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Brad Gillis on the story behind his 1985 custom Hamer S-style: “I was just stroking Hamer, to be honest!”
We revisit February 1989, when Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson of Night Ranger appeared on the hot-pink cover of GW
Steve Stevens on why the ’80s were Hamer time for the Billy Idol guitarist – and it was all thanks to Paul Stanley
Steve Stevens turns the clock back to May 1986 to tell us all about the Hamer SS1 he is holding on the cover of GW, and what became of all those other Hamers
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Steve Vai’s Hamer JEM prototype is going back up for auction – with a starting bid of just $2,500
The instrument represents an alternative slice of guitar history, and was originally built as an audition to produce Vai’s signature model
Steve Vai’s prototype Hamer JEM – one of many models built before the virtuoso partnered with Ibanez – goes up for auction
Before the JEM777 was launched in 1987, Vai was approached by numerous brands to build the model of his dreams. Hamer's own valiant attempt is estimated to sell for $60,000
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