Is my Hamer a fake?

[bobtheghost33]

Hey y'all, first post here in this forum. I'm here because I got a Hamer guitar for Christmas (my first electric!) and I have some questions about the serial number.

So judging by the appearance it's a Sunburst Archtop with Duncan Designed humbuckers. But from what I've found all Hamers have a six digit serial number on the head, but mine has a seven digit serial number. What do you experts make of this? I don't really care if it's fake or not; it was bought second hand for cheap and sounds just fine, but it'd be nice to know.

Here's the axe in question: http://imgur.com/a/aqvQz

[Studio Custom]

It's an import, you are comparing info from USA guitars.

[Caddie]

Looks cool. It doesn't say if its North or South Korea. South Korea models are much better. The North Korean Hamers are hard to play, won't stay in tune and don't resonate.

Enjoy your Christmas gift.

Cheers!

caddie

[bobtheghost33]

It's an import, you are comparing info from USA guitars.

Is there any way to look up the serial number on an import model?

[cmatthes]

No. There is no coherent, nor published scheme available.

What information would you want from a serial number on an import?

[bobtheghost33]

No. There is no coherent, nor published scheme available.

What information would you want from a serial number on an import?

That's a shame. I wanted to know how old it is.

[cmatthes]

Post a pic, and we can get within a few years. If you can do a full body and a headstock shot, that would help.

[gorch]

Welcome to the boars!

From the headstock I can see that your guitar is from roughly 2001. It shows just Hamer on the headstock. This type of branding and Made in Korea on the back side dates it to that period. Those guitars are great players for what they usually cost.

Some here tend to replace pickups, tuners and pots to higher quality parts. But that's what they usually do with any guitar. Poke around.

[hamerhead]

With Hamer resale value being what it is, what self-respecting forger would bother?

[kizanski]

With Hamer resale value being what it is, what self-respecting forger would bother?

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

Korean import serial numbers mean nothing! Your guitar is a genuine import Hamer...

[hamerhead]

With Hamer resale value being what it is, what self-respecting forger would bother?

I said 'self-respecting'.

[bobtheghost33]

Post a pic, and we can get within a few years. If you can do a full body and a headstock shot, that would help.

http://imgur.com/a/aqvQz

Here ya go

[hamerhead]

Late '90s/early '00s. Those were good guitars.

[holLoWskull]

Caddie you are a smartass! :-)

I believe the guitar in question was probably made from anywhere in the late 90's to mid 2000's...after the Korean made Slammer Series guitars but before the XT series (China or Indonesia?)

Crap I should read before posting...I said pretty much what hamerhead right above me said :-)

[serial]

I am not aware of any guitars by Hamer (or any other manufacturer) made in North Korea. I seriously doubt North Korea is building guitars for export for anyone given existing (since forever) trade restrictions.

[hamerhead]

Hook, line, and sinker.

[gorch]

I am not aware of any guitars by Hamer (or any other manufacturer) made in North Korea. I seriously doubt North Korea is building guitars for export for anyone given existing (since forever) trade restrictions.

It's just you haven't seen them yet. But Kim will tell you.

[LucSulla]

I am not aware of any guitars by Hamer (or any other manufacturer) made in North Korea. I seriously doubt North Korea is building guitars for export for anyone given existing (since forever) trade restrictions.

The come out of the same factory where they get their H bombs.

[Ting Ho Dung]

Looks cool. It doesn't say if its North or South Korea. South Korea models are much better. The North Korean Hamers are hard to play, won't stay in tune and don't resonate.

Enjoy your Christmas gift.

Cheers!

caddie

North Korea? They only make basketball.

[Caddie]

Caddie you are a smartass! :-)

Smartassery is definitely my strong suit. However its not much of a good career path. I don't get no respect, no respect at all!

Cheers!

caddie

[Steve Haynie]

I have read that a North Korean model is the bomb!

[Disturber]

I think they only build acoustic guitars in North Korea. I could be wrong.