Hamer Chaparall

mid 80's U.S.A 24 Frets it has the standard s/s/H the pick ups are the same that came with it .has the off set Head stock, Locking Floyd Rose .custom paint job . Org hard shell case

It is the Best Guitar Ive ever owned ..it Play hard Core..to 80's 70's ive used it in blues Bands and dance bands ..its very wide ranged its can have a heavy FAT sound to thin bright and its Very Clean No Buzzing going on here ...

Factory set ups are all alike the 2nd day i had it i had the strings lowered and the pickups ajusted (always going for fastier action ) ... the Finsh was Perfect Just what i wanted .. and the craftmenship is flawless

ive done Live Giging with it.its my main Guitar and ive NEVER have been disappointed and ive done studio work and its outstanding ...Never let me down

nope never needed them

ive been playing for over 27 years i have a start,Gibsons335,Jackson and this is the cream of the crop for me ...if it was stolen if i could replace it i would but i think they are getting hardier to come by .. i play though marshalls and i couldnt be happier with the sound i get ...(if only they MADE More Like these ! ) .. if you have a chance to pick up one of these Do so and dont let go of it

1991 made in USA Hamer. Elite model. 24 frets on an ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl boomerang inlays. Three piece stress test maple neck. H-S-S configuration with a Seymour Duncan Trembucker in the bridge, stacked Seymour Duncan in the middle. Originally had a Sustanic single coil in the neck, but that was removed when I bought it. Right now it has a DiMarzio single coil in the neck, but I plan to replace that with another Seymour Duncan. I'm not happy about the Sustanic being gone, but I'm not paying $200 for a replacement. Solid "Strat" body style with bright yellow finish (not sure of wood type). Chrome knobs- one volume, one tone, 5-way selector. Two toggle switches were originally for the Sustanic, but now they are coil taps. Black Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo bridge and locking nut. Truss rod cover access on headstock. Headstock is not quite a banana shape and not quite pointy- it's a combo of those two. The headstock's black face is slightly off from the shape of the headstock, which Hamer does intentionally and looks cool. "Hamer U.S.A." logo kind of goes beyond the black and onto the "bare" wood. Schaller Hamer tuners, six on a side. I have the bolt-on neck version, which I like better than a set neck. The neck on this is kind of wide and flat compared to other "shred" style guitars. The neck is not painted, it's clear finished, so you can see the three piece construction which is interesting. I'm not a fan of the 5-way switch because I hit it sometimes when reaching for and using the tremolo bar. The pick ups are direct mount- no pickguard- which I like. But the stacked middle pick up is a little high for my taste even when it's all the way down.

I play some heavy thrash, some punk, some classic 70's rock, some mellow 60's rock, and an 80's power ballad thrown in once in a while. I play through a Fender Princeton Stereo Chorus 2 x 10 solid state. My effects board is a Dunlop Crybaby> DOD Tuna> Boss PSM5> Boss CS1> Ibanez TS10> Boss flanger> Boss HM2. The Hamer guitar is BRIGHT. The ebony board with the Seymour D Trembuckers is really quite a combo. This guitar was made for shredding, and it does not disappoint. Sometimes it's a little too bright and I roll the tone knob back a little. The volume control has the Hamer boost- the last 1/4 turn to full gives it a major volume punch. So I usually have the volume knob rolled back beyond that point. The volume boost is a nice feature to boost up a lead in a live setting. The guitar gives you the versitility of a Strat, but my goodness Hamer is such a better company than Fender. I mean, this guitar was hand made, and you can just tell it's a quality instrument. Plus the humbuckers add a lot to the sound, and the coil taps allow so many options. I'm giving it an "8" because it can be too bright if you don't cut the tone.

This guitar was set up poorly because I bought it used. The rear of the bridge was pointing up to the sky. After adjusting the springs it is great. Oh, I forgot to mention that the rear cavity covers are METAL. (adds even more to the brightness?). I think this is very cool. I don't know if I like it better than plastic or nor, but it sure is an interesting feature. It makes me think it's better quality, having metal over plastic. There is a battery compartment for two 9 volt batteries which were for the Sustanic. The battery cover is a spring loaded plastic cover. Everything on this guitar fits tight and snug as you would expect with a hand made guitar that retailed new for $1500. The bolt on neck heel is contoured for easy access to the 24th fret. Very slim at the neck plate. The whole rear of the body is very contoured- Very nice. Total quality. The electronics are excellent. Hamer uses a patented paint inside the cavity, and also carves out "cavities within the cavity" for certain parts. Did I mention the QUALITY?!?

