Author Topic: Hamer Sunburst Archtop Custom With Pics!! (Read 6280 times)

Kilby · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2007, 06:36:07 PM »

That looks lovely, especially for the money.

The 1st guitar I really wanted was a musicman sabre, the 2nd one was one of those Hamers. I grew out of my desire for the Sabre, but never outgrew the Hamer

Rob...

samoth2 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2007, 06:45:35 PM »

I can understand why, lovely guitar.

£1000 and it's yours :P

Philly Q · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:03:27 PM »

Fantastic colour! Looks like you got yourself a real bargain.

samoth2 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:13:29 PM »

Yeah, a real bargain.

But you should see the colour in person, even better then.

And it was a great time I found it, as I'm currently having a Gary Moore period, now I just need a cranked Marshall :twisted:

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:48:31 PM »

isn't an archtop the hollowed body? I believe that is a carved top... :P

samoth2 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:53:18 PM »

Not necessarily, some makers, like Gibson, refer to guitars with a carved top as archtop to distinguish it from flat top models.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archtop_guitar#Various_use_of_the_term_archtop

Philly Q · « **Reply #21 on:** October 11, 2007, 07:59:42 PM »

It's an Archtop, or strictly speaking since it's a '91, a Sunburst Archtop.

The semi-hollow Hamer model was called the Artist (or, originally, the Archtop Artist

).

opprobrium_9 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 11, 2007, 08:10:35 PM »

AHHH, excuse my ignorance for using the homogenized common term

dave_mc · « **Reply #23 on:** October 11, 2007, 09:25:02 PM »

looks great! :D

WezV · « **Reply #24 on:** October 11, 2007, 09:49:44 PM »

Quote from: opprobrium_9

AHHH, excuse my ignorance for using the homogenized common term

I am with you on this one, archtop is a misnomer for carved top guitars - it just serves to confuse the issue!!

However, it may just be being a bit picky - afterall most of us would say a strat had a bolt-on neck even though we all know its held on by 4 (or 3) screws. Therefore its a screwed in neck!! The guitar makers that use threaded inserts in the neck heel and actual bolts to join the two together dont like fenders being described as bolt-ons but the rest if us kniow it really means screwed in so it dont matter

I suppose Bob Benedetto might get a bit annoyed on some level at this hamer being called an archtop but i think the rest of us understand what Hamer are on about so it doesnt really matter

Philly Q · « **Reply #25 on:** October 11, 2007, 10:14:00 PM »

You say vib-ra-to, I say vib-ray-to.

No, tremolo.

We all know what the terms mean, even if they're technically wrong. It doesn't matter.

samoth2 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 12, 2007, 09:56:06 AM »

Quote from: dave_mc

looks great! :D

Thanks :)