Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Just found a ridicoulous cheap Daytona with a maplebody.

Anyone knows anything about those??
Borrowed a friends Daytona once, his was a Ashbody one, with duncans and a nice Wilkinson trem, sounded fab.
But this one looks old

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

I think that guitar looks delish! (Or, maybe I'm just hungry? )
Anway, that's just my .02!!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

Lol me too....I just wonder how old it is with the black headstock..must be an late 80's or early 90's thing.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

That headstock screams 80's to me, but I'm no Hamer expert!!

 

[Curly]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

Rid,
make sure it's a US made Daytona .. I think I've seen Korean made ones with black headstocks, but I'm not sure.

also, AFAIK, the original Daytonas were ash bodies, then switched to alder some time in the mid 90s.

offhand, I don't recall seeing a US made Daytona with a painted headstock, but I'm just not positive about that.

you can probably find some info on the Hamer fan club site, and there's also a forum, where you may be able to verify that photo.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

Thanks Curly.
Yes it is either a Korean one or an old 80's one.
Will go and check that site now.
Thanks again.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

Yep Korean allright...sigh.

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: Hamer Daytona..Lew and others..

Rid,
make sure it's a US made Daytona .. I think I've seen Korean made ones with black headstocks, but I'm not sure.

also, AFAIK, the original Daytonas were ash bodies, then switched to alder some time in the mid 90s.

offhand, I don't recall seeing a US made Daytona with a painted headstock, but I'm just not positive about that.

you can probably find some info on the Hamer fan club site, and there's also a forum, where you may be able to verify that photo.

Curly's right. That may be an import. The USA Daytonas had a natural headstock.. They were, BTW, great guitars. SO were the T-51s.

Jeff