Hamer sunburst '82

[maxprs]

Hi guys,

I've found a Hamer sunburst year 1982 in my country for sale, but it's not cheap (1900 €); I'd like to know how it compares to the early models 1978/79, that seem to be the best out there. What's the different in term of sound, construction, sustain block... and if you think that it's worth the money.

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Very nice!!!

That looks a lot like the '78 I use to own

[svl]

My '82 is my main axe at this point (I also have a '78). Slightly thinner neck, little (very little but it works for me) more cut in the lower horn for upper access...

The one you posted is a beaut. As to price/value, it really comes down to what it's worth to you, but I'd gladly pay that for a '82 Sunburst in that condition B&C.

[Mike Burn]

Congratulations! The instrument looks like in perfect condition!

Have lots of fun with it!

[maxprs]

Congratulations! The instrument looks like in perfect condition!

Have lots of fun with it!

The guitar you've quoted is the one for sale in a store, and it's a '82.

Mine is the one you see with this link:

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.p...=33217&st=0

I'm seriously thinking of buying that '82 and then keep the one I like more and sell the other...

[carfish7]

Congratulations! The instrument looks like in perfect condition!

Have lots of fun with it!

The guitar you've quoted is the one for sale in a store, and it's a '82.

Mine is the one you see with this link:

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.p...=33217&st=0

I'm seriously thinking of buying that '82 and then keep the one I like more and sell the other...

That looks lovely. I'd inquire about the pickups, however. Non-stock should = a discount from premium, and those have at least been swapped with each other I think.

AS for value, what svl said, plus, I don't think they'll be getting any cheaper!

Z

[maxprs]

That looks lovely. I'd inquire about the pickups, however. Non-stock should = a discount from premium, and those have at least been swapped with each other I think.

AS for value, what svl said, plus, I don't think they'll be getting any cheaper!

Z

Wait a moment,

I've asked the seller if the pickup are stock, and he said yes. Do you think they can be swapped with each other? In general is it possible to state that they are original some how?

Thanks

[belgian]

Looks great !

Glad you like the '78.

There should be a difference between the '78 pickups and the '82's Someone over here did an A/B but I can't remember who.

[maxprs]

Looks great !

Glad you like the '78.

There should be a difference between the '78 pickups and the '82's Someone over here did an A/B but I can't remember who.

Nice to see you again

Sure I like the '78 !! I just have this chance not very far from me so I think I'll go and A/B the '78 and the '82 for tone and neck feeling. I wish I could be a collector, and keep them all, but I'm just a guitar player...

As for the pickups, the seller said they are DiMarzio PAF and super distortion. Does anybody know if this is the original pu configuration for the '82 Sunburst? And why do they look swapped?

[BadgerDave]

The bridge pickup looks like it could be a Super Distortion. The photo isn't quite clear enought to make out, but those could be hex screws in the screw and slug coils - a characteristic of the DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker.

Factory stock would have been two DiMarzio humbuckers that are similar (some say identical) to the PAF model. Hamer placed a pickup with two cream coil bobbins in the bridge position and a pickup with "zebra" bobbins (1 black and 1 cream) in the neck position. Thant's why there is speculation that this guitar may have had it's original pickups switched between the bridge and neck positions.

Hamer did not install Super Distortions as stock pickups, however, one easily could have been installed as a "one-off" or special order.

[maxprs]

The bridge pickup looks like it could be a Super Distortion. The photo isn't quite clear enought to make out, but those could be hex screws in the screw and slug coils - a characteristic of the DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker.

Factory stock would have been two DiMarzio humbuckers that are similar (some say identical) to the PAF model. Hamer placed a pickup with two cream coil bobbins in the bridge position and a pickup with "zebra" bobbins (1 black and 1 cream) in the neck position. Thant's why there is speculation that this guitar may have had it's original pickups switched between the bridge and neck positions.

Hamer did not install Super Distortions as stock pickups, however, one easily could have been installed as a "one-off" or special order.

Interesting... but if the bridge pickup is the super distortion, the neck pickup is not fatcory stock as well, as it should be a "zebra" bobbins, right?

[BadgerDave]

Yes, that's correct.

[Armitage]

Did Hamer use mismatched pickups back then? A hotter bridge then neck? Maybe when he added the Super Distortion, he moved the hotter original pickup to the neck to balance better...

[maxprs]

Did Hamer use mismatched pickups back then? A hotter bridge then neck? Maybe when he added the Super Distortion, he moved the hotter original pickup to the neck to balance better...

What I don't know is: is it possible to understand just looking at a pickup if it is designed to be a bridge or a neck pu? Is it something you can tell by the screws distance, or a label, or whatever?