Mike Brooks Posted Tuesday at 11:04 AM Posted Tuesday at 11:04 AM Atomic Music swears it wasn’t a refin job. It’s with my guitar tech now. Going to go over it….black light etc 6 Quote
jisham Posted Tuesday at 01:33 PM Posted Tuesday at 01:33 PM 2 hours ago, Mike Brooks said: Atomic Music swears it wasn’t a refin job. It’s with my guitar tech now. Going to go over it….black light etc Who cares honestly. You got a bad ass guitar! 9 Quote
The Shark Posted Tuesday at 02:40 PM Posted Tuesday at 02:40 PM 13 hours ago, The Shark said: Atta' kid. I've paid too much for some of the best guitars on the planet (IMHO). I let their market value "catch up" to what I paid. Enjoy! I, for the record, don't think you paid too much if you really wanted it. Not trying to be a dick. 5 Quote
Mike Brooks Posted Tuesday at 06:57 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:57 PM I traded a Custom shop Charvel, an 86 SG and a Chaparral that may or may not have had a neck repair even up. I didn’t really gig with any of them so….. and, the Firebird will be going out Friday night to a gig !! 17 Quote
kizanski Posted Tuesday at 08:40 PM Posted Tuesday at 08:40 PM 1 hour ago, Mike Brooks said: I traded a Custom shop Charvel, an 86 SG and a Chaparral that may or may not have had a neck repair even up. A no-brainer. 4 Quote
hamerhead Posted Thursday at 01:12 PM Posted Thursday at 01:12 PM On 5/26/2026 at 1:57 PM, Mike Brooks said: ….. and, the Firebird will be going out Friday night to a gig !! That's gotta look great on stage. Congrats! 2 Quote
cmatthes Posted Thursday at 07:55 PM Author Posted Thursday at 07:55 PM On 5/26/2026 at 2:57 PM, Mike Brooks said: I traded a Custom shop Charvel, an 86 SG and a Chaparral that may or may not have had a neck repair even up. I didn’t really gig with any of them so….. and, the Firebird will be going out Friday night to a gig !! Where are you playing? Somewhere in the DMV? Quote
Mike Brooks Posted Friday at 11:18 AM Posted Friday at 11:18 AM I live in Fredericksburg, so pretty much this area or hour or so away from most gigs. Friday I’m filling in with a band at Patriot Park in Spotsylvania. An outdoor evening kind of situation. 6 Quote
Ham Rex Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago (edited) On 5/29/2026 at 7:18 AM, Mike Brooks said: I live in Fredericksburg, so pretty much this area or hour or so away from most gigs. Friday I’m filling in with a band at Patriot Park in Spotsylvania. An outdoor evening kind of situation. Congrats that's a beautiful, rarer Hamer. How did it play for you at the gig? Was there plastic film on the electronics cover? I don't think it's a refinish. If you have a black light, it should glow green for Nitrocellulose Lacquer. The Pearl Finishes are hard to reproduce. I really like that guitar. Enjoy. Edited 17 hours ago by Ham Rex 1 Quote
cmatthes Posted 16 hours ago Author Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Ham Rex said: Congrats that's a beautiful, rarer Hamer. How did it play for you at the gig? Was there plastic film on the electronics cover? I don't think it's a refinish. If you have a black light, it should glow green for Nitrocellulose Lacquer. The Pearl Finishes are hard to reproduce. I really like that guitar. Enjoy. Martin - I’m positive that it’s a refin, but FBs aren’t very common at all! 1 Quote
Mike Brooks Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago The guitar played great and sounded great, although I had a slight learning curve with the boomerangs lol. Correct fret position and all hahaha. It’s scratches on the electronics cover that might have appeared to be plastic. 4 Quote
Dave Scepter Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, Mike Brooks said: although I had a slight learning curve with the boomerangs lol. Correct fret position and all hahaha. Yup, exactly why I'm not a big boomerang fan myself 😒 They look awesome though... but it's dots, crowns, or blocks for me... unless it's the only guitar I play 😂 Edited 6 hours ago by Dave Scepter 1 Quote
Ham Rex Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 13 hours ago, cmatthes said: Martin - I’m positive that it’s a refin, but FBs aren’t very common at all! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I guess I was just hoping for the purchaser. Quote
Ham Rex Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago On 5/26/2026 at 2:57 PM, Mike Brooks said: I traded a Custom shop Charvel, an 86 SG and a Chaparral that may or may not have had a neck repair even up. I didn’t really gig with any of them so….. and, the Firebird will be going out Friday night to a gig !! I guess someone wanted your Chaparral right away. It's not listed on Reverb at their store. Quote
cmatthes Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 56 minutes ago, Ham Rex said: I guess someone wanted your Chaparral right away. It's not listed on Reverb at their store. Atomic can take up to 30 days to post something in their inventory. They’re MASSIVE! Quote
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