Cboss Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 https://reverb.com/item/69245158-1985-hamer-scepter-silver-black But what are these shitty pickups doing in there? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Cboss said: But what are these shitty pickups doing in there? Yeah, that was a bad move... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerCustomEr Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cboss said: https://reverb.com/item/69245158-1985-hamer-scepter-silver-black But what are these shitty pickups doing in there? Also just determined "from the HAMER USA FB page" that it's a refin~ (although I'm still not entirely convinced" Cool how they were able to repro the serial number Edited May 20, 2023 by Dave Scepter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Amazing research :-) just those pickups in there is indication enough that something shady is going on, no one would put them in for legitimate reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Cboss said: Amazing research 🙂 just those pickups in there is indication enough that something shady is going on, no one would put them in for legitimate reasons Other than keeping the originals for themselves before selling off to a store front... that being said, here's a photo of the original owners Scepters and it looks like he has those PU's installed "years ago"... perhaps he liked them? Edited May 20, 2023 by Dave Scepter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 This has "Hellrider" written all over it. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 Those are beautiful guitars.. would the originals have been the DiMarzio wound hamers? There is a fascinating thread on here breaking down those Duncan designed pickups, their intentional hobbling, and tweaks to make them sound better, perhaps he read that🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cboss said: Those are beautiful guitars.. would the originals have been the DiMarzio wound hamers? There is a fascinating thread on here breaking down those Duncan designed pickups, their intentional hobbling, and tweaks to make them sound better, perhaps he read that🤔 He's a professional musician, so I'm assuming he knows what he likes... and yes the originals would be the Dimarzio/Hamer Slammers... here's a photo from May 2014 showing the Silver paint and SD pickups... I personally think he just swapped out crappy PU's before selling or the store he sold it to swapped them out for additional cash Edited May 20, 2023 by Dave Scepter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Cboss said: Amazing research 🙂 just those pickups in there is indication enough that something shady is going on, no one would put them in for legitimate reasons The original owner just chimed in on FB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 I wish there was a time machine and I could go back and place custom orders at the factory:) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Even taking into account the time frame, this body style just never spoke to me. But I did like the flamed Scarab. My bandmate called it "the can opener"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cboss said: I wish there was a time machine and I could go back and place custom orders at the factory:) If there was a time machine available, I'd first definitely bang this chick named Mary in high-school "one of those shoulda but didn't" situations... then go custom order a Scepter! 🤣 Edited May 21, 2023 by Dave Scepter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, The Shark said: Even taking into account the time frame, this body style just never spoke to me. But I did like the flamed Scarab. My bandmate called it "the can opener"... I'm a 80's metal head and absolutely love my Scepter.. to me it's like the ultimate Standard but with a Sustain block bridge, maple neck and crowned ebony fretboard... I couldn't come up with a better guitar for myself if I tried... I can't imagine ever parting with her🤘 Edited May 21, 2023 by Dave Scepter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, The Shark said: Even taking into account the time frame, this body style just never spoke to me. But I did like the flamed Scarab. My bandmate called it "the can opener"... Wait…. Flamed Scarab…? As in a Scarab with a flame maple top/body…? I’ve only ever seen them in solid colors. Please explain… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Travis said: Wait…. Flamed Scarab…? As in a Scarab with a flame maple top/body…? I’ve only ever seen them in solid colors. Please explain… There were a few…maybe even in “The Book”! They had one in the booth at at least one mid-80s NAMM show that was pictured in several magazines and the GW Buyer’s Guide that year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, cmatthes said: There were a few…maybe even in “The Book”! They had one in the booth at at least one mid-80s NAMM show that was pictured in several magazines and the GW Buyer’s Guide that year. Oh, F me…. I’m gonna have to bust out my book tomorrow morning first thing and see this shit for real… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 Please post a picture for those non-book owners! And two thumbs up to those High School situations that should have been! My friends and I talk about those often LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerCustomEr Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Cboss said: Please post a picture for those non-book owners! You need the book! Only $38.39 USD. I thought that it would save me money by allowing me to drool instead of buy... but it had the opposite effect! https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hamer-Guitars-Illustrated-History/dp/0764343521/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3B7JJDAB99X7U&keywords=hamer+ultimate&qid=1684681726&sprefix=hamer+ultimat%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-2 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cboss Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 Just ordered! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 1:45 PM, Dave Scepter said: The original owner just chimed in on FB Looks like Carlos Cavazo's kid brother. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 22 hours ago, Travis said: Wait…. Flamed Scarab…? As in a Scarab with a flame maple top/body…? I’ve only ever seen them in solid colors. Please explain… A dude had one in Orlando, but he wanted $3,500 for it. I'm reasonably sure he didn't sell it. It was on Reverb for a while. I bet you could call Mr. Matthes to the "service desk" and he could expound. Or Mr. Fung... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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