jujisque Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Listing on Reverb for reference: https://reverb.com/item/60910909-hamer-special-usa-lollar-pickups Did they make these stock with pickguards? Or would this one have been added after the fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 100% aftermarket mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, cmatthes said: 100% aftermarket mod. "Hello? Mr. Lou Theer? Yes hello... Can you make my guitar look worse?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Towards the end of Hamer USA's existence they were putting pickguards (and wraptails) on P-90 Specials: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 52 minutes ago, kizanski said: "Hello? Mr. Lou Theer? Yes hello... Can you make my guitar look worse?" "Specifically, can you make a pickguard for my Hamer Special?" "I cannot. There are companies on the web. Hope this helps. Best, L. Theer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 3 hours ago, burningyen said: Towards the end of Hamer USA's existence they were putting pickguards (and wraptails) on P-90 Specials: Only on a custom order basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 A custom mistake basis is more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningyen Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, cmatthes said: Only on a custom order basis. Interesting. Gryphon Strings must have custom ordered the one I posted, because I bought it new from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujisque Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 I honestly don't mind the pickguard (I'm also not a huge fan of the 2 tone burst, so maybe that's why) but I wanted to double check. Figured it would reduce the value, but at least not in that seller's mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 21 hours ago, burningyen said: Interesting. Gryphon Strings must have custom ordered the one I posted, because I bought it new from them. In the waning years of Hamer USA, there was a pretty good supply of guitars in the warehouse that had been accumulated from maybe 2008 or so. These were available to dealers on a regularly updated list, and there were several guitars that had non-standard features that showed up on that list that I saw. This very well could be one of them, but that wasn't a regular production feature. There were very few slab-bodied Specials made in the last five-seven years that Hamer was around, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 It didn't need a pickguard. It needed to be a different color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I thought Greg made a few guards for people? Looks better with a guard to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, Armitage said: I thought Greg made a few guards for people? Of course he has. Specifically, when it comes to the weird pickguards Hamer put on these Juniors/Specials, Greg shaped the area near the neck/lower horn so that they are more visually appealing. So this (weird)... ...looks more like this (nice!)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Disagree with the "more visually appealing" part: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, MCChris said: Disagree with the "more visually appealing" part: More visually appealing than a real vintage Junior? No. I was just referring to the bump out with the attachment screw. That has to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDave Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Put black screws on that pick guard and it would look fine. Actually improves the unfortunate finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 9:44 PM, BadgerDave said: Put black screws on that pick guard and it would look fine. Actually improves the unfortunate finish. A set of oven knobs would detract from it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soli'd Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 10:20 AM, burningyen said: Towards the end of Hamer USA's existence they were putting pickguards (and wraptails) on P-90 Specials: My first Hamer was just like that, but it was a run done for Willcutt's and listed as a "Special Korina". Shouldn't have sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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