hamertek98 102 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 https://reverb.com/item/36585764-hamer-5-string-explorer-mid-90-s-cherry-burst 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polara 4,503 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The headstock shape, logo, dual truss rods from a B12, the shape of the control cavity plate all check out. Weird inlays. Just when you thought you'd seen all the wacky stuff they made... Maybe better-informed folks can spot signs of deepfakery but it looks legit but unappealing form my Hamer bass experience. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge 117 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, hamertek98 said: https://reverb.com/item/36585764-hamer-5-string-explorer-mid-90-s-cherry-burst The price seems right. It's red, after all. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hamertek98 102 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, polara said: The headstock shape, logo, dual truss rods from a B12, the shape of the control cavity plate all check out. Weird inlays. Just when you thought you'd seen all the wacky stuff they made... Maybe better-informed folks can spot signs of deepfakery but it looks legit but unappealing form my Hamer bass experience. Yeah, I think it’s real. Was wondering about the Spector bridge and control layout. They’ve done some wacky stuff. The inlays are probably Spector decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polara 4,503 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Twelfth fret inlay is D-AN M-CKL-Y... where the heck do you get or make Spector inlays? Maybe Dian Mackley (?) wanted an Explorer-shaped Spector, they said "hell, no," and this happened. So. Many. Questions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 10,034 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, hamertek98 said: Is this for real? https://reverb.com/item/36585764-hamer-5-string-explorer-mid-90-s-cherry-burst Who on Earth would fake it.... just sayin' 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 4,665 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, polara said: Twelfth fret inlay is D-AN M-CKL-Y... where the heck do you get or make Spector inlays? Maybe Dian Mackley (?) wanted an Explorer-shaped Spector, they said "hell, no," and this happened. So. Many. Questions. Looks like “Dean Mickley” to me... Reverb ad shows it’s for sale out of Westville, IN. Apparently, Dean has also lived in Naperville, just a few minutes from me... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cynic 6,817 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 He's apparently a pretty sweet guy. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerteddybear 7,819 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 If only there was a way to trace its origins... like a serial number... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crunchee 5,472 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Quote: "...this bass is as close as you will get to that piano sound and everything in between". Funny, a 8- or 12-string bass comes to my mind with a description like that. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerteddybear 7,819 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 He also has this, for $999 - https://reverb.com/item/36230828-hamer-standard-80-s-white 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerteddybear 7,819 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 And this at $399 - https://reverb.com/item/36099635-hamer-natural 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthes 20,639 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Whiskey tells me that’s from 1994. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,843 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 "Ok what we have here is my personal bass for ever..." Well, apparently not. "Hamer repair..." Yeah, no, it isn't. "... make me a offer..." I'll help you throw it in the dumpster, since it's so heavy. 1 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cynic 6,817 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, killerteddybear said: He also has this, for $999 - https://reverb.com/item/36230828-hamer-standard-80-s-white Even if all the strings were in the saddles that BADASS bridge spacing looks a hair wide. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Haynie 12,486 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I find it odd that Spector would supply a bridge to another manufacturer. The Spector inlays had me wondering, too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iownit4 249 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 The price is steep with that headstock repair .. cool bass though .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BadgerDave 2,309 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I'm sure that bass has stories to tell. If it were sentient, and could talk, of course. It would be interesting if the owner would post here and give us the history. The Boys from Illinoizz were an excellent and very popular bar band in the early 80s. I believe they opened for Cheap Trick (and other big touring bands). A close Hamer connection would not be surprising. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
svl 695 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, BadgerDave said: The Boys from Illinoizz were an excellent and very popular bar band in the early 80s. I believe they opened for Cheap Trick (and other big touring bands). A close Hamer connection would not be surprising. Is he claiming he was in the Boyzz? I don't remember him in any of the incarnations- Dave Angel was the original bassist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gtrdaddy 10,034 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 hours ago, BadgerDave said: It would be interesting if the owner would post here and give us the history. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kizanski 15,843 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: Oh god. This fucking guy again. Yeah, I don't think we'll be hearing from him any time soon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HamerCustomEr 513 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 8 hours ago, Jorge said: The price seems right. It's red, after all. Don't forget the Lemmy sticker on the back with that philosophical quote! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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