1980 Hamer Standard 4 String Bass. Serial Number 0373

[Greg Evans]

That awesome! It looks like it's in great condition also!

It is now!

 

[burgerdj]

Wow! Fabulous restoration.

 

[coryr1000]

VERY nice.

I kick myself every time I remember I could have bought an original CruiseBass from that time period . . . but didn't.

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The O-riginal Cruisebass from the 80's, not the later FSO object Kaman marketed later. Mahogany body, and one of the first factory PJ basses. Occasionally sighted in rare 5-string form. Hamer smartly left space between the bridge and the Jazz pickup, which helps tone a great deal.

Me too! I owned 2 Cruise basses and 1 Blitz bass and I stupidly sold them a long time ago! I also owned a B12S and that's gone too...

 

[Greg Evans]

Wow! Fabulous restoration.

Have done all the work myself. Just taking my time!

 

[J Wilson]

Greg, I was trying to remember: A mahogany body, but was it a mahogany neck as well(it's been a long time . . .) ?

 

[Greg Evans]

Greg, I was trying to remember: A mahogany body, but was it a mahogany neck as well(it's been a long time . . .) ?

Mahogany body and mahogany set neck. Top is a Flame Maple verneer which I very nearly sanded through!

 

[SilverFleet]

Yeah, that's the stuff right there. Incredible bass!

 

[iammr2]

That is a beautiful bass!

 

[Greg Evans]

That is a beautiful bass!

Thank you!

 

[Greg Evans]

WOOOOOW. That is an enormous amount of lumber for 1 pickup and two knobs. I'm guessing ......13lbs?

9.5. No head dive!

 

[nixdad]

I have owned this from new in 1980 as a special order.View attachment 7470968 It was played very hard through the 80s and I retired it in 1992. I recently took it out of its case and and it was in very poor shape, indeed. So I have cleaned it up and gone through everything and, to me, it is now back to original playing condition.

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Gorgeous!

 

[ComicBass]

Gorgeous! I would love to get a USA made Hamer.

 

[jefff100]

9.5. No head dive!

Wow - First thing I thought of was neck dive with a strap anchor that far back. I guess the additonal mass of the body past tuhe bridge offsets that.

Very nice indeed !

 

[deejaid]

Beautiful bass! Love old Hamers.