IF YOU COULD ONLY BUY ONE OR KEEP ONE HAMER.

[Kerry Marchman 81]

Got to be my '81 Special...

[DBraz 4,149]

For me it’s my ‘92 Virt.  I leave it for a while, pick it up, plug it in and...

[Disturber 4,583]

Most probably my 1995 Korina Standard. But it's almost an even draw between that one and the 78 or 80 four digits.

[joshoowah 546]

Been thinking hard on this, and ended up with 3 answers. ONLY ELECTRIC, ONLY HAMER, or Hamer I don't currently own.

If it's my ONLY electric, my Artist Custom. I'm generally a G-scale (24.75) player, and it's such a versatile tool! It's also my first Hamer, and one I wanted for almost 25 years before finally pulling the trigger - and vastly overpaying - so it has a special place in my heart.

If it's my ONLY HAMER, but I can still keep my LP Special, my Jazzburst SuperPro, all day long! F-scale (25.5) makes me think and play differently, and I love the wider physical spread of the pickups in an otherwise loosely ES/LP style guitar. And while many wax poetic about the original pups in a SuperPro, the Alnico 2 Pros that came in mine are so sweet, I can't justify the PITA of subjecting it to the repeated swaps for minimal improvement many guitars go through. It's a tone monster already!

If it's a Hamer I don't currently own, the two I most desire atm (but have never played an example of either, so it could be a bad idea) are the @Pieman
Ultimate Quilt Tiger Eye Tally Pro currently for sale or an Artist Ultimate. But I'm afraid I'd be content to just look at that Tally and never play it... it's almost too pretty!

[Ua D 913]

This one. The looks match the tone    

Edited November 22, 2020 by Ua D

[Jfritts 215]

An 8 string V bass bound with boomers would excite me quite a lot.

[scottcald 3,319]

Since all you guys are only keeping one, that'd drive prices down, so I'd have to pick up some of them.  😆

But, it'd probably be the 2001 Artist Korina.

[Drew816 466]

Are you SURE it can only be "one?" Why not, ya know, three? 

'91 Sunburst, '93 FM, '92 Sunburst. '91 Murkat pickups and re-vitalized before I got it man probably 10-12 years ago? '93 FM featured elsewhere with the metal covers off the Marshallheads and '92 from Iownit/Robert is really a colour I'd call Watermelon Slushy, maybe Strawberry Ice with a great chevron 3D top and low wind Fralin Pure PAFs. 

My '81 Special is not pictured, I'm restoring it as we speak: De-Kahler'ing and making progress. Covid-time has been good for some things anyway...

[specialk 4,226]

There was an orange/white "Dreamsicle" I saw here once and of course forgot to grab a pic. Probably that one, just cause it's been taking up so many of my fewer and fewer brain cells all these years.

[kizanski 16,263]

15 minutes ago, specialk said:

There was an orange/white "Dreamsicle" I saw here once and of course forgot to grab a pic. Probably that one, just cause it's been taking up so many of my fewer and fewer brain cells all these years.

 

[cmatthes 20,902]

2 hours ago, specialk said:

There was an orange/white "Dreamsicle" I saw here once and of course forgot to grab a pic. Probably that one, just cause it's been taking up so many of my fewer and fewer brain cells all these years.

Elduave also custom-ordered a "Dreamsicle" burst Monaco Elite Mahogany.  THAT was a cool axe!

[BoogieMKIIA 533]

Since I only have one, I will keep it. If not this, either a Korina Special Jr or a 4 digit Sunburst.

Edited November 25, 2020 by BoogieMKIIA

[cmatthes 20,902]

22 hours ago, BoogieMKIIA said:

Since I only have one, I will keep it. If not this, either a Korina Special Jr or a 4 digit Sunburst.

That looks like a keeper!

if you ever find a 4-digit Sunburst, let us know...  😉

[BoogieMKIIA 533]

I should say 5 digit Sunburst. 

1 hour ago, cmatthes said:

That looks like a keeper!

if you ever find a 4-digit Sunburst, let us know...  😉

 

[Hamer_SS_guy 336]

Hmm, of the 7 Hamers I have I use 3 frequently, and one of them is a bass. I think, my green Cali (see profile pic) would be that guitar. But I am lucky that I don't need to sell any guitars so far. Though I need a new job. It will be tough.