Hamer Sunburst Cherry

Andy Summers played Hamer Sunburst guitars in the late 1970s.

His association with Hamer began when Jol Dantzig approached The Police at the beginning of their second US tour, in Spring 1979. Andy had bought from Jol a Sunburst, and ordered the Hamer Standard as well.

Andy's Hamer Sunburst with dotted inlays and Cherry red finish was used to record the Reggatta De Blanc album

Another Hamer Sunburst with crown inlays on the neck appears in an Andy Summers Hamer advert, and was used for performances on the Reggatta de Blanc tour in early 1980. The Gibson Zebra humbucker pickup just near the neck appears to have been turned upside down, with a pair of black Humbucker pickups below instead of white ones. Andy plays Hamer Sunburst on "Roxanne", "Next To You", "Walking On The Moon" and "Deathwish" as seen during the Los Angeles concert on 6 February 1980.

There is a Hamer Sunburst that's said to have belonged to Andy featured here. The guitar looks identical to the one used on tour, except the neck has dotted inlays instead.

External links/Further info

 * Hamer Sunburst Cherry 1979 on reverb.com
 * The Hamer Sunburst - Part One: Hamer Begins Production
 * The Hamer Sunburst - Part Two: Into the Eighties and Beyond