This Hamer seems very durable. The strap buttons are recessed into the body to make for more secure straps. But I always use DiMarzio strap locks on all my guitars. But even my strap locks are recessed now so it will never ever fall off! Schaller hardware is top of the line, and I'm sure will last a lifetime. The finish is very good but you can tell it's been around the block. A few dings but nothing major. I love the bright yellow finish, you might need sunglasses to look directly at it. I would never gig without a back up if you have more than one guitar, but if you only have one, I wouldn't worry if this were it.

I've never had to have the guitar serviced, but I have been in contact with Hamer. They are extremely friendly and very customer oriented. They have factory tours and have answered any questions I had about the guitar and Hamer in general.

I have been playing guitar for about 15 years. I currently have five electric solid body guitars. The Hamer is the most versitile one I own, and it gets a lot of use. It's officially my #2. I didn't know the Sustanic was missing when I bought the guitar, but I would have bought it for $300 anyway. I have seen used ones with dot inlays and lower grade pick ups for $800. Hamer has a well deserved reputation for high quality hand made USA guitars. If I could custom order the guitar I would get it with three mini toggles and no 5-way switch. Overall it is an awesome instrument.

Made in '85, USA. Chaparall Custom (paint job and OBL in the Bridge to make it custom I guess..). Copper finish ...nice. 24 frets.5 way, H-S-S - don't know about the 2 Ss, but the H is an OBL, neck-through, I believe. Strat style w/offset headstock, Floyd Rose, came with a HS case (which I still have). I had this ordered through MR C's in Marlboro, MA - not sure if they're still around, I live in MN now...
I'd give it a 10 if it had H-S-H with coil tap switeches, but heck, plenty o' features...The Floyd goes up, too ( a good semi-tone to a tone depending on the string), BTW

I suits my style pretty well ( I would like a single coil tap switch in the bridge, but ..).Sounds great. Very Bright yet warm - the OBL HB is really high-end Midrange, but gets me plenty of creamy tone, really wails ...in fact it screams when you want it to. It is a little noisy (both the singles and the HB, esp the singles) - I've had to rewire it a few times (jack keeps twisting the ground wire off..)So it may be the rewiring Job I've done. Sounds great for 15 yrs old though. Great sustain. It's unique. I've played it through a variety of amps Peavy, Dean Markley (BTW -great amps!!), Fender Marshall, I now play it through a Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 602 ( awesome Amp !!) - standard effects - I play modern Pop-Punk-Rock .. think Marco meets Hendrix meets Steve Stevens ... this thing nails it to a tee. The single coils could be beefed up and it is just a tad noisy, other wise a ten

This thing was setup so well at the factory that I've not needed to do ANYTHING to the setup in 15 years!!( And I've even had to replace a few of the Floyd's saddles (tightened too hard and broke a couple of 'em)I've managed to ding the finsh in a couple of spots, and as the years have gone by, there's a couple of imperfections now, you know - wear and grease stains etc ....the cool thing about is that as it stains it's actually a darker copper so the finish looks well, like an aging penny. The Floyd has some rust spots, as do the frets - hey it's gonna happen, right?

Well, except for the Input Jack which tends to twist and brake loose the ground wire ( this has happened at least 10 times in 15 years ...I just now look for it to be loose and then try to tighten before it becomes a problem) and the fact that I break a string every 2 shows or so...You have to have a backup. Other than that - this thing is amazingly solid. Like I said, after 15 yrs it still has PERFECT intonation and action. Changin string with a Floyd is a pain - but hey that's life with a locking unit. I replaced the straps with home made locks ( basically screws and washers ...;-), they're fine.

Never dealt with them - the thing arrived on time, I seem to remember.

