Building An American Legend - Hamer Guitars - Factory Tour

[hamerisaguitarcompny]

I LOVE HAMERS!!!!!

[ShredMetalRoman]

Quit making "rock a billy" vintage style guitars and get building more usa californians, scarabs, phantoms and such. The true american legends were made in the 80s.

[tamadrummer296]

Hamer American vs. PRS.....I think that's an obvious choice, Hamer all the way

[metalmusiqcrzy]

 i want a glen tipton phantom with 1 pickip either a metal blackout or x2n.glen used the blackout extensively.

[boby44c]

what's the binding made of?

[HeilTheOperator]

@boby44c It's called Ivoroid, and it's made of plastic. It's a substitute material for Ivory.

[boby44c]

@HeilTheOperator Thanks:)

[HeilTheOperator]

@boby44c You're welcome!

[RtasVadumeeKostas]

Why has hamer and krammer lost their dignity?

[fendergodat12]

nice work on stevies guitars

[underchris1]

I shot and produced this video. the narrator you all complain about is Jol Dantzig himself, Hamer co-founder. Seeing and shooting the factory for days, the craftsmanship is impressive. A guitar really worth trying. I apologize for this video quality, it is not an official Hamer posting. This video was posted very dark and it's wrong. I will try to post a real OFFICIAL copy of this video soon.

[bcwdrums]

Nice work............

[alanjuell]

i have to say these guitars are amazing i picked up a hamer slammer from the pawn shop for about 300 and it plays way better than my schecter hellraiser. and i picked it up yesterday after not playing it for two months and it was perfectly intue

[monstermitch58]

a hamer slammer is like squier of fender

[markstunes]

@monstermitch58 I in fashion yes, but the slammer is so much better than a squire. I had a squire strat, then i bought a slammer special 2 flame top. The slammer is actually my go to guitar. The squire was the most terrible guitar I ever bought. I would suggest buying a slammer long berfore I'd even utter "squire".

[killemall1983]

man, that nararrtor way over-does it. man, he talks like his guitars are the most superior guitars on the planet. they dont get made any different way at all. any custom shop does things that way, and its just ridiculous how he goes off and says how they are the only ones who do things that well.

[TheLostTruckDriver]

I know, I was so sold on getting a Carvin and thought it was like the only place that had such fine woods and things lol. I liked my DC400A but wont buy another Carvin except maybe an acoustic.

[KHGuitarFreak1988]

Have you played a Hamer btw? I suggest you do. None the less, when did Carvin suggest that they only had fine woods or whatnot? Unless I misunderstood your statement, there are a fair few companies that have fine wood stashed away, including Hamer...

[TheLostTruckDriver]

Hamer, almost forgot about them. Many heroes play those I know.

I was kidding around because of the whole pitch when I bought my DC400 Anniversary model, it had 5 woods, etc. It had real nice tone, but it was not a be all end all guitar. I had to mess with it and put some dimarzios on. Never really felt quite like the big name guitars like PRS, even though they show the list price would be $2500 or whatever. It all sales pitches, but it's worth the price you do pay in the end sure.

[KHGuitarFreak1988]

To some extent, what you've said is not exactly true. Not all Custom Shops make guitars using the same exact methods as Hamer does. As to whether it's better or not, it's subjective. I however suggest you go try out some Hamers, definitely one of the best guitars in the market. :D

[helgaperez]

i have one hamer guitar, the CX2R, and it sounds good, it has a nyc crunch if distorted..and the fretboard is good in shreding^^

[Porkchop909]

Why is that shop so dark? I dont think that the lighting in there would be appropriate to make guitars. Hamer are POS guitars.

[Dieselgeek02]

You apparently little to no experience with quality guitars. Hamers will hold their own with any boutique maker (Grosh, Trussart, etc) and any big company (PRS, Gibson, etc).

The dark lighting is so that the spotlighting at each station stands out more and helps the tech focus on their work. They aren't working in the dark.

