santellavision Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 FSA: '79 Sunburst on Reverb. $3K. Ouch. Un-bound and No Crowns. No Affiliation.https://reverb.com/item/36879248-hamer-usa-sunburst-double-cutaway-dimarzio-paf-s-cherry-burst-1979-ohsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, santellavision said: Un-bound and No Crowns. No Affiliation. And no takers at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy65 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 It's a pretty one but way overpriced IMO... But hey, I suppose you never know these days! I personally like the non-bound, dot Standards and Sunbursts for the less flashy look, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 There's another that's crowned and bound in natural on CL w OHSC for $2k https://worcester.craigslist.org/msg/d/winchendon-1979-hamer-sunburst/7233898520.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzwriter Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Joe G said: There's another that's crowned and bound in natural on CL w OHSC for $2k https://worcester.craigslist.org/msg/d/winchendon-1979-hamer-sunburst/7233898520.html Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerCustomEr Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 6 hours ago, santellavision said: FSA: '79 Sunburst on Reverb. $3K. Ouch. Un-bound and No Crowns. No Affiliation.https://reverb.com/item/36879248-hamer-usa-sunburst-double-cutaway-dimarzio-paf-s-cherry-burst-1979-ohsc What a looker, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 That first SUNBURST is a really pretty guitar but that price...................they will be hanging onto that guitar for awhile. The second guitar the Natural finished B&C'd Sunburst is also a very cool guitar although obviously not in the same condition..................I thought that was sold here on HFC awhile ago for under that price. I bought and sold my Black Kahlered 79 Sunburst the one on the left for just the same amount [$1,200.00] I bought it for and I was OK with that. The second Black 79 Sunburst on the right I bought I paid $1,600.00 for and sold it for $2,000.00 which I also thought was a great price for that guitar. I can understand the very rare early first issue STANDARDS going for big money but some of the the other asking prices you see on these Hamer guitars are pretty out of hand to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I won't lie. I paid $2,800 for the Bob Mann Model. Here are a couple of pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 And I bought a killer '79 Sunburst from Ernie that I had to re-fret. I think I have $1,800 in it. It's so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, The Shark said: I won't lie. I paid $2,800 for the Bob Mann Model. Here are a couple of pics... Is it just me or the angle of the pic that makes it look like the sustain block and bridge humbucker are not lined up evenly...? The neck pickup seems to line up just fine. The first pic looks pretty much straight on but it’s gotta be the angle, right...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 21 hours ago, Travis said: Is it just me or the angle of the pic that makes it look like the sustain block and bridge humbucker are not lined up evenly...? The neck pickup seems to line up just fine. The first pic looks pretty much straight on but it’s gotta be the angle, right...? It's the pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Same guitar/seller on CL for $2,600 https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msd/d/kent-hamer-usa-sunburst-double-cutaway/7258499412.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy-UK Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I’d really like a nice sunburst ideally a 78 - I don’t know much about them though. Wasn’t there an improvement in construction between 78 and 79 or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bennyboy-UK said: I’d really like a nice sunburst ideally a 78 - I don’t know much about them though. Wasn’t there an improvement in construction between 78 and 79 or something? The 3-piece neck and true Sustainblock were featured in ‘79. They later switched from the heavier Grovers to Schallers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Joe G said: Same guitar/seller on CL for $2,600 https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msd/d/kent-hamer-usa-sunburst-double-cutaway/7258499412.html They have some other nice guitars for sale: https://seattle.craigslist.org/search/sss?userpostingid=7258499412 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 You rang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 12/19/2020 at 8:18 AM, ARM OF HAMER said: That first SUNBURST is a really pretty guitar but that price...................they will be hanging onto that guitar for awhile. The second guitar the Natural finished B&C'd Sunburst is also a very cool guitar although obviously not in the same condition..................I thought that was sold here on HFC awhile ago for under that price. I bought and sold my Black Kahlered 79 Sunburst the one on the left for just the same amount [$1,200.00] I bought it for and I was OK with that. The second Black 79 Sunburst on the right I bought I paid $1,600.00 for and sold it for $2,000.00 which I also thought was a great price for that guitar. I can understand the very rare early first issue STANDARDS going for big money but some of the the other asking prices you see on these Hamer guitars are pretty out of hand to say the least. I owned a black Sunburst when I was in my late teens and I bought it from a guitarist that was in a very popular band on the regional club circuit. He was a Strat guy and he bought it because he was also a Martin Barre fan who was endorsing Sunbursts. The headstock had been repaired from a partial break right at where the nut met the headstock ( he disclosed this to me before I bought it) I never had any issues with it staying in tune or anything. I believe it was a 78 or 79. I only kept it for about a year, never kept any photos of it but I honestly can't remember if it was bound and crowned or just dot inlays. I eventually sold it to a guy I knew that was left handed and he liked it for obvious reasons that he could basically flip it over and he had a cool guitar. I paid 400 for it and I think I let it go for that. I do remember it having a checkerboard decal or something right under "Sunburst". I don't seem to see many at all if any with that checkerboard thing on the logo. Based on that description, anyone know what I had back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 The checkerboard logo was only on Specials in the early ‘80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, cmatthes said: The checkerboard logo was only on Specials in the early ‘80s. I will stand corrected. I know for a fact that this Sunburst was a late 70's or perhaps built as late as 1980 as I bought it in 1981. It had the keyhole saddle bridge but for some reason I thought I remembered it having the checkerboard near the logo as well. As I said earlier, I can't if it was a dot or bound and crowned fingerboard so I could be confusing the checkerboard with the 92 special I owned. It has been a while for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Sunburst Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I could have sworn that the Sunburst or the Special had the checkerboard somewhere on the headstock. I am losing my damn mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimi page Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 12/18/2020 at 4:17 PM, Joe G said: There's another that's crowned and bound in natural on CL w OHSC for $2k https://worcester.craigslist.org/msg/d/winchendon-1979-hamer-sunburst/7233898520.html I had this guitar for sale here for a while and this is my Craigslist ad too. It ended up going to Guitar Center in a trade, where its now listed at 2,799.00. Great sounding guitar and extremely resonant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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