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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.
Dantzig worked in various capacities for Fender until early 2010. Hamer no longer builds any American guitars and does not have any affiliation with former Hamer owner Dantzig. In early 2010 Dantzig left Fender [2] [3] and is building instruments under the Dantzig name. Dantzig resides in Connecticut where he is the owner of Jol Dantzig Guitar ...
Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick.He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.
The guitar's birth was first conceived on ruled note book paper by Nielsen during one of his frequent scribble sessions. He brought the idea to his manufacturer (Hamer Guitars) to build. The original design sought by Nielsen was a circular guitar allowing him to spin the guitar from neck to neck.
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Hamer language, language of the Hamer people; Hamer Guitars, American manufacturing company of electric guitars; Hamer v. Sidway, a noted 1891 New York court case;
In 2003 Gibson Guitars produced limited editions of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins's Gibson Explorer. The guitar is made of African limba wood and features an aged finish, Maestro vibrola, and classic humbucking pickups In 2008 Gibson released two new versions of the guitar, the first of which was the "50-Year Commemorative Explorer".
Guild exited the solid-body guitar business in 1988 and was acquired by Fender in 1995. [15] Hamer was acquired by Kaman Music Corporation in 1988, [16] which in turn was acquired by Fender in 2008. As of 2008, Hamer reduced their superstrat selection to just one model, the Californian. [17] Dean was sold to Tropical Music in 1990. Superstrat ...