Since I've seen alot of posts about New Guitar Days - here's what I just received a couple of hours ago. It's not a whole guitar, but it is what it is. Some pics:
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_1.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_2.jpg)
It wouldn't be a 1988 Firecrackle Model 6 that's never been assembled or played, or could it be?
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_3.jpg)
Yup - it is!![Cool](https://www.jcfonline.com/core/images/smilies/cool.gif)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_5.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_4.jpg)
Notice the tape that covers the grounding areas in the pickup routes. I'm pretty certain this is original -
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_6.jpg)
It hasn't had any fretboard oil in like, 19 years or so...
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_7.jpg)
Some other pics from the cool dude who sold it to me:
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_8.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_9.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_10.jpg)
I purchased this guitar from the same guy I bought my 550XL from. It seems that these guitars were factory demos or seconds - I'm not sure but in each case the headstock was sanded to remove the logo. The 550XL subsequently had a bad paintjob applied to the headstock. The seller is 100% an excellent guy to deal with - I would recommend him to anyone for guitar transactions.
I'm not sure if requests like this are good protocol - but if anyone on this board could work their skills on the headstock of this guitar (and perhaps the 550xl as well), PM me. I'm thinking that it would look good with a color-matching logo like this:
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/NewHeadstock1.jpg)
Hopefully it will be playable like the 550xl since the neck seems straight on first view. It will be some time before I get strings on it though, especially since JT-6 Anchors are very difficult to find. Someday, somehow, it will peel some faces for sure
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_1.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_2.jpg)
It wouldn't be a 1988 Firecrackle Model 6 that's never been assembled or played, or could it be?
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_3.jpg)
Yup - it is!
![Cool](https://www.jcfonline.com/core/images/smilies/cool.gif)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_5.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_4.jpg)
Notice the tape that covers the grounding areas in the pickup routes. I'm pretty certain this is original -
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_6.jpg)
It hasn't had any fretboard oil in like, 19 years or so...
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_7.jpg)
Some other pics from the cool dude who sold it to me:
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_8.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_9.jpg)
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/FCMod6_10.jpg)
I purchased this guitar from the same guy I bought my 550XL from. It seems that these guitars were factory demos or seconds - I'm not sure but in each case the headstock was sanded to remove the logo. The 550XL subsequently had a bad paintjob applied to the headstock. The seller is 100% an excellent guy to deal with - I would recommend him to anyone for guitar transactions.
I'm not sure if requests like this are good protocol - but if anyone on this board could work their skills on the headstock of this guitar (and perhaps the 550xl as well), PM me. I'm thinking that it would look good with a color-matching logo like this:
![](http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/pivard/FCMod6/NewHeadstock1.jpg)
Hopefully it will be playable like the 550xl since the neck seems straight on first view. It will be some time before I get strings on it though, especially since JT-6 Anchors are very difficult to find. Someday, somehow, it will peel some faces for sure
![evileek](https://www.jcfonline.com/core/images/smilies/evileek.gif)
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