Looks like Kamen bought the brand back away from Fender (who killed it). It was transparent red, flame top and the first quality, American made guitar I was able to get.īoth were very solid guitars and are on the guitars I wish I still owned list. Heres the video Sweetwater is taking orders I owned two Hamer USAs in the past. Theyre positioning these as nice as the USA models were and better than the KoreanSlammer guitars they were putting out.

The link in my Premiere guitar email saying NAMM 17 - Hamer Guitars Standard Demo caught my eye. I didnt really want to but I sold it to him because it felt weird having it knowing it was stolen and they had been looking for it. The following chart details the year, the guitar model, and the last serial number. The following chart details the year, the guitar model, and the last serial. The following chart details the year, the guitar model, and the beginning and ending serial number for.

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Kaman marketed a lower-priced line of Asian-built instruments called the Hamer XT Series and Slammer by Hamer, which was discontinued in 2009.Īfter a 4-year hiatus since Fender had discontinued the Hamer models in 2013, the brand was re-introduced as a subsidiary of KMC Music, which announced the return of Hamer Guitars at the NAMM Show that same year. Hamer offered a wide array of electric guitars and electric basses and since its foundation, placed an emphasis on producing high-quality instruments with vintage aesthetics as well as creative innovations. It was acquired by Kaman Music Corporation in 1988, which was purchased in turn by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2008. The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by Montgomery, Dantzig, Walker and Hamer. Hamer Guitars is generally considered the first “boutique” electric guitar brand that specifically catered to professional musicians, and was one of the first guitar manufacturers to produce a 12 string bass guitar. The company’s early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst. Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer, and Jol Dantzig.

NECK: Mahogany professionally repaired in Japan BODY: Archtop Double Cutaway Mahogany with Maple top

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