Hamer how much?

[Hadjie]

slammer series strat made in korea, candy apple red, how much does originally cost?

[Benjy_26]

I think those were a bit under $300 when they were new.

[formula73]

Look at it really hard before you buy, too. I've got a friend with one that looks INCREDIBLE, but in the right light you can see the plys through the paint on the sides.

[blueman335]

The Slammer series are the bottom-of-the-line beginner models. You can probably get something better for the money.

[Lazarus1140]

The Slammer series are the bottom-of-the-line beginner models. You can probably get something better for the money.

ditto. They sound OK, but the quality is questionable at best.

[Jeffrec]

I would look for an American made Special. You can find them for a decent price (around $600 or maybe less), and they're awesome guitars. Hamer makes some of the best guitars out there, but stick with the USA made ones.

[Lazarus1140]

I would look for an American made Special. You can find them for a decent price (around $600 or maybe less), and they're awesome guitars. Hamer makes some of the best guitars out there, but stick with the USA made ones.



I owned a FM Special that was real nice. The neck and action felt almost like my ES 335. It had sort of a punk meats Cheap Trick tone. I had to sell it to eat in the mid-eighties. I probably should have starved and kept the guitar.

[Benjy_26]

OK folks, this beast is a Hamer Slammer series strat style. Hadjie came over tonight and I just finished setting it up for him.

The frets are excellent, and the fretboard wood is a nice, dark piece of rosewood. Medium jumbo frets with a 12" radius is really the way to go (Fender needs to catch up on this in their MIM line). The body is not plywood, but a multipiece just like the Mexi strats. Everything is well shielded with paint and the wiring is neat. The trem design is much like the Am Std strat's, though the saddles feel cheap and the block is small. If it were mine, I'd drop a Wilkinson in there.

The pickups are mid wind ceramics, again, much like Fender's MIMs. It's routed for HSH, so swapping in you're fave set of Duncans wouldn't be a problem. The tuners are great, the nut is cut well (though its plastic), and the neck is tight in the joint and the guitar is very alive as far as resonance goes.

Overall, it's head and shoulders above the average Mexi strat, IMHO.

If it were mine, I'd drop a well cut bone nut in there, a Wilkinson VS100, and a set of Surfers ( or a pair of Stack + in the neck and mid and a JB in the bridge). The tuners are fine and the body and neck would do very well.

If you don't mind the name on the headstock (I don't ), it's a great buy, especially for under $80USD like Hadjie got his.

[BTMN]

I meant to ask the other day, does it say Slammer by Hamer or Hamer Slammer Series? The Korean made Hamer Slammer Series guitars are some of the best Hamer imports regardless of body style. I have had 2 Standards(Explorers), have a Sunburst, and a Special HB. All decent guitars with a decent setup and prep. Sounds like you got a winner.


What? No Photos???

[Hadjie]