Circa 1970, Dantzig was playing bass in a club band called Heartbreaker. The Sunburst was a double-cutaway Les Paul Junior copy, with a British Honduras mahogany body, glued-in mahogany neck, tapered three-and-three headstock, and a bound, flamed maple top with red-to-yellow sunburst finish. Electric Guitars Solid Body Hamer Boutique Auburn, NY, United States HAMER DAYTONA USA GUITAR Used - Very Good $1,200 + $50 Shipping This listing has ended 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. Finish options included sunburst, cherry, yellow transparent, blue transparent, green transparent, opaque red, and a black-and-white graphic. In 1997 Kaman Music relocated Hamer to a small shop in New Hartford, Connecticut, home of Ovation Guitars. Modern players 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. We used to literally sell crates of old guitars maybe 75 instruments at a time to Australia and Japan, where buyers would pay twice what Americans would pay, recalls Dantzig, who quickly amassed a huge collection that included some of the earliest Broadcasters, P-Basses, Strats, and Les Paul Standards a stash many would kill for today. This is my tribute to the fine guitars and basses made by Hamer USA. In 95/96 Hamer produced a limited number of Korina Standards, versions of the original Gibson Explorer of 58. 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. A slightly downscale version of the Sunburst was originally released in 1980. Hamer Blitz 1983 Explorer Midnight Blue Electric Guitar $2,495.00 $75.00 shipping or Best Offer 24 watching body only Slammer Hamer Electric Guitar body only project $30.00 $18.50 shipping or Best Offer 16 watching Hamer Monaco Special K Electric Guitar with P-90 pickups. It might be a Hamer Sunburst model, I have one which has the same control setup as the pictured one, 2 vol and 1 tone. The Blitz was outfitted with the two Hamer-spec DiMarzio humbuckers, now called Hamer Slammers. Most recent guitars feature Duncans, though the Diablo has DiMarzios, and, again, a customer may order any other type of pickup. Keep in mind that while Hamer offered specific catalog models, the company was, especially in the early days, pretty much what we would now call a custom shop. After the move, models that survived included the Standard, Special, Special FM (renamed the Special Custom), DuoTone, Eclipse, Mirage Maple Top, Archtop Artist (renamed the Artist Custom), Studio Archtop Artist (renamed Artist), Short-Scale 8-String Bass, Long-Scale Acoustic 12-String Bass, and CruiseBass. Body and neck were maple. 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. 1987 Seymour Duncan. Jethro Tull Ian Anderson Standard, Sunburst During that time, the company gained more popularity due to the high-profile patronage of Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and that group's use of Hamer eight- and 12-string basses. It was held in Dantzigs Volkswagen Minibus. The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. Electric Guitar Hamer Slammer Series Made in Korea S/N 6016108 with Soft Case. Dantzig isnt sure, but he thinks they may have gotten the plans from another Chicago luthier named Jim Beach. Fender Precision . The Hamer Import Series remains available to this day. Next month, well pick up the Hamer chronicles as the company begins to pick up steam in the early to mid 80s. Recent Studio versions of the Archtop and Archtop Artiste feature Wilkinson single-piece hardtail bridges. After five years with Kaman, Dantzig left the company in 1993, moving to California to begin a design and consulting business. You will find original articles, full lists of Hamer USA models as well as old catalogues and articles from various sources. . Soon, this guitar would become known as the Standard. Towards the end Hamer guitars became very expensive to order with a very poor resale value should things not work out. Aerosmith Brad Whitford Standards (2) by Ronnie Dungan, "FMIC Suspends Hamer Production" on Premier Guitars website, Hamer Guitars History Interview with Jol Dantzig, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamer_Guitars&oldid=1126369721, This page was last edited on 9 December 2022, at 00:19. Youll recall the very first Hamer was a Flying V-shaped bass made for Dantzig. This came with a special alligator hardshell case. 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). 