specialk Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Quilt and boomers:http://cgi.ebay.com/1980s-Hamer-4-String-B...#ht_2978wt_1070
cmatthes Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Stupid cheap for a Max. If I wasn't going to Chicago this week, I'd have snagged that one!
specialk Posted October 11, 2010 Author Posted October 11, 2010 Still pretty cheap at $405 with a half hour to go.... BTW, Not mine and I have no affiliation to it.
cmatthes Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Still ridiculously cheap with less than 15 minutes to go...
specialk Posted October 11, 2010 Author Posted October 11, 2010 Stupid cheap for a Max. If I wasn't going to Chicago this week, I'd have snagged that one!Chris,I meant to ask earlier. What model is the "Max"? Sorry for a stupid question, I just wasn't sure what model Hamer bass this is. Thanks for any info!
bubs_42 Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Sometimes the NR doesn't work. That's alot of bass for half of what it should have gone for.
marcnorth Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Someone got a decent deal. It finished out at what it's worth. IMO!
Steve Haynie Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Stupid cheap for a Max. If I wasn't going to Chicago this week, I'd have snagged that one!Chris,I meant to ask earlier. What model is the "Max"? Sorry for a stupid question, I just wasn't sure what model Hamer bass this is. Thanks for any info!The Chaparral Max Bass had an ebony board w/boomers on a set neck. I have the same thing with rosewood and dots.
Nuclear Wessel Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 I took a swing at it. Tried to keep it in the family. Someday I'd love to find one of these, in perfect condition. specialk, it's a Chapparal bass, but with the ebony fretboard, fancy inlays and flame/quilt body option, it was known as the Chapparal Max.I saw one of these once, hanging in a guitar shop in my area, sometime in the early 90's. Quite stunning in person.
specialk Posted October 11, 2010 Author Posted October 11, 2010 Thanks for clarifying the Max moniker, guys! The bass was a little beat up, but still looked like a good one for the money. I hope someone here got it.
crunchee Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Damn, that's a looker! Of course, another auction ending in the middle of the workday... I'm curious, anybody know what kind of pickups those are? I'm guessing that the bridge is a EMG? Is it a passive or active P/U bass? Plus side, it's solid maple, easy to fix any blemishes, so I'm told. Negative side, no case plus I'd bet it'd be plenty bright sounding--a toss up depending on what you'd want.
Shark Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 Sometimes the NR doesn't work. That's alot of bass for half of what it should have gone for. Actually that's what I don't understand either. Not long ago Chap Max Basses easily move for over 900 bucks quick. Is that a 'pawn shop' discount? Always thought 'bubs' bass doesn't move cause of the spinner modification and so not being full original anymore ... Not that I don't like the spinner thing ...
hamertek98 Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 My "MAX" didn't have a special top. It did have boomers and OBL's. ^^^^^ Hope it works out for you.
GusS Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 that bass did not have the right title, the awful white balance in the pictures made it look ugly, it was sold by a pawnshop etc.. no chance
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