Hamer Newport Pro Jazzburst with Phat Cat P90s

[flatpicksam]

This guitar is in excellent condition! I've played semi-professionally for many years and I've owned many guitars -- this is hands down one of the finest instruments I've ever owned. The price is $2500. This guitar is located in Urbana, IL and for the time being I'm only interested in a local/regional sale. I'd be willing to drive up to 3.5 - 4 hours one way to make the sale. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

[hamerican gigolo]

Are the PCs original to the guitar???

 

[cmatthes]

Are the PCs original to the guitar???

For that model, they should be on the Certificate if original.

 

[Jakeboy]

Jazzburst for the win!

 

[Travis]

Jazzburst is one of my favorite finishes.

How long have you lived in Urbana? I grew up in Tuscola and lived in Champaign/Urbana for 8 years until 2004.

 

[ArnieZ]

! think the Phat Cats originally had the metal surrounds, The pro came with the black surrounds
arniez

 

[flatpicksam]

Are the PCs original to the guitar???

Hey Arnie. I don't think so; I'm not the original owner of the guitar, though. It's possible that they were custom ordered? But yeah, from my understanding most of the pro models came with humbuckers so probably these were swapped out.

 

[flatpicksam]

Jazzburst is one of my favorite finishes.

How long have you lived in Urbana? I grew up in Tuscola and lived in Champaign/Urbana for 8 years until 2004.

Hey Travis! I wonder if we ever crossed paths? I grew up in Tolono and then moved to the "big city" after high school

 

[stobro]

I've lived in Champaign and/or Urbana off and on since '67. Paths undoubtably crossed somewhere along the way.

 

[polara]

Hey Arnie. I don't think so; I'm not the original owner of the guitar, though. It's possible that they were custom ordered? But yeah, from my understanding most of the pro models came with humbuckers so probably these were swapped out.

I have a Monaco Pro in Jazzburst with Phat Cats, too. And it too has the black pickup surrounds. I got it without a COA (I'm not positive if they had them in 2000, when mine was made.) It's so spotlessly clean, and the previous owner had it so long, I wonder if maybe they were made with PCs now and then.

It is one heck of a nice guitar, which I hardly need to say

 

[bruce919]

I've seen many Newport. Pro with Phat cat pickups. Remember at the time the Phat Cat pickup were a new thing. It was easy for Dealers to spec out stock models with pickup swaps. I know as a buyer during that time frame Hamer would charge $50 per pickup to swap to another Duncan pickup. Dealers may have gotten a discount or even free if their order was large enough.

 

[hamerican gigolo]

Jazzburst for the win!

I have a Monaco Superpro in JB.

Great finish.

 

[topekatj]

‘Swut I’m talking’ bout’ — thas sweet as mah brown baby’s shuga’! GLWTS!!

 

[cmatthes]

I've seen many Newport. Pro with Phat cat pickups. Remember at the time the Phat Cat pickup were a new thing. It was easy for Dealers to spec out stock models with pickup swaps. I know as a buyer during that time frame Hamer would charge $50 per pickup to swap to another Duncan pickup. Dealers may have gotten a discount or even free if their order was large enough.

If it was a change from spec, it would be noted on the build certificate though.