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Title: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: gearHed289 on August 10, 2016, 06:57:51 AM

All I can say is WOW! If you're into this sort of thing, it doesn't get any cooler than this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/172300431263?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/172300431263?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/suAAAOSw65FXqktl/s-l1600.jpg)

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: chromium on August 10, 2016, 07:30:29 AM

No kidding- don't see that everyday!  Think there are <10 known to exist.

My single-truss B12 took some very deliberate sting selection to get dialed in, but it plays great now. Those necks are working overtime.  Wonder what this one is like?  Definitely looks like it has been played...

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: Alanko on August 10, 2016, 08:32:53 AM

So... is that a quad pickup with a 2-band EQ and volume per coil, or something else? What do all the wee switches do?

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: dadagoboi on August 10, 2016, 08:42:35 AM

12 strings, 8 switches, 14 knobs, 4 saddles, 1 trussrod...what's wrong with this picture?

Does have appeal but I'd go for a more refined example

Great Jol Dantzig 12er article here:
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/24399-jol-dantzigs-esoterica-electrica-better-by-the-dozen

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: Granny Gremlin on August 10, 2016, 09:28:58 AM

whoa nelly

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: Highlander on August 10, 2016, 12:58:06 PM

I like the "half the time playing out of tune" bit of that article... :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: leftybass on August 10, 2016, 01:58:29 PM

I've owned 2 such basses, without the Quad option and with dual truss rods, still own 1, and I've never had tuning stability issues. They usually stayed in-tune gig to gig.

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: dadagoboi on August 10, 2016, 02:13:51 PM

Tuning is a lot easier and accurate these days.

ThunderBucker built us a 9v powered electronic E tuner in 1973 to replace the 440 tuning fork we were using.  Boy, were we impressed!

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: gearHed289 on August 10, 2016, 02:38:09 PM

Quote from: leftybass on August 10, 2016, 01:58:29 PM

I've owned 2 such basses, without the Quad option and with dual truss rods, still own 1, and I've never had tuning stability issues. They usually stayed in-tune gig to gig.

Yeah, the 90s B12S I had was as stable as can be, even with the thin/flat neck.

Title: Re: Holy Grail Hamer 12 string
Post by: Hörnisse on August 11, 2016, 07:41:35 PM

I'd love to own a 4 digit Hamer one day.

(http://i68.tinypic.com/qnuu6u.jpg)