tbonesullivan Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just saw this on Facebook posted to the Hamer group. Not sure if it's the last one made, but it's freakin awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camstone Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Retail was $6K? Um, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I think I remember @cmatthes posting info on the last Hamer USA guitar made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Camstone said: Retail was $6K? Um, no. Right. Street on that was $2400+/-, can’t recall “List/Sugg Retail.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, Camstone said: Retail was $6K? Um, no. Only if Jol touched it... Sweet Guitar!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dutchman said: Only if Jol touched it... Sweet Guitar!! Yeah it is a really sweet guit, despite the steaming pile of bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 SO FULL OF SHIT. The last Hamer released came WELL after 2008. They were actively taking orders through December, 2012, and the last complete Hamer guitar (I believe it was either a Standard or a Flamebodied Cali...will have to check) was serial @456444 (maybe 456445). The last serial number stamped in the shop was 456449. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, cmatthes said: SO FULL OF SHIT. The last Hamer released came WELL after 2008. They were actively taking orders through December, 2012, and the last complete Hamer guitar (I believe it was either a Standard or a Flamebodied Cali...will have to check) was serial @456444 (maybe 456445). The last serial number stamped in the shop was 456449. I seem to remember it being the flame top (and back?) Cali. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonge Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I know the seller; he plays in an Irish band with the bassist from my country project and the bassist texted me earlier today about this one. The seller worked for KMC and the guitar was shipped to him after Fender shut down Hamer. I don't have the book of face, but the serial number I got in the photos was 8561nn but it seems that is a couple hundred before the final builds. Without knowing what else got shipped after Hamer closed, I can't say whether or not it was the last one out. I heard there were a couple partial Hamers in the warehouse that the Ovation guys were looking after - not sure what ever became of them though. Still a nice looking guitar from the photos I got. Based on what I saw, 2K seems reasonable and I have no idea what the list might have been at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 I think I can at least shed some light to this puzzle. As it was reported directly to me via Kim Keller - the last Newport crafted/sold of any type was the Gretsch Green Newport 90 (with P90's). It was shipped to me on 07-09-2013. It was also clearly NOT the last guitar Hamer made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 List prices only mattered when it was new IMO, and even then (just as it is now) it wouldn't have been smart to buy new at anything less than 30% off MSRP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Yes. ^ THIS ^ , hence Street VS. Retail. We've all seen "retail" posted, but I think you need to view it only as a marketing reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camstone Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 "List" price on this guitar new was in the $3600 - $3800 range. There's a 2012 Hamer price list floating around here somewhere. The maple top would have been an upcharge. I at one time owned the one pictured below and wish I still had it. It was killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 6/30/2019 at 4:39 PM, Camstone said: "List" price on this guitar new was in the $3600 - $3800 range. There's a 2012 Hamer price list floating around here somewhere. The maple top would have been an upcharge. I at one time owned the one pictured below and wish I still had it. It was killer. Damn. Gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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