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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Several people have made recommendations recently on another of my threads that have wound up costing me a little money. Take a look at what's happened to my Bubinga Custom Elite, Craftsman Elite, and Book Elite. Buffalo Bone tuner buttons accent the ivoroid binding and abalone trim of the BB Elite very nicely don't you think? And the rosewood buttons on the Craftsman pick up right where that incredibly figured fretboard leaves off. And finally, Buffalo Bone buttons on my Book Elite add just the right amount of contrast to the abalone trim while adding a little continuity from that awesomely slate black ebony fretboard.
All I can say now is "Thanks Al!"
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice, so are temp's |
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Location: South of most, North of few | When I saw the heading "pushing Al's buttons", I thought, hell,.... anyone can do that. ;) |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Heh heh.....
Yeah....that phrase just popped into my head. How could I possibly resist using it?! :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Back when he'd get stressed out about setting up the factory tour, it was easy to push his button and watch the fireworks.
I miss those good old days. They ended before I got a chance to go on the tour. I would have gone just to bug Al about his plans for the next one. |
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Location: Jet City | I was thinking we were gonna talk about the Al Dimeola CL with the boost button.
Very nice Patch! |
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Location: Tennessee | My OFC2 guitar has the super secret stealth alpep boost button. Way cooler than the other guy's, and much, much rarer.
I got some of Al's picks ... buffalo bone, buffalo horn, rosewood, and ebony. Man, it sure is fun using different picks on different guitars with different strings and getting all kinds of different tones. Do all Ovations sound the same? Not in bobboworld. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I did the best I could with these pics, but the weather was lousy, and so was the flourescent lighting in the hall by my office.
But today, the weather was stellar! I've uploaded new pics of the "Book" Elite and the Bubinga Elite on my ning page. The Craftsman (along with my 1538) will head for the factory later for spa treatments, so I won't update them until later. It really is amazing how something as minor as tuner buttons can change the aesthetics of the whole instrument! |
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Location: NJ | the buttons are really nice.
if you want a set you know what to do
alpepATlostartvintageDOTcom |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Al, do these fir on Grover tuners? Willie wante some for his Taylor, would they fit? |
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Location: Scotland | bill, I have buttons for Grover |
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Location: NJ | nope they won't fit grover
My next batch will be for gotoh and they may work |
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Pushing Al's Buttons.....