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Location: Waurika OK | I have been watching a Hamer Daytona on eBay. I like the looks of it. It is nice looking, red. Yesterday I went to the HFC to see what I could find out about the Daytona. While browsing there, saw a member wanting to sell a T 62, seafoam green. I really like the birdseye maple neck.
I don't need to buy anything until I get some medical bills paid. But for future reference, can anyone compare these two Hamers?
Looks like the Daytona is going to go for about $420 and the T 62 owner was asking $735 shipped.
What about these prices?
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Location: Midland, MI | I think the Daytona at $420 sounds reasonable...that's a lot of guitar for not much jing...what else can you get for $420 in a strat-style guitar? Hrmm?
That T62 is freaking beautiful. It may be worth the $735, but I have no idea, as I'm not familiar with those models (T62, T51, TLE, Daytona, Chaparral, etc.).
Have you tried looking at completed auctions on fleaBay? If that T62 is listed on the HFC and nobody's snapped it up, the price *might* be on the high side; those guys will jump all over good/reasonable deals. At least they used to.
Al's a Hamer dealer, maybe he could fill you in on the used market? |
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Location: Tennessee | I've been watching that Daytona too, and it ended up at a little over $600. There's another one up on the Bay also Hamer Daytona . I like this one is better than the red one, but I think I'll stick with my dear old Strat. At some point I'll get a T51, but I've gotta pay for a wedding first. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Daytona is more like a strat. The T-62 has a rosewood neck and active electronics and a slightly smaller body, if memory serves me correctly. |
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Location: Waurika OK | From what I have found, the T 62 is a 7/8 size body. I found a post here where Paul Blanchard had bought a pickguard for one. Maybe he will know something about them.
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Location: NJ | both guitars are easy worth twice that to replace |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's true Al, the Daytona was the best Strat made while it was being made. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | IMHO, since my name came up, the Daytona is far better than Fenders selling for the same price. It is more like a Custom Shop Strat. I actually have one for sale. It is nicely 'broken in'. :-)
The T-62 is indeed a scaled down Strat style guitar with a single volume control and an active preamp. I have had several of them, and the preamp was bad in half of them. It IS replaceable, though not a cheap fix. There are not a lot of these out there, making one a good buy if the price is right. You just have to determine if it is, or not.
Both of these models are very, very cool guitars. Al has probably had the most extensive experience with them of anyone on this board. |
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Location: Midland, MI | You have pics/details of the one you have for sale, Paul? I'm not *really* in the market, but...you know, sometimes it's nice just to look. ;) |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I will get to it one of these days. Haven't had much time for it lately. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The utility still isn't working anyway, Paul. I was hoping for a review of the 90 Collector's with some pics. Hope it shipped OK. The 1614 I just got came in fine and the guy didn't loosen the strings or put any padding in the case like I asked him. It was really cold here Friday, but I had a neighbor put it in the house as soon as it was delivered and I opened it a few hours later when I got home. I don't have the patience you do. |
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Location: closely held secret | So how do you like it, Mark? |
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