Hamer Guitar Reviews

"All in all a good starter guitar...The stock pickups are good but I replaced these with Seymour Duncan's and the sound is great for Rock, Blues or Jazz...I recently acquired this axe on a trade and expected less after reading reviews as a " good " starter guitar..." read more »

"9 The US-made long-scale 12-string bass...The body resonates nicely and the overall tone is great...9 I play for fun and money in an original band and have done it for twenty+ years..." read more »

"The n eck, pickups and hardware are from a black 2001 Hamer CH-12...The original CH-12's active electronics were removed...When asked about the sound of the different body Pekka reported, "Well, the sound is rounder and the harshness with the old bridge pickup location is gone...The Chaparral 12-String Bass is designed after its cousin the Hamer USA B12L, with a Maple neck and a Mahogany body..." read more »

"I came across Susana Baca on a compilation cd, and immediately fell in love with her voice...I don't speak spanish, so I treat this cd as an instrumental, and she has perfected her instrument...This is simply beautiful and hypnotizing..." read more »

"This guitar has a good bit of play wear - scratches/dings, rust on some of the metal parts, and a large scratch next to the bridge you can see in the pics...It IS a cool, good playing and great sounding USA signature Les Paul, and it's been freshly strung with Ernie Ball Slinky strings...We've sold several Gibson Les Paul Class 5's with "5A" tops and PRS "10" tops over the last few years, and this Hamer Monaco Elite's spectacular book-matched top outshines them all...The current new list price on this Hamer Monaco Elite is $4,300.00 with internet dealers discounting to $3,359..." read more »

"I came home, tuned it up and put it through it's paces...as others have said, the Phat Cats are cool, and I can get a good range of tone, from warm jazz to bright twang..." read more »

"Good Feel, Solid Electronics Right now using it for practice in my bedroom...I would like to use for more harder edge music...Overall, it is a decent guitar and I want to work the kinks out..." read more »

"now it is clear with great sustain for the highs and still has a good growl for the lows...No Opinion Overall Rating : 10 For $275 guitar + $130 pickups, I've got a beautiful axe that plays like butter and sounds like cream...Now, this guitar really sings and has very good sustain..." read more »

"I added a couple points to an average rating of 5 because the one I got came with a very good Gator case...What I'm surprised to hear from others is that they consider the balance to be good...8 The sum of the parts is greater then the individual concerns for me..." read more »

"It can have a good full blues sound if you want it to...It didn't look bad, but when I opened it there was a paint chip...8 I bought this because it was practically brand new and I got a great deal..." read more »