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Location: in the land of enchantment |    Hello all, here's what was said about her when it was bought sometime mid-90's. That this is one of twelve made for Melissa Etheridge...she picked a couple for her tour, and the others went on the market. I looked on the Model/Serial # page here, and there are ???? after the NB2. So, everyone, what do you think? Could it be, or could it not be? I look forward to getting the hive's input. Sorry for the poor pic quality, will take better ones soonish.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The Serial Number Page sez 1993 :eek: |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | Thx. OMA, and the NB2? What do you think that means? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by redcat:
Thx. OMA, and the NB2? What do you think that means? NB2 is Non Burst Red |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | Thx. Gallerinski..But then the question is..why don't other 1885's have this NB2 in their model #'s, and they are "non burst red"? Puzzling. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | " From: in the land of enchantment "
Do ya actually LIVE in the Ovation Mfg. plant ??.. |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | lol...what an "enchanting" idea FlicKreno! |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | for instance...here's another 1885 that looks non burst red, and doesn't have the NB in it's model #...I'm confused...which is pretty much my normal state.  |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'd recommend selling it to me and your confussion will go away....lol, nice guitar... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by redcat:
Thx. Gallerinski..But then the question is..why don't other 1885's have this NB2 in their model #'s, and they are "non burst red"? Puzzling. At the time that they made BOTH burst and non-burst versions, the non-burst ones got labeled -NB2, -NB5 and -NB8. In the years that ONLY non-burst versions were made they just labelled them -2, -5, -8. |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | Again, Thx. Gallerinski! Okey dokey, things are becoming a bit clearer. Now what does the 2 or 5 or 8 stand for? Here's the color list from the serial/model # page...
Stay cool down there, in Phx....I spent a few of my younger years in Tempe, and was just in Mesa in Feb..and things were heating up.
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Not black? ;) |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | Not Black Too? :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by redcat:
Now what does the 2 or 5 or 8 stand for? 1 Sunburst
2 Red and Reverse Red Burst/Adamas
3 Green, (Thunderheads)
4 Natural
4C Natural Cedar
5 Black
5P Black Pearl
6P White Pearl
7 Beige/Adamas and ClearVintage Natural /87C and Nutmeg/ Lennon
8T Blue Transparent
9 Brown (Adamas) |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | Great! Thx. 2ifbyC. So I have an Adamas II 1885, from 1993, that was made in a year where they had burst and non-burst models, hence the NB, and it is red, indicated by the 2. I think a decoder ring should be invented, that comes in every Ovation/Adamas box...along with some tasty cereal.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by redcat:
...along with some tasty cereal. Depending on whom you get your guitar from, ya get some OFC cashews...  |
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Adamas II 1885 NB2