Hamer Models

Extremely Nice Hamer Artist
They rarely come out looking as good as this one.

Sold To Joe Barbieri 1993 prox
 

Hamer Model Confusion

Hamer models are pretty confusing. Over the years they have been known to produce a double cutaway guitar that looks a lot like the Abstract double cut or DC-1.

The problem is nomenclature. They have called this guitar (shown left) by various names. Originally it was "The Sunburst" which made no sense because it came in several other colors. Then they called it "The Studio," which made the guitar sound like a beginners guitar, then they called it "The Artist," but that got confusing simply because they had numerous different models.

The Hamer guitar is for the most part an excellent guitar. I personally don't hold with the 22 fret model being the only one you can buy. I also am not a fan of set neck guitars.
So I recommend looking at an Abstract Neck Thru Body model.

Hamer Produced About 100 Different Models in the 80's

We are always looking to buy them so if you have a used one please call Ed Roman personally at the Las Vegas Store. Steve Stevens models, Scepter's, Jeff Watson, Scarabs, Blitz models, Daytonas, Doublenecks, Maestro's, Virtuosos, even Chaparrals'. In my Custom Shop I have created many copies of those old discontinued models.

The Hamer Californian is my personal all time favorite Bolt on neck, All out Rock n Roll Guitar,
In my personal collection of 40 instruments the Californian is my "Floyd Rose Ass kicker"  This is a guitar that is particularly well suited to rock in a heavy, metallic sort of way. But it's versatile enough to handle delicate, melodic passages, too. The body is resonant, straight grained mahogany with scallops in the cutaways for fret access and a back scallop for comfort. It's got a three piece stressed maple neck with a beautiful Ebony fingerboard and cool mother of pearl boomerang inlays. The pickups are Duncan Trembuckers and Tremstacks.

On mine I substituted the Seymour Black Back Pickups and I am quite happy with the sound I have achieved.

HAMER Artist Models

Available models include:

Artist (Shown)
Tried and true double-cutaway body configuration. Finely tuned sound chamber, "f hole" port and vintage Duncan Seth Lover pickups. The Artist delivers on both ends of the sonic spectrum, giving you an instrument that's equally suited to jazz, rock, blues and alternative music. Colors: 59´ Burst, Red Transparent, Vintage Natural, Honey.

Artist Custom
Tried and true double-cutaway body configuration. Finely-tuned sound chamber, crown inlays, "f hole' port and vintage Duncan Seth Lover pickups. Colors: 59´ Burst, Red Transparent, Vintage Natural, Honey.

Artist Mahogany
Honduras Mahogany neck and body, book-matched archtop with f-hole. MOP Dot inlays, Rosewood fingerboard, Seymour Duncan P-90 single coils. Colors: Black and Cherry Transparent.

Mahogany HB
Honduras Mahogany neck and body, book-matched archtop with f-hole. MOP Dot inlays, Rosewood fingerboard, Seymour Duncan '59 Humbuckers. Colors: Cherry Transparent.

Artist Korina
Fine Chevron Korina, semi-hollow body and neck, book-matched archtop with f-hole. Mother-of-Pearl Dot inlays, Rosewood fingerboard. Seymour Duncan P-90 single coils. Colors: Jazzburst and Vintage Korina.

Korina HB
Fine Chevron Korina, semi-hollow body and neck, book-matched archtop with f-hole. Mother-of-Pearl Dot inlays, Rosewood fingerboard. Seymour Duncan '59 Humbuckers. Colors: Jazzburst and Vintage Korina.

Artist Ultimate
Handmade by the industry's finest luthiers. Dual humbuckers are hand wound using oxygen-free Monster Cable wire and signed by Seymour Duncan. Fully bound body, neck and headstock. Over 250 pieces of hand-inlayed Mother-of-Pearl. All Monster Cable internal wiring. Colors: Cognac.

Just how "Ultimate" is Hamer's Artist? Upon review, Guitar Player Magazine awarded the Artist Korina and Artist Mahogany HB (formerly known as the Hamer 25th Anniversary) models with the magazine's coveted Editor's Pick Award.
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