Guitar Company Closes. This is Goodbye.

2013 is off to a weird start so far. I've gotten some bad news in multiple ways. Nothing that's going to kill me, or make me ill, but some that are just stressful and annoying. So I'm going to just wait for things to fall the way they must, while I hustle my ass off to get things going, like I've always done.

This week one piece of sad news is the end of HAMER guitars. A few people have asked my opinion about the news. I'm bummed.

Hamer guitars gave me love when a lot of other guitar companies would never take a shot with a guy with a Mohawk and an orange singer. It was awesome that they did. That first guitar I got from them is still one of my favorites. I play it daily and it's beat up pretty good. Every once in a while, someone sees it and is curious if it's new. Then I show them the back and we laugh. I abused it, on purpose. It's still one of my daily players...and it's comfortable to me. Like an old hoodie with the sleeves all frayed.

When people oogle up the guitar I tell the story on how I got the guitar, how I called and called and wrote and talked and finally I got the endorsement deal. And then I sent videos and pics of myself playing every show that gave that guitar a showcase. Then I got more guitars from them, that they picked out....and those guitars were awesome, too! I felt more love! They knew what I liked. 

I remember bringing every guitar I owned to Coretez Rehearsal in Union City, NJ. Every week I'd bring a new guitar. Finally someone said...The black Hamer is you. Just use that.

It started with my 97 Black Gibson Les Paul DC. It looks like the Hamer body shape and that's when It was mentioned to me that I should check out the Hamer Guitar by the then Hamer Rep.

Last year at the NAMM show I noticed the Hamer guitar display was so small, that I knew it wasn't going to last long.  I thought it would be more than the year, however.

I met a lot of Hamer fanatics when I toured with those guitars. So I know I'm not alone when I say I'm bummed.

Thanks to all at Hamer past and present for helping me! I truly appreciate all the support you gave.

-Marc