EricS Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 What the heck’s with this? https://nwct.craigslist.org/msg/d/hamer-rare/6709857269.html
Boomerang~Junkie Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I'm leaning that way too, but . . . . . I could see if there was a completely miss-matched neck and body wood - except that that neck and body appear to be the same wood type or they did a dead, balls on accurate stain match to hide the difference? Then again, they could both just be great pieces of HOG and those would match up. Meh - if I gotta bet - the skeptic in me goes back to dumpster, Franken-Hamer. My .01 cent worth (and you were just overcharged).
Dave Scepter Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 Why all the Skeptics?.. Wasn't Hamer a custom guitar shop? https://goo.gl/images/yifXPj
Boomerang~Junkie Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I'll defer my opinion to the experts on this board. I truly do not know and was just being a smartass.
Dave Scepter Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 Lol, I have absolutely no idea if this specific guitar is legit or not... just suggesting that it's possible
tommy p Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 10 hours ago, Dave Scepter said: Why all the Skeptics?.. Wasn't Hamer a custom guitar shop? https://goo.gl/images/yifXPj I wish I was close enough to check it out in person. I'd be there right this minute! BTW, I never did get to meet the guy with one I posted about above.😢😞😩
Dave Scepter Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 12 hours ago, gtrdaddy said: The control knobs look like cheap shit Agreed, those control knobs are awful
hamersandstrats Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I'm no expert but that looks legit. Maybe the guy just wanted small, black knobs and took some off an old Boss pedal.
Boomerang~Junkie Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, hamersandstrats said: I'm no expert but that looks legit. Maybe the guy just wanted small, black knobs and took some off an old Boss pedal. I thought the exact same thing - maybe they're from a Parker Fly?
Dutchman Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I tried my best to read the truss rod cover... it looks to start with a script L, the string messes up the rest...
cynic Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 It may be the angle, but the headstock shape appears particularly ugly.
crunchee Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 No provenance = Tree Fitty. Edited to add: In Philly, it's worth fifty bucks...and Bo knows odd-shaped guitars:
cynic Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 4 hours ago, 0054 said: Maybe Northfield can go check it out, lol. Haha! If it's legit he probably already has.
mirrorimij Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 I have a bit of info on this guitar and have held it/played it. I live about 10 minutes from the shop that is selling it and the seller is a good guy. The guitar was employee built with Hamer’s approval using Hamer parts. I believe the knobs are from a discontinued model of something (New Hartford had a rather large room of obsolete parts they kept around in case a warranty claim came in). Did Hamer make anything in the 80s with those knobs? It has a serial number but I can’t remember what it is . I spoke to the employee who built it and there is a story about the neck being a cancelled order and it hung around the shop for a long time. The employee approached Frank U a few times about it and was refused. I guess he didn’t give up and caught Frank on a good day and he allowed the build on the condition the instrument was used a test piece for a new finish process (we did that from time to time but usually just on scrap pieces of flamed maple). This is a long time employee, senior builder, etc. I can understand the skepticism given the crap that shows up in stores around here. This particular guitar isn’t my cup of tea but it feels, plays, smells like it should. I don’t think that has a case because it won’t fit in a typical double cutaway case given the headstock shape.
cmatthes Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 What Bob said. It’s legit, but not released into the wild before the Hamer Shop closed. There are a few things like that out there, and the guy (like Mike and Bob) came out to New Hartford from Arlington Heights and is a talented builder and great guy.
kizanski Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 A pair of creme rings and a zebra/double creme pickup setup, and we've really got something there.
black magic Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 Wow, I really like it. Not $2000 like it, but still I love the awkwardness of it.
tbonesullivan Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 It definitely looks like a real hamer, but is it actually some fancy prototype, or just a custom order for someone local? It's cool at all, but not that much more cool than a regular FM Special.
cmatthes Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, tbonesullivan said: It definitely looks like a real hamer, but is it actually some fancy prototype, or just a custom order for someone local? It's cool at all, but not that much more cool than a regular FM Special. Built by and (originally) for a Hamer guy who is also a member here.
Dave Scepter Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 10:40 AM, Dutchman said: I tried my best to read the truss rod cover... it looks to start with a script L, the string messes up the rest... Sellers name is Drew and the truss rod cover says "Studio"... I think the guitar is pretty cool myself, as someone stated "different color pickup rings and Pickups with top hat knobs" and it would be good to go... not sure if he's willing to ship though 😉
mirrorimij Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 Stopped at the shop with my daughter and snapped a few pics. He said he would ship and find a case for it.
tommy p Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 That's right up my alley. I love hockey stick headstocks on LP-style guitars.
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