From 82 until the early 90s Hamer used Hamer Slammers black-bobbined humbuckers with Hamer stamped on the bottom plate. The first order was from Ted Turner (VG, June 92), bassist for Wishbone Ash, who ordered an Explorer Bass with serial number #0001. Guitar #8 21416 was made in 1988 and was the 21,416th guitar so numbered. With the influx of cash, the company relocated to Palatine, Illinois, to a larger space with some new equipment. Listed: 2 years ago Views: 963 Watchers: 46 About This Listing The body was now made of alder, and the maple neck was bolted on, with the four-in-line headstock. Also introduced in 95 was the Studio Archtop Artist. Ca. Single-coil pickups used on the Prototypes were also DiMarzios. The pickups are Semour Duncan,its neck thru and a double cut away body. The neck pickup changed, finally landing on a Hfner staple pickup. This model remains in the line to this day. Seller might even be ok with $250, but it's your call. The neck remained typically Hamer and definitely Gibson-ish, with the tapered Hamer three-and-three head and heel at the body. The 22-fret fingerboard was bound rosewood with dots. Ive always been a gearhead.. standard with a Wilkinson Tremolo and classic Hamer controls and switch orientation. Jethro Tull Martin Barre Standard, Sunbursts (2) New were three-and-three Hamerlock tuners, which allowed the guitarist to lock down the strings at the tuner, similar to the Sperzel concept. The 22-fret rosewood fingerboard had a 251/2 scale, dot inlays, and a Hamer three-and-three head. Recent Studio versions of the Archtop and Archtop Artiste feature Wilkinson single-piece hardtail bridges. $4999. Phantom Revisited The Import Echotone and Stellar 1 did not have USA equivalents. Grover tuners were replaced by Schallers in 80. After the relocation, the Artist Archtop became known as the Artist Custom, the name it carries today. Mine is a black flame, found it used at Sam Ash. The Import Californian was our old 27-fret friend, again pretty much the same except for having a solid maple neck and body. The guitar has quailities of Sunburst and Standard. Rockpile Dave Edmunds Sunburst Listed: 8 months ago Views: 1498 Watchers: 38 New was a laminated pickguard with Prototype engraved and carrying a three-coil bridge pickup very similar to Mighty Mite Motherbuckers of the time, though actually it was a single-coil pickup tucked next to a humbucker in the same ring. Paul was the salesman. So did their friend (and occasional jam partner) Rick Nielsen, of Cheap Trick (VG, January 92, September 97). The Eclipse and Mirage Maple Top disappeared after 98. Last month I was on vacation in Austin and happened on an Indonesian P90 Sunburst. Cruising The bridge is a finetune coupled with a Bigsby vibrato. In 98 the Import Series included the Sunburst Arch Top Flame Top (SATF), Standard (STD), Rick Nielsen Signature (RNS), Echotone (ECO), Stellar 1 (ST1), Californian (CAL), Diablo (DAB), and Cruise 4 (CRS) and Cruise 5 (CRV) basses. I found the neck to be a bit soft for me as I'm heavy handed. Paul Hamers bound flametop Explorer was given the name Standard and became the first of a long line that would be offered from 74 until 85 during its first run. Outputs included 1/4 and synth DIN plugs. A three-way, volume, tone, finetune bridge and stop tailpiece rounded out the Stellar 1. Sterling By Music Man StingRay Bass Guitar- Sunburst. Electric Guitars Solid Body Hamer Gear I Don't Need Anymore Elgin, IL, United States Hamer archtop - Korean made Used - Very Good $395 + $75 Shipping This piece of gear has sold View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb View similar gear Watch Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. https://reverb.com/item/12576731-hamer-stellar-rare-sunburst-quilt-top-korea-excellent-condition. Canada. Hamer Guitars was founded in 1973 by Jol Dantzig and Paul Hamer in Wilmette, Illinois. Tony Williams Band Tony Williams Sunburst I doubt it's a neck-through. Fender Precision . It met the same specs as the original, with a one-piece mahogany body, bound bookmatched flamed maple top, glued-in mahogany neck, droopy six-in-line headstock, twin humbuckers, finetune, stoptail, three-way, volume and two tones. From 90 to around 96 Korean-made Hamers carried logos that read Hamer Slammer Series, with the Hamer block typeface, Hamer big, Slammer Series underneath. The pickguard was a natty laminated tortoise affair, sort of oval extending under the strings from the neck, but with a kind of batwing extension over the treble cutaway horn. Hamer, Monaco and Slammer are registered trademarks of KMC Music. The Hamer 25th Anniversary Edition (AN25E) featured Hamers now trademark equal double-cutaway shape with the slightly larger bass horn, glued-in neck, three-and-three head, f-hole, Seymour Duncan JB and 59 humbuckers (covered), Grover tuners, finetune bridge, and stop tailpiece. USA guitars and import lines from Korea and Indonesia. 