DaveL Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Some shots of my new Hamer Special FM... Many thanks to HamerLou, Had a great day in downtown Boston (North end, street vendors, walked by where the were filming the Ryan Reynolds movie, had a great lunch). FM's are by far my favorite Hamer, They're a little tricky because the tops range from relatively plain, to poppin with no rhyme or reason but... when you get a nice one, they're incredible cool. This is a '93, it shows as orange here, but it's actually Aztec Gold... I haven't popped the hood but it seems like a Duncan Alnico pro II (in the lead position and I'm not sure (Dimarzio super distortion zebra?) in the neck, will check. really nicely installed bone nut... it's very nice to see someone who can cleanly score and fit a new nut. Plays and sounds nice... neck a little slimmer, but it's solid, resonant and was well cared for. going to make a few tweaks (gold amber bell knobs) but very nice as is... love, love, love the top. Pics, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Lovely! Great guitars. Congrats and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 The Special FM is the one Hamer I always wanted and never got one. The first time I tried one in the store it felt great, and all the rest did too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS4 FTW Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Awesome top on that one! My FM special gets a ton of play. I have a 93' special (not FM) and I really like the neck profile--definitely on the slim side, but not as extreme as the '92 specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 That’s gorgeous! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Congrats on a Killer Keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Very nice! had an old ‘95 Special Fm that was an absolute beast of a guitar. Should probably pick up another one some time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 My money is on the neck being a Super II. Sweet guitar, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, RobB said: My money is on the neck being a Super II. Sweet guitar, Dave. I opened it up... Dimarzio, Humbucker from Hell, oddly titled because it's a relatively low output ride... it's in my mancave in a bunch of pieces. giving it a new switchcraft barrel jack and a good cleaning... not quite sure what I'm going to do pickup wise, but I may shift the Duncan alnico II to the neck (it's actually a neck model).. thinking it over. not too worried as the bones are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Congrats I love the top and I love Aztec Gold. I never tried a FM Special but it’s a model that interests me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Nice!!! I was looking at those way back, before I picked up my Studio. I always did want to find one in Green, as I have no green guitars. Yes, I'm OCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigchiefwillie Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I put a Gravelin Shlabotnik set in mine on Saturday. Best pickups ever! Can't believe how good they sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Looking at that top it really reminds me of my Aztec Gold Studio’s top, lots of flame. Hamer really used beautiful wood. Not to even mention the fret boards. I believe in 93 Hamer was using two standard neck carves one being their “vintage” carve which was a little chunkier than the standard carve. My 93 P90 Special has the vintage...really just a nice medium but not too thin. I have the measurements somewhere. Again, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 That flame is great! Nice acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louhamer Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Dave, you take great pictures! Enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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