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Limited edition guitar in very clean condition. Only 6 of these were made with these features. $1300 paypal, shipped. Firm price. Thanks but I don't need a trade.

Chambered, weighs 8 lbs
Flamed maple top
WCR Crossroads pickups
Triple bound
Victory Inlays
Pearloid Sperzel tuners
Checkerboard Hamer backplate
Checkerboard original hard case...cool!
Medium C shaped neck, not a baseball bat, not a shredder

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That guitar did not leave the factory like that. Not crapping on your post, but somebody didn't tell you the truth when they sold it to you if they made those claims.

The backplate, checkerboard case, WCRs are aftermarket, and not from Hamer.

It is SINGLE bound, and is to regular production model spec, not "Triple Bound", which would be a custom upcharge.

Schallers, not Sperzels.

Switch washer and speed knobs added after it left the factory.

It is a VERY cool guitar at a fair price, but we are familiar with that one here.

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It is SINGLE bound, and is to regular production model spec, not "Triple Bound", which would be a custom upcharge.

What do you mean it's not "Triple bound"?

The body is bound, the neck is bound, AND the headstock is bound.

Triple Bound! B)

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Well I like it, even if it is not exactly as described. Looks like a solid price for a MONEL with the pickup upgrade. Good luck with your sale!

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Single ply ivoroid binding on the body, fingerboard and headstock was standard on this model, not an upcharge. "Triple bound" was a more expensive custom option which would be 3ply (Ivoroid/Black/Ivoroid) on each surface. That is not what we're talking about here.

Agree with Sugartune, but feel that the seller was misled along the way based on the description.

As we all know here, the etched plates were done by another HFC member on an aftermarket basis only, not done by Hamer at all.

Still a great price, especially with the WCRs added.

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Taking ^THIS^ into account: I like it. Decent price from here (specially if you look at some other guitars offered here from zis country.. :-). And the PUS are great for sure.

GLWTS.

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Thanks for the information cmatthes. I'm not the original owner, couldn't find much info on it and described it as best I could.

Price drop to $1200, paypal, shipped.

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Beautiful guitar. My Monaco Elite has a WCR Moore/Green set, and it sounds fantastic. I probably have about as much into mine as you do into yours, and this one might be a bit "prettier" (mine is a dark sunburst). Good luck!

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I also had an Elite upgraded with WCR pickups. Sold it here about a year ago. It was a great guitar. GLWTS!

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That guitar did not leave the factory like that. Not crapping on your post, but somebody didn't tell you the truth when they sold it to you if they made those claims.

The backplate, checkerboard case, WCRs are aftermarket, and not from Hamer.

It is SINGLE bound, and is to regular production model spec, not "Triple Bound", which would be a custom upcharge.

Schallers, not Sperzels.

Switch washer and speed knobs added after it left the factory.

It is a VERY cool guitar at a fair price, but we are familiar with that one here.

What he said !

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Stars were in alignment on this one. Thanks Larsen.

As to the authenticity of the "one of six made" quote, I came across the following,

"That was a custom blend that we spec'ed a few years back. The guitar is also one of 6 chambered Elites made against Hamer's wishes(at the time, they said that chambering the guitars would make them sound worse....)

That color shows up with different names every now and then. "

-BCR Greg

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/35239-various-hamers-prs-fender-gibson-gl/ 5th post down.

Would love some clarity on this.

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BCR ordered some chambered Elites before it was a standard option. In order to get that request through, he probably had to order a small run (say, 6) for his customers.

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