Hamer Vector

These were made in the USA in 1981. I found an original ad for it at a Hamer Fan Club Site: http://www.hikarate.com/hamer/vector.html .A nifty guitar, a Gibson-like flying V, of course, but much better (aren't all Hamers?) 22 frets, 2 volumes and a tone, 3-way switch, HEAVY-DUTY bridge; the only mods I made were adding Graphtech saddles to it, Dunlop straplocks, a Hipshot D-Tuner, top-hat knobs, and chrome pickup covers. Mine is a cherry finish, over Honduran mahogany! (my favorite) My Vector had been abused a bit, but as soon as I picked it up in a shop in Roanoke, VA, I was HOOKED. (I also had an identical instance with a 1973 Guild S-100, cherry finish!) I only wish they had made the headstock pointed, like the Gibsons. You can hear both guitars at:
http://www.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Daniel_Lively/ !

This is a heavy rock guitar, primarily, which is what I do, but can sound veeerrrrry smooth, oweing to the mahogany body and glued-on neck. I play mine through 2 half-stacks in stereo, (Marshall & Laney) with a rack full of MIDI-controlled, mostly vintage, floor pedals (I detest digital FX) and it's a FULL rich sound, but at times seems a bit trebley on the bridge pickup.

The Vector was a wreck when I got it. I re-set up the guitar entirely. I use Snarling Dogs 'Bare-To-The-Bones' 10's, which are UNWOUND where they cross the bridge saddles. (Lot's of sustain) Pots were scratchy. The finish is scratched in several places, but not very noticable. Plays wonderfully now. It just needed some TLC, after that, I hit a big drop-D chord, and tossed it up in the air like all of my other guitars...(haven't dropped one yet.)

Mr. Vector is ruff-n-tuff. The only thing SHOT were the saddle height adjustment screws, which rusted and locked up. I'd feel safe with this guitar, but friends, ALWAYS have a backup! It looks very much the part, scaring young girls and causing smiles and eye-rolling, etc.
a SOLID metal machine. Even goes to 'eleven'!

Never dealt with Hamer on this guitar, but used to manage a store that stocked Hamers. Kaman was our distributor. They were cool enough.

I've been playing around 20 years, and I own a recording studio. If the Vector disappeared, I'd be upset. I'm quite fond of it. It's second only to the '73 Guild S-100. They are both cherry-finish mahogany dual humbucker guitars, with sustain for days. I just wish I had the original case. Aren't old guitars groovy?

Made in the early 80's...84 I think. 22 jumbo frets solid mahogany body and neck (set neck) witha rosewood fingerboard. Passice humbucking pickups. The bridge pickup is a TRIPLE COIL Slammer and the neck is a regular humbucker. One volume control two tone controls. the guitar also has a out of phase switch for the triple coil pickup. Finished in 'gunbarrel grey' Fender style trem unit, graphite nut. Hardshell Hamer case came with the guitar.

I used to play this guitar a lot and have recently 'rediscovered' it. The sound of a solid mahogany guitar is truly fat, obese actually. With the ability to take thye triple coil in or out of phase and then activate it with the neck pickup the tones this baby can get are truly interesting and not like any other giutars I have played. Peter Green (re: Gary Moore) tones are possible out of this guitar. The only problem I still have is the shape, V's look cool but are nearly impossible to play sitting down. I play through Peavey Classic series amps and a Vox AC30 because I like the midrange character of EL84 amps. This guitar is FAT FAT FAT.

the finish is deep and nice. HJarwware is chrome. Setup is perfect (I use DR 10-46 strins on it) No flaws. Keep in mind that the guitar has a pretty stripped look and isn't really fancy looking

I haven't gigged with this in 10 years. It stays in tune as long as you stay away from the trem arm. It's dependable and is an interesting conversation piese because of the triple coil. I used it to backup an Ibanez 550 and a Kramer Baretta in my metal phase of 10 years ago. Never gig without a backup no matter how reliable your guitar is...shit happens at the worst times....especially to set neck instruments.

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I would be angry if this was stolen, not because I am atached to it but because it's rare. I have content insurance but since Hamer doesn't make these anymore I wouldn't get another should the house burn down, besides I'd save my Les Paul Custom first anyway. It's a cool "Gibsony" guitar that was made way before Hamer went to mass production. I wish it wasn't a trem guitar though because the trem on it doesn't work well...in fact I took it off years ago and put it in the case where it still sits. If it were lost or stolen it would be prety easy to track down because of it's rarity.