Hamers Are STILL BadAss!!!

[BTMN]

So we know FMIC has shut the brand down, but did you know there are a few still being made that were ordered before a deadline they set. There are a few left to be done and some of the guys at Hamer/Guild have been gracious to let us in on that as it goes down. None ordered are mine but there is a Standard nearing completion that I wish was. :23:

This thread was started back in May of last year. If you are an HFC member you will be able to see the photos. If not, well, it might be a long read. :dunno: :bigthumb:

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/topic/60068-creating-a-hamer-a-behind-the-scenes-look/

Edited to correct language.

 

[Securb]

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That is a crying shame. I love Hamers even though I don't own one. Now might be the time.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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I still see the photos...

A shame the brand has 'died', always loved the look of a Hamer standard...one day. Thanks for the post

 

[trevorus]

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Can't get much more beautiful than this (mainly because I own it!):

 

[jon the art guy]

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I'm hoping I can do justice to my scarab. My only gripe is the 3+3 headstock shape.

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[BTMN]

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Scarab with a 3x3? Photo please.

 

[metlking]

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I've been watching this one on eBAy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201028538181?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[JeffB]

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I get angry everytime I think about what happened to Hamer. I had my nitpicks with the ones I owned, but yeesh..what stellar craftsmanship.

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

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Can't get much more beautiful than this (mainly because I own it!):

I had something similar, without the f hole, and I also had a Scarab. Both were great guitars, but a major move meant selling them.

I currently have two 1993 Specials, one buckers, and one P90s. My Hamer selling days are over!

 

[jon the art guy]

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Scarab with a 3x3? Photo please.

Sorry. Meant the standard 3x3. My scarab has the snake head style, not the hockey stick. Or however they're referred to.

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[kramersteen]

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Yep they are pretty damn rad.

The Virtuoso game me my inspiration on my current build.

 

[BTMN]

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Ahhh a Blitz! Fun guitars. i have a really cool one but man, it is heavy. :headbang:

 

[Jethro_Dull]

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I bought my XT black Sunburst for a little over $130.00. Good timing.

 

[BTMN]

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I've been watching this one on eBAy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201028538181?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

That one is a beauty but a LOT of money. In Japan too. Bunch of HFC members in Columbus and a few Hamers.

Here is the one you NEED!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Hamer-Standard-Guitar-USA-/331121298846?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d185e0d9e

 

[Gardener]

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I've owned a Hamer 5-string Cruise bass which was made in Korea for roughly 10 years now...and man, let me tell you, that bass is a BEAST. It is really surprising how well it is build. My first guitar to be honest. I still play the thing today, it's a total rock.

That sucks to hear that the company that made my longest owned and most reliable guitar is shutting down.

 

[metlking]

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That one is a beauty but a LOT of money. In Japan too. Bunch of HFC members in Columbus and a few Hamers.

Here is the one you NEED!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Hamer-Standard-Guitar-USA-/331121298846?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d185e0d9e

I saw that one today! I have "USA Hamer" saved on one of my eBay searches so I get emails everyday! Did you live in Columbus in the early to mid 80's? I remember a Standard hanging on the wall at Coyle Music in Reynoldsburg. It was cherry sunburst but it was very distinctive as it had an odd "stripe" (for lack of a better term) running parallel to the neck right thru the toggle switch. It was maybe an inch to an inch and a half wide and somewhat tapered.........Anyway, that was one of those "one that got away" guitars.......If I saw it now, 30 years later, I would know it for sure! Maybe its in your collection!

 

[chadd]

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That one is a beauty but a LOT of money. In Japan too. Bunch of HFC members in Columbus and a few Hamers.

Here is the one you NEED!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Hamer-Standard-Guitar-USA-/331121298846?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d185e0d9e

That is exactly what I would want in an explorer/standard. That is beautiful.

 

[BTMN]

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Left Columbus in 1976 with only a visit/short stay once or twice a year pretty much since then. Never seen that one but Keller Music was a Hamer seller and now that guy Kim Keller is Customer Service manager for them or was. He is still there in Ct. with the other brands formerly run by Kaman.

 

[jon the art guy]

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I'm gonna sign into that fan club finally. I'd really like to figure out the provenance of my Scarab.

 

[BTMN]

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Sounds like a Blitz not a Scarab. I have never seen a Scarab with a 3x3 headstock. Got a photo?