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Location: Phoenix AZ | Let's have some fun with Al's blood pressure. Configure your own NFW Guitar!!!
Note - The NFW is in NO WAY connected with what the OFC guitar will or will not be. And I'm not trying to give Al any grief, because he's been really great about this project for the last 16 months. I just wanted to have a little FUN. |
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Location: south east Michigan | So Dave...just because your across the "pond" ya think Al can't get to ya??? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | funny lookin pond. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Other than the fretboard material, I'm in the majority. (with everyone else! :p ) |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by cwk2:
funny lookin pond. It's been a dry winter. ;) |
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| I would love to see a slothead Adamas (or Elite?) with spruce natural (sunburst is fine too!) top, carved binding and bridge, walnut fingerboard with 1 3/4 " nut width...... :) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Standingovation
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I've got a good excuse. 8:00 flight to New York, then on to Europe. As far as Waskel, I think he's just trying to beat the rain or practice for tomorrow when the clocks change. Dave
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Location: NJ | blah blah blah |
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Location: closely held secret | Dave, you forgot to include a list of price choices.
1. $30,000
2. $3,000
3. $1,599
4. $995
5. $549
6. under $200
Let's see, what's it gonna be.... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The color choice seems to be pretty even between all options. Everything else has a clear winner or close to it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Maybe the guitar should come unpainted and we could just each paint our own. I'd do a big red and white number '3' in honor of Dale Ernhardt.
Actually I've always wondered if they could do a sunburst on a textured adamas top. The wood ones like my Custom Legend and 1537 look so good. I wonder if they could and how it would turn out. Not sure I'd be willing to experiment on a $5000. guitar.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Don't go there Dave. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cwk2:
Don't go there Dave. That can only mean one of two things:
1) sunburst was already tried and it looked like crap.
2) you think it's a good idea but you know that nobody will listen.
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Location: Upper Left USA | This board is too democratic to make any decisions. You need to elect someone to take the heat for all of the "wrong" decisions that are made. It's how real govmint works!
BTW - Thanks Al!
I chose this year to bypass the unknowns and to just order a Custom that I could appreciate and (nearly) afford. I got tired of hearing what Ovation was willing to release in the line of updates, or not.
I am happy with what I got.
Here's to next year! |
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Location: SoCal | I thought we had already appointed Al to take all the heat....? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Interesting trends so far:
Modern electronics preferred 2:1 over 2 knobber.
Contour Bowl preferred over deep bowl.
12 fret preferred 2:1 over 14 fret.
Wide neck preferred over standard.
Fun to dream and consider the possibilities ... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | What I was seeing was actually two guitars;
The 12 fret Koa wit a litle more bling
The #47 with elctronics.
It's like choosing between your Sister in-law and your Wife's best friend! How do you do that? |
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Location: SoCal | I've seen a pic of your wife. If her sister looks like her, then that'd be my choice....
Next question? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Right on cue. Ya still got it! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....why not have a 5-string banjo neck on it??? |
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Location: SoCal | Becasue that would be an affront against God and country..... |
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Location: closely held secret | ...and everyone else, as well... |
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Location: North Idaho | More than 3:1 prefer cutaways to non-. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Hmmm....22 spec out a blowhole but 26 want a blowhole trimmed in abalone. We'll just chalk it up to a statistical aboration.
I would think the combination of a 12 fret and a cut-away would go together like peas & carrots.
I'm glad to say that if this poll decided the final form of the guitar I would be just fine with it. The only catagory where I differ is the body binding.
Question for Dave...Why didn't you list the VIP (a.k.a. Studio) pre-amp? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Reminder, this is NOT related to the OFC guitar. I am not the OFC Guitar Configuration Police. Just to avoid ANY confusion (and maybe stay on Al's good side) you will see that the poll has been renamed the NFW Guitar Poll.
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | What about those of us who want to see the Storm series back in production??????? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | There's a few Storms out there ...
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Location: south east Michigan | ****DISCLAIMER****
I apologize if any of my comments reflected on the OFC guitar project.
Opinions expressed by the member known as "Slipkid" are his own and do not reflect the views of the OFC membership.
To paraphrase a wise, unnamed OFC wife...
"We're just a bunch of monkeys discussing the finer points of bananas."
In fact...I think we should adopt that phrase as our club motto. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Slipkid:
****DISCLAIMER****
I apologize if any of my comments reflected on the OFC guitar project.
Opinions expressed by the member known as "Slipkid" are his own and do not reflect the views of the OFC membership.
To paraphrase a wise, unnamed OFC wife...
"We're just a bunch of monkeys discussing the finer points of bananas."
In fact...I think we should adopt that phrase as our club motto. I second the motion. :D |
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Location: SoCal | ditto... |
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| OK what are we doing?? I'm in! |
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Location: Keller, TX | I want a plantain. Sunburst, Stem on the bottom, pre-sliced, carmel flavored. With XLR. :D |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | an anatomically correct latex lined access-hole modeled after Gweneth Paltrow's own, please......  |
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NFW GUITAR POLL - aka Al's Heart Attack