Kerry Marchman Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) I hate to see unloved Hamer's hanging in GC getting abused by 14 year old kids. Found this one yesterday and had to snatch it up. Needed lots of cleaning,but it's all original, no monkey business other than some minor dings and scratches that I was able to mostly clean up. Non -original case, but very well fitting, and looks a lot like an old Hamer case, just without the logo. Very light and resonant. I've wanted one of these for a while, and I'm thrilled to get it. Good deal too, at least by today's standards. Edited March 4 by Kerry Marchman Wrong picture 34 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 (edited) Thanks so much, HSB. I love finding them in the wild nowadays! Edited March 4 by Kerry Marchman Added something 1 Quote
burningyen Posted March 4 Posted March 4 That was the model that made me a Hamer convert, back in '99 when I was killing time browsing a guitar shop in Chicago. Pulled it off the wall and gave it a few strums. The build quality rivaled my PRS CU24, but it just had so much more life and personality. 4 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 (edited) On 3/4/2025 at 5:14 PM, geoff_hartwell said: Nice! Which GC location? Thanks. Atlanta, Geoff. Edited April 4 by Kerry Marchman 2 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 1 hour ago, burningyen said: That was the model that made me a Hamer convert, back in '99 when I was killing time browsing a guitar shop in Chicago. Pulled it off the wall and gave it a few strums. The build quality rivaled my PRS CU24, but it just had so much more life and personality. Funny you say that. I did the same thing way back, and thought that exact thing. It just has soul.. I don't know why I waited so long to snag one.. 1 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 16 minutes ago, hamerhead said: Those are great! Nice to see another one saved. Thanks, HH! Quote
tbonesullivan Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Sweet! I remember when I walked into guitar center and saw a cherry red p90 special hanging there, unloved. I'm glad I took it home and replaced that gaudy aftermarket switch on it. Why the hell would anyone replaced a switchcraft with some cheap POS on a guitar like a Hamer? 3 1 Quote
hamerhead Posted March 5 Posted March 5 ^^^Brent needed a better switch on a different guitar? 7 Quote
Disturber Posted March 5 Posted March 5 23 hours ago, Kerry Marchman said: Non -original case, but very well fitting, and looks a lot like an old Hamer case, just without the logo. Very light and resonant. The case? Or the guitar? 😄 Congrats, it's a beauty 1 Quote
Kookaburra Posted March 6 Posted March 6 I’m at a point where I don’t need another guitar, but I can see an exception being made for this one! Congrats! 1 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 On 3/5/2025 at 10:56 AM, Disturber said: The case? Or the guitar? 😄 Congrats, it's a beauty Thanks, Disturber! Can you tell I made C's in English. Although, it is the lightest most resonant case I have!😃 4 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 On 3/5/2025 at 8:44 PM, Kookaburra said: I’m at a point where I don’t need another guitar, but I can see an exception being made for this one! Congrats! Thanks Kookaburra! Exactly the way I felt when I bought it... Quote
polara Posted March 12 Posted March 12 That was mine. I'm busily consolidating all my stuff for the move to Sweden, and dumped a few guitars at GC because I've got to sell our condo, a car, six bikes, half our furniture, and also get my mom into assisted living and get her house clean and on the market in the next few months It's a hassle to do all that with a job that has me on the road a lot, and still sell guitars on top The HFC are all cheap bastids I hate the Facebook Marketplace/Craigslist dance of "Will you take a pimped golf cart / Schecter with a cracked headstock / set of rims for an Acura in trade" crap They had a Suhr I desperately wanted and it's 10% off if you trade in That's a cool 25th. The Hameritis around the nut was fierce on that guitar, though. I rescued it from the original owner in St. Louis and apart from being filthy and needing a setup, it was a good guitar. Awesomely straight neck on it. I think I put an extra barrel jack in the case, as the one in there is starting to get loose. It has the original JB/59 pickups, and I got it without a case, so found a generic case that fit will, though it's not a TKL. I'm glad it's in the family. Enjoy! 7 Quote
RobB Posted March 12 Posted March 12 28 minutes ago, polara said:guitars on top The HFC are all cheap bastids Church! 2 5 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted March 31 Author Posted March 31 On 3/12/2025 at 11:47 AM, polara said: That was mine. I'm busily consolidating all my stuff for the move to Sweden, and dumped a few guitars at GC because I've got to sell our condo, a car, six bikes, half our furniture, and also get my mom into assisted living and get her house clean and on the market in the next few months It's a hassle to do all that with a job that has me on the road a lot, and still sell guitars on top The HFC are all cheap bastids I hate the Facebook Marketplace/Craigslist dance of "Will you take a pimped golf cart / Schecter with a cracked headstock / set of rims for an Acura in trade" crap They had a Suhr I desperately wanted and it's 10% off if you trade in That's a cool 25th. The Hameritis around the nut was fierce on that guitar, though. I rescued it from the original owner in St. Louis and apart from being filthy and needing a setup, it was a good guitar. Awesomely straight neck on it. I think I put an extra barrel jack in the case, as the one in there is starting to get loose. It has the original JB/59 pickups, and I got it without a case, so found a generic case that fit will, though it's not a TKL. I'm glad it's in the family. Enjoy! Oh man! You need my number! i know I would have paid you more than they did! You aren't kidding about the Hameritis. That one had the finish cut off on the edge with what looked like a pocket knife, and had epoxy put in its place. It was brutal. I was able to get it looking pretty good. That's a reflection in the pic. I stripped all the hardware off and cleaned and polished it in a big way. No jack in the case, but I had one. I dropped filled a bunch of dings, and now it is a different guitar. It plays and sounds great! Good luck with your move, you definitely have your hands full! I'll take care of it, it's a keeper for me. 4 Quote
geoff_hartwell Posted March 31 Posted March 31 Dude! Nice work! Do you have any photos/videos of the process? 2 Quote
DaveL Posted March 31 Posted March 31 nice score... I had seen that and it was a nice deal... enjoy! 1 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted April 1 Author Posted April 1 9 hours ago, geoff_hartwell said: Dude! Nice work! Do you have any photos/videos of the process? Thanks Geoff. I don't have any photos of the process. I'm an old dude that doesn't even carry a cell phone! I've been a repair guy for 30+ years, and I just mainly work on my own guitars now. It was really ugly though. I was glad to get it back to looking like it does for sure. 2 Quote
Kerry Marchman Posted April 1 Author Posted April 1 5 hours ago, DaveL said: nice score... I had seen that and it was a nice deal... enjoy! Thanks Dave. It's a great guitar.. I'm glad to find out it came from a fellow HFC'er. 1 Quote
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