Otherwise it was similar to the Sunburst. ![]() It had just slightly offset double cutaways with a slightly extended upper horn and a slightly deeper treble cutaway. The Mirage, also introduced in ’94, was another upscale model in an upscale world. These were offered in Black, Cherry Transparent, Candy Green, Ferrari Red, and Vintage Orange. An Eclipse 12-String was also available with the same specs. The bridge was a Wilkinson Hardtail Wrap Around, and the nut a Lubritrak. ![]() The Eclipse sported two Seymour Duncan mini-humbucking pickups with three-way select, one volume and one tone control. The 22-fret rosewood fingerboard had a 243/4″ scale and dot inlays. The body and glued-in neck were all-mahogany with a black-faced three-and-three Hamer headstock and screened logo. ![]() The Eclipse (Model GECS) was a new asymmetrical offset double-cutaway design with short horns, the upper somewhat larger and rounded, the lower more pointed, and a rounded lower bout. Not resting on its laurels, yet two more new Hamer models debuted in ’94 – the Eclipse and the Mirage. For this installment we bring the litany of Hamer guitars up to date… Well, we near the end of the long tale of Hamer USA Guitars, a saga that began in the early 1970s and is today a great success story in American guitardom.
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