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Seen a Hamer Phantom A5?
Based on the original 1981 Hamer Prototype, the Phantom A5 came out a couple years later and you don't see too many floating around today. They've got a triple-bucker pickup in the bridge. Andy Summers of all people used this shredder styled axe, as did Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest. Originally they had a paddle shaped, three on a side headstock, then later went to a pointed six on a side design. Looks like this:
These can fetch some bucks on the used market now. Seeing prices from $2k to $2500 on Reverb right now.
A second incarnation...