simonich Posted January 27, 2007 Posted January 27, 2007 Nice Vintage orange flamed maple top. The neck size is just like the '90s USA Studio that I owned, very comfortable just the right amount of chunck. For the few here that may not know the history: In ’97, Hamer reintroduced one of its earliest original designs, the Prototype, using another model name, the Phantom (PHAN). This had the Prototype’s equal double-cutaway body with the extended upper horn and rounded lower bout. As before, this new Phantom’s triple-coil pickup was a combination of a humbucker and single-coil in a single pickup ring. Pickups are Seymour Duncans. The Phantom has a Honduras mahogany body, glued-in neck, three-and-three headstock, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, finetune bridge and stop tailpiece. This Phantom lasted only a year before it was replaced by the Phantom Custom (PHANC). The Phantom Custom is basically a Prototype Custom with a triple-coil pickup at the bridge and slanted single-coil neck pickup, plus an unbound flamed maple top. The pickguard is laminated pearloid. The fingerboard is unbound rosewood with pearl dots. The primary difference between the new Phantom and the old Prototype was pickup selection. Instead of a lever, the Phantom Custom featured a five-way rotary selector which offered the neck single-coil, neck and bridge single-coils, bridge single-coil, all three bridge coils, and the bridge humbucker – plus master volume and tone. Colors is Vintage Orange with a killer flamed maple top. This guitar is in excellent condition. There are two small finish blemishes where it appears the prior owner had installed one of those Roland Synth pickups. You can see the pen tip size finish markings in the pics between the bridge pickup and the bridge. Otherwise this guitar is in awesome condition and is a great player. No buzzing, or fretting out and the intonation is perfect. This is a great reissue of a USA classic. $800 jeff@bwcmtg.com
GusS Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 That's my old Phantom, those tiny holes were filled by BCR Greg so they're really insignificant. Solid instrument, only sold it to custom order one and the asking price is way less than what i got for it 2 years ago
cmatthes Posted January 28, 2007 Posted January 28, 2007 I just pulled this one out and it's gonna have to hang somewhere now!
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