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82 Special NGD with a strange surprise


BadgerDave

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I recently purchased an '82 Special from a seller on Reverb. The seller's photos did not include a clear shot of the headstock.  I believe most, if not all, Specials from this year had checkerboard logos, so I was surprised when I opened the case and this one didn't.  Not a big deal, but a slight disappointment.

As I always do, I started disassembling the guitar to oil the fretboard, check the wiring, remove old DNA and do a set-up.  I noticed some weirdness on the headstock and realized that someone had modified the logo.

 

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This was annoying.

But, the guitar is a keeper, so I decided to experiment to see if I could remove whatever was applied over the logo.  A Mr. Clean Magic Eraser turned out to be aptly named. With not too much effort, the original logo was restored:

 

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I dig happy endings too! Love those board Specials. Mine was the most resonant guitar I ever played, until 0006 came home. My Special rang like a bell.

What  is the neck on yours like?

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The neck carve is significantly thicker than my 1981 Special. A bit thicker and less taper from top to bottom than the Gibson slim taper carve, but with a very similar C shape.

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Congrats on the restoration and the guitar!  Luckily it all ended up good in the end, no thanks to the seller.  <_<  You oughta email a photo back to the seller to show off your restoration, plus point out strongly that he was definitely less than up front about the logo 'modification', or that otherwise he's a seller with poor attention to detail.

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I doubt the seller realized that the logo had been obscured.  I didn't notice it until I had the strings off and I was removing the truss rod cover.  I had to adjust the lighting to get a clear photo.

The seller's description was otherwise accurate and he was great to work with.

No harm, no foul. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

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39 minutes ago, Tortious said:

Very cool. What do you think it was that was obscuring the checkerboard?

Permanent black Sharpie is my best guess.

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It may have been a mod that predated the last seller?

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17 hours ago, kizanski said:

Maybe, but somebody sold it and hated checkerboard.

Probably lost a lot of mony in a chess game at some point in his life. 

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My very first Hamer was an 80 Special with the simple, non-checkerboard logo.  Maybe it's because I liked that one so much, but the checkerboard logo for me looks pretty cheesy.  I'd actually be disappointed if I bought this one and found it had that logo, but if I ever knowingly buy a checkerboard Special, it will absolutely get the sharpie treatment.

 

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