Sketchy Californian on Reverb

[narad]

Where to begin with this one!  I assume it's a scam, but not sure what the sensible option is -- is it a modified slammer?  Or maybe it's legit, I'm not so well versed in Hamers but I just have never seen logos like that:

https://reverb.com/item/64363965-hamer-californian-usa-custom-order-1989-brown

What do you guys think?  I'd report it, but I don't know exactly what are the for-sure giveaways.

[cmatthes]

Sketchy as hell in every way.

 

[HamerCustomEr]

The seller even admits that the logo is a sticker: 

""The "hamer Logo" is a sticker but the "USA" is paint like a typical hamer.""

Avoid!

 

[JustKid]

Looks like a headstock break between 3 and 4 tuner. New piece of wood added and whole headstock front repainted to cover the break. The back of the neck resprayed with more amber tint to it. That’s what i think. 

[Hbom]

That's an awful lot of money for that guitar. That's what I think.

[Victor (Fret Friend)]

That guitar is not right! The neck looks right until you get to the nut then it looks all wrong. The bridge pickup is closer to the trem than I'd like. It's vastly overpriced! I sold an original '88 Cali for 4 times less than this and in much better condition (of course, mine was real)...

[diablo175]

On 12/27/2022 at 10:58 AM, Hbom said:

That's an awful guitar. That's what I think.

Fixed.

[Ham Rex]

On 12/27/2022 at 10:49 AM, JustKid said:

Looks like a headstock break between 3 and 4 tuner. New piece of wood added and whole headstock front repainted to cover the break. The back of the neck resprayed with more amber tint to it. That’s what i think. 

I may be wrong but the Neck Grain disappears before the Floyd Nut Screws so perhaps the neck was cracked near there or the over spray from 3 and 4 tuner fades the grain out.

[crunchee]

I didn't bother to look at the rest of the listing once I saw where the seller is located.  Being sold from Indonesia?  No thank you.