Difference between revisions of "Hamer Phantom A5"
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+ | At that concert Andy played a red Hamer Phantom A5 prototype with crown inlays (see ad photo). In an interview from March [[1982]] he mentioned he had problems with that guitar, so he gave it back for repairs. | ||
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+ | On [[1982-03-30]] [[Andy Summers]] visited the Hamer factory in Arlington Heights, IL, USA. He was photographed with another red Hamer Phantom A5 guitars by Paul Natkin. It's got a different neck and totally different knob and switch positions. | ||
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Revision as of 05:38, 25 November 2021
Hamer Phantom A5 | |
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The Hamer Phantom A5 in an ad in Guitar Player - May 1983 | |
Artist: | Andy Summers |
Band or ensemble: | The Police |
Time gear used: | 1982 - YYYY |
Contents
Introduction
It looks like Andy and Sting both received new Hamer instruments at the 1982-02-01 concert in Chicago, IL, USA.
At that concert Andy played a red Hamer Phantom A5 prototype with crown inlays (see ad photo). In an interview from March 1982 he mentioned he had problems with that guitar, so he gave it back for repairs.
On 1982-03-30 Andy Summers visited the Hamer factory in Arlington Heights, IL, USA. He was photographed with another red Hamer Phantom A5 guitars by Paul Natkin. It's got a different neck and totally different knob and switch positions.
Gear breakdown
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Quotations and trivia
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See also
External links
References and footnotes
sources: video, photos, magazine reports