Jon Brant's Red Custom Hamer 12-String Bass
Hamer B12S 12-String Bass - Custom made for Jon Brant (Cheap Trick) in 1982.
Jon Brant played this bass on stage for
several years.
It has been estimated that it was
used on well over a thousand shows while Jon was playing with Cheap Trick. This
is the bass you see on the Thicke of Night 1983 television show, Rockpalast 1983
and several other programs from when Jon first joined the band. The bass was
used on the Next Position Please tour which was in 1983. There is also video
from the One On One sessions (for MTV) that show Jon using the bass in 1982.
Jon playing the red Hamer B12S 12-string on the "She's Tight" video....
The headstock includes Jon's name both under the Hamer logo and on the truss rod
cover.
The extra knob on the bass is a boost pot, and when the bass is switched ON an
LED flashes on and off. The bass has an on / off switch that has to be pulled up
to turn the bass on or off. When moved forward, the switch moves back down to
lock the bass on. The LED switch requires two AA batteries, plus there are two
9-volt batteries powering the pick-ups.
Jon Brant's autograph is on the back
of the bass.
The bass has Brant's strap, which is locked on.
This bass received
SN # 0642 under the 4-digit Hamer serial numbering system that was used for
custom instruments until 1985. See the Hamer
Serial Number page for more details. This bass recently
sent to a new home in Texas.
Jon had the neck shaved down to give
it a better feel, and obviously it was never repainted after this procedure.
The bass has the original
Hamer case that has the tech writing on it, flight tags from the Chicago O'Hare airport and all the extra strings
and stuff from Jon in the storage section.
