BoogieMKIIA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Used, at Willcutt’s. Pretty burst and Phat Cats. Says it is a custom order but the pickgard looks odd to me. http://willcuttguitars.com/used-instruments/hamer-studio-custom-59-burst-ultimate-used-005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 An abomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 That pickguard belongs somewhere else. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, The Shark said: That pickguard belongs somewhere else. Geez. Jol’s ass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 That's not how it came. No way the factory would add a black pickguard and cream rings. Someone got a wild hair up their ass, bought a shitty guard off of Guitar Fetish, and drilled a screw hole in an otherwise lovely piece of flamed maple. I wonder if the screwed it up putting those phatcats in and had to cover up the scar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 48 minutes ago, The Shark said: That pickguard belongs somewhere else. Geez. Yes it does ..............................OFF of the guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 WHY??? Such a beautiful top and cover it with a shitty piece of plastic??? WHY??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Amazing looking guitar and KOA back and neck - yowza. From what I could read on the COA it don't say nuttin' about no damn pick guard. And it surely would have that fugly mess listed right there - if it was somehow custom ordered maybe when Jol was drunk? But my hunch is NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 "Luthier Certified Performance"? Looks more like "Luther (not 'Luthier') Modified Guitar". Some people should never be allowed around tools. Especially when it comes to needlessly installing pickguards and stupidly devaluing guitars: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Unless my mind plays tricks, this guard is very similar to the factory guard on the Newport 90 painted up to look like a Gretsch. Was that a @Boomerang~Junkie guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Good memory on the Gretsch green colored Newport. Pick-guards "similar" yes, but not really the same. In my opinion, its like comparing a Porsche 914 and 911?? The Newport pick-guard was completely hand sized and shaped it to fit that guitar and color matched the rest of the guitar. They made that pick-guard work and it looked cool (to me). This one isn't making the trip for me. YMMV. I vetted that guitar directly with Kim as a custom ordered, factory leftover, who verified its build specs and origin. That was near the end for Hamer - so no COA. If I recall correctly Mike built that Newport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 12 hours ago, kizanski said: An abomination. If I catch the guy that did that ..................LOOK OUT!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Wilcutt's should just list that guitar as having damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, ARM OF HAMER said: If I catch the guy that did that well.................................................. You left out a comma, it changes the meaning...even if mounting the pickguard WAS done well, the pickguard still has the same effect as a turd in the punch bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveL Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 How to turn a $4 pickguard into a thousand dollar loss!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoogieMKIIA Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 IF you wanted a pickguard on it, tortoise would be a better choice in my opinion. To each their own. Assuming the pick guard is not original, what would a reasonable price be? Other than tree fiddy. The top and Brazilian board would typically be adders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louhamer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Oh the horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 It is fugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Totally unnecessary, aesthetically incongruent, and generally undermines the design...like fender skirts on a muscle car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Biz Prof said: Totally unnecessary, aesthetically incongruent, and generally undermines the design...like fender skirts on a muscle car. Now that IS strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 That is just plain sad. That poor guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Who cares? If you don't like it, don't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Clear. The holes are there so it's already AFU. Clear would be the least bad. Or leopard spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 32 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: Who cares? If you don't like it, don't buy it. It's a forum for commentary. Thought that was obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveX Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Willcutts are also offering this: http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-usa-25th-anniversary-artist-custom-cherry-018 and this: http://willcuttguitars.com/hamer-1/hamer-improv-vintage-sunburst-used-153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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