4 String Bass Guitar. The 22-fret fingerboard was bound rosewood with dots. Dantzig left Fender in 2010 to build instruments under the Jol Dantzig Guitar Design name. Its essentially a hollowbody version of the Artist, but with a wider body and a pair of f-holes. Rockpile Billy Bremner Sunburst [2], The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. Twin humbuckers, three-way, two volumes and two tones, finetune bridge, stop tailpiece and elevated black laminated pickguard completed the picture. Dantzig still has that first bass. Beginning in around 88 Hamer basses increasingly used EMG pickups, which began replacing Hamer Slammers. Ca. 1982-ca. The body and glued-in neck were all-mahogany with a black-faced three-and-three Hamer headstock and screened logo. A guy said a manual says Mahogany, others by look or factory say soft maple Guitar Info: Weight is around 7.5lbs. I was going to get one a while back, but ended up with another Gibson. This featured a maple body with a set maple neck. Where are Hamer Slammer guitars made? Unlike the Standard, it did not feature flamed maple tops, but came in opaque finishes. I wouldn't say you're getting hosed on the deal. By around 82, Hamer had turned the corner on the road to success. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. Reaction score. Also part of the 95 CruiseBass line was the 2-Tek CruiseBass (Model BCRT). The Hamer Sunburst guitar debuted in 1977 with a retail price of $699, about the same . The Blitz Bass was essentially the same, with P and J-type pickups and a Sustain Block bridge/tailpiece. In any case, Dantzig and Hamer decided to build a hybrid of their favorite guitars. Also, by 85, if not before, basses could be had in fretless versions for no extra charge. The glued-in neck featured a tapered three-and-three headstock and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Hardware was gold. HAMER FUT-VKC Natural Made in USA EXP Type Electric Guitar MOD Rare Pre-Owned $4,620.00 jpitemsgoods (361) 98.8% Buy It Now Free shipping from Japan Free returns Sponsored HAMER FUT-VKC Natural Made in USA EXP Type Electric Guitar MOD, o2212 Pre-Owned $4,815.00 fun-japanproduct (922) 99.1% Buy It Now Free shipping from Japan Free returns switch orientation. Some later (non-Slammer Series) were also made in Korea up until 2002 (or thereabouts) such as the deluxe superstrats (I had a Korean made Cali Deluxe). However, 74 was the year the first Standard (Explorer) appeared, so that is apparently the marker being used. Pickups were hand-wound using oxygen-free Monster Cable wire, with gold covers signed by Seymour Duncan himself. 5,088. We didnt quite get it, explains company cofounder Jol Dantzig, discussing the birth of Hamer Guitars. Please Note: For product service outside the U.S. and Canada, please contact either the Dealer from whom you purchased the product, or the Authorized Gretsch Distributor in your area for information and assistance. The Mirage, also introduced in 94, was another upscale model in an upscale world. Welcome to the Ultimate Hamer USA Archive. The Phantom A5 was available with Sustain Block string-through bridge or a new Sustain Block Tremolo vibrato, which basically transformed the fixed bridge into a non-locking Fender-style vibrato. $99.99 shipping. Mahogany and a set neck for great tone. Up for sale is a beautiful USA made 1985 Hamer Double Cutaway Sunburst Special electric guitar in a rare Darkburst finish. Since Korean manufacturers have dramatically improved their quality in recent years, these are high-quality guitars, designed in the U.S. and made overseas. You guys have sold me on it,I will contact seller tomorrow to see if he still has it. And they considered the copies emerging from Japan beneath their attention. 82 most came with passive DiMarzio P and J-type, with exposed polepieces. Also introduced in 95 was the Studio Archtop Artist. 