snap. He’s very cool too, nice person to deal with.

I’m going to propose to him to become a member of the fan club, and he might start selling his stuff here when he’ll get authorized by the administrators. 

[cmatthes]

It’s from a run of Standards made for KORG, the Japanese distributor between 1995-96.  They’re identical to a stock 59Burst Standard from that era, with the exception of gold hardware and the headstock transfer is at the headstock tip and there’s the RN signature in front of that.  
 

Very cool!

[crunchee]

I bought one in '98 from MusicLand KEY in Shibuya (Tokyo), when I was stationed in Japan with the U.S. Navy.  It's exactly like cmatthes said.  I got mine featured in the 'Reader's Gallery' in the Feb. 99 issue of Vintage Guitar (the issue with the infamous 'Exploer' cover...VG spelled 'Explorer' wrong on the cover in big letters for everyone to see ).

[Disturber]

On 8/19/2024 at 1:45 AM, cmatthes said:

with the exception of  transfer is at the headstock tip .  
 

Very cool!

That logo is on the right place on these. Not sure I dig RIcks signature, but I would for sure tresure that one anyway.

[Jakeboy]

Congrats on a unique and gorgeous Standard.

[Steve Haynie]

1 hour ago, Disturber said:

That logo is on the right place on these. Not sure I dig RIcks signature, but I would for sure tresure that one anyway.

Rick Nielsen is so synonymous with Hamer that you could ignore his signature on the headstock.  He is sort of like Hamer's equivalent of Ronald McDonald. 

[Disturber]

3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

Rick Nielsen is so synonymous with Hamer that you could ignore his signature on the headstock.  He is sort of like Hamer's equivalent of Ronald McDonald. 

Actually, early on in CT's career I think he worked weekends at the McD in Rockford dressed out as Ronald McDonald.

[kizanski]

3 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

Rick Nielsen is so synonymous with Hamer that you could ignore his signature on the headstock.  He is sort of like Hamer's equivalent of Ronald McDonald. 

This is a great comp.

Rick Nielsen is a fucking clown.