In 1997 Hamer began to move its Korean made import models from the Slammer Series into the Import Series - and moved production of the entry level Hamer Slammer models to Indonesia. The Hamer Import Series, also called the Hamer Guitar, was Hamer's mid-line offering, bearing the Hamer logo but no "USA".
Initially the Import Series included the Sunburst Arch Top Flame Top (SATF), Standard (STD), Rick Nielsen Signature (RNS), Echotone (ECO), Stellar 1 (ST1), Californian (CAL), Diablo (DAB), and Cruise 4 (CRS) and Cruise 5 (CRV) basses. The Sunburst Arch Top Flame Top, Californian, Diablo, and Cruise basses were continuations of previous Slammer models.
Around 2005 the Import Series was renamed the XT Series. Since then the Hamer Slammer Series has been discontinued and XT models have also been made in China and Indonesia.
HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES)Production of the STANDARD (MODEL STD, XT SERIES) began in 1999. Based on the original Hamer USA Standard Custom, but not made in the USA the XT Series Hamer Standard has Ivoroid-bound neck, alder body capped with a maple top. | |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES)Production of the STANDARD (MODEL STDK, XT SERIES) began in 2006. Based on the original Hamer USA Standard Custom, but made in China or Indonesia, the XT Series Hamer Standard Korina had Ivoroid-bound alder neck and korina body. The XT Series Standard Korina features Seymour Duncan JB and 59 pickups |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | black finish, gold finish | China, Indonesia | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length | |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | natural finish | China, Indonesia | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Model | Tone controls | Volume controls |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | 1 tone control | 2 volume controls |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | 1 tone control | 2 volume controls |
Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | Duncan Designed pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | Seymour Duncan 1959 pickup(s), Seymour Duncan JB pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
Model | Body material | Body style | Body top material | Pickguard material |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | alder body | Explorer-style body | maple body top | white pickguard |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | korina body | Explorer-style body | maple body top | - |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tailpiece |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | stop tailpiece |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | tune-o-matic bridge | chrome hardware | stop tailpiece |
Model | Fingerboard position markers |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | dot fingerboard position markers |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | dot fingerboard position markers |
Model | Neck joint | Number of frets | Peghead (headstock) | Tuner layout |
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HAMER STANDARD (XT SERIES) 1998 to 2012 | set neck | 22 fret | hockey stick headstock | six-in-a-row tuners |
HAMER STANDARD KORINA (XT SERIES) 2006 to 2012 | set neck | 22 fret | hockey stick headstock | six-in-a-row tuners |