PSA Black Standard @ GC $3799

[Eli]

Definitely not affiliated.   This one looks like it needs a clean up... and removal of the abominable pickguard!

 

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Hamer/Vintage-1982-STANDARD-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc

[DarkHammer]

they've had it for months, it started at $5K. Condition is rough judging by headstock pics. I am sure there are other issues as well, you just can't really tell by their low res pics.

[Steve Haynie]

Is anyone in Texas?  A first hand account by a Hamer fan would be good. 

[Drew816]

Pickguard looks recent; so what's hiding under there??

[cynic]

Headstock looks like it was used to stir the coals.

[kizanski]

Do we know the pickguard is not original? 

No pix of the back so I don't know if there's a rear control cavity or not.   

[Cboss]

11 hours ago, kizanski said:

Do we know the pickguard is not original? 

No pix of the back so I don't know if there's a rear control cavity or not.   

"Our vision did not include a pickguard "

[kizanski]

5 minutes ago, Cboss said:

"Our vision did not include a pickguard "

We all know that means nothing.

[bruce919]

The wood around toggle switch is broken away. So there is a hole around the toggle switch. 

[kizanski]

10 minutes ago, bruce919 said:

The wood around toggle switch is broken away. So there is a hole around the toggle switch. 

Not sure what you mean. There would be a "hole" around the toggle switch regardless.

 

it does look as if there is a rear control panel, though.  I wouldn't expect to see that on a guitar that was intended to have a pickguard.

 

 

 

[bruce919]

27 minutes ago, kizanski said:

Not sure what you mean. There would be a "hole" around the toggle switch regardless.

 

 

 

it does look as if there is a rear control panel, though.  I wouldn't expect to see that on a guitar that was intended to have a pickguard.

 

 

 

 

 

The pickguard cover up the hole. The wood all around the toggle switch is broken away. It all jagged around the switch. 

[kizanski]

4 minutes ago, bruce919 said:

The pickguard cover up the hole. The wood all around the toggle switch is broken away. It all jagged around the switch. 

I'm not seeing that in the photos they posted.  Do you have others?

The whole guitar seems to have been shown absolutely no care, but I don't see any wood broken anywhere.

[DarkHammer]

Do we have a member of this forum in Houston, TX area who can stop by and solve the mystery of the pickguard and backpanel?

Or someone can call the store and ask an employee about what's on the back of the guitar.  

[kizanski]

2 hours ago, DarkHammer said:

Or someone can call the store and ask an employee about what's on the back of the guitar.  

LOL!

Ok THAT made me laugh!

[Dave Scepter]

3 hours ago, DarkHammer said:

Do we have a member of this forum in Houston, TX area who can stop by and solve the mystery of the pickguard and backpanel?

Or someone can call the store and ask an employee about what's on the back of the guitar.  

Or shoot a email to Peter Fung as I believe this was one of his prior to

[Tortious]

48 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Or shoot a email to Peter Fung as I believe this was one of his prior to

Correct. The pic he posted in this thread gives a good idea of how much damage has occurred since he had it. But no mention of the pickguard.

 

[Cboss]

If someone really wants to solve this GC internal transfers are about $20 I believe, so call the store, buy it, transfer it to your local GC, and then return it within the window if you don't like/want it

[murkat]

12 hours ago, Cboss said:

If someone really wants to solve this GC internal transfers are about $20 I believe, so call the store, buy it, transfer it to your local GC, and then return it within the window if you don't like/want it

That be way to easy and negating chitchatting hfc style

[diablo175]

22 minutes ago, murkat said:

That be way to easy and negating chitchatting hfc style

Right? Where's the fun in that? Far better to speculate and debate based on dodgy or outdated photos and second hand info.

Seriously though, this IS much more entertaining than someone buying it and then reporting in. 

[kizanski]

5 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

Right? Where's the fun in that? Far better to speculate and debate based on dodgy or outdated photos and second hand info.

Seriously though, this IS much more entertaining than someone buying it and then reporting in. 

Hey, it passes the time...

A Standard with a pickguard would still have two control panels in the back for the pots and the switch, so additional photos probably wouldn't be of much help.
The question is, would a Standard which originally had a pickguard have wiring channels in top for the pickup switch? Or did they drill from cavity to cavity like a Standard with no pickguard?

I don't know if I've seen the guts of one with a factory pickguard.

[Cboss]

 

[mirrorimij]

They all were routed from the back and should have two cover plates on the back.  One for the switch and one for the electronics cavity. 

[kizanski]

58 minutes ago, mirrorimij said:

They all were routed from the back and should have two cover plates on the back.  One for the switch and one for the electronics cavity. 

So, there's no real way to tell, is there?

Maybe the serial number database says something like "optional pickguard." 

I'm reaching here.

[mirrorimij]

Actually there is…..if it came from the factory with a pickguard the depth of the routing in the wood is deeper in the switch rout  to account for the thickness of the pickguard.   You would have to open it up and take a measurement.

[HSB0531]

On 3/27/2025 at 6:11 PM, cynic said:

Headstock looks like it was used to stir the coals.

It's the Hamer of Fire Sales....No, Really.....It was in a fire, now it's on sale.