The first time I played this guitar I fell in love from the first note played! This guitar was unlike any other guitar I had played. The sound was warm and full. Of course the Duncan Seth Lovers that came with it are nothing short of amazing! The pickups and the spruce top on the Newport are a match made in heaven! Sadly the first time I played it, I was not in a great financial state that I could buy one. So years passed and I played my other guitars. I learned later that Fender was to buy the Hamer company and I knew that it was a good possibility that fender would close the plant down. So any Hamers that were out there would be the last available. I have to say that some folks had advised me that I could still get a new Newport but it would be a custom order. And the cost was not close to $4K!
Well I did set out to find one and it took me awhile but I did find it and man what a guitar. Playing it again for the first time in many years was again a thrill. I played this through my Polytone Mini Brute II which you can read about on another post here on my blog, and what a sound. I play mostly smooth jazz and I can tell you that the sound coming out of these two instruments are sweet. I also played it though my tube amps and this thing growls….
I will post some images soon of the Hamer…..
God Bless
N4KMA