15,688. Also beginning in 87 Hamer began using Seymour Duncan pickups. New were three-and-three Hamerlock tuners, which allowed the guitarist to lock down the strings at the tuner, similar to the Sperzel concept. United States. The Vector was offered until 87. The Import Standard basically replaced the old USA Standard. Newport These Slammer by Hamers were probably available through the move to Connecticut. C $510.90. In 81, finish options included sunburst, transparent cherry, natural, yellow, green, opaque red, blue, green, orange, and black. The Standard Bass 90 Hamer Slammer (covered, DiMarzio) Blues Brothers John Belushi Sunburst Blitzkrieg Shoes Gary Klebe Standard, Sunbursts (2) The MONF-CS is visually stunning with a Cherry Sunburst Like the Blitz Bass, the CruiseBass was offered until 90. The earliest examples have a pickguard, but by around 84 this was eliminated. Beginning in 83, locking vibrato systems predominated. Hamer then began concentrating on a core of high-quality designs targeted at the high-end and collector market. Until recently, virtually all four and five-string basses featured Schaller-made bridge units with the Hamer logo. There were two primary differences; first the Artist Archtop was a semi-hollowbody with a sound chamber and f-hole, and the second was in pickups, which were Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers. Crushed, Dantzig returned to Chicago. The rosewood fingerboard was now 22 frets (34 scale), still with 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. Hamer Californian Slammer Series Korean from the Cort factory in 1994. I doubt it's a neck-through. Basses The latest addition to the USA line is the Newport, also introduced in 99. Pickups were the specially modified DiMarzio PAFs (de-wound zebra neck, cream bridge). As alluded to earlier, in terms of design the Import Series was very similar to their previous American counterparts, although materials were sometimes different. Hamer offered a wide array of electric guitars and electric basses and since its foundation, placed an emphasis on producing high-quality instruments with vintage aesthetics as well as creative innovations.[3]. Numbering System # 1 1976 to 1981 #0001 to #0680 A Total of 680 guitars All Custom Shop guitars or custom made for someone special etc etc. Beginning in 85 most were fitted with Hamer Slammers (by DiMarzio), which feature covers, not open coils. The original version also had a Wilkinson Wrap Around bridge, although by 97 this had changed to a finetune bridge and stop tailpiece. Along with its parent company Kaman Music, Hamer was acquired by guitar giant Fender Musical Instruments on December 31, 2007. The Rumour Brinsley Schwarz Sunburst Ted Nugent Charles Huhn Sunburst the Sunburst mainly in that it lacked binding and an arched top. The Artist Archtop (sometimes also called the Artist Arched Top or Archtop Artist -fun, eh?) There were never import Prototypes. Another custom guitar was a seafoam green Teardrop made for Elliott Easton. They seem to be good guitars for the money, and I haven't heard anything bad about them. $135 $150. Unlike many, I believe Hamer never dyed their tops to make maple pop, but yet the maple always 'rolled'. that's for sure. Listed: 2 years ago Views: 963 Watchers: 46 About This Listing Finish was transparent orange. Very simple to spot differences. Dantzig controlled 60 percent of the stock, the rest was split between Hamer and Untermeyer. The 22-fret rosewood fingerboard had a 243/4 scale and dot inlays. 1975-85 DiMarzio X2N (with or without active preamp) Gold Supporting Member . Reactions: modavis99, cmatthes, Guitarzandstuff and 4 others. Other features similar to the Sunburst Archtop included a mahogany neck, Hamer three-and-three headstock (blackface), a bound 22-fret, 243/4 scale rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, finetune bridge, stop tailpiece, twin humbuckers, three-way select, volume, and two tones. At this time the woodworking was being subcontracted to the Tom Holmes Company in Nashville, Tennessee, with the painting and setup (stringing) being done in the Palatine shop. Hamers Korean Imports carry the Hamer logo (no USA, see the sidebar on logos). The Vector The Eclipse sported two Seymour Duncan mini-humbucking pickups with three-way select, one volume and one tone control. Untermeyer was initially interested in joining the enterprise as its international sales manager, but he had some money and was convinced to become a partner. Thats where Dantzigs huge vintage collection came in handy. Most Vectors have the Sustain Block fixed bridge with strings through the body, but some are found with the Sustain Block vibrato, or Kahler or Floyd Rose double-locking units. They quickly made a transition to zebra bobbins (one black, one cream) on the lead pickup. Double expenses and not operating at full capacity at one plant that could easily absorb the other operation.
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