Hoss
Joyfulnoiseologist
ok...i think i've found my "huckleberry"
i've only looked at the USA Hamer's at a distance, because quite frankly i never thought i'd ever consider forkin out the cash for one and i was afraid that i'd fall in love with it!?!?!?!
well my fears were justified!!! i played a Monaco Elite with premium quilt top in Honey finish...i am blown away...i've never seen such attention to detail...awesome top...great neck...the binding was absolutely unbelievable, it was so thick and rich and just well...perfect...it also had a great neck...more chunk than my moore (a big +) and of course it came loaded with duncans...custom neck and custom custom bridge...it was such a solid piece of wood...about 9lbs i'm guessing, but a playable and comfortable weight...it felt like i really had ahold of something?!
they also gave me a dvd from Hamer that has their history and a guide through their production process and a virtual catalog...i am SO IMPRESSED with this company and it's dedication to doing it the RIGHT WAY and not settling on any aspect of the whole process...absolutely impressive!!!!!
i played it through a Rivera Fandango and it was TOTAL TONAL HEAVEN!!! the fandango has a sparkly lush reverb and crystal cleans of a good ol' blackface and a great high gain channel made after their knucklehead which is supposed to be plexi like (i've never played a plexi, but it rocked like i always imagined a plexi would?!)
i talked to them about ordering one in the color of my choice (rootbeer), but i'm waiting on a studio custom coming in in tobacco burst which i think looks great from the pictures, i'm also going to give the studio a try and see how it compares to the Monaco elite...i don't think it's quite as thick, so i'm guessing it will be more "prs" like and less "paul" like...if i love that color i won't order a rootbeer, but i have to love it, cuz i love rootbeer...i have to have half down to order one...so it's gonna be a couple of months more than likely (after my wife starts work)...they quoted me a $2200 price on it (a premium flame top) with the custom color order (it's not one of their actual colors so he said they would send me samples until they got it perfect!?)
if for some reason i absolutely love the tobacco burst in real life...which is possible judging by the pics...i'll probably hold out for a used one and save some bucks!?
so what do you guys think of them? do any of you own one or have you played them...any experiences at all????
later,
mike
i've only looked at the USA Hamer's at a distance, because quite frankly i never thought i'd ever consider forkin out the cash for one and i was afraid that i'd fall in love with it!?!?!?!
well my fears were justified!!! i played a Monaco Elite with premium quilt top in Honey finish...i am blown away...i've never seen such attention to detail...awesome top...great neck...the binding was absolutely unbelievable, it was so thick and rich and just well...perfect...it also had a great neck...more chunk than my moore (a big +) and of course it came loaded with duncans...custom neck and custom custom bridge...it was such a solid piece of wood...about 9lbs i'm guessing, but a playable and comfortable weight...it felt like i really had ahold of something?!
they also gave me a dvd from Hamer that has their history and a guide through their production process and a virtual catalog...i am SO IMPRESSED with this company and it's dedication to doing it the RIGHT WAY and not settling on any aspect of the whole process...absolutely impressive!!!!!
i played it through a Rivera Fandango and it was TOTAL TONAL HEAVEN!!! the fandango has a sparkly lush reverb and crystal cleans of a good ol' blackface and a great high gain channel made after their knucklehead which is supposed to be plexi like (i've never played a plexi, but it rocked like i always imagined a plexi would?!)
i talked to them about ordering one in the color of my choice (rootbeer), but i'm waiting on a studio custom coming in in tobacco burst which i think looks great from the pictures, i'm also going to give the studio a try and see how it compares to the Monaco elite...i don't think it's quite as thick, so i'm guessing it will be more "prs" like and less "paul" like...if i love that color i won't order a rootbeer, but i have to love it, cuz i love rootbeer...i have to have half down to order one...so it's gonna be a couple of months more than likely (after my wife starts work)...they quoted me a $2200 price on it (a premium flame top) with the custom color order (it's not one of their actual colors so he said they would send me samples until they got it perfect!?)
if for some reason i absolutely love the tobacco burst in real life...which is possible judging by the pics...i'll probably hold out for a used one and save some bucks!?
so what do you guys think of them? do any of you own one or have you played them...any experiences at all????
later,
mike
