W1_Pro Posted yesterday at 14:40 Posted yesterday at 14:40 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187850638336 This is an odd thing. It would be very cheap for an actual Blitz bass. I can't find a pic of a Blitz online that looks quite like this one. They seem to have a straight 'P' type headstock whereas this has the droopy/raked (delete as applicable) Explorer type. In fact, the bass is the very image of an Epiphone Explorer save for the Hamer transfer on the headstock. Right down to the shape of the scratchplate. Anyone with any knowledge of these things care to share an opinion? Quote
Bassassin Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 01/01/2026 at 14:40, W1_Pro said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/187850638336 This is an odd thing. It would be very cheap for an actual Blitz bass. I can't find a pic of a Blitz online that looks quite like this one. They seem to have a straight 'P' type headstock whereas this has the droopy/raked (delete as applicable) Explorer type. In fact, the bass is the very image of an Epiphone Explorer save for the Hamer transfer on the headstock. Right down to the shape of the scratchplate. Anyone with any knowledge of these things care to share an opinion? I don't know nuffink about these but I did find this, which calls itself a 2001 Hamer Standard Explorer bass, which is pretty much the same instrument as the Ebay one. https://www.loudandclearmusic.com/shop/c/p/HAMER-STANDARD-EXPLORER-4-STRING-BASS-2001-x88149777.htm I'd guess this is a sort-of reissue of the 80s Blitz (which as I mentioned, I know nuffink about) but much closer to being an unashamed Explorer knockoff, and likely Korean or Indonesian, considering the vintage. There are some minor differences from the Epi Explorer (trc, screw positions, pickups, bridge etc) but it may well be they're both variations of the same thing, from the same factory. The description's a pack of lies - he's trying to fob it off as an original US-made bass when you can actually see there's a country of origin (not legible, but absolutely NOT USA) under the serial number! Googled 'Hamer Explorer bass' & there are loads. Heres one, 2010, Korean. https://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Hamer-Standard-Explorer-Bass-2010-Black-Finish-87420#prettyPhoto I now know much more about these than I previously did... 1 Quote
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