Kosh Naranek
New member
'94 Hamer Studio in sunburst. I know, a sunburst Studio is probably the most commonly seen Hamer, but I'm excited. It joins my other two, in emerald transparent and salmon blush.
The sunburst one is fantastic. It has the original pickups, which are a JB and a '59. I have owned several guitars in which the JB sounded jangly or ear piercing, and lacked chunk. In this Studio, it's perfect. The right blend of lower mid chunk and upper mid/high end bite.
About the other two: I wanted to try out a Pearly Gates set on my first one, the salmon blush one. They absolutely rock in that guitar.
With the green one, I wanted to try out a Screamin' Demon I got on clearance at Music Go Round, and a Dimarzio Virtual PAF neck pickup I got from someone here on the forum. The Screamin' Demon sounds chunky but lacks a little bite in the Hamer Studio. The Dimarzio sounds really cool. A PAF tone, but with enhanced, almost acoustic sounding clarity.
I am leaving the sunburst one the way it is.
BTW, thanks to Loud and Clear Music in CA, where I got the guitar. They were great to deal with.
If you're in the market for cool, rare, older gear (as well as newer stuff), friend them on facebook and look for their "item of the day" posts. I'm always amazed at the cool guitars they post, from Peavey T60's and Music Man Stingrays from the 70's to more recent Gibson guitar-of-the-week guitars.
The sunburst one is fantastic. It has the original pickups, which are a JB and a '59. I have owned several guitars in which the JB sounded jangly or ear piercing, and lacked chunk. In this Studio, it's perfect. The right blend of lower mid chunk and upper mid/high end bite.
About the other two: I wanted to try out a Pearly Gates set on my first one, the salmon blush one. They absolutely rock in that guitar.
With the green one, I wanted to try out a Screamin' Demon I got on clearance at Music Go Round, and a Dimarzio Virtual PAF neck pickup I got from someone here on the forum. The Screamin' Demon sounds chunky but lacks a little bite in the Hamer Studio. The Dimarzio sounds really cool. A PAF tone, but with enhanced, almost acoustic sounding clarity.
I am leaving the sunburst one the way it is.
BTW, thanks to Loud and Clear Music in CA, where I got the guitar. They were great to deal with.
If you're in the market for cool, rare, older gear (as well as newer stuff), friend them on facebook and look for their "item of the day" posts. I'm always amazed at the cool guitars they post, from Peavey T60's and Music Man Stingrays from the 70's to more recent Gibson guitar-of-the-week guitars.