1975-82 DiMarzio humbucker and single-coils (cream/zebra) Krann Helmudt Hattler Standard Bass Untermyer served as a partner and international sales manager. 1986-88 OBL (German) Up for sale is a beautiful USA made 1985 Hamer Double Cutaway Sunburst Special electric guitar in a rare Darkburst finish. This included guitars like Nielsens five-necked monstrosity, which was built by 82. Dantzig isnt sure, but he thinks they may have gotten the plans from another Chicago luthier named Jim Beach. Some recent basses use Seymour Duncans. Bridge units on the multi-string basses were of Hamers design, allowing individual intonation of each string. Controls were one volume and two tone with a three-way select behind the bridge unusual placement. Initially, the Blitz came with either the Sustain Block fixed bridge or Sustain Block vibrato. They reasoned their shop was selling guitars to players who would put down $2,500 or $3,000 for a vintage Les Paul, but didnt want to take them on the road for fear of breaking them or having them stolen. It sounds like a Hamer Special, but those have 2 volumes and one tone. There were six tuners on each side of the head, in two sizes, with smaller ones for the octave strings. In 98, Hamer hooked up again with long-time supporter and enthusiast Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick to develop the Rick Nielsen Limited Edition. In order to better balance the pickups in this environment, Hamer began to de-wind the neck pickup to decrease the output slightly. Hamer began publicizing its instruments in 1974, with small black-and-white ads in guitar magazines. Beginning in 87 many Hamers had EMG pickups. Hamer display at Ed Roman Guitars HAMER VIRTUOSO 36 Frets, Very Rare Model, Ed Roman usually has one available No Longer Being Built High Quality Replica's Available From Abstract Guitars The Abstract Replicas Are Only Available On Discontinued Hamer Models We Have Done Our Best To Recreate These Guitars With As Many Improvements as Possible. At some point after 83, vibratos were available, and in 84 a few were made with Kahler flat-mount vibratos. The Blitz was outfitted with the two Hamer-spec DiMarzio humbuckers, now called Hamer Slammers. Carved flame maple top over mahogany, rosewood dotneck with three-and-three head. A mini-toggle bypassed the volume control for instant lead mode. Find great deals and sell your items for free. The early instruments produced by this company were similar to the Gibson Flying V and the Explorer. Recent versions of the 8-String Bass feature EMG pickups. I paid $350 with a hard case and couldn't be happier. Upgraded with a solid Maple top on Mahogany body, the tone is beefy yet focused and a Transparent Black on figured Maple veneer results in a visually inspiring instrument. The Sunburst Arch Top Flame Top, Californian, Diablo, and Cruise basses were continuations of previous Slammer models. The SATFW comes Hamer began publicizing its instruments in 1974, with small black-and-white ads in guitar magazines. 12-string bridges were originally a Hamer design, which allowed individual intonation of each string. 97 Hamer began to shift its Korean imports from the Slammer Series into the Import Series, switching Slammer production to Indonesia. It may look like a one-trick ponybut what a ride. [2], The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. By 1930, and already known as a banjo maker, Epiphone was offering its Masterbilt guitars, and it went on to rival Gibson as the top jazz guitar maker of the era with its Emperor and other archtop models. Find great deals and sell your items for free. switch orientation. It has a chip mark in back and the wood is light tan. The 22-fret rosewood fingerboard had a 243/4 scale and dot inlays. This was essentially the same as the Archtop Artist, except it lacked body and fingerboard binding, and had dot inlays. Relocation Controls were one volume and one midrange tone/contour control with a three-way toggle, again behind the bridge, which offered humbucking and single-coil sounds. The board was adorned with pearl crown inlays. There were never import Prototypes. Cheap Trick Tom Petersson 10 & 12-String Basses In any case, Dantzig and Hamer decided to build a hybrid of their favorite guitars. 