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NGD - 1993 Hamer Vintage S
Bennyboy-UK
Frets: 1755
Hi all,
Just arrived today - a guitar I bought and paid for back in September 2023 and I only got around to arranging the shipping last week.
It left Canada on Thursday last week and turned up at around 11.00 today at mine.
I think it’s staggeringly pretty and it positively glows. There are maybe two marks on it which is amazing for a 30 year old guitar and makes a nice companion for my other Vintage S based old Hamer custom order.
Specs are…
Solid Figured maple body 7/8 size, and finished in Hamers beautifully shot 59 Burst.
Birdseye maple neck
Lovely looking figured Pau Ferro fingerboard
3x Seymour Duncan SSL-1s
Onboard preamp 3 band EQ and a gain boost
ABM vibrato
Sperzel locking machineheads
Dunlop dual design Strap buttons
OHSC
This spec is the least hard rock/ metal of what could be ordered - any combination of pickup options were SSS or HSS with either a Floyd Rose or ABM and chrome, gold or occasionally black hardware.
The Vintage S sat at the top of the price list for a few years with its close relative the T-62 (hopefully have one incoming soon).
Here are some shots from about 5 mins after unboxing.
Just arrived today - a guitar I bought and paid for back in September 2023 and I only got around to arranging the shipping last week.
It left Canada on Thursday last week and turned up at around 11.00 today at mine.
I think it’s staggeringly pretty and it positively glows. There are maybe two marks on it which is amazing for a 30 year old guitar and makes a nice companion for my other Vintage S based old Hamer custom order.
Specs are…
Solid Figured maple body 7/8 size, and finished in Hamers beautifully shot 59 Burst.
Birdseye maple neck
Lovely looking figured Pau Ferro fingerboard
3x Seymour Duncan SSL-1s
Onboard preamp 3 band EQ and a gain boost
ABM vibrato
Sperzel locking machineheads
Dunlop dual design Strap buttons
OHSC
This spec is the least hard rock/ metal of what could be ordered - any combination of pickup options were SSS or HSS with either a Floyd Rose or ABM and chrome, gold or occasionally black hardware.
The Vintage S sat at the top of the price list for a few years with its close relative the T-62 (hopefully have one incoming soon).
Here are some shots from about 5 mins after unboxing.
The owner of this guitar contacted me knowing I was looking for a nice example of this model - it’s one of the few benefits of being so invested in the Hamer world that this happens on occasion.
Total cost landed was a few pounds over - well I’m not going to say because it was a lot less than I reckon people might expect - and I’ll be accused of gloating - quite rightly.
I’ve a set of old spec SD hotrails which will probably go in there presently
I keep thinking I’d like a Valley Arts or something but I’ll probably stick to my knitting - I reckon I’d risk being disappointed and certainly paying a shed load more money for something remotely similar…
What do you think?
Total cost landed was a few pounds over - well I’m not going to say because it was a lot less than I reckon people might expect - and I’ll be accused of gloating - quite rightly.
I’ve a set of old spec SD hotrails which will probably go in there presently
I keep thinking I’d like a Valley Arts or something but I’ll probably stick to my knitting - I reckon I’d risk being disappointed and certainly paying a shed load more money for something remotely similar…
What do you think?
I'm always looking for interesting USA Hamers for sale.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
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At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
Well, that's a surprise!
Given the wow factor of the body, I'd assumed it was a veneer until I read the description. Extra-wow!
How come you left it so long to arrange shipping?
I’m never in a mega hurry to get the things over, especially when making arrangements with people outside the UK.
I like to do some planning and make sure everything is lined up perfectly.
The seller needed to gather some packing supplies and had an erratic work schedule, and because I was arranging the shipping I was working around that gently.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
We do love a Hamer..
Si
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
I sold a T62 about a year ago at The Kempton Show to a fellow Hamer fan