paul p Posted December 21, 2025 Posted December 21, 2025 (edited) 1998 Hamer Eclipse 12-String **No Trades ** Hamer Eclipse Electric 12-String in Translucent Cherry Gloss: Exceptional condition; no dents, dings, or scratches; very little, if any, fretwear. All original, equipped with: two Seymour Duncan mini humbuckers, Schaller tuners, mahogany (string thru body) and set neck; 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, white side dot markers. The medium C profile neck measzures 0.865" @ 1st, 0.903 @ 12th, and plays just as easy as a 6-string with consistent low action throughout. Includes: OHSC (in excellent condition) and a set of D'Addario Regular Light EXL!50's. Note: The first two photos best represent the actual color of the finish. Serial No: 848968 Weight- 7 lbs 1.9 oz Nut Width- 1 5/8" Scale Length: 24.5" $1,245, cash and carry, local pick-up, NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area; will ship pending details I have outstanding feedback on The Gear Page (paul p), eBay (paulp757) and FB Marketplace Edited December 24, 2025 by paul p Sold 10 Quote
bruce919 Posted December 23, 2025 Posted December 23, 2025 that is a great price . someone needs to snag it Quote
DaveL Posted December 23, 2025 Posted December 23, 2025 11 hours ago, bruce919 said: that is a great price . someone needs to snag it Agree… someone needs to get on that. Quote
paul p Posted December 24, 2025 Author Posted December 24, 2025 Sold. Thank you to all for the nice words. 3 Quote
paul p Posted December 24, 2025 Author Posted December 24, 2025 My pleasure, Cam. My thanks to you as well. Merry Christmas! 1 Quote
Camstone Posted January 11 Posted January 11 So.... this guitar showed up Friday night, and I unboxed it yesterday. I asked Paul to delay shipment as I was in New York City for a week, visiting my daughter Shannon, who had her 36th birthday last Saturday. Anyway, it looks unplayed. There aren't even any pick swirls. True closet queen. I have another electric 12-string that I use on a few tunes, but I am looking forward to bringing the Eclipse as soon as gig season gets going again. Thanks again, Paul! 5 Quote
Camstone Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) I have been playing this Hamer today, and I happened to notice something that is a bit of a surprise. Seems odd for what we all know to be Hamer's level of quality control. The string ferrules on the back of the guitar are not in line at all. Not only not in line with each other, but also not perpendicular to a center line down the neck. The high E is probably almost a quarter inch closer to the heel of the neck than the low E. You can see this in the for-sale images at the top of this thread. I don't really care, but just a bit surprised. Edited January 11 by Camstone 5 Quote
hamerhead Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) Pizza and beer day? ETA: That's wild. Of the 5 strings-through guitars here (3 Hamers, a Shishkov and a Mitchell), all but the Mitchell (GC's house brand) are dead-nuts straight-edge straight. Yours looks like the new guy free-handed it at 4:00 on Friday. Spacing looks good, though. Edited January 11 by hamerhead 4 Quote
joshoowah Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Ok. Two entertaining ways to look at it: 1 - the ferrules line up with the "ideal" saddle intonation adjustment... riiiiight... 2 - It's proof of a handmade guitar! (Handmade with one of these - ) 4 Quote
fguitbert Posted January 12 Posted January 12 I have this exact guitar. The ferrules are drilled exactly the same way. The bridge is designed that way. I was as surprised as you when I got it:) See link below: https://warmoth.com/media/skin/images/PDFs/bridges/Gotoh_12string_Diagram.pdf 8 Quote
paul p Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 7 hours ago, fguitbert said: I have this exact guitar. The ferrules are drilled exactly the same way. The bridge is designed that way. I was as surprised as you when I got it:) See link below: https://warmoth.com/media/skin/images/PDFs/bridges/Gotoh_12string_Diagram.pdf Thank you for the additioal infomation! 2 Quote
Camstone Posted January 12 Posted January 12 7 hours ago, fguitbert said: I have this exact guitar. The ferrules are drilled exactly the same way. The bridge is designed that way. I was as surprised as you when I got it:) See link below: https://warmoth.com/media/skin/images/PDFs/bridges/Gotoh_12string_Diagram.pdf That's wild! 2 Quote
joshoowah Posted January 12 Posted January 12 9 hours ago, fguitbert said: I have this exact guitar. The ferrules are drilled exactly the same way. The bridge is designed that way. I was as surprised as you when I got it:) See link below: https://warmoth.com/media/skin/images/PDFs/bridges/Gotoh_12string_Diagram.pdf Of all my bad jokes and bad ideas, this is not the one I expected to have a supporting technical document! 2 3 Quote
Camstone Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Evidently, the boys at Gotoh don't think intonation is for pussies. Ha! 2 Quote
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