specialk Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I am not a Hamer scholar by any means, so who knows why this train of thought is invading my brain...Anyone have any ideas/nominees for the rarest Hamer USA regular-production model? Not any limited runs, or one-offs, but a regular model run that for whatever reason ended with a small number of finished product.My thinking is either the Watson or the Virtuoso, but maybe there were some production models in much smaller quantities than these.Thanks for any ideas. I may hear of some Hamers I've never heard of before and get to do some internet research!sk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentman Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm sure serial will chime in, but I'd say that the impact bass has got to be low numbers as well as those you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Yeah, a bass makes sense. How 'bout lowest production # for a stock guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectorp Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm sure serial will chime in, but I'd say that the impact bass has got to be low numbers as well as those you mentioned.Also the TLE Custom (with boomers, ebony board and a Floyd).Less valuable, but pretty uncommon (is scarce the right word?) are Steve Stevens IIs. I would love to find a hardtail version of either a TLE Custom or an SSII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camstone Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 What do they call the bass that's in the shape of a Standard? There can't have been many of those ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 What do they call the bass that's in the shape of a Standard? There can't have been many of those ever made.Standard Bass, or Blitz Bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I think that the lowest production instrument that was featured in a catalog/pricelist would be the Quadbass. I would be surprised if there were ever more than a handful made, and they were in the catalog for a number of years as the most expensive instrument offered.I think I have only seen 5-6 EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I think that the lowest production instrument that was featured in a catalog/pricelist would be the Quadbass. I would be surprised if there were ever more than a handful made, and they were in the catalog for a number of years as the most expensive instrument offered.I think I have only seen 5-6 EVER.And 6-string guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 You don't see many of the Santana model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Six string would probably be the Virtuoso! - probably only a few dozen of those made. The Sustainblock versions would be the most rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I think that the lowest production instrument that was featured in a catalog/pricelist would be the Quadbass. I would be surprised if there were ever more than a handful made, and they were in the catalog for a number of years as the most expensive instrument offered.I think I have only seen 5-6 EVER.And 6-string guitar?Virtuoso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 There you go. Virtuoso and Impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Take the 6-string restriction off though, and the Maestro would probably be the rarest.Maestro doubleneck is even more rare, but then I don't think those were true catalog models...As far as basses, Impacts aren't nearly as rare as the Quadbasses. I think that the neck-through Impact (v. the set neck models) were more Prototypes than regular production items, even though they were featured in an early '90s catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serial Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Virtuoso! guitars were not what I'd consider "production" instruments-there might be two dozen or so out there, but they were on the price sheets. Watsons were never a production model and were never on price sheets that I'm aware of, so they'd be customs for sure.FBs are pretty rare-I don't think that there is anything approaching 60-70 of those and although there were more basses done than guitars, I wouldn't think that the total #s come near 200.Exotic wood Impacts? Maybe 5 or 6 and they were catalog guitars.Regular Impacts? I don't have info on those, but I wouldn't guess 50 in all-if more, certainly not many.There weren't many Standard basses (four digit or otherwise, more than anything above though), but there were tons of Blitzes done. Quadbassess are REALLY rare-I used to know the number, but it's less than 10 IIRC.Maestros? Three including the doubleneck I think.A few mini Standards, Strats, Teles, etc. There were some custom "Ricky" guitars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 I think that the lowest production instrument that was featured in a catalog/pricelist would be the Quadbass. Never heard of them. Any pics to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Was the double neck Cali a production guitar? Not too many of those out there either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Right here! Was the double neck Cali a production guitar? Not too many of those out there either... A Custom order, technically, but available in several catalogs and pricelists. I've seen a fair number of those, relatively speaking. Not common by any stretch, but not as rare as a Virtuoso! or Quadbass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 That Quadbass is f'n KILLER! Dang.And I learned that the Virtuoso! model has an exclamation point in its name!Tanks, guys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorimij Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 What about the violin bass (Beatle Bass)? I think those numbered about 2 dozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 You don't see many of the Santana model. Especially in Frankenberry Milk, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason01 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 What about that Paul Stanley scarab thing? Litas impact 6 string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirrorimij Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Also there was that green trans artist doubleneck that was done in the late 90's. I think that was supposed to be a standard offering because it was tooled up like a production instrument rather than a one-off custom. As far as I know only that one example exists. I remember it was a bitch to find a chunk of flame maple wide enough to make that top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Take the 6-string restriction off though, and the Maestro would probably be the rarest.Maestro doubleneck is even more rare, but then I don't think those were true catalog models...As far as basses, Impacts aren't nearly as rare as the Quadbasses. I think that the neck-through Impact (v. the set neck models) were more Prototypes than regular production items, even though they were featured in an early '90s catalog.Oops. Meant Quad Bass. I can picture the doubleneck but what does a single neck Maestro look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I thought about those too Bob, but I don't think they were ever in a catalog or pricelist. I've seen probably no more than a dozen of those, and that includes two lefties (one vintage Hofner Burst the other blueburst). I'd love to get one of those, but that ain't gonna happen!What about that Paul Stanley scarab thing? Litas impact 6 string?Those were custom one-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherfreak Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Improv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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