GAD (Guitar Acquisition Day)!!! Home at last!

[edhalen]

Sorry in advance - I tend to ramble . I finally got lucky and came full circle. This is the OG EBMM guitar I started with back in 2014. I'm fairly certain this is the EXACT guitar!!! Insane. I found my original post from back in 2014 when I acquired it. Unfortunately, the picture attachments in the post don't work any longer (likely due to the forum upgrade or clean out along the way) and my copies are long gone (I didn't have MS OneDrive back then) I do, however mention a small chip in the headstock (which this guitar has). The more I look at it the more I think this is the guitar! Also, it has some figuring on the neck at about the 7th fret which looks familiar to me as well. Anyway, as many of you know, the Reflex is so very amazing. The neck profile and 12" radius is PERFECT. This guitar can make virtually ANY tone you need. Since I let this one go a LONG time ago I've had the chance to play some Tele's and currently own a Strat. The Reflex does both. Not to mention the high gain stuff I like to play now and then (teenager of the 80's here ). Anyway, sorry for the rambling post and here are a few pics. I wonder if I contact EBMM customer service if they can see if I ever registered this S/N under my name.... ??? So very happy to have this guitar to play. This time it is NOT going anywhere. Now, if Roburado would ever show up here and check his messages maybe I could acquire his 25th he has had for sale forever.

EDIT>>> Forgot to mention. As you can probably see I changed out the original saddles with some String savers. Really like them. Cleaned it up and put on a set of Slinky'.s I'm in heaven.

 

[GWDavis28]

NICE!!! Congrats man, amazing if it is your old guitar!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[beej]

That's so awesome. Huge congrats!

 

[Ted]

That's spiffy looking. I like the binding on the body and the painted headstock. Is it just my eyes or is that body really thick?

 

[edhalen]

Thanks Ted. Seems like a normal thickness.

 

[Sweat]

Thats awesome story and congrats on getting back something you liked

Looks very good, I know how you feel on this, how I felt when I got back a 20th anniversary Silo

 

[jlf599]

Awesome!

If you're still looking for a 25th, you might ping @fogman !

 

[banjoplayer]

good story, man! Congrats!
I have a golden sister of yours. They are really good guitars!

 

[wired]

Congrats!

 

[edhalen]

I just heard back from the great folks at EBMM customer service and it is in fact the guitar I purchased used from GC 10 years ago! Almost to the day! I registered it on 1/13/2014 with EBMM!!!!! I knew it!

Talk about stoked! So thankful to get another chance to own and play this beautiful instrument! I couldn't be happier! Needless to say, this time around it's going to my grave with me!!!!

 

[Musikron]

So does that mean she's back under warranty?

 

[jlf599]

That's awesome that your guitar made its way back to you!

I saw a semi rare Marshall JMP 50w 2x12 combo that I sold back in the early 2000s on Reverb a few months ago. I keep pics and serials for insurance and pretty much never delete anything...it was pretty cool to come across it again. It was selling for more than twice what I sold it for, so it didn't come back home.

 

[mikeller]

great story !!! Congrats on that !!!

 

[GoKart Mozart]

Happy endings are the best!

 

[edhalen]

Update....I brought this beauty into the shop for a full fret level (some minor grooving), crown, polish. full set up. They also cleaned the pots (some crackling from being dirty) and put a little white paint on the chip on the headstock. This baby is IT for me. I absolutely LOVE it and I can NOT believe it found it's way back to me after all of this time. So thankful to have it back. It plays like a brand new guitar. Amazing. I would be over the moon if they ever rereleased this guitar with some quilt/flame and/or solid colors. I can only imagine a roasted maple neck and SS frets to "bring it up to spec". I would weather ANY marital shit-storm to get my hands on one. Maybe someday.....