This is a good article on his Hamer guitarsOut of curiousity, which Hamer USA guitars did Paul Stanley ever play? I always knew he was a Gibson/BC Rich kind of guy.
I can't help but think that he's got his story/memory crossed on that guitar. I mean.... he's goit tons of stuff and has led a very busy life, and that guitar just doesn't seem right. I'll bet Agnesi agrees with me too.it was a cool watch ... that weird shaped Les Paul he showed could in theory open up a can of worms in the fake market because it looks just like some of the "tradetang" DHgate stuff that was super easy to spot as fake![]()
That whole axeology site is a goldmine for Kiss guitar fans. His Instagram page is good too: axeologyextendedThis is a good article on his Hamer guitars
https://axeology.com/P79Hamer.html
Out of curiousity, which Hamer USA guitars did Paul Stanley ever play? I always knew he was a Gibson/BC Rich kind of guy.
Yeah but the explorers were Pauls modified shape. Was going to be Pauls Hamer sig after he left Ibanez. He had two of them. Pauls Vector also had a smaller V shaped headstock than the production model.He had a few Vector and a few Explorer from Hamer, including the Zebra and the Tiger painted ones.
He used anything that pleased and that was probably free at the time, including the headless small body Steinberger.
Yep for the Kiss fanatic the axeology stuff is gold.This is a good article on his Hamer guitars
https://axeology.com/P79Hamer.html
I wonder if he still has his Ibanez Destroyer (Explorer shape) from back in the day. Both he and Ace played one at one time or another. I've wondered whether the "Destroyer" album title was inspired by the guitar's name.Yeah but the explorers were Pauls modified shape. Was going to be Pauls Hamer sig after he left Ibanez. He had two of them. Pauls Vector also had a smaller V shaped headstock than the production model.
Here's one of the explorer style guitars after it had been repainted from the original black. His Vector was originally solid white but was repainted zebra...both were used on the Creatures tour along with his BC Rich Eagle in leopard print. The Hamers dated back to the end of the Dynasty era and lasted through the Lick it Up era, then retired. His BC Riches started on the Creatures tour and lasted through the Asylum tour. One other note, Paul was one of the first big users of EMG's as all of his Hamers and BC Riches used those.
His yellow Destroyer was given to Ace who played it on the Euro tour before Destroyer was released and then played it on the Destroyer tour. No idea if it influenced the album name. Ace also acquired a Korina Gibson Explorer but preferred the Ibanez which was the same wood build as EVH's Destroyer which was all over VHI. Now that said the wood on those guitars is debated as it's either Ash, Sen Ash or Korina. My I stayed in Holiday Inn express last night expert opinion is probably Sen Ash since that is readily available in Japan, is light almost Korina color and can have unique figuring in the wood which the Kiss Destroyer guitar did.I wonder if he still has his Ibanez Destroyer (Explorer shape) from back in the day. Both he and Ace played one at one time or another. I've wondered whether the "Destroyer" album title was inspired by the guitar's name.
Cool. Interesting info there, especially on the ownership of the guitar passing from Paul to Ace.His yellow Destroyer was given to Ace who played it on the Euro tour before Destroyer was released and then played it on the Destroyer tour. No idea if it influenced the album name. Ace also acquired a Korina Gibson Explorer but preferred the Ibanez which was the same wood build as EVH's Destroyer which was all over VHI. Now that said the wood on those guitars is debated as it's either Ash, Sen Ash or Korina. My I stayed in Holiday Inn express last night expert opinion is probably Sen Ash since that is readily available in Japan, is light almost Korina color and can have unique figuring in the wood which the Kiss Destroyer guitar did.