PSA '87 Chap for Cheap

[velorush]

Somebody buy this before I have to. I've been watching this thing since the price was nearly double what it is now. I even had a special offer a week ago that was something like $1,399.

Hamer Chaparral 1987 - Blue Sparkle Made In USA | Reverb

Really? $1,100?

And it's blue - you guys and your blue guitars!

 

[DarkHammer]

great price!

[Dave Scepter]

Should probably clean up the rust? 🤷

[Saul Goodman]

2 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Should probably clean up the rust? 🤷

Picky picky, so picky.

[bruce919]

it was on reverb a few weeks back for $800. 

[Dave Scepter]

31 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Picky picky, so picky.

It's kind of an indication of how the guitar was treated, ever tried loosening seized up Floyd Rose parts?.. the controls may have issues as well and not spending an hour or two of cleaning it up just bothers the living piss out of me... sometimes cheap is not always better 🤷

Edited May 28 by Dave Scepter

[scottcald]

2 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Should probably clean up the rust? 🤷

If Gibson or Fender had it, it’d be labeled “mojo”. 

[velorush]

2 hours ago, bruce919 said:

it was on reverb a few weeks back for $800. 

Is this guy trying to flip it then? Pretty ambitious starting price.

[Saul Goodman]

30 minutes ago, velorush said:

Is this guy trying to flip it then? Pretty ambitious starting price.

Have you ever had a Chap? You have to adjust the truss rod every time the AC comes on. You don't want it.

[Dave Scepter]

3 hours ago, Saul Goodman said:

Have you ever had a Chap? You have to adjust the truss rod every time the AC comes on. You don't want it.

Huh????.. not even remotely true, I have one, and it's a absolute killer guitar... neck feels great and plays like a dream...  

Edited May 29 by Dave Scepter

[mathman]

11 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Huh????.. not even remotely true, I have one, and it's a absolute killer guitar... neck feels great and plays like a dream...  

Yea, but that one is cold blooded so it adjusts to temperatures.....

[Saul Goodman]

11 hours ago, Dave Scepter said:

Huh????.. not even remotely true, I have one, and it's a absolute killer guitar... neck feels great and plays like a dream...  

The two I had buzzed out all the time. That's how I learned to adjust truss rods though so that's a win.

[Dave Scepter]

46 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

The two I had buzzed out all the time. That's how I learned to adjust truss rods though so that's a win.

Perhaps your action was a little too low, or you had a high fret? 🤔

[Saul Goodman]

15 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said:

Perhaps your action was a little too low, or you had a high fret? 🤔

I'm a real pussy on string action. Has to be low-low. But, I could always adjust the rod to bring it back. 

[velorush]

A cleaner example in Denmark - reminds me of @Jeff R's Ruby Slippers ride: Hamer USA Centaura 1991 – Candy Apple Red | Reverb 

$1,640.09 + 242.98 Shipping

[Ham Rex]

On 5/28/2026 at 4:32 PM, Saul Goodman said:

Have you ever had a Chap? You have to adjust the truss rod every time the AC comes on. You don't want it.

I also don't agree.

I love my Chaparrals a couple have Floyd Rose, a couple have Hamer Schaller one a sustain bridge. 

None have issues with tuning an neck even with FL A/C pumping on them.

They're great guitars.

[Dave Scepter]

On 5/29/2026 at 6:25 AM, velorush said:

A cleaner example in Denmark - reminds me of @Jeff R's Ruby Slippers ride: Hamer USA Centaura 1991 – Candy Apple Red | Reverb 

$1,640.09 + 242.98 Shipping

SOLD!!!

[velorush]

Received a notification from Reverb this morning the original guitar is down to $999. 

If this is a flip, is this the point where the seller begins to get nervous? 

[Dave Scepter]

1 hour ago, velorush said:

Received a notification from Reverb this morning the original guitar is down to $999. 

If this is a flip, is this the point where the seller begins to get nervous? 

Make an offer for $900 😃

[velorush]

Sold around noon CST (or CDST, whatever we're in right now).