Hamer Prototype Black

The Hamer Prototype is an electric guitar custom-built for Andy Summers by Jol Dantzig of Hamer guitars in late 1980.

This is a second prototype guitar (serial # 02391), built with a black body, black pickguard, double cutaway shape and a triple-coil pickup configuration (a DiMarzio PAF humbucker and DiMarzio single coil pickup on the same guitar). Jol Dantzig managed to deliver the new guitar to Andy in time for the Madison Square Garden concert with The Police on 10 January 1981, when the guitar made its debut. Andy liked the guitar enough that he requested another be built. This guitar would form the basis of Hamer's 'The Prototype' model, their first completely original design.