2023 Hamer Guitars | Hamer Guitars is a division of JAM USA LLC. Unlike many, I believe Hamer never dyed their tops to make maple pop, but yet the maple always 'rolled'. But his real passion was for this new product he had, called the Flex Light. Again, any kind of pickup may have been ordered by the original customer. These were controlled by a five-way select and one volume and one tone control. . This is my tribute to the fine guitars and basses made by Hamer USA. Other out there models included various doublenecks, a Standard-shaped mandocello (mandocello scale with double strings tuned in fifths), a mandar (Standard-shaped with four pairs of strings tuned as a mandolin, but in a guitar scale), and at least one 20-string harp guitar (six-string neck with seven tunable sympathetic strings on either side). For pick players, these could be reversed. Paradise Derek St. Holmes Standard Body and neck were maple. A streamlined version, the Phantom GT, was also offered beginning in 84. Youll recall the very first Hamer was a Flying V-shaped bass made for Dantzig. The beginnings of Hamer Guitars (pronounced Hay'-mer, not hammer) go back to those heady days of the early '70s, when Chicago was the breeding ground of soon-to-be-famous rock bands such as REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Cheap Trick. The top has some awesome figuring that gives it a unique look. Buy and sell used fender stratocaster bass guitars with local pick-up or shipped across the country . As alluded to earlier, in terms of design the Import Series was very similar to their previous American counterparts, although materials were sometimes different. But in 81, Hamer took its first tentative steps toward creating original designs and introduced the Prototype, not to be confused with the Les Paul-style guitar with that name offered by Aria Pro II at the time. The Five was essentially the same as the four-string except for having a 2-Tek bridge/tailpiece mounted through the body, and the addition of a fifth tuner on the bottom of the headstock. Two covered Duncan pickups were operated with a three-way, volume, and two tones. Dantzig still has that first bass. Along with its parent company Kaman Music, Hamer was acquired by guitar giant Fender Musical Instruments on December 31, 2007. introduced in 1977. Thats how he ended up with #0000, which he still has, recalls Dantzig. They were, in fact, one of the early vintage guitar stores, before there was such a thing as the vintage scene we know today. Most versions still came with a mahogany body capped in flamed maple, though opaque colors were an option. Instead of a lever, the Phantom Custom featured a five-way rotary selector which offered the neck single-coil, neck and bridge single-coils, bridge single-coil, all three bridge coils, and the bridge humbucker plus master volume and tone. In the mid 80s the Kahler bass vibrato was offered as an option. A few Standards are seen with the Sustain Block bridges used on Sunbursts (see below), so presumably they date from about this time. Brother, I posted a Thread here several years ago about a MIK Echotone I came across for a couple of hundred dollars, and IF the neck wasn't as skinny as a spaghetti noodle I'd still own it, the danged thing was stupid good. The Mirage and Mirage II lasted until 97 or 98, when they were replaced by the Mirage Maple Top (essentially the Mirage II with a flamed maple top), Seymour Duncan 59 and JB humbuckers, and locking Schaller tuners. In 76, a meeting was called with everyone who worked at Northern Prairie Music Dantzig, Hamer and two repair guys. Futura was not the official name of this model. 