PSA sustainiac chap elite, cool finish

[Cboss]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hamer-Usa-Chaparral-Elite-/276468242252?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p4429486.m46890.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

[Dave Scepter]

The Deluxe Cali ain't so shabby either🤘

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276468262619?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cxxTfYlxRIG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=_1NhtMMuTXK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[soli'd]

Cali looks like it has spent its whole life in Florida.  

[Ham Rex]

Did someone here pickup the Chap?

Please send pics!

Thx,

M

[bruce919]

bought one just like that on Clearance at Guitar Center 17-18 years ago for $400 !! Sold it to another HFC'er. 

Edited May 31, 2024 by bruce919

[hamerhead]

On 5/30/2024 at 11:24 PM, Ham Rex said:

Did someone here pickup the Chap?

Please send pics!

Thx,

M

Yep:

Just kidding. Pretty close though, right?

[Ham Rex]

9 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Yep:

Just kidding. Pretty close though, right?

An awesome guitar.

Pls, msg me if you ever sell!

[Ham Rex]

On 5/31/2024 at 8:44 AM, bruce919 said:

bought one just like that on Clearance at Guitar Center 17-18 years ago for $400 !! Sold it to another HFC'er. 

Price is right for a 17-18 year change in money value, but my god $400!?!

I would of given you $350 and filled your gas tank!!!

The inlay work, very unique. 

[hamerhead]

On 6/1/2024 at 5:46 PM, Ham Rex said:

An awesome guitar.

Pls, msg me if you ever sell!

That one and this one:

...have been gone for over 10 years already. Cool guitars.

[Cboss]

What is that finish like in person? I have not seen one yet.. is it really shifting and kaleidoscope?

[hamerhead]

Like an acid trip.

......but without the monsters.

[nologantogive]

4 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Like an acid trip.

......but without the monsters.

The monsters are what make it fun😉

[Ham Rex]

5 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Like an acid trip.

......but without the monsters.

Glue in Cali... when lights hit it, jumped to life. Almost black in indirect light

[hamerhead]

True:

There's no real movement in it, but the way light hits it makes it stunning for sure. My all-time favorite opaque finish.

[Hamer95USA]

On 6/6/2024 at 5:48 AM, hamerhead said:

That one and this one:

...have been gone for over 10 years already. Cool guitars.

Cool guitar! I have a 1990 Chaparral Elite 90 with the same iridescent finish/boomerang inlays. I bought mine from a seller on E-bay located in Nashville. He also had a Hamer Callifornian with a holoskull finish on the body & boomerang inlays. He wanted me to buy it. I just had enough money to buy the Chaparral Elite 90 at the time and I had to turn him down on the Californian Elite. 😞

  Someone got a nice Chaparral Elite with a Sustainiac and boomerang inlays! 

Edited June 9, 2024 by Hamer95USA

[JustKid]

On 5/31/2024 at 8:44 AM, bruce919 said:

bought one just like that on Clearance at Guitar Center 17-18 years ago for $400 !! Sold it to another HFC'er. 

Hm...17-18 years ago? I think I was the one who bough it. Any chance you remember if  the case had any specific markings on it? 

[bruce919]

7 hours ago, JustKid said:

Hm...17-18 years ago? I think I was the one who bough it. Any chance you remember if  the case had any specific markings on it? 

It was a HFC'er form the Chicago Area. 

[Ham Rex]

On 6/7/2024 at 9:01 AM, hamerhead said:

True:

There's no real movement in it, but the way light hits it makes it stunning for sure. My all-time favorite opaque finish.

Great pictures! Beautiful guitar.

Are the both OBL XLs?

Maybe I should change my SDJB and SD Stacked out for OBLs?

Mines a glue in neck.

Edited June 20, 2024 by Ham Rex

[Cboss]

33 minutes ago, Ham Rex said:

Great pictures! Beautiful guitar.

Are the both OBL XLs?

Maybe I should change my SDJB and SD Stacked out for OBLs?

Mines a glue in neck.

You should definitely give them a try, OBLs are really really nice, they sound fantastic split also