PSA Beauty of the Past

[donner]

The 'verb has thrown out some fascinating opportunity, today.

No affiliation as usual.

Nothing but fascination and admiration, as usual, too.

Look at those knobs: Without their strangely contrasting noxious orange color nobody would be able to tame this guitar in any manner.

https://reverb.com/item/45462526-hamer-prototype-dayglo-zulu?utm_content=feed_listings&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily-Feed-Email&utm_term=Feed Email

[Cboss]

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

[donner]

4 hours ago, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

This was another age and era.

„The future was so bright, we gotta wear shades“, as a famous Timbuk2-Song was saying.

 

 

[svl]

Had to have guitars that would match those killer spandex pants. I love me some Zulu Clown Puke...

[Cboss]

27 minutes ago, donner said:

This was another age and era.

„The future was so bright, we gotta wear shades“, as a famous Timbuk2-Song was saying.

 

That is something else I'm curious about, lots of songs in one time frame about wearing shades..corey hart sunglasses at night, this one...

[Dave Scepter]

3 hours ago, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

It was a great time to be alive!

[narad]

3 hours ago, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

Localized?  I love it even now!  Can't take guitars too seriously.

[Eli]

12 hours ago, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

I think the guitar world had had enough of 70's brown.  Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[ARM OF HAMER]

                                                I'm very "Traditional" when it comes to guitars but for some reason, I really like that finish.

[Steve Haynie]

Dayglo colors were trendy.  Logos and layouts that looked like splashes or brush strokes were everywhere.  Look at the ads in magazines from the time period.  The graphic art design was going loose and flashy as synthesizers and midi had music going technical and precise. 

It was a trend that came and went.  I do not miss it, but I would love to have a Hamer with that trendy finish.

[bkrownd]

On 6/12/2023 at 4:26 AM, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

 

They were radical, dude.  It was the party decade.

 

[Carl.B]

On 6/12/2023 at 9:26 AM, Cboss said:

Wtf was it with these late 80's color schemes? I'm very curious what the motivation, attraction was of these? It seems to be localized to that time period 

Lot's of cocaine, blotter acid, shrooms, and alcohol of choice.

[rickrock999]

Wow, that guitar has been up there for 2 years and they finally lowered the price. I like it. Not ready to drop over 2K on it. But I like it.

[LucSulla]

On 6/12/2023 at 12:45 PM, Cboss said:

That is something else I'm curious about, lots of songs in one time frame about wearing shades..corey hart sunglasses at night, this one...

This particular song is about a grad student who graduates and goes on to nuke the world.