Studio with Tune o matic and a belly cut???

[Citrus]

Saw this one @ Chris guitars - no affiliation

I didn't know that they made that combination.

The truss rod cove looks like something from the import line....

http://www.chrisguitars.com/hamer96studio-...urstarchtop.jpg

[atquinn]

You can always custom order them with a bellycut, so it's not surprising that there's one out there. Not a fan of the gold hardware, but that's a nice finish.

-Austin

[burningyen]

Yeah, they probably took the TRC off an import.

[MCChris]

I just sold this one, which had the tuna/tummycut combo (custom ordered that way, I believe):

[Citrus]

didn't realize that had the belly cut

I guess those are a little more rare.

Wonder what the upcharge for that is??

[hamerican gigolo]

My '95 Studio has a TOM,gold hardware,& a belly cut.

[mattb]

NIce looking guitar, but I'm with Austin on the gold hardware thing.

[DEMENTED]

The color is sweet though, I'd toss the gold too.

[hamerjunkie]

Somebody needs to buy this before I talk myself into an early "to me from me" Christmas gift........

[crunchee]

I seem to remember that Studios pretty much all had belly cuts, back around '94-'95, when they had Wilkinson 'wrap around' bridges, too--perhaps not all did, but in that time period it seems that most did. Hamer went back to flat backs and TOMs for Studios (they had them before '94, too, of course) after that.

I don't like belly cuts on the Hamer USA Studios (or any similar LP style Hamer, for that matter). On a Strat or a Strat-style guitar it looks like it belongs. On a Studio, it doesn't, to me at least. I once had a '94 Studio with the Wilkinson bridge as well as the belly cut, it just didn't seem right to me. I guess I like 'em traditional!

[Russ]

I've purchased a few guitars through chrisguitars, and he is a good guy, if you can get a hold of him. I personally have no interest in this one (I hit 15 guitars, 5 of which are Hamers, early this month, and have to officially call it quits...well...until the next "can't resist" offer rolls around)