Hamer Slammer DA21 SSH Black Electric Guitar. Since Korean manufacturers have dramatically improved their quality in recent years, these are high-quality guitars, designed in the U.S. and made overseas. . The early instruments produced by this company were similar to the Gibson Flying V and the Explorer. The MONO M80 Vertigo Ultra Dreadnought Acoustic and Semi-Hollow Guitar Cases come complete with a range of game-changing design features, including the patent-pending attachable FREERIDE Wheel System, premium water-resistant and reflective materials, shockproof shell structure, and improved ergonomic features. This looked like the old model, complete with pickguard, but was now made of solid maple with a glued-in neck and scimitar headstock. And now you know all about them. Hudson Falls, New York, 128**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In 95, Hamer brought back a number of variations on the venerable CruiseBass, the original of which had run from 82 to 90. These, too, were made by DiMarzio. The latest addition to the USA line is the Newport, also introduced in 99. Listed: 2 years ago Views: 963 Watchers: 46 About This Listing The Mirage was equipped with three Seymour Duncan single-coil-sized humbuckers (all perpendicular to the strings) a Hot Rail at the bridge and two split-rail Vintage Rails. At some point after 83, vibratos were available, and in 84 a few were made with Kahler flat-mount vibratos. 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. It may look like a one-trick ponybut what a ride. These almost always came with a cream bobbin on the bridge pickup and a zebra (cream/black) bobbin on the neck pickup. [7], Hamer Guitars on display at a music exhibition, 2008, "Fender closes Hamer. Figured Maple veneer and it features a smooth playing mahogany set-neck and an Ebony The Standard Bass Unlike the Standard, it did not feature flamed maple tops, but came in opaque finishes. With limited orders coming in, existence was tough. Finish options included sunburst, cherry, yellow transparent, blue transparent, green transparent, opaque red, and a black-and-white graphic. Great Condition USA MADE! Stink Band Peter Aykroyd Sunburst Joining the Prototype later in 83 was the Prototype II, which added a slanted single-coil pickup in the neck position and a top-mounted Kahler double-locking vibrato system. Kaman marketed a lower-priced line of Asian-built instruments called the Hamer XT Series and Slammer by Hamer, which was discontinued in 2009. Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan Standards (2) Pickups were either one or two twin-blade DiMarzio X2N humbuckers. As alluded to earlier, in terms of design the Import Series was very similar to their previous American counterparts, although materials were sometimes different. There have been a lot of Hamer guitars over the last quarter century. Muddy Waters & Big Bill Morganfield Rollin Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection &, Epiphone Zephyr De Luxe Regent and Zephyr Amplifier. This initial Prototype series was offered through 86. Like the Blitz Bass, the CruiseBass was offered until 90. Hamer began publicizing its instruments in 1974, with small black-and-white ads in guitar magazines. Founded in New York by a Greek violin maker and luthier, the Epiphone name came from Epi Stathopoulo, the founder's son and company president. 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. There was a small black pickup, three-way select, volume and tone controls. It had just slightly offset double cutaways with a slightly extended upper horn and a slightly deeper treble cutaway. As part of our commitment to improve design and quality of our instruments, Hamer Guitars reserves 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. This first version of the Special lasted until 84. Most versions still came with a mahogany body capped in flamed maple, though opaque colors were an option. Next month, well pick up the Hamer chronicles as the company begins to pick up steam in the early to mid 80s. The firm initially specialised in high-spec eye candy based on Gibson's Flying V (the Vector) and Explorer (the Standard) models. The Rolling Stones Keith Richards Standard The primary difference between the new Phantom and the old Prototype was pickup selection. In the late 1970s to the mid-1980s Def Leppard used Hamer guitars and basses. 5 String Bass. Tuners were Grover Super Rotomatics, with the Art Deco buttons. The Rolling Stones Ron Wood Standard 12-string bridges were originally a Hamer design, which allowed individual intonation of each string. In September of 78 a Standard would set you back $1,199.95, list. 82 most came with passive DiMarzio P and J-type, with exposed polepieces. The 8-String Bass remains in the line to this day. Most recent guitars feature Duncans, though the Diablo has DiMarzios, and, again, a customer may order any other type of pickup. This version was in price lists at least through 85, but was no longer listed in 87. Bad Company Mick Ralphs Standard The guitar was finished in a cherry sunburst lacquer. $135 $150. I paid $350 with a hard case and couldn't be happier. Hamer guitars didnt take off like a rocket. He showed me a few of the new Bigsby products they were working on, recalls Dantzig with some amusement. Cheap Trick Rick Nielsen Standards (7), Sunburst Hey Fitz,that is the same guitar only the one I'm looking at is red,2 knobs with Duncan pickups. