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Hamer Guitars was an American electric guitar manufacturer founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig.The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst.
Falcon 1 International Series (made in Korea) Falcon Standard (made in USA 1989–1991) ... Serial numbers correlate to shipping dates of US models only. 1978 to 1995 ...
(e.g. L-R as seen through the sound hole: Serial number, "Brand," Model number.) The serial numbers on these instruments were often preceded by the letters S or E; e.g. S0XXXXX. It is currently believed that this transition was complete by 1979. Early Korean-made guitars show this same brand, only stating Made in Korea in place of Made in Japan.
As of 2018, Hamer has moved its facilities to China. [3] [4] [5] In 2014, FMIC sold KMC's Gretsch Drums, Toca Percussion, Latin Percussion, KAT Percussion, Ovation Guitars, and Gibraltar Hardware brands to Drum Workshop. [6] In February 2015, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation sold KMC to JAM Industries, [7] which rebranded as Exertis | JAM ...
The Aerostar series were made completely in Korea, while the Focus series was made and assembled by ESP. Some early Focus guitars were also made in Japan by the Matsumoku company. During 1987, Kramer also commissioned guitarist Rich Excellente to create a series of guitars based on the patented features Excellente developed on his "1957 Chevy ...
The Orville by Gibson series were distributed by Yamano Gakki and were priced midway between the American-made Gibson guitars and the Korean-made Epiphone guitars. There were a number of changes to the Orville by Gibson model range between their beginning in 1988 and their end in 1998.
From 2010 on, better models—Legend, Elite, Custom Legend, Custom Elite—were made both in the U.S. and in Korea. Before that, these models were U.S. made. In recent years, many U.S. made are identifiable by "LX" in the product name (e.g., Legend 2077LX), whereas Korean versions have "AX" in the model name (e.g., Legend 2077AX).
A Guyatone LG-140T electric guitar, aka the Kent 533 Videocaster (c.1964–65). Kent was a 1960s/1970s guitar brand. [1] [2]The "Kent" brand was established by Buegeleisen and Jacobson, a musical instrument distributor based in New York City, in 1960. [1]