badchild758 1 Posted January 29 Hey guys looking for any information I can get on a Phantom A5. Was told it is an 1983 model and was also told it is a Prototype. Mine has inline tuners not 3 per side. I've found this guitar listed in a few places but cannot find one with the 6 on a side tuners. Unfortunately i'm not able to include a pic at this time as it is at the shop for a complete setup. any info offered would be greatly appreciated. thanks 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velorush 4,608 Posted January 29 Love the A5, as well as the Prototype (the Prototype is an actual model name. Hamer built great guitars but their naming conventions were not the best. Their premier guitar was the "Standard" while the base model was the "Special." Go figure...). At any rate, welcome, and give these a quick read: https://hamerfanclub.com/proto.html https://hamerfanclub.com/proto2.html The first digit of the serial number will give you the last number of the model year, though, with a six-on-a-side headstock it won't be an '83 (three on a side until '84). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 704 Posted January 29 All Phantoms went 6-in-line early in 1984. The first one might have been 1983, but that was made for Glenn Tipton, originally with a sustain-block trem.but later modified to a Kahler. An early 1984 6-in-line (4 10XXX) was blue/black zulu, single pickup with no scratch-plate, Kahler, and a "Phantom" logo under the HAMER USA. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JochenP 557 Posted January 30 11 hours ago, badchild758 said: Hey guys looking for any information I can get on a Phantom A5. Was told it is an 1983 model and was also told it is a Prototype. Mine has inline tuners not 3 per side. I've found this guitar listed in a few places but cannot find one with the 6 on a side tuners. Unfortunately i'm not able to include a pic at this time as it is at the shop for a complete setup. any info offered would be greatly appreciated. thanks Hi, send me your mail adress (as PM) and I will send you a pdf with information from the Hamer book! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badchild758 1 Posted January 30 Sounds good thanks you can send to badchild758@icloud.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JochenP 557 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, badchild758 said: Sounds good thanks you can send to badchild758@icloud.com Mail send! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badchild758 1 Posted February 2 Thanks for sending me that article. Found it very informative. The red A5 in the case is the one that I own. Can’t wait to get it back from the shop! Thanks again regards paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
serial 3,625 Posted February 7 3 8350 was a black 1983 A5 made for Glenn Tipton. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toadroller 3,015 Posted February 7 Well, that's cool! Is that the OP's Phantom? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badchild758 1 Posted February 7 Don’t know. What is OP? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 7,919 Posted February 7 Just now, badchild758 said: Don’t know. What is OP? Original poster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