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited. It otherwise shared the features and options available on the 12-String Bass. Seller might even be ok with $250, but it's your call. To his dismay, McCarty couldnt care less about guitars. I don't know what years they were made but it looks good and played well. It was available in two versions the Custom (Model GTSC) and Standard (Model GTSS). Ca. Finally, all three Cruisebasses were available in fretless versions (Models BCRTF, BCRSF, and BC5TF) identical except for a Madagascar ebony fingerboard inlaid with maple markers. Twin humbuckers, three-way, two volumes and two tones, finetune bridge, stop tailpiece and elevated black laminated pickguard completed the picture. The Eclipses were eclipsed in 98. Just wanted to let all know I was able to buy the Hamer guitar for 250.00,brought it home and put on some new strings,tweaked the neck and action a little and Wala it plays fantastic. The body was mahogany with a carved, figured koa top with a glued-in mahogany neck. By 96 the name had changed to become simply the Artist Studio (Model GATA-SO). It was acquired by Kaman Music Corporation in 1988, which was purchased in turn by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2008. $250. 5,088. The Special The neck remained typically Hamer and definitely Gibson-ish, with the tapered Hamer three-and-three head and heel at the body. In order to better balance the pickups in this environment, Hamer began to de-wind the neck pickup to decrease the output slightly. Single Cut LP Style $599.00 $40.00 shipping or Best Offer 30 watching For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Posted July 12, 2013 On 7/12/2013 at 12:52 PM, serial said: Post pics and we can help a lot more. Maybe $265.00 aint bad? McCarty was not impressed with the new Hamers and reminded Dantzig that the Explorer had been a failure when it was first introduced. Circa 1970, Dantzig was playing bass in a club band called Heartbreaker. Buy and sell used fender stratocaster bass guitars with local pick-up or shipped across the country . In 1977 the company set up shop in Palatine, Illinois and employed seven workers. The Vector was a Flying V copy with a glued-in neck, tapered Hamer three-and-three head, unbound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, and dot inlays. $99.99 shipping. Dantzig and Hamer had to work hard, schlepping examples around the world and getting them into the hands of players. 2023 Hamer Guitars | Hamer Guitars is a division of JAM USA LLC. Production was reportedly around 10 guitars per week. The vibrato was a non-locking Wilkinson VSV vibrato combined with chrome locking Sperzel tuners. The Hamer factory was very inconsistent with custom requests approving for some and denying the same requests for others. The Archtop Tremolo is based on the Hamer Studio body, the third classic Hamer design introduced in Numbers were stamped on the guitars, either in ink or black paint, or in yellow on dark instruments. Initially, the Blitz came with either the Sustain Block fixed bridge or Sustain Block vibrato. It sounds like a Hamer Special, but those have 2 volumes and one tone. This was the source of the mistake mentioned earlier. Get the best deal for Hamer Electric Guitars from the largest online selection at eBay.ca. And these contacts would prove useful. For this installment we bring the litany of Hamer guitars up to date. The Sunburst Arch Top Flame Top, Californian, Diablo, and Cruise basses were continuations of previous Slammer models. Finish was transparent orange. By late 98 the logo treatment on the Indonesian Slammers changed to a more contemporary italic typeface. Upgraded with a solid Maple top on Mahogany body, the tone is beefy yet The very best of the Korean Hamers were the Hamer Slammer Series (made between 1992/1998). Find great deals and sell your items for free. Tony Williams Band Tony Williams Sunburst Kenny Passarelli Kenny Passarelli Mandocello The MONF-CS is visually stunning with a Cherry Sunburst $500 $600. Not only were the highly figured maple top, soundhole, ebony fingerboard and headstock bound, the body binding included mother-of-pearl. Hamer Guitars was an American manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig. 90 Hamer Slammer (covered, DiMarzio) All came with bolt-on maple necks, unbound rosewood fingerboards, dot inlays and chrome hardware. Also beginning in 87 Hamer began using Seymour Duncan pickups. Alongside the four-string CruiseBass was the CruiseBass Five (Model BC5T). The rosewood fingerboard was now 22 frets (34 scale), still with pearl dot inlays. In 76, a meeting was called with everyone who worked at Northern Prairie Music Dantzig, Hamer and two repair guys. The result was the cleverly named 12-String Bass. First was the Phantom A5 guitar. Finish options included Cherry Transparent and natural. The Daytona, Mirage and T-51 have either Wilkinson VSV vibratos or HT100 stoptails. 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). 1975-85 DiMarzio X2N (with or without active preamp) McCarty, by this time, was running Bigsby, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The smaller octave strings were placed above the main string, as on a 12-string guitar. Eclipse Mesa, AZ. Welcome to the Ultimate Hamer USA Archive. He liked to shake hands, Dantzig explains. A three-way, volume, tone, finetune bridge and stop tailpiece rounded out the Stellar 1. These Slammer by Hamers were probably available through the move to Connecticut. We didnt quite get it, explains company cofounder Jol Dantzig, discussing the birth of Hamer Guitars. In 95 Hamer introduced the Artist Archtop (Model GATA), the Studio Archtop Artist, and the new version of the CruiseBass. . An Eclipse 12-String was also available with the same specs. The first few Standards were fitted with original Gibson PAF humbuckers, many of them non-functioning units obtained from the repair shop at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo and rewound by Larry DiMarzio. By around 82, Hamer had turned the corner on the road to success. I don't know the model or what year it was made but it played very well with excellent balance across the pickup positions. The third new style introduced in 82 was the Blitz Guitar and Bass. Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer, Jol Dantzig James Walker and John Montgomery. To appeal to a broader market, Hamer introduced its first production guitar, the Sunburst, 1977. New and used Fender Stratocaster Bass Guitars for sale in 85346 on Facebook Marketplace. Otherwise, the mahogany neck and electronics were very similar, with the three-coil/single-coil combination. The Hamer Archtop The Archtop is based on the Hamer Studio body, the third classic Hamer design introduced in 1977. Kahler flat-mounts were used on the Phantom, Scarab, and early Blitz models. The Blitz Bass was essentially the same, with P and J-type pickups and a Sustain Block bridge/tailpiece. The headstock logo was also pearl inlay. Eagles Joe Walsh Sunburst Blues Brothers John Belushi Sunburst Controls were two volumes and one common midrange tone, with the three-way again behind the bridge. The Phantom Custom remains in the line to this day. This did not really make good business sense. They seem to be good guitars for the money, and I haven't heard anything bad about them. The Import Stellar 1 was clearly a nod to the success of Paul Reed Smith guitars, with slightly offset double-cutaways, the upper horn extended a bit. 1993 Hamer USA Archtop Studio Electric Guitar w/ OHSC. Dick & Alex Alex Parche Standards (2), Sunburst 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. Hamer Guitars Inc. was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, Paul Hamer and James Walker. Hamer USA Phantom Cherry Sunburst Flame Top Guitar & Case $2,499 Used - Excellent Add to Cart Vox Phantom VI 1966 Black w/Vox Case $2,350 $100 price drop $2,250 Used - Very Good Add to Cart Warlock Phantom - Solid-body Mahogany Electric Guitar in Vintage White $1,450 $300 price drop $1,150 Brand New Free Shipping 14-Day Return Policy Add to Cart A streamlined version, the Phantom GT, was also offered beginning in 84. The Sex Pistols Steve Jones Sunburst These were controlled by a five-way select and one volume and one tone control. By 77, the other two original partners sold their shares, and the company was in the hands of Dantzig and Hamer. [2], The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. In any case, Dantzig and Hamer decided to build a hybrid of their favorite guitars. Very soon the supply of Gibson pickups was gone. Artist Archtop, et al 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. The mahogany body had slightly offset double cutaways, vaguely Strat-ish, though the waists remained equal. Glad all worked out for you. The second Hamer was an Explorer copy made for Paul in 74. The board was adorned with pearl crown inlays. It was a pretty nice guitar. The original run of Hamer Sunbursts lasted until 83. Dantzig and Hamer were well-matched in those early days. 1988 EMG JavaScript is disabled. $250. Listed: 8 months ago Views: 1498 Watchers: 38 A few 3/4-size Standards were also built from 78 to 82, identical except for their diminutive size. Double expenses and not operating at full capacity at one plant that could easily absorb the other operation. This page is to help you identify the year of any Hamer. I found the neck to be a bit soft for me as I'm heavy handed. Bad Company Boz Burrell Standard Surprise, AZ. Anybody know the model of this guitar I've discribed and what it would be worth? The Phantom came in two-tone sunburst, black, and TV blond finishes. zekmoe. Controls were a three-way select, with two volume and one tone control. Still living off income from selling the collection, Hamer and Dantzig looked for help, and found it in 78 in the person of Frank Untermeyer, a fellow getting a Masters Degree in international business at the University of Wisconsin. The pickups are Duncan "designed" but they seemed pretty good. Pickups were hand-wound using oxygen-free Monster Cable wire, with gold covers signed by Seymour Duncan himself. A finetune bridge and stop tailpiece completed the outfit. Controls were one volume and two tone with a three-way select behind the bridge unusual placement. By the time the Sunburst appeared in 77, bound rosewood fingerboards with crown inlays were offered as an option, and these appointments begin appearing on some Standards. So you shouldnt have trouble identifying a Slammer import. Recent versions of the 8-String Bass feature EMG pickups. The first Hamer guitar made (in 73) was a short-scale Flying V bass built for Dantzig. Guitars The pickguard was laminated pearloid. Mine was made at the Cort factory in 92 but I can't say for sure if all Slammer Series were made by Cort. Except for the V-shaped bodies, these conform in all details to the original Standard including the Explorer-style headstock. By the 90s, virtually all other vibrato guitars featured Schaller Floyd Rose systems, cast with a Hamer logo. There were never import Prototypes. I love the guitar and I don't feel like I overpaid at all. 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. They felt they could make and sell a cheaper modern vintage guitar to these same people, and they wouldnt be afraid to take them on the road. Circa 1980, the 8-String Bass acquired a figured maple top and back, and by 81 these featured an onboard active preamp with an LED indicator and three-way tone switch.