Hamer Diablo
Guitar Details
Year - 1992
Country of Origin - USA
Pick up - HH
Bridge - Licensed Floyd Rose with Hamer Logo
Finish - Dark Purple
Guitar information
Hamer Guitars was an American manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer, and Jol Dantzig. The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V , before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst. Hamer Guitars is generally considered the first "boutique" vintage-style electric guitar brand that specifically catered to professional musicians, and was the first guitar manufacturers to produce a 12 string bass guitar
The company was incorporated in Illinois in 1976 by John Montgomery, Jol Dantzig, James Walker and Hamer. It was acquired by Kaman Music Corporation in 1988, which was purchased in turn by Fender in 2008. Hamer offered a wide array of electric guitars and electric basses and since its foundation, placed an emphasis on producing high-quality instruments with vintage aesthetics as well as creative innovations.
My Thoughts
Hamer guitars were some of the best made guitars from that era the diablo is an amazing guitar that I was lucky enough to buy from a friend who collected them, he still has a green one which i might own one day.
if you get a chance to play one of the usa original ones (not the slammer versions) have a go you'll be amazed.