'84 Scarab @ Dave's

[Hbom]

Just popped up. 

Red/Black Zebra finish, Mahogany body, Rounded shaped Mahogany neck with 10" radius Rosewood fingerboard and the original medium frets, 24.75" scale length, 1 5/8th" nut width, Factory Hamer USA humbucking bridge and neck pickups, 3-way toggle switching with the master volume and tone controls, Kahler locking tremolo and Schaller tuners, 7.4 pounds, With the original hardshell case, Very good

Weight: 7.4 lb

Case: A hardshell case is included.

Scarab '84 – Dave's Guitar Shop (davesguitar.com)

[BadgerDave]

And already gone.  Congrats to the buyer.  That looks like it's in excellent condition.

[gtrdaddy]

It's going on Reverb for $4700

[P Franco]

It’s gone!

[The Shark]

They just look like a can opener.  

[ebradfordrich]

That might be the most 80s guitar I’ve ever seen.    Good stuff.  

[GuitarGuy65]

I had one back in the mid-80's that was blue zulu with the Kahler and all...  Had it a few weeks and decided I hated Kahlers! 😂  

[BadgerDave]

I remember buying a used USA Scarab at the Minneapolis Mars store for $200.  Metallic blue with OHSC.

[Jimbilly]

I"m going to kick myself (again) for passing up the pearl white one for $199 at Bellevue WA Musicgoround (20 years ago).

[HamerCustomEr]

15 hours ago, The Shark said:

They just look like a can opener.  

Sure, but what a beautiful can opener it is!

[HamerCustomEr]

6 hours ago, GuitarGuy65 said:

Had it a few weeks and decided I hated Kahlers! 😂  

Did it really take you that long to decide to hate the Kahler??

[GuitarGuy65]

6 hours ago, HamerCustomEr said:

Did it really take you that long to decide to hate the Kahler??

Now that you mention it, no...  It was definitely quicker but I had to find a trade option for it first! 😆

[JustKid]

I tried to sell mine in black about 5 years ago for $450...and couldn't. Decided to put it back in the case. Now I'm glad I didn't...have to find it though

[tommy p]

If I could shred, I'd love to have a Scarab.  If I had a Scarab, I'd love for it to have Zulu paint.  If it had Zulu paint, I'd love for it to be red and black.  Good thing I can't shred!

 

[Steve Haynie]

You can take shred lessons.

[cmatthes]

Steve makes a fair point...

[mathman]

20 hours ago, JustKid said:

I tried to sell mine in black about 5 years ago for $450...and couldn't. Decided to put it back in the case. Now I'm glad I didn't...have to find it though

5 years ago, I was fighting for money and couldn't afford one.  Now I would love to have one and could pay but not what seems to be the going price.  The timing of my life...  

[BadgerDave]

Today the knobs would be worth $200.

[hamerhead]

25 minutes ago, BadgerDave said:

Today the knobs would be worth $200.

I had something with those on it (a Gary Moore Special, maybe?) and almost threw them away. They looked cheap and I didn't know they were factory.

[Steve Haynie]

14 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

I had something with those on it (a Gary Moore Special, maybe?) and almost threw them away. They looked cheap and I didn't know they were factory.

How many other people, not Hamer fanatics, had the same idea about getting rid of those knobs? 

Then there are those Hamers that are missing all the hardware and electronics, project guitars, that make you wonder where the parts went.  Why are they not sold with the guitar? 

[P Franco]

6 hours ago, BadgerDave said:

Today the knobs would be worth $200.

Are these the same type? Look like plastic soda bottle caps. The ones in my pic are on an 84 Special  

[cmatthes]

Those are the very ones.  I had them on my ‘80s Ferrari Red Special.  I thought that was the worst part of the guitar then, but they’re cool to me now.

[Eli]

8 hours ago, BadgerDave said:

Today the knobs would be worth $200.

If that's the going rate, I've got a set of 3 available!  😀