1990 Hamer Californian Elite - $9K???

[DarkHammer]

This Cali for sure looks great, but $9K price????

https://reverb.com/item/91602662-1990-hamer-californian-elite-amber-solid-5a-maple-xx-rare

[The_Cali_Kid]

Nice but not $9k nice, and that’s from a guy that has paid overs for some nice Calis over the years

[scottcald]

I saw that. No Cali expert but that seems like a lot of money for that. 

[G Man]

Someone obviously doesn't want to sell their guitar, but needs to tell the wife they're trying to.  Or crack.

[The Shark]

Asking more than double the value precludes me from asking, "How much for just one"?

Are they selling three?

 

 

[Dave Scepter]

Great deal!.. someone should get this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can't 🤣

[ChugD]

20 word description for a $9k guitar and a pretty hefty neck pocket crack to boot.  

[ZR]

4 minutes ago, ChugD said:

20 word description for a $9k guitar and a pretty hefty neck pocket crack to boot.  

Yep, looks like a $5000. crack to me!

But it is a beauty! 😍 

[Bennyboy-UK]

And non original pickups.

 

For fucks sake. 
 

…and it’s fucking skid mark brown 

[Jeff R]

The seller, Lance, is one of my best friends, actually more like my surrogate little brother, for well over 30 years. He just opened his first fretted brick and mortar, more specifically an exclusively vintage and high-end used gear storefront, in the north end of our state a little over two hours east of DFW.

Because of the nature of the vintage and used gear market, Lance does a LOT of gear trades in both the storefront and on Reverb. I haven't asked him about this guitar specifically, I have no interest in it. But I can say just from Lance being my pal forever that his price is as flexible as it is optimistic... and it's in direct reflection of inquiries putting equally unrealistic, I mean, "optimistic," values on their prospective trade-ins.

If you want to make what you feel is a more realistic cash offer, or trade(s) offer, on this guitar, reach out directly to Higher Octave Guitars & Gear, ask for Lance, and tell him Jeff from Carondelet and The Fret Shack sent you. Lance will bend over backwards to make something good happen for you.

[Bennyboy-UK]

And now poetic justice makes me and my comment a dick!

 

I could almost sense that coming!! 

[RobB]

1 hour ago, Bennyboy-UK said:

And now poetic justice makes me and my comment a dick!

 

I could almost sense that coming!! 

Growing up we had a phrase for a similar situation: “Easy there, Don’be.” 

“‘DON’BE?!’” “‘Don'be’, what?!”

“Don’be dick.”

Edited July 31, 2025 by RobB

[ARM OF HAMER]

                           Thats a great looking guitar BUT although it IS his guitar and he can ask what he wants for it, getting it is a whole nother thing. I can't see anyone paying that $$$$ for that guitar. But as someone mentioned maybe an interest trade and some cash could get it done at a lesser price point.

[scottcald]

10 hours ago, ChugD said:

20 word description for a $9k guitar and a pretty hefty neck pocket crack to boot.  

The extra money must be for the relic job. 🤣