Product: Hamer Cruise 2Tek
Price Paid: US $600 used
Submitted
04/01/2000
at
08:22pm
by
Mike Gentile
Email: Harpo61 at Aol<dot>com
Features
:
9
This Bass is the Bomb I have and owned Many Bass over the past 5 years of playing (7years playing guitar) I start off with a 75 P-Bass with great bottom end But dead spots over the neck I traded that for a American Standard Jazz Bass which I hated and traded Back for the 74 P-Bass. A few years I picked up a Import Cruise Bass which I really Liked once I changed the pickups ,but then traded for a ABG which I trade for something else . Then I laid my eyes on this Baby Just your basic Jazz Bass copy But with a 2TEK bridge and 3 piece neck.I picked it up used and the Ducans where change to Dizmarzios Jazz.
Sound
:
10
This Bass covers all the sounds it all. It has a rich punch grat attack the 2-tek bridge gives a sound that I have not heard It can go from a dirty grind to crystal clear with I can roll off the tone and get a great Blues sound I play in a blues rock Band Allman Brothers Govt Mule ,Cream Ten Years After,etc .
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
This Bass is solid like a tank Blows away any New Fender I have played which is a shame The Tuners are scaller and the Bridge is amazing . The neck is a 3 piece maple with a rosewood Board the frets are very clean and with no flaws. This Bass is finished in a silver metal flake with a green tint with a white pearl pick guard it is the only one I have seen in this color.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
As I said before this thing is a tank Everthing is of the highest quality nothing could go wrong with this Bass .I play this with out a backup.
Overall Rating
:
10
Bass 5 years Guitar 7 Fender 60S reissue strat Pevey TkO 65 Taylor 410k Fender75P-Bass SWRworkingman12 Marshall 4203 O If this Bass where stolen I would find another as soon as possible I would also like a frettless one also This is the Best Bass I have ever own It cover all the sound I need and plays,feels and sounds just right I can not belive the price Hamer sold these instruments for the quality surppases any thing in it price range I played these Bass back to back with many others bass fender,G&L Musicman and other great Bass and come Back to this on. My 75 P Bass stll has more vibe and I wish I could afford a real 60 Jazz or p bass But for the money you pay for these its is worth it. Too bad Hamer stopped making them I guess the where not that popular and nobody of nority played them. But if you want a great Jazz Bass look no further.
