Hamer: the first boutique tragedy

[Devin]

They used to be available for a screaming deal, but as has been mentioned, the cat's out of the bag on that

Yup. In the early days of eBay I snagged my USA Cali for $420 lolol

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Yes. He makes his own versions of the explorers, and they are basically the best on earth

Well he was basically the last man standing at Hamer, so they’re as close as you’ll get….

And if you really want to geek:
https://dantzig.com/workshop/

 

[DanTravis62]

Yup. In the early days of eBay I snagged my USA Cali for $420 lolol

Yeah I'm super jealous

 

[VonBonfire]

Yup. In the early days of eBay I snagged my USA Cali for $420 lolol

Ebay was awesome back then. You actually had people who would list stuff starting at .99 cents. Now it's just basically another Reverb.com.

 

[stephen sawall]

Yup. In the early days of eBay I snagged my USA Cali for $420 lolol

I paid $450 for one in 1994.

As usual Dan is right. Hamer USA has made some great instruments. I owned a bunch and still have one.

Back in the late 80's / early 90's I stopped by the shop in Chicago several times.

 

[DanTravis62]

I paid $450 for one in 1994.

As usual Dan is right. Hamer USA has made some great instruments. I owned a bunch and still have one.

Back in the late 80's / early 90's I stopped by the shop in Chicago several times.

Man what was the shop like back then?

I was too young to have been there, but the biggest hometown mom and pop local for me was a huge hamer dealer

So i grew up playing their higher end guitars and drooling over them

 

[stephen sawall]

This one is a 1998.

I grew up in Detroit. The shop back then didn't have a lot of people I saw. But we only saw the first few rooms. They had a bunch of guitars on stands you could try. I was in my early twenties. They pretty much ignored me and my half baked metal head friends.

 

[Geo]

https://larkstreet.com/cgi-bin/stock.cgi?detail=eHam.jpg

 

[DanTravis62]

https://larkstreet.com/cgi-bin/stock.cgi?detail=eHam.jpg

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What a badass finish!

 

[Fiesta Red]

The video was somewhat interesting. The narration is incredibly grandiose, and repetitive to the point where it becomes annoying. It could probably be a 15 minute video if they didn't keep saying the same thing over and over and over and over and ........

 

[NewReligion]

I have a Hamer Vintage “S” from 1991 I believe. It came stock with EMG active EQ that can be adjusted and bypassed. I leave it off.

The matchbook maple body & birdseye neck are exceptional.

It was a gift from my Commander when I retired after 24 years of military service.

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

if you've ever played a legit one from the 80s or early 90s, they are incredible guitars

Oh I had one… indeed!!