aliendude012 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Birthdays coming up, dads offering to buy a guitar. I would love a Gibson blueshawk. Buddy at school had one, ive played it a few times, and loved it. he hated it and sold it for a tele. im not gonna ask dad for an $800 guitar, but im thinking $4-500 would be agreeable. Anyone have any opinions on the Hamer Archtop? Or how about Hamer in general? Experience? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hamer makes great guitars in their USA custom shop, but at that price, it's almost definitely a mass-produced import model. Does anybody know about these? I haven't seen one of these personally, so i can't comment, but if it's made in the same Korean factory that many low- to mid-range guitars are coming from, it's probably a pretty good guitar for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I have Hamer USA experience, but I'm not really familiar with the Korean stuff. If they maintain any kind of Hamer QC, it should be a good buy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliendude012 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 yea, thats what im hearing. thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 From what I've seen the guitars in most stores don't have any kind of quality until about $700 but a lot of fun can be had with a beater guitar that you repair when you get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Schecter Diamond Series is good stuff. Michael Kelly has some really nice archtops available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Devon Headen Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I played a couple of the Schecter Diamond series last time I was at GC, and I really disliked them. They looked nice, and played alright, but I couldn't stand the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Huh, what model? I never cared for the oo6, but the C series always sounded very nice to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 If I were you, I would go to the guitar shop, and pick one up and REALLY examin it. Play it, look it over. whip out a magnafine glass if you need to. Check to see if the body looks like it was laminated from like 6 different scrap peices (as was one of my friends ibanez basses) all that kinnda stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdowney Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 get a nice eppiphone les paul, you can get a nice one for around 400-500 canadian. or get one from ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksguitar Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 If you hunt on ebay you can find a blueshawk for $500... I bought a nice burgundy one with p-90s 2 weeks ago for $525. The Hamers are nice guitars but they don't hold value very well as compared to gibsons. my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Huh, what model? I never cared for the oo6, but the C series always sounded very nice to me. Don't recall...maybe I'll look it up on MF later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloyguitar Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 i buoght a c-1plus for 350 bucks and i love it.....not as mucha s my explorer, but i still love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 get a nice eppiphone les paul, you can get a nice one for around 400-500 canadian. or get one from ebay. I would say go for the Epi G400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Schecter C-1 Plus FR Fits you budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlleyw Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 I bought my son a Les Paul double cutaway for his birthday (two weeks ago) for $600 from ebay. The Fender Pro Tone series is also a great (used guitar) value. They're Korean Squires that were made to Professional standards, and only produced for a few years. you can pick them up for a song ($200-$400) and they're GREAT. Extremely well made, choice woods, great pickups. The Fender Highway 1 series retails for about $600 as does the Gibson Faded series. I bought an Epiphone Dot (es-335 copy) for $335 just before Christmas, and it was a great guitar too! (Sold it to help pay for the Les Paul.) the only problem with the Epiphones is the resale value. By the way, the new Lite Ash Telecasters are fantastic! I found one (new) for $485. There are lots of great guitars in your price range! Have fun! (BTW, there are two Blueshawks on ebay now. I'm looking for one myself. They'll probagbly go for about $500. . .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 The Lite ash teles are great. SD A2Pro tele pups, abalone dots. Great for the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 I second the G400.... That's a fine instrument for the price range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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