golem Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 I saw this on local Craigslist but hesitated. Several days later a person I buy a lot of guitars from, Mike, sent me a PM on FB telling me he'd overextended himself buying this and needed to sell. My recollection is that the owner previous to him is someone who has worked at J Gravity (local guitar shop) for ages. Now I want to trade some of my other guitars for vintage Hamers. LOL.
hamerhead Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Nice grab! Hide your wallet. ETA: My first was an '80s Special as well, 35 years ago. Still have it.
Steve Haynie Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Let me be the first to offer $350 for it! So what year model is it? The first digit in the serial number will tell you.
golem Posted December 10, 2021 Author Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Let me be the first to offer $350 for it! So what year model is it? The first digit in the serial number will tell you. Can't check it now but my recollection is it's a 1980 based on the zero.
specialk Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Beautiful, and looks well-played too. Congrats.
donner Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Cool Axe with a lot of mojo. Welcome aboard! You know, after your first, the hunt will almost never end...
princeofdarkness56 Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Early Specials are mojo guitars.
golem Posted December 10, 2021 Author Posted December 10, 2021 50 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Let me be the first to offer $350 for it! So what year model is it? The first digit in the serial number will tell you. I plan to keep it but I just saw one on Reverb for almost $3k! I realize it's got binding and fancier inlays but.... If someone offered me $3K I'd probably take it. My guess is this is a bit outside of what the current market price should me.
Steve Haynie Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 The binding makes the guitar a Sunburst model regardless of the type of inlays. Sunbursts bring more money than Specials. We have a saying about those prices on Reverb, "asking ain't getting."
kizanski Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: Sunbursts bring more money than Specials. And the Sunbursts with crowns bring even more.
Dutchman Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Specials are rock machines!!! Nice Grab!!!
cmatthes Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Specials were...and ARE...the gateway drug into many Hamer addictions. We're all your friends now.
kizanski Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 23 minutes ago, cmatthes said: Specials were...and ARE...the gateway drug into many Hamer addictions. It was for me. The first Hamer I saw (other than in a magazine) when my buddy brought his brand new Special in 1980. Curious that I don't own one now, considering how many I owned over the years.
Travis Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 4 hours ago, golem said: I saw this on local Craigslist but hesitated. Several days later a person I buy a lot of guitars from, Mike, sent me a PM on FB telling me he'd overextended himself buying this and needed to sell. My recollection is that the owner previous to him is someone who has worked at J Gravity (local guitar shop) for ages. Now I want to trade some of my other guitars for vintage Hamers. LOL. Can’t go wrong with an early 80’s Special. Congrats on the score. Let us know when you get your next Hamer…. 😉
BTMN Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 Great line of guitars. Enjoy it loudly too. As was noted, hide your wallet. 😈
ARM OF HAMER Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 VERY cool! That IS a great guitar! Congrats!
Drew816 Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 Okay, Okay; I'll give you $375! Yeah, that's probably how most of us got hooked. My first was an '81 Special that I finished rebuilding last year. I was playing it yesterday, had two other guitars lined up to play as well and didn't touch them. Great example, welcome and enjoy!
sixesandsevens Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 Ah, I miss my Special. It wasn't getting the play time so I sold it, but it was special indeed. Edit: Congratulations!
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