BadgerDave Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 I really need to sell some guitars! Not a fire sale or financial crisis, just downsizing to the dozen or so that are absolutely essential. This is a rare one. '82 Special with original Zebra graphic finish. Very good condition with some nicks, dings and scratches and minor fret wear. Nice natural creamy aging in the white paint. Nothing serious. Sets up easily with low action. No dead spots or buzzing with reasonably aggressive playing. 8 lbs. 6.6 oz. Nice medium chunky neck (the thickest I've found on a first generation Special). 0.804 at the 1st fret, 0.890 at the 12th. New bone nut, new knobs. The pickups are either original or period correct Dimarzios. Possibly original period correct Hamer case. Everything in the control cavity looks original, but the pickups have been out. I'm pretty sure I tried a Virtual PAF in the bridge position then changed it back, but its obvious that someone tried different pickups at some point. I think I bought this one from HFC member Johnny Thunders about 10 years ago. I played it at a downtown Chicago Hamer Jam and Paul Hamer's brother confirmed that he did the Zebra paint job using ripped up newspaper as masking. I'll leave it here for a week, then off to reverb at a more optimistic price. Now listed on Reverb at $1,899.00 asking price. $1,500.00 shipped for HFC Supporting Members. Sorry, U.S. Only (CITES )
sled Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 I have 70's era dimarzio pu's in my telegib. Best sounding guitar I have..
kizanski Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 That zebra Special is Bad Ass! Capital B, Capital A.
Hamersaur Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, scottcald said: That graphic is awesome! ^ + 1000. Normally I am not too keen on graphics but there are some exceptions that really grab me. This is one. F'n CITES. GLWS
scottcald Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 I don't think there are many of the graphics finishes I've seen that I don't like.
peedenmark7 Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Nice one ! I've always had a soft spot for black and white graphic Hamers, especially the Graphic Series Special .. Every guitar as individual as the folks that built them.
JochenP Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Looking for some cool Hamer guitars I realy live in a wrong country... Dam....
cornjulio Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 44 minutes ago, JochenP said: Looking for some cool Hamer guitars I realy live in a wrong country... Dam.... The CITES regulations are also not helping to improve any guitar collection in EU... Love that Zebra though. What a fantastic story that they used ripped newspaper to create the stripes....
bubs_42 Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 I liked the neck on this one and it would look good on you. On 2/28/2017 at 3:07 PM, hamerhead said: Dammit.
kizanski Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 3:10 PM, BadgerDave said: Nice medium chunky neck (the thickest I've found on a first generation Special). 0.804 at the 1st fret, 0.890 at the 12th. "I hate you in the face!"-Poe's Nephew
SSII x 2 Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Man, that's one killer guitar! Insane graphic and big neck, no less! Wish I had the $, but I'm in a downsizing mode myself. GLWtS!
Winter Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 ^^^ Echoing everyone's sentiments above. What a brilliant looking guitar! Somebody's going to be over the moon having that one. Good luck!
jginsj Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Wow, right up there with the BadgerDave teal tele thinline that I never, ever, ever should have sold...
ARM OF HAMER Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 That IS cool! Hamer did some very unique things with guitars back in the day and that is one of them! You go to a gig and pull that guitar out how many people are you going to meet that say hey I have one of those? Not! BOLWTS.
BadgerDave Posted May 6, 2017 Author Posted May 6, 2017 Just got the bill for my collarbone surgery. $1,500.00 shipped for HFC supporting members. Apologies to those outside the U.S., but the rosewood board (99% sure it's Brazilian) prevents cross boarder shipping.
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