analogsystem Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 https://reverb.com/item/65270162-hamer-made-in-usa-vintage-80-s-guitar-floyd-rose-tremolo-see-video-link Does the headstock logo seem weird to anyone else? Maybe the headstock has been shortened or something? If its legit, its kind of a cool project axe.
hamerhead Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 If I were to guess, that used to be a Gary Moore Special that someone tried to refinish.
crunchee Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 The headstock logo is what has been called a 'Stadium' logo, I'm guessing because you can read it from anywhere in a stadium setting? If I'm reading the S/N correctly, it looks like a '88 make, which IIRC would fit the time frame for the 'Stadium' logo. I see that the Floyd has 'Made In Germany' markings...if the Floyd is possibly original, shouldn't it be marked as 'W. Germany' or 'West Germany' for a 1988 time frame? I'm absolutely NO expert especially on Floyds, but does anybody here know for sure? That info might make for extra bargaining 'leverage' if someone wanted to buy it.
kizanski Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 That serial looks suspect to me. I mean, anyone can buy that stamp set. I did.
analogsystem Posted January 28, 2023 Author Posted January 28, 2023 I'm familiar with the stadium logos, but the USA seemed too close to the edge.
Amplodyte Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 Why only two knobs, and why are they located like they are relative to the pickup selector?
HSB0531 Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 5 hours ago, hamerhead said: If I were to guess, that used to be a Gary Moore Special that someone tried to refinish. I don't think that's a refin. It looks like the very rare Smudgy~Sludgy~Distrested~Antiqued Copper that was introduced in the first week of March of 1988 and discontinued on Friday of the same week.
hamerhead Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 Instead of Pizza Day it was Blindfold Day? The switch and knob locations are different from the '84 GM Special I used to have. It's a valuable one-off CO.
scottcald Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, hamerhead said: Instead of Pizza Day it was Blindfold Day? Or whiskey day.
sledhead44 Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 5 hours ago, analogsystem said: I'm familiar with the stadium logos, but the USA seemed too close to the edge. And a dot after the U, but not the S and A seem weird. Hmmmm.
HSB0531 Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 13 hours ago, sledhead44 said: And a dot after the U, but not the S and A seem weird. Hmmmm. That's because it was built at the University of South America. You see there was a college course on building a Hamer guitar and......
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