Help Me Identify this Awesome Guitar

[Tim Byrne]

Hi, I've been told several things and trying to sell to fund a Water Purification Project. 

Thanks. Tim

[veatch]

90 Chapperal 

[Tim Byrne]

23 minutes ago, veatch said:

90 Chapperal 

What is this worth roughly. In excellent condition. Thanks again. Tim

[Dave Scepter]

$1,300-$1,800

[Tim Byrne]

39 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

$1,300-$1,800

Thanks Dave. 

[Stike]

1 hour ago, Tim Byrne said:

What is this worth roughly. In excellent condition. Thanks again. Tim

The pictures aren't great but it looks to me like the body's original finish was removed at some point. If so that's not exactly  excellent condition.

[Tim Byrne]

Hamer made several guitars with a Matte or Satin finish with natural wood look. It has Never been stripped nor any gloss removed. I've had it since 1993.

Edited July 24, 2025 by Tim Byrne

[cmatthes]

A shot of the open control cavity would probably settle that.

A.I. is honestly near worthless.

[Tim Byrne]

Agreed. Ill do that later today. Thank You.

[Stike]

18 hours ago, Tim Byrne said:

Hamer made several guitars with a Matte or Satin finish with natural wood look. It has Never been stripped nor any gloss removed. I've had it since 1993.

Hamer did do some plain clear finishes over figured maple but I don't recall ever seeing any mahogany bodied shredders with a factory clear only finish. I have however encountered several shredder era Hamers where former owners stripped the OEM finish and gave it a DIY New Yankee Workshop style Minwax clear. I tried zooming in on the pics you posted to get a better look but they're pretty compressed/fuzzy so I can't really get a good look.

[diablo175]

Are the tuners original, Hamer stamped? Never seen the white pegs on black tuning machines.

[velorush]

Say it has been stripped - what a perfect guitar to buy and send straight to @Stike!

Possibilities are endless and absolutely without regret! 

 

[Tim Byrne]

I see the same stain under the springs. Im not sure but Ive had it since 1993.  Someone would have had to alter or strip it within 3 years. 

Thanks for everyone"s input. I not a lead guitar player. Im a vocalist and writer and mainly play acoustic on stage. Tim

[Stike]

32 minutes ago, Tim Byrne said:

I see the same stain under the springs. Im not sure but Ive had it since 1993.  Someone would have had to alter or strip it within 3 years. 

Thanks for everyone"s input. I not a lead guitar player. Im a vocalist and writer and mainly play acoustic on stage. Tim

Seeing these and zooming in I am pretty certain that is not how it left Hamer. The paint in the bottom of the control cavity looks factory and they would not have painted just the cavity gloss black if the guitar was only getting a clear/natural finish. Also what appears to be a lack of pore filler is another sign it was stripped. The finish on the neck looks unbuggered but the body being stripped is going to hurt the resale value unfortunately.

[Tim Byrne]

This is an 1986 Chaparral with natural fi ish from factory. Not sure about anything now. 

[cmatthes]

It looks like it shipped as a black guitar originally, and was refinned at some point before you got it.  I've looked at hundreds of control cavities from that era, and that was definitely a black guitar at one time.

[Steve Haynie]

The factory satin finishes I have seen never had the wood grain surface.  They were always flat level surfaces under the satin finish.  

[Stike]

13 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

The factory satin finishes I have seen never had the wood grain surface.  They were always flat level surfaces under the satin finish.  

Yep and the 86 posted above listed as a factory finish shows no pore filler when you zoom in so I suspect that one was stripped as well.