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Hamer & RAN Guitars: Your Views?

  • 14-12-2005 1:52am
    #1
    Arucard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭


    i'm looking to get a new guitar soon, and seen as i dont have the money for a Custom 24, i was looking for something a little cheaper. i'm not going to ask about all the guitars that everyone knows about anyway, or that you can walk into a shop and pick up and play, rather 2 that i dont know as well: Hamer & RAN.

    i think most people have at least heard of Hamer (i THINK they're now owned by Gibson), but has anyone here payed one, owned one? what did you think of it?
    i found this one i like: http://www.willcuttguitars.com/images/554352-2.jpg
    but i want some feedback on them first, and more research on my other options, before i do anything about anything.

    second up, RAN Guitars, custom made from Poland: www.ranguitars.com. these i have heard very good things about. i found them when checking out Vogg's equipment (guitarist from Decapitated). note that i ****ing LOVE Vogg's tone, so this would hopefully get me halfway there! :p
    you can get a hand made guitar, with 2 EMGs, 24 frets, locking trem, etc, for a little over €1000. again, anyone got any feedback to provide on RAN Guitars?

    thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    Go Schecter man, its the only way forward!


  • #3
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    A friend of mine had a Hamer about 10 years ago. Very nice guitar indeed. He treated it like **** but it still performed excellently. Never heard of Ran, though I would wonder why any company would use medium frets as stock in this day and age.


  • #4
    Beecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Beecher


    I had never heard of Ran guitars till the dimeination gig (pantera tribute), the lead guitarist had one and it was amazing! Very nice to play and it sounded f*cking amazing! Even had his name on the 12th fret :D


  • #5
    Doc_Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Doc_Savage


    Played a hamer standard a while back and it was easily as nice as my own gibson explorer!!! which means one of the best i've ever played!!

    cheaper too but hard to find a good condition one!

    Try before you buy!!:D


  • #6
    Arucard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭Arucard


    i guess the choices choices dilemma is a good problem :P
    at the moment i'm thinkin Ran. bombidol, i've never actually played a Schecter, but i will. just to check!


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