FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

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I'm selling this guitar for one reason and one reason only: my band is about to record an album and we need a Kemper. Otherwise I would happily, joyfully hang on to this instrument.

For Sale: my super-clean 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - S-S-S-SOLD!

No trades except for a Kemper +cash from my end.

The Special FMs are really excellent guitars and mine is the best example I've seen. It's easily a 9/10 in terms of wear. The frets are perfect. The neck is perfect. The weight is about 8 lbs and the balance is superb. Insanely clean for a 17-year-old guitar. No sign of "hamer-itis" anywhere on this one. I have owned high-end PRS, EBMM, and Suhr guitars, and this Hamer is built as well and plays as effortlessly and precisely as any of them - and sounds better (and is more versatile, see below) than most. I am truly loathe to sell it.

Specs:

Single-piece mahogany body
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fretboard
Bookmatched AAAAA flamed maple top
Cherry-burst finish
Gold hardware

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You will see in the later pics that the stock pickups have been replaced with Seymour Duncan P-Rails and Triple Shot mounting rings. The small switches on the Triple Shots allow you to quickly switch between some 28 different pickup combinations. Each pickup can be set to one of four sounds:

- humbucking-in-series (high output)
- humbucking-parallel (PAF sound)
- P-90 coil only
- rail-only

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The guitar will ship in its original Hamer hardshell case. One of the case latches was broken when I got it but this does not diminish its ability to adequately protect the guitar. I will also include the original cream mounting rings from the guitar (which are difficult to find in the right dimensions) in case the new owner wants to put standard humbuckers back in it.

Please PM me with any questions. Thanks for looking!
 
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Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

Do you still have the original pickups?

Not anymore. I sold them once I knew they were never getting put back in.

If I'd ever planned on selling this guitar I might have hung onto them, but the P-Rails really do sing in it.
 
Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

I'm sure they sound great – probably better. I was just curious about what would be involved in returning it to stock if so desired some day.
 
Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

Dam dude! If I had a Kemper I'd just let you guys use it so you didn't have to get rid of that. In general I hate the birth canal burst, but that is a sharp look'n axe.
 
Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

Dam dude! If I had a Kemper I'd just let you guys use it so you didn't have to get rid of that. In general I hate the birth canal burst, but that is a sharp look'n axe.

Thank you. I really do hate to sell it.

But I hate the logistical hoo-ha that would come with making this record without a Kemper even more.

It's funny - the red burst, crazy flame top, gold hardware... are all things that should count against this guitar, but instead they all combine to make it look sooooo nice.
 
Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

What's your opinion on the 14.5" fingerboard radius?
 
Re: FS: 1996 Hamer USA Special FM - w/ P-Rails & Triple Shots

What's your opinion on the 14.5" fingerboard radius?

To be honest, I wasn't even aware that this guitar had a different radius than my Gibsons. If you'd asked me, I would have assumed it was a 12" radius. I'll have to look into that.

I consider myself somewhat sensitive to radius and typically don't care for the very flat-feeling 16" on most shred-style guitars..

I've never felt anything but perfectly comfortable playing this one. If it does have a 14.5" radius, I guess you could say that I like it a lot.
 
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