hamer vs fender

[neastguy]

if you had the choice, t-51 vs fender 52 RI... I can go to the local store and try a 52ri but probably wont be able to play a t-51 in person.....what would you pick? for those who have played both....thanks...

[HHB]

the necks are all over on the Hamer, I had a big neck rosewoodboard alder T-51 that was great , just not the total tele tone IMO due to the wilkie bridge , also the flat radius on the Hamer may or may not agree w/ you. Big frets are a plus on the Hamer and sperzels, stock duncans, nice guitars. The 52 reissues are great , but have smaller frets , hard to say which is nicer, I like the ASAT classic myself in this catagory but the fender is a Fender if ya know what I mean

[Hamer95USA]

Hey neastguy,

This is the guitar you want:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/GuitarGeorge/8b8464c0.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/GuitarGeorge/Pic056.jpg

The T-51!! Everything that a Telecaster should have or aspire to be.

Guitar George

[neastguy]

how much for that t-51?

[Boomdoggy]

I was really broke a couple of years ago and missed out on a T-51 for around $400.00.It was a great guitar.

[discountsounds]

T-51! Handmade, sperzels, good wood, Duncans, Wilkenson, strap locks, Lubritrak nut, stressed neck, etc.

[alderbody]

i would go for the real thing...

i just hate those "wanna-be-a-better-fender" guitars.

just my opinion. no offence intended.

[Unburst]

If you want a real Tele tone, you have to have a real Tele bridge.

Not a qualititive decision, it's all down to design, Hamer makes a great guitar but the Tele's bridge is the heart of it's tone.

[bek]

Or the very similar but more rare Washburn Laredo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/bek1a/Wahsburn1.jpg

Peghead is even shaped like the Hamer, and it uses the Wilk bridge (for better or worse), but it also is routed for a middle pickup (a la Nashville). No lockers, fabulous neck and smooooth big frets, abalone dots a nice touch.

[HHB]

I had a larado too, I liked it better than the Hamer , should have kept it

[GuitarG]

[i] The T-51!! Guitar George [/B]
George, your Hamer looks a whole lot like my Tele clone:
http://www.catfishflats.com/images/Tele%2001.jpg

[conrad]

I would try the T-51, they are becoming hard to find and prices are rising up to the 700 $ and more range.
You can always find Fender Teles.

these are mine (Hamers):
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/conrad5113/hamer%20t-51/hamerT-51008.jpg

one with T. Anderson pickups
one with Fishman bridge
one stock

[Phil M]

Originally posted by bek
Or the very similar but more rare Washburn Laredo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/bek1a/Wahsburn1.jpg

Peghead is even shaped like the Hamer, and it uses the Wilk bridge (for better or worse), but it also is routed for a middle pickup (a la Nashville). No lockers, fabulous neck and smooooth big frets, abalone dots a nice touch.

Is that a cheap guitar??? Back around '93 I bought a TV Yellow Washburn Tele copy for a little over $250 (new). I always thought it was a really nice feeling guitar, for ANY money, but especially for a cheapie. In fact I still have it somewhere, but the electronics did not hold up well.

[bek]

NOT a cheap instrument, quality made in Chicago. SD Broadcaster pickup set and perfectly smooth and quiet controls. Four hundred dollars would be a real good deal for one of these in good shape.

[amstaf]

T51 All the way. I had the use of a fender r/i, and there was no comparison. Hamer has a great finish.

[Phil M]

Originally posted by bek
NOT a cheap instrument, quality made in Chicago. SD Broadcaster pickup set and perfectly smooth and quiet controls. Four hundred dollars would be a real good deal for one of these in good shape.

I wonder if mine was an overseas version then. I'm sure the store wouldn't have sold it for $250. I need to dig that out check it. I don't remember it saying whether it was US made or not.

[archtopjazz]

If you want a Tele, get a Tele.