I've been playing for ~20 yrs or so - This was my first ( and pretty much last)all-purpose 'real' guitar. I've owned 2 LPs ( including a 75 goldtop, P-90s and a bigsby that was pretty nice), quite a few Strats (some better than others) a couple of Ibanez models ( they're always a good bet for mid level axes), and a Dano double neck 6-12. This is my favorite guitar, by far ( it's been my main guitar for 15 years!!)I love it, great guitar- it's my baby - I call her Penny (hey, she's copper...). If it were stolen, I guess I'd weep - you can't really find another one, it'd be impossible, the new Hamers are - well... different...Sh'll brake down eventually, I suspect ,but for now ....heaven.

solid mahogany body, oiled finish...mid-'80s rocker! h/s/h pickup configuration. Floyd system and seymour duncan trembuckers all around. 24 frets, flawless ebony fingerboard and the coolest mop boomerang inlays! I bought this guitar, A USA HAMER, on ebay in an auction.........for less than $200. The guy who sold it had no idea what he had in hands and the guitar was flawless! Talk about blind luck!!!!!!!!!!

I own 10 guitars from gmw custom made instruments to esp tigers to ibanez jems and this guitar blows them all away. I'm not sure if its the pickups or the wood but it is full of tone both clean and dirty! Really sustains forever! I am using it witha bradshaw digital rack and a peavey 5150 and this guitar just smokes!

I bought this used so I can't speak for the factory but as with every hamer I have ever owned it is a joy to set up, is constructed with the utmost of quality in mind and even after 15 years or so of being played it is a pristine example of how a guitar should be built. I am into graphics so the dark mahogony body is as ugly as sin.....it is the worst looking guitar I own but the best constructed!

You could drive a truck over this guitar! It is heavy but not quite les paul weight. I have gigged with it for over a year now and it has never let me down......Besides the obvious drawbacks of a floyd loaded guitar I have and will continue to use this as my main axe without a backup.

Hamer in my opinion has the best customer service in the industry, period. I have owned several of them and made numerous calls to their main office over the years and have never been denied access to any information I have requested. I know they'll kill me for divulging this but I once had an archtop studio with a bad electrical problem and they sent me at no charge a new output jack and enough wire to install it properly myself.......(I own my own repair business so they did this with the idea in mind that a professional was doing the job!!!!!! Always have this kind of thing looked at by a tech or repair shop.) A super company and a solid 10!

If you can afford any USA hamer, snag it. They are the best value in the guitar market. There are tons of good used instruments out there for the taking.....Find one. I just bought a korean made Hamer explorer and they don't hold a candle to the USA stuff. They are still cool 'beater' instruments but for customer service, quality of construction and value go find a USA model. I will never get rid of this guitar. Over the years I have owned many hamers and have never been disappointed and I wish I could have a lot of them back but you know I have to keep my collection fresh! These are top quality guitars!

This guitar I bought second hand and in poor cond. I was not sure if I could repair it since it had a broken head stock. After much debate about repairing it or using it for parts I fixed it and never looked back. This guitar comes with 3 OBL pick-ups(S,S,H) ,Floyd Rose ,and the body is Strat type.

This Hamer always stay in tune and I can get alot of different sounds from the pick-up confugation.

After having the action set-up it worked great until I changed the strings know the action is to high , also the paint chips easly.

It was made in the USA in '82. It has Hamer Slammer pickups in a H-S-S configuration,Original Schaller Floyd rose locking trem w/ black chrome finish,24 frets, 1 volume and 1 tone control w/ 5-way switch. Jumbo frets and Black/white finish.

I play Techno-thrash-heavy metal like late def leppard, Smashing pumpkins etc and it sounds great.There is no noise at all, even when turning the amp to mega-distortion.The bridge humbucker is great for distortion, but clean sounds are best with the front single coil. I don't know about the mid singlecoil because i've turned it off comp?letely for thos Randy Rhoads toggle-flicking

It was used when i bought it, and it's just like new. This guitar will stand a nuclear blast. Guess that says it all.

I've yet to use it for live playing, but it kicks ass. The finish will last for ever.The trem is great but trying to detune is an absolute pain. I wouldn't care for a backup.

I'll keep this forever. If it was stolen i'd kill the guy. I love the thin neck.