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Located in Canada (trades greatly preferred inside Canada, but will consider cross border for the right deal)

This is a trade feeler. I've had this guitar for a while, but it's just not getting the play it deserves. It's a 2008 Hamer Artist Custom with a beautiful flame top in trans red. The headstock is also bound, which would have been a custom order. It has a nice medium C neck and smooth Schaller tuners. Pickups are double cream Tom Short Fleetwoods, which are a clear lower output PAF's style pickup. Guitar comes with it's OHSC.

I'm not in any rush to move the guitar, but I'd consider moving it for something of interest - potentially a Strat/Tele custom build (Suhr, Crook,Anderson, etc), or a Les Paul. A nice acoustic could also be a possibility but really prefer to try acoustic before buying. Trade value would be around $1700

Here's a few pics (ones with black pickup rings are older with different pups)

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Posted

Loverly one, good luck in the trade...

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The headstock is also bound, which would have been a custom order.

I believe the headstock binding was standard spec for the regular production Artist Custom (GATA) model.

Are the original pickups included?

Posted

The headstock is also bound, which would have been a custom order.

I believe the headstock binding was standard spec for the regular production Artist Custom (GATA) model.

Are the original pickups included?

I don't know all the spec on the guitar, but most of the Artist Customs I've seen don't have a bound headstock. Link here to their site (still up)

I don't have the original pups. When I got it, someone had already replaced them with Fralins, which I found alright, but honestly, a little muddy. The Tom shorts are a great pup.

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Bound Headstocks became a standard feature for the Artist Custom (and Studio Custom and Duotone Custom, etc...) in late 2006/early 2007. Nice guitar, good luck on the sale.

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Austin

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I fyou may be interested in this kind of model,

http://www.zikinf.com/annonces/dispannonce.php?annonce=718490

No affiliation as I do not know the seller but he is looking for an Artist in exchange of a Guild (Hamer build)

Tell me if you need help if interested

Posted

cool - didn't know that

Actually, guitar was just traded guys... quick. Did a deal with a Friend, and got a guitar back I traded to him before lol.

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Posted

It appears the guitar is still on the market from Nova Scotia...

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Oh crap, I've always said I needed a 6-string twin for my 12string!!! This is about as close as I've seen!

ETA: dangit, didn't realize this was bumped..thought it was currently for sale.
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If it's the same one, It is back up for sale here.

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The photo is so overexposed it's tough to tell if it's masking the grain or if it's an opaque finish.

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It's not the same one. That Halifax one has been up (&re-upped) for ever. Since at least Feb. He was looking only to sell and was holding fast on his price of 1500 CAD ($1333 greenbacks). Originally he wanted $2500 for the guitar and amp.

No idea if it's flamed or not. I didn't get too deep in discussion with him or ask for additional pics. I was trying to haggle down into my budget zone, basing it all on the thought that it was opaque.

Nice Z to go with it, though. Red delicious.

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Agree but i think there are not si many artists around there in this color. Cynic comments are correct.

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