Eli Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 No affiliation- custom order or amazing mod? Has this one popped up before? https://reverb.com/item/67494477-hamer-mirage-quilt-top-rose
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Yeah, that's my old '96. Custom ordered by a Kaman/Hamer salesman who sold it to me. A one-of-a-kind as far as I can tell. I sold it about 4 years ago.
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Why tf would you sell THAT???
hamerhead Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 51 minutes ago, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said: Why tf would you sell THAT??? Gold hardware.
Eli Posted March 31, 2023 Author Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, kizanski said: Yeah, that's my old '96. Custom ordered by a Kaman/Hamer salesman who sold it to me. A one-of-a-kind as far as I can tell. I sold it about 4 years ago. Nice. Acoustic voice? Seriously though, cool starvation box.
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 @Travis was hoping he would never have to see this one again.
Drew816 Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 You do know the hardware can be "changed," right? 😉 You "gold haters," come on now, look at that GUITAR!!! Love it. Too bad I'm neck deep into an LS1 rebuild on car at the moment...
Travis Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, kizanski said: @Travis was hoping he would never have to see this one again. Yeah…. I saw this last night and started thinking about how I could swing it…. 🤦🏻♂️
bry4321 Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 I would swap out parts for MORE gold on this one! Looks great as is though.
hamerhead Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 I think the gold against the red looks great. The gold undertones in the wood sets it off nicely.
Travis Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, hamerhead said: I think the gold against the red looks great. The gold undertones in the wood sets it off nicely. Yeah, this is probably the best example of how gold hardware can work, cuz I’m usually not a fan.
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, Travis said: Yeah, this is probably the best example of how gold hardware can work, cuz I’m usually not a fan. It really is a beautiful guitar and with the bridge 'bucker, sculpted heel and quilt top, it must surely be a one-off. Shame you didn't get it when it was $800 cheaper, you know, from me...
Travis Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, kizanski said: It really is a beautiful guitar and with the bridge 'bucker, sculpted heel and quilt top, it must surely be a one-off. Shame you didn't get it when it was $800 cheaper, you know, from me... Everything about it screams one-off. They really should have made a version with that combination of features.
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Same guy ordered this for himself. I bought them both from him out of the trunk of his car - lol.
Cboss Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Both are amazing, very unique! What are the pickups in the hss?
Dave Scepter Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, kizanski said: Same guy ordered this for himself. I bought them both from him out of the trunk of his car - lol. Hey Kiz, do you still have this one?
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 36 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Hey Kiz, do you still have this one? No, I'm Hamer-less. @foodermon owns that one now. 46 minutes ago, Cboss said: What are the pickups in the hss? No idea. I never pulled them to see.
hamersandstrats Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 That was my guitar. I traded it to Jay Wolfe. It’s a great player. I’m 90% sure the bridge HB is a JB. Not sure what the neck and middle are but they balance out volume wise with the JB. The mini toggle is a blower switch that engages the bridge humbucker only.
cmatthes Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 For being a former Hamer dealer, Wolfe knows jack shit about the guitars! - I don't know what year...serial starts with a "6". - "It's a brilliant example of the awesome instruments from the Conn. Hamer shop." (except it's very clearly an Arlington Heights build). - No smoke smell? I mean, KIZ OWNED IT!!
kizanski Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, cmatthes said: For being a former Hamer dealer, Wolfe knows jack shit about the guitars! And far be it for me to nit-pick, but the guitar might be "like" new (it was when I sold it), but it sure as shit ain't "brand new." That description is normally reserved for guitars that have never been sold. This particular guitar was excluded from that group over a quarter century ago.
Travis Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 Sitting at the bar at our local Mexican restaurant. Just ordered our second Negra Modelos after hitting up our favorite pizza/pub happy hour for 3 rounds before this. And as soon as the wife gets back from the bathroom I am showing her this listing…
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