outtahear Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Pics to follow, but anyone seen this before?? Thanks in advance.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 What color is it? If it's black, midnight blue or another dark finish, the serial may have been stamped in yellow ink, which sometimes fades over time. Try looking at it under a blacklight, assuming it's the original finish. No guitar left Hamer without a serial number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 My dark blue 83 Phantom is super hard to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 12 hours ago, cmatthes said: No guitar left Hamer without a serial number. Except the very early Sunburst that Jazzerman (from The Netherlands) had for sale (for something like $10.000) a couple of years ago on this forum. He appears to have disappeared from this forum and also from YouTube. Gabe 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 The prototype I was sold had a stamped serial number. It was a 'finish' prototype of the Mirage II. I just had it build-out, I should post it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bubs_42 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Ok so you bought the one from Ebay/Reverb with the repaired headstock that no longer has the serial #. Exactly why I didn't buy it. Nice Sustainblock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Yep- and..... [/URL] Was in the control cavity. Any ideas on a date?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, outtahear said: Any ideas on a date?? 1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Perfect. Fwiw, thing's a beast, resonant, headstock repair's solid, stays in tune. (Bonus-didn't mention a case in the ad, shipped w/original HSC). Starting to clean it up now, new strings, fret check this week. Thanks for everything..(Recents) [/URL] [/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Pull the bridge pup and take a look. Humbucker appears to not be the OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 16 hours ago, outtahear said: [/URL] Was in the control cavity. I don't know if I've ever seen the serial number in the control cavity before on a Hamer. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinaltap Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Looks like it has been played hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 Or at least in anger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, kizanski said: I don't know if I've ever seen the serial number in the control cavity before on a Hamer. Anyone else? I'd be willing to bet that the headstock was broken twice. Someone put the serial number in the control cavity before/after refinishing the guitar post repair. But why not just put it back on the headstock? and what is that under the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 minute ago, bubs_42 said: I'd be willing to bet that the headstock was broken twice. Someone put the serial number in the control cavity before/after refinishing the guitar post repair. Sure but that looks a lot like the factory stamp. And that's no factory repair, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, kizanski said: Sure but that looks a lot like the factory stamp. And that's no factory repair, that's for sure. This. Doubt the re-fin thing, seems the same as a Cruisebass I had from the same era. Paint in the control cavity/body identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 minute ago, outtahear said: This. Doubt the re-fin thing, seems the same as a Cruisebass I had from the same era. Paint in the control cavity/body identical. And the serial number in the control cavity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 23 minutes ago, kizanski said: And the serial number in the control cavity? Ask Jol???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just now, outtahear said: Ask Jol???? Pass. No, I was asking if your Cruisebass also had a serial number in the control cavity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 We can try to check the factory logs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outtahear Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Can that be done?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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