2023 Hamer Guitars | Hamer Guitars is a division of JAM USA LLC. Curiously enough, most have held their own very well in the used in vintage markets in terms of value, a tribute to their intrinsic quality and the heart that the Hamer folks put into their products. The treble horn had a white pickguard with a Rick Nielsen logo. The original version also had a Wilkinson Wrap Around bridge, although by 97 this had changed to a finetune bridge and stop tailpiece. 1987 EMG Futura is the name applied to some early 58 Gibson Explorers which were closer to the prototype sketch in the patent application than subsequent production models. Jun 16, 2012. First was the Phantom A5 guitar. After all, a late-50s Les Paul was just a little more than 10 years old.. fingerboard that is capped off with classy victory inlays. This featured a maple body with a set maple neck. What they didnt understand was that Hamer wasnt competing with Gibson, it was competing with the growing vintage marketplace. The Artist Ultimate remains atop the Hamer line to this day. Several ads were reproduced, including one for Pastore Music of Union City, New Jersey, promoting Hamer and Travis Bean guitars, Risson and Orange amps, Anvil cases, and Tychobrahe effects pedals; a good snapshot of a real guitar shop of the times. This first version of the Special lasted until 84. By around 82, Hamer had turned the corner on the road to success. This model did not go into production in the 70s, but the shape, at least, found an incarnation in 82 as the Vector, right in step with the tastes of those heavy metal times. Hamer uses 2 serial numbering systems. The Import Series, sometimes called the Hamer Guitar, was intended to be the companys mid-line offering. There was a small black pickup, three-way select, volume and tone controls. The Blitz guitar lasted only two years until 84, while the Blitz Bass lasted to 90. Ca. 1985-ca. This article originally appeared in VGs Sep. 00 issue. It was also in 98 that Hamer shifted its Korean-made guitars from Slammers to Import Series and began applying the Slammer by Hamer brand to guitars made in Indonesia. In 97, the name changed again to just plain Artist. The Eclipses were eclipsed in 98. Teenage Radiation Steve Dahl Sunburst $500 $600. This was essentially the same as the 12-String Bass except it had only one course of octave strings above the principal string and, of course, four fewer tuners. These had much narrower waists than the typical Explorer, plus an asymmetrical split-V headstock (kind of a lopsided version of a Dean head), as opposed to the scimitar. The Sex Pistols Steve Jones Sunburst The latest addition to the USA line is the Newport, also introduced in 99. [5][6], As of January 25, 2017 KMC Music announced at NAMM 2017 the re-introduction of imported Hamer Guitars with 5 models. And these contacts would prove useful. As mentioned, ca. Dark Burst finish looks even better in person. Recently, the CruiseBass began to offer an option 2-Tek bridge. It had no serial number, and when it was done, Dantzig began to take it to gigs. Recent stoptail models are generally fitted with Schaller tune-o-matic bridges and tailpiece, including the Archtop, Special and Standard reissue. Tuners were the Art Deco Grover Super Rotomatics. Through a friend, guitarist Gary Gant, Dantzig met another guitar player named Paul Hamer, and the two struck up a friendship. They copied the Explorer shape but added the flamed maple top and binding of a Les Paul Standard. TGP is the best! $41. This came with a special alligator hardshell case. Pickups were hand-wound using oxygen-free Monster Cable wire, with gold covers signed by Seymour Duncan himself. Hall & Oates Daryl Hall Mandocello, Mandar ), a triple-coil pickup, hand-delivered to Easton just before the Cars played on an episode of Saturday Night Live. Easton took the guitar from Dantzig and went onstage with it! While the Flying V-shaped bass didnt go into production, there were a few guitar versions produced between 77 and 81. Hamer DC Flame Maple Studio Archtop Guitar Tonerider P90 Pickups Made in Korea . Sunburst Mesa, AZ. dovetail neck joint and fitted with a Hamer Dog Eared P-90, the SPJ provides resonance galore. With better facilities and the infusion of new enthusiasm, Hamer introduced its next model, a slightly downscale version of the Sunburst called the Special, in 80. By 1998 these logos had changed to a more stylized, italicized typeface. 