Hamer Sighting - Lita Ford Show

[Steve Haynie]

Last night there was a show with four bands in Johnson City, Tennessee: Warrant, Winger, Lita Ford (with Dee Snider), and Molly Hatchet.  Warrant is the only band that I am not sure of ever having a Hamer connection, but the other three certainly have been known for having Hamer guitars and basses. 

Lita only played B.C. Rich guitars last night, but her guitar player was Gary Hoey.  He played one guitar all night, and it was a Hamer. 

 

[scottcald]

Nice!  Seems like a cool show.

Any of the original guys in Molly Hatchet anymore?

[DaveH]

4 hours ago, scottcald said:

Any of the original guys in Molly Hatchet anymore?

There weren't when I saw them in '99.

[Steve Haynie]

The original members of Molly Hatchet have all died.  John Galvin and Bobby Ingram were in the last iteration of Molly Hatchet before the break up.  Ingram was able to get the rights to the band name and got things going again in the 1990's. 

[scottcald]

I knew a lot of them had gone, didn't realize all of them had.  Too bad.  I know Brown died in his early 50s.  Did anyone make it to 70?

[Steve Haynie]

Nope.

[topekatj]

49 minutes ago, scottcald said:

I knew a lot of them had gone, didn't realize all of them had.  Too bad.  I know Brown died in his early 50s.  Did anyone make it to 70?

Too much Flirtin’ w/ Disaster

[Jimbilly]

2 hours ago, topekatj said:

Too much Flirtin’ w/ Disaster

maybe it went beyond flirtation 

Really cool to see Gary with a Hamer again, he was with Fender when I saw him doing a clinic for them with the Sun Model T amps iirc, but this was quite a while ago now.  

[Biz Prof]

On 2/23/2025 at 2:19 PM, Steve Haynie said:

Warrant is the only band that I am not sure of ever having a Hamer connection, but the other three certainly have been known for having Hamer guitars and basses. 

Not that there's anything wrong with it, but the lads in Warrant seemed to gravitate toward whichever brand would supply them with custom instruments gratis (or almost gratis):  BC Rich, then Carvin, then Ibanez....and much later, G&L.