TODAY’S TRADEMARK – HAMER GUITARS

Hamer Guitars was an American Manufacturer of electric guitars founded by Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig in 1973 in Wilmette, Illinois, United States. Hamer Guitars are generally considered to be the first “boutique” vintage-style electric guitar brand that specifically addressed to professional musicians.

Martin Barre of Jethro Tull was one of the early adopters of Hamer Guitars and he used them on albums including “Heavy Horses”, “Songs from the Wood” and “Crest of a Knave”. Others who were among the first customers of Hamers’ were Bad Company and Wishbone Ash. The band which was mostly linked with Hamer Guitars is Cheap Trick. Cheap Trick’s bassist Tom Petersson shared his idea for a 12-string bass to the Hamer design team and that’s how Hamer became the first guitar manufacturer to produce a 12- string bass guitar.

Hamer Guitars emerged when a new era of rock music was dawning. Hamer’s electric guitars became a leading of the genre for the coming 40 years.

The trademark “Hamer” was registered in USTPO bearing registration number 1195669 on May 18, 1982.