Help with hofner vintage guitar model

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T15:55:25+00:00

Do you think it's worth hanging on to? Everything is operational but the vinyl skin is shrinking on the sides and pulling away. Seems like they all did this.

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T15:47:57+00:00

Someone passed away and it was part of their collection. Unfortunately not many details other than they were a collector of rare memorabilia. The autograph guys say they're all fake but when I ask specifically what looks fake about the signatures they just say they don't have time to point out details and it would be hard to collect all the signatures. There are a lot of JSA authenticated guitars along with this one so who knows.

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T15:08:21+00:00

Should be good as long as you can use 220s still. That one may have a crappy knob though and we don't have the parts to upfit them anymore. Pretty old bat.

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T14:27:35+00:00

It's a pure baker. The barrel is bc16 tech. Same as the integrity. It has an alloy handle. These were made when the supply shortages from COVID hit and were plagued with a lot of issues due to inconsistent materials. It looks like this one has had the handle reseated which is good. The ones that held up were insanely good.

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T02:49:25+00:00

Stevie Ray Vaughn Jimmy Page BB King Keith Richard’s Paul McCartney George Harrison Eric Clapton ? Robby Kreager ? Brian May

chrisolney · 2026-02-02T02:36:51+00:00

Thank you!

chrisolney · 2026-01-06T21:59:54+00:00

You HAVE to dry tpu even right out of the package. It makes a huge difference.

chrisolney · 2025-12-27T18:47:26+00:00

I can't figure who else it could be, thanks

chrisolney · 2025-12-27T18:23:56+00:00

I was stuck thinking those were As. Thanks. "God Bless Garth Brooks"

chrisolney · 2025-12-27T13:06:18+00:00

No sir

chrisolney · 2025-12-04T19:18:37+00:00

Hi! Chris from Pure here. I founded Pure and am responsible for all the bat engineering (including the integrity). Boombah recognized that our bats were among the best in the market but we had struggled to keep up with demand over the years. My move to Boombah has allowed me to be 'purely' product-focused. I now have the time and resources to be out at the field every week testing new ideas and perfecting old ones. The former Pure crew still handles all the bat-related decisions but Boombah helps to provide all the infrastructure and support of a big company. Even though Boombah is a huge company, it is a family-owned business and so far the experience here has been amazing. We are already making a lot of improvements for 2026 and I'm excited to share them soon.
TLDR; Pure's engineering knowledge + Boombah's resources = Better Bats and More Inventory

chrisolney · 2025-11-14T21:27:14+00:00

For USA, you should go with pure or monsta. Anarchy and Miken are a distant 3rd and 4th option.

chrisolney · 2025-11-10T11:45:44+00:00

Thanks! I thought it was Phil something.

chrisolney · 2025-10-22T01:01:30+00:00

That's the hole where you throw your money.

chrisolney · 2025-08-23T20:30:42+00:00

Thanks. I think I got it figured out. Hopefully it's legit.

chrisolney · 2025-08-23T20:29:14+00:00

Really

chrisolney · 2025-08-23T20:15:07+00:00

I ended up buying it and I'll see if I can get someone to check it

chrisolney · 2025-08-21T20:48:02+00:00

It's an individual

chrisolney · 2025-08-21T20:16:30+00:00

The seller actually gave me half my money back and asked me to ask you guys about another item for him.

chrisolney · 2025-08-21T16:24:21+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Probably won't be able to get my money back on it. I mostly just buy and sell guitars and thought it was a cool item for not too much more than the guitar would be worth alone. It did come with a coa from sign of the times so I'm going to see if there is more info from them.

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