Kosh Naranek
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Re: Favorite "Shred" guitar brand?
Back in the 80's, I think Hamer had their own unique look, whereas a lot of other guitar makers were trying to mimic Kramer or Jackson designs (which I think are great BTW).
The Hamer boomerang fretboard inlays, the body sculpting on the Californian model, the extended fretboard range on the Californian (27 frets on the high E), the stock Duncan Parallel Axis pickups or OBL pickups (as well as the earlier Dimarzio-produced Hamer Slammer pickups), the glued in neck versions of some of their models, the flame maple bodies (not tops, but solid broad leaf flamed or quilted maple bodies), their shredder models that weren't Strat or Explorer or V shaped, like the two Steve Stevens signature models they built in the 80's, and other touches kind of gave Hamers a distinctive, hand made, top-of-the-line look among all the other shred guitars around back in those days.
Back in the 80's, I think Hamer had their own unique look, whereas a lot of other guitar makers were trying to mimic Kramer or Jackson designs (which I think are great BTW).
The Hamer boomerang fretboard inlays, the body sculpting on the Californian model, the extended fretboard range on the Californian (27 frets on the high E), the stock Duncan Parallel Axis pickups or OBL pickups (as well as the earlier Dimarzio-produced Hamer Slammer pickups), the glued in neck versions of some of their models, the flame maple bodies (not tops, but solid broad leaf flamed or quilted maple bodies), their shredder models that weren't Strat or Explorer or V shaped, like the two Steve Stevens signature models they built in the 80's, and other touches kind of gave Hamers a distinctive, hand made, top-of-the-line look among all the other shred guitars around back in those days.
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