Guitar Designer / Guitar Guru Jol Dantzig Creator and Designer of Hamer Guitars


Hamer Guitar Guru Jol Dantzig backstage and in the Studio


Elliot Easton and Jol Dantzig jamming in a bar in Chicago. The Boss Weird?
In the Hamer sound room with John Abercrombie.

Jol Dantzig, Fernando Von Arb and Frank Untermyer test the BMW bumpers. (Note license plate.) Jol Dantzig, Bill Kaman, Seymour Duncan
Tom Menrath and Monstercable's Noel Lee.

This is a press conference for the launch of the Artist Ultimate modelat the NAMM show in Los Angeles.

The Artist Ultimate was a collaboration between these individuals and companies to create the "Ultimate" collectable Hamer.


Mike Wanchic, Eliiot Easton, Jol Dantzig and Hap Kufner. Kufner is the international marketing genius behind many famous brands including Steinberger EMG and Spector.
Jamming fools: Big names sitting in with Jol's band HeSaySheSay. L to R: Rudy Sarzo, Adrian Smith, Gregg Potter (drums) Jol Dantzig

The Rhinestone Cowboy himself with custom Hamer 12. Had to include this photo... the inscription says it all.
Dantzig with Dave Hlubek, who is playing Ron Wood's Standard (note "Ron Wood" inlay on fingerboard. This guitar was originally a gift from John Belushi to Ron Wood. Dantzig delivered it to Wood at a New Barbarians show. This guitar was stolen and was missing from action for a number of years, then recovered just before this photo was taken.

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