PSA: Rick Nielsen (Hamer copy) Explorer checkerboard (EU)

[cornjulio]

So I found this on a German website and emailed the seller about it. Is this legit? The truss rod cover appears to have been fixed with 3 screws and I'm not sure if this is really a USA headstock shape. No affiliation but very tempted to check it out: https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/hamer-explorer-black-white-von-1986/2375958890-74-1790

Edited to add: Sellers says it's a 1986 guitar.  I don't think it's an old hamer, more like an import with a custom paint job but I'm sure there are a few guys here with a better sense of judgment 😉

[Jim85IROC]

This looks like ome of those Chamer "tribute" (i.e. fake) guitars that have been popping up lately.

[VECTOR]

1200 Euro? Scam.

[HamerCustomEr]

What gross inlays!  Fake!!

 

[JustKid]

Chinese. $400 tops! And for $400 I think it’s worth it. 
Asian kind of posts  

 

[Dave Scepter]

1 hour ago, HamerCustomEr said:

What gross inlays!  Fake!!

I kinda like the inlays... they remind me of the Carl Sandoval V made for Randy Rhoads 

[cmatthes]

There is NOTHING remotely Hamer about that.

Pure garbage.

[cornjulio]

I admit did get excited for a minute when I saw it first even though I thought it was too good to be true. Not sure how many checkerboard hamer standards were ever made and what are the chances for one to pop up in Germany? Seller did eventually e-mail back not entirely answering my questions, only saying that there's no serial number or case and one can come and collect it. Does he himself really think he's selling a USA made Hamer for 1200,- when you can easily find actual asking prices all over the web? As he' selling other gear I'm assuming he's into music and guitars. I'm flabbergasted🥴

....and edited the thread to be more specific with its title.

[geoff_hartwell]

I love Hamers and that’s not a Hamer, haha. But I also love Chinese knockoffs.
 

Tangent HFC history: years ago one of you fine fellows posted about a Chinese connection to CS LP fakes and I bought an Ace Frehley for about $500 all in. It was a gift, mostly funded by his father, for a very promising young student who would do things like dress up as Ace for Halloween but also learn all the guitar riffs for Cold Gin and Love Gun. Love love loved that guitar- he didn’t take it out of the house. Years later he was assaulted by a bully at school who broke his other main guitar. I posted about it here and other members pooled resources and donated him a Real USA Hamer! He is full grown now and is an amazing guitarist, singer, songwriter and person. His band The Blue Chips is amazing and they recently dropped a second album. So a long way around of saying, cheap Chinese knockoffs have in fact led good people to Hamers and a beautiful life full of music.

And if that Rick Ride was 4/500 I’d hit it in a heartbeat 🤘😆

ETA: Does anybody make RN Checkerboards out of Hamer Imports?? I gather that is likely what this is, but does anybody do it stateside? 

[geoff_hartwell]

Does anybody make RN Checkerboards out of Hamer Imports?? I gather that is likely what this is, but does anybody make them stateside?

[VECTOR]

16 minutes ago, geoff_hartwell said:

I love Hamers and that’s not a Hamer, haha. But I also love Chinese knockoffs.
 

Tangent HFC history: years ago one of you fine fellows posted about a Chinese connection to CS LP fakes and I bought an Ace Frehley for about $500 all in. It was a gift, mostly funded by his father, for a very promising young student who would do things like dress up as Ace for Halloween but also learn all the guitar riffs for Cold Gin and Love Gun. Love love loved that guitar- he didn’t take it out of the house. Years later he was assaulted by a bully at school who broke his other main guitar. I posted about it here and other members pooled resources and donated him a Real USA Hamer! He is full grown now and is an amazing guitarist, singer, songwriter and person. His band The Blue Chips is amazing and they recently dropped a second album. So a long way around of saying, cheap Chinese knockoffs have in fact led good people to Hamers and a beautiful life full of music.

And if that Rick Ride was 4/500 I’d hit it in a heartbeat 🤘😆

ETA: Does anybody make RN Checkerboards out of Hamer Imports?? I gather that is likely what this is, but does anybody do it stateside? 

This is a nice story. Thanks for sharing!

[cmatthes]

I only have them made out of old all-mahogany 4-digits!  😉

[gorch]

11 hours ago, geoff_hartwell said:

I love Hamers and that’s not a Hamer, haha. But I also love Chinese knockoffs.
 

Tangent HFC history: years ago one of you fine fellows posted about a Chinese connection to CS LP fakes and I bought an Ace Frehley for about $500 all in. It was a gift, mostly funded by his father, for a very promising young student who would do things like dress up as Ace for Halloween but also learn all the guitar riffs for Cold Gin and Love Gun. Love love loved that guitar- he didn’t take it out of the house. Years later he was assaulted by a bully at school who broke his other main guitar. I posted about it here and other members pooled resources and donated him a Real USA Hamer! He is full grown now and is an amazing guitarist, singer, songwriter and person. His band The Blue Chips is amazing and they recently dropped a second album. So a long way around of saying, cheap Chinese knockoffs have in fact led good people to Hamers and a beautiful life full of music.

And if that Rick Ride was 4/500 I’d hit it in a heartbeat 🤘😆

ETA: Does anybody make RN Checkerboards out of Hamer Imports?? I gather that is likely what this is, but does anybody do it stateside? 

I remember that donation. That was cool HFC. Great to hear he made it into music, band and recording.

[cornjulio]

8 hours ago, cmatthes said:

I only have them made out of old all-mahogany 4-digits!  😉

Give me a break! I had no idea what they really look like. You sure you still want it?

[geoff_hartwell]

On 3/6/2023 at 5:31 PM, cmatthes said:

I only have them made out of old all-mahogany 4-digits!  😉

WOW!!! 🤘😁