[clandestinecarl]

You sir, are retarded. Hamer makes fine, fine, guitars whos quality can match Gibson, Fender, PRS, etc. You are just obviously a rookie guitarist who thinks that it's cool to follow the mainstream approach, and automatically dismiss small makers.

[6Vital6Remains6]

You obviously dont know anything...

[maximusv1]

Im pretty sure the lighting is just for this video. It would be extremely fucking stupid to make guitars in the dark.

[danophile07]

the guitarists of judas priest, kk.downing and glen tipton used hamers, and i dotn blame them

[GuitarDesigner]

Hey, check out what's happening inside the Hamer Guitar Workshop right now at hamergallery dot com

[thok101]

wow. they clearly take more time than gibson does to spew out their crap. No wonder hamers play better.

[hamerac]

Nobody builds em better than these guys! Trust me & check out my videos with these wonderful instruments! I am completely spoiled by "HAMER" royalty!!

[KkCoxx]

Can sombody help me to find information about Hamer Caparral 1990 mod? theres no information out there. =)

[killemall1983]

hes like several hours go into hand sanding. then hes like he will spend a whole 45 minutes on this. i think that narrarator is over doing it on all of it

[WN427]

the narrator was saying the sanding of the body would take a whole 45 minutes. not 45 minutes for the whole body.

[whoabob]

Hamer should of never moved out of Chicago,Connetticut come on guys.Jol come back man Hamer is Chicago

[style54109]

can't do that contour with a machine? yeah right.

[XxIbanezGuitarsxX]

In the future, my dream guitar is the Hamer USA Monaco. Available on Musiciansfriend for $2800.

[Throne1607]

and thats why Hamer guitars are som eof the best guitars out there..i think they're underrated personally, because all you see are Gibsons, PRS, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, and Fenders. Ibanez and LTDs are no comparison, but you NEVER! hear anything about Hamer guitars, except if your a Hamer guitar owner and fan of Hamer guitars, or if you read it it magazines, etc..i own a Hamer Archtop Honeyburst guitar, and it is probably one of the best guitars i've ever played.

[inovillacastin]

I'd still prefer Fender stratocasters, telecasters, Gibson Les Pauls, and SG's

[fjcurra]

tengo una archtop custon y es una maravilla!!

[crumbhorn]

I own three Hamers and I have to say that they are without equal. I am an Engineer by trade and thoroughly understand NC machining. But I am also a guitar player and there is no substitute for the human touch and these guitars have it. Long may they rock.

[valentin80]

Hamer guitars are awesome but you can't say that they are without equal... look at Nik Huber guitars for example... the same quality.

[almondx]

Guitar makers such as Suhr (if memory does not fail me) use CNC machines for specific reasons where high tolerances are required which cannot be done by the human hand. However, the amount of time a guitar spend in the CNC machine is by far much smaller than the amount of handwork required to produce a well crafted guitar.

[almondx]

There is a difference using CNC machines for mass production and using CNC machines as another tool to produce a well crafted guitar. You do not simply put raw wood into a CNC machine and a brand new guitar pops out of the other side.

[Paul7896]

Awsome. Hamer makes some of the best archtops around. And yes, hand carving does make a difference. CNC machines, assembly lines and computers cannot insure proper direct electronic coupling. Such is neccessary for good tone.

[blah6969696969]

I just don't understand why a hand carved, hand bound hoity-toity guitar would make a better sounding, better playing guitar. Only a more expensive one. Nice stuff though.

[mothercruncher]

That's because you're a heathen.

[captainalbator]

A hollow body guitar has more resonance than a solid body one. If you've ever played a hollow body Gretsch or Rickenbacker as opposed to a Fender Stratocaster or a Les Paul you'd hear a signifcant difference. Also you're paying for better quality. Compare a Mexican made Tele to an American made one and you'll see a HUGE difference.

[mxer]

Awesome video. The video itself looks great,aside from the instruments