Hamer Guitar Reviews

"I have this guitar as my second guitar and for the sake of my dear Ibanez RG170 (which I highly recommend); it was beginning to give to wear and tear 4 years of playing (1.5 of me playing it) and constant touring and performance...The pickups are decent but the bridge pickup is pretty weak whether you adjust or not; the neck pickup is quite good, I plan to keep it...Overall a beautiful, highly playable, and nice sounding guitar that is perfect for the hardcore player..." 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 »

"It wasn't too long after the first Newport guitar was built (in 1999) that we started dreaming about a bass version...Then, one day last month my old friend Jack Blades called to chat...I had a better idea, and told him about the white Newport that we showed you here a few weeks ago, and the fuse was lit..." read more »

"Fret finish is good but not great...My dealer is top notch though! Overall Rating : 9 Been playing for 40 or so years...9 It would be unfair to give this guitar an overall low rating just because I have particular expectations..." read more »

"I had a friend buy one of these used and poorly taken care of at a garage sale, he proceeded to try and smash it at a gig like "The Who" but embarassed himself when the thing wouldn't break...hey there! good review! listen i was wondering how this would compare 2 a squire vintage strat/tele or a epi g400/lp standard...It could be improved with the adding of wammy bar and possibly another tone knob, but considering the way I play, it's not that huge of a deal for me..." read more »

"The tone control is very sensitive and gives a wide range of tonal variations...The controls are the standard Hamer layout with 2 volumes and one tone...For all existing products, please use the "write review" option under the product description..." 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 »