4 String Bass Guitar. Thats where Dantzigs huge vintage collection came in handy. However, PAFs were designed for jazz players in the 50s. The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. Later Vectors switched to a triangular-shaped headstock similar to the Gibson style. The pickguard was laminated pearloid. The Standard lasted only through 97 and the move, when it became part of the Import series. Curiously enough, even back then their best customers were not Americans. Finish was a brownish-red called Cognac. In 78, Tom Petersson, bassist with Cheap Trick, challenged Hamer to build him a 12-string bass, a request that was a harbinger. Pickup control changed to a five-way select on the pickguard. Shoes John Murphy 8-String Basses (2) 1982-ca. The Sustain-block vibrato basically used the same components as the fixed version, with the bridge pivoting on two points. My business partner, Paul Hamer, and I recognized an opportunity to create a hybrid version of our favorite vintage instruments, and we purchased a mahogany husk from Jim in raw . In 84, the Prototype listed for $799.90, the Prototype 12-string was $849.90, the Prototype II $999.90. Hamer never had guitars made in Japan. This was identical except for having a single Hamer Slammer humbucker at the bridge and one volume control, available in custom colors and graphic finishes. Its essentially a hollowbody version of the Artist, but with a wider body and a pair of f-holes. To much flex so bending notes and chords out of tune to easily, Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. The top was carved, highly figured silky maple. The unbound two-octave fingerboard had pearl dot inlays. The Standard Bass was basically a bass version of the guitar with a bound flamed maple top over British Honduras mahogany body, a 34 scale (found on most Hamer basses, unless otherwise noted), four-in-line scimitar headstock, rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, a pair of twin-blade DiMarzio X2N bass pickups, often (by 81) with an active preamp, and a Schaller Sustain Block bridge. It differed from the Sunburst mainly in that it lacked binding. Blitzkrieg The 8-String Bass remains in the line to this day. Sweet Andy Scott Standard The Phantom came in two-tone sunburst, black, and TV blond finishes. New and used Bass Guitars for sale in 85346 on Facebook Marketplace. Through the small community of guitar traders, I had made the acquaintance Chicagoan Jim Beach, owner of Wooden Music on Lincoln Avenue on the city's North Side. The fingerboard was unbound mahogany with dot inlays. Upgraded with a solid Maple top on Mahogany body, the tone is beefy yet focused and a Dark the right to change pricing and specifications without notice. They gave this guitar the serial number 0000. Hamer Lakeside Guitars Lakeside Park, KY, United States Hamer Standard 1997 Used - Very Good $600 + $75 Shipping This piece of gear has sold View similar gear from other sellers on Reverb View similar gear Watch Watch this gear and we'll notify you if it becomes available again. 92 Hamer Slammer humbuckers and single-coils (black, DiMarzio) The Standard Bass was offered until 84. Kenny Passarelli Kenny Passarelli Mandocello Maybe $265.00 aint bad? The primary difference between the new Phantom and the old Prototype was pickup selection. The Phantom had a Honduras mahogany body, glued-in neck, three-and-three headstock, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays, finetune bridge and stop tailpiece. Dantzig and Hamer had to work hard, schlepping examples around the world and getting them into the hands of players. The Standard Off Broadway John Ivan Sunbursts (4) This is not to be confused with the 82-84 Gibson Futura, which was a totally different modernistically designed guitar! I don't know the model or what year it was made but it played very well with excellent balance across the pickup positions. A finetune bridge and stop tailpiece completed the outfit. Early Hamers had black bobbins on the lead pickup and cream bobbins on the neck pickup. The Rolling Stones Ron Wood Standard This was similar to the Prototype II except for a more dramatically extended upper-cutaway horn and a contoured body with offset waists.
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