As a fan of Martin Barre I wanted a Hamer just like the guitar he used in the Slipstream video.
Well, I didn't quite get one like that (no crown inlays or neck binding) but I did finally get something VERY close! The story is, I had a ton of old pickups in my "Parts box" and some cheaper guitars that don't get much use, so I thought I'd sell them all and buy something nice like a Slash Victoria Les Paul with the money. Over the years I've been looking for a USA Sunburst but living in Scotland they never come up for sale and on the odd occasion they do they are really expensive. Now, I do a podcast called Rock, Paper, Swords and we were due to interview Ian Anderson so I looked on the local listings on the Friday before it and....there was a USA Sunburst for sale just an hour away from me! It was fate that I get it!
The seller was looking for £1000 but I got it for £800 the next day and I couldn't be happier. All original, the Dimarzio pickups sound amazing and, once I touched up the large number of pretty major dings with some nail polish it's just gorgeous and plays great!
You can see it here with the drawing Subanots/Stonabus did for me.
BTW I did ask Ian about his old Hamer but he didn't say if he still has it. He bought a brand new headless Steinberger guitar to use on the new album RokFlote because he likes 'em small! Here's the interview if you'd like to hear it, it's well worth it... https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YIjl0h7m9zb
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