PSA: Korina standard #004

[Ua D]

https://reverb.com/item/78219797-hamer-standard-korina
 

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[Ua D]

What the shit?  The price was upped $500 since I saw this this morning. Shenanigans.  

[1 bottlerocket]

Just like the airlines.

[Dave Scepter]

$30 shipping is a great price considering the size of the box 📦 

[crunchee]

Anybody else notice that the seller has this guitar listed as an XT model in the deets?   

[1 bottlerocket]

That might be an auto-fill detail by Reverb. The headstock looks like a USA model.

[crunchee]

13 minutes ago, 1 bottlerocket said:

That might be an auto-fill detail by Reverb. The headstock looks like a USA model.

It's kinda important to make sure the seller makes a clear distinction between a $500+ guitar and a $5000+ guitar besides the listed price, don't ya think?

[RobB]

1 hour ago, crunchee said:

It's kinda important to make sure the seller makes a clear distinction between a $500+ guitar and a $5000+ guitar besides the listed price, don't ya think?

It is described as a USA Hamer. The headstock says, “Hamer USA,” and the rear headstock photo clearly shows the LE, “004”, underneath the serial number. A potential buyer willing to drop $6k on a rare guitar  certainly knows what this is and couldn’t possibly confuse it with a cheap import. Couldn’t get much clearer than that.

[Dave Scepter]

1 pound too heavy 😔

[specialk]

[1 bottlerocket]

I agree, details are important. Sometimes people are ignorant about the auto fill process and in their haste overlook it.

[Disturber]

The 1995 run of Korina Standards are something extra, indeed. Boom. 💥

[kizanski]

1 hour ago, 1 bottlerocket said:

I agree, details are important. Sometimes people are ignorant about the auto fill process and in their haste overlook it.

Certainly, but if you're looking to get $6,000 for a guitar, how's about a little effort?  Research?  Proofreading?

[1 bottlerocket]

10 minutes ago, kizanski said:

Certainly, but if you're looking to get $6,000 for a guitar, how's about a little effort?  Research?  Proofreading?

I agree with you. Perhaps I was not being clear enough in my reply.

[Cboss]

Does this wood impart some sort of tonal difference, compared to mahogany? And if so what's it like?

[stonge]

same shop has a korina Vector (regular production) for the same price. Reminds me of something downstairs that needs restringing...

[kizanski]

2 minutes ago, stonge said:

same shop has a korina Vector (regular production) for the same price. Reminds me of something downstairs that needs restringing...

[stonge]

1 minute ago, kizanski said:

damn - i know that's you on the right looking like a player, but who's the dork in the middle with the atari shirt and the Chuck Taylors? why can't he hold a Vector correctly? what a dumbass lol...

[kizanski]

Just now, stonge said:

damn - i know that's you on the right looking like a player, but who's the dork in the middle with the atari shirt and the Chuck Taylors? why can't he hold a Vector correctly? what a dumbass lol...

We both have 'em slung lowww and you're playing the harmony to my noodling (looking like a player).
Going on 20 years ago, FFS.  My long lost hair and my old teeth are a dead giveaway.

[Dave Scepter]

10 hours ago, crunchee said:

Anybody else notice that the seller has this guitar listed as an XT model in the deets?   

Nope~

[gorch]

7 hours ago, crunchee said:

It's kinda important to make sure the seller makes a clear distinction between a $500+ guitar and a $5000+ guitar besides the listed price, don't ya think?

What you potentially get is an XT with the glory details written forth and back of the headstock with a permanent marker.

[gorch]

47 minutes ago, kizanski said:

Atari. That’s really decades ago.

[santellavision]

Very thin neck carve!

• Neck Profile: "C" shape, 0.836" deep @ 1st Fret, 0.907" deep @ 12th Fret

[Ham Rex]

3 hours ago, santellavision said:

Very thin neck carve!

• Neck Profile: "C" shape, 0.836" deep @ 1st Fret, 0.907" deep @ 12th Fret

It's a nice carve but far from "Very Thin".

My Californians are very thin.

[Steve Haynie]

5 hours ago, Cboss said:

Does this wood impart some sort of tonal difference, compared to mahogany? And if so what's it like?

To me, korina seems to have a little more midrange.  It is not bright, but you can tell there is a shift from mahogany.