Product: Hamer Eclipse
Price Paid: US $600 used
Submitted
04/13/1998
at
11:44am
by
Andrew
Features
:
7
This is an all-mahogany, set-neck guitar with two Seymour Duncan mini-humbuckers. 22 frets on a rosewood board. Volume and tone controls, with a 3-way switch. The shape is sort of like a Les Paul Junior with a more deeper cutaway on the treble side. The body is contoured, too. It had a Wilkinson wrap-around bridge. Grover tuners. Came with a case.
Sound
:
7
A mellow guitar, not a real screamer. The sound was always quite clear and articulate, and very warm. But it didn't speak with much authority. It was quiet, but I would trade that for more character. (In fact, I did trade it for a guitar with more character.)
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
It is a stunningly made guitar. Ravishing finish. Everything meticulously installed. The only flaw was some finish flaking off the edge of the fingerboard.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
A rock solid guitar. The bridge was starting to develop burrs, however, and when the bridge is made of one piece, that would be a pain to replace.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
No idea.
Overall Rating
:
8
It is a wonderful guitar that ended being just too laid back for my tastes. It would be great for jazz. It looked terrific. Felt great. Sounded great, if that's what you wanted. It just lacked an edge.
