Any Hamer love out there?

[12stringbassist]

Out for a gig last week....

[warwickhunt]

28 minutes ago, 12stringbassist said:

Out for a gig last week....

 

I search for one of those for sale in the UK, every single day! 

 

[NancyJohnson]

I suppose just to combine a post elsewhere, here's my two.  

 

They're both (apparently) 1986 models, an FBIV and a Cruisebass.  In January, I had the scratchplate done for the Cruisebass. 

 

[EDIT]  One of the pickups was dead on the Cruise and the loom was toast, so it has an EMG Geezer Butler PJ set on it and a John East preamp.  The FBIV is pretty much stock, but I swapped out the chrome bridge and machines to like for like black units.  I also had a flat jackplate made by a local guy (to rid it of the Stratocaster style one that was on it).

 

Lovely, lovely!

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 09:07 by NancyJohnson

[NancyJohnson]

3 hours ago, warwickhunt said:

 

I search for one of those for sale in the UK, every single day! 

 

 

There's a B12S on Reverb at the moment.  A bit $$$.

[warwickhunt]

USA... £6k + 25-30%.  Possibly not! 

[NancyJohnson]

31 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

USA... £6k + 25-30%.  Possibly not! 

 

This one:
https://reverb.com/uk/item/88209804-hamer-b12s-12-string-bass-see-video

 

[warwickhunt]

Collection only.  With flights and taxes it'd still end up being $5.5 - $6k... I really need to find one in the UK. 

 

[NancyJohnson]

39 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

Collection only.  With flights and taxes it'd still end up being $5.5 - $6k... I really need to find one in the UK. 

 

 

Ack, I was just looking at the pretty pictures, not the specifics! 

 

You couldn't do any worse than signing onto the Hamer Fan Club group if you haven't already!
https://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/

 

[W1_Pro]

On 24/04/2025 at 22:45, NancyJohnson said:

 

This one:
https://reverb.com/uk/item/88209804-hamer-b12s-12-string-bass-see-video

 

That is a lovely bass, but as @warwickhunt says...an awful lot of cheddar once you take into account the potential of being stung for VAT on the way home....

Edited 4 hours ago by W1_Pro

[zbigniew]

Got this Hamer Chaparral Bass two years ago. I like it  Made 1991 I believe. Aftermarket Seymour Duncan pickups, not the original EMGs. I found it in the classifieds here locally (Iceland). It was left for some time without a bag or case in a loft of a youth center. The janitor looked for it with me on every floor until we found it behind an old drum set on the top floor. The owner was out of town at the time and needed the janitors help in finding it. From the moment I played it unplugged with old strings it was clear that this is a quality instrument, it resonates and plays well.

 

I would love to own a Cruise bass, I remember when version 2 came out and got a perfect review in Bass Player.