Mike Brooks Posted May 26 Posted May 26 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 May 26 Posted May 26 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 May 26 Posted May 26 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 May 26 Posted May 26 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 May 26 Posted May 26 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 May 28 Posted May 28 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 May 28 Author Posted May 28 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 May 29 Posted May 29 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 May 31 Posted May 31 (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 May 31 by Ham Rex 1 Quote
cmatthes Posted May 31 Author Posted May 31 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 May 31 Posted May 31 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. 5 Quote
Dave Scepter Posted May 31 Posted May 31 (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 May 31 by Dave Scepter 1 Quote
Ham Rex Posted May 31 Posted May 31 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. 1 Quote
Ham Rex Posted May 31 Posted May 31 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 May 31 Author Posted May 31 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! 3 1 Quote
cmatthes Posted 17 hours ago Author Posted 17 hours ago On 5/22/2026 at 12:54 PM, kizanski said: No visible cracks along the Floyd nut holes. Unheard of. This may have been the one I was thinking about from a year ago… Quote
kizanski Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago 8 hours ago, cmatthes said: This may have been the one I was thinking about from a year ago… Maybe. Different serial number, though. Quote
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