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Location: Paris/France | Hello,
First, let me apologize for not being very present on the OFC since few month.
I finally found my new house and it takes me a lot of time because I must sell my apartment at the same time...
I would be less busy in 3 or 4 months when I moved.
So, I'm glad to share with you some pics of a very special Adamas U681-T (another Lost Art Vintage Custom guitar!!! ;) ) .
This one is now in France and belongs to my friend Joël.
Joël asked for black ebony epaulets and they have been painted 2 days ago by a French artist under Joël's specifications.
Whether you love it or not, I think nobody will remain indifferent in front of this guitar!!
CLICK HERE FOR THE PICTURES!!
Amicalement
J :)
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Location: Orange County, California | Stunning!!! |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | C'est magnifique!! |
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Location: SoCal | Now THAT is a dramatic guitar. I'm going to have to look at it some more to decide if I like it or not. But it is dramatic...... |
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Location: Tennessee | That is a work of art. Does it sound as good as it looks? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Hey! The epaulets look very nice. All around, that is a Beautiful Guitar. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | That is freakin awesome! I love it!!!!!! |
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Location: big island | wow! that is "very special". congratulations to joel and congrats to you, jerome, for having a friend who owns a guitar like this. |
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| Nice piece of art, the colours tone perfectly together and the design hooks up. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Wow, that is a work of art! |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Very nice!
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Location: south east Michigan | Wow... I like it.
Tell us please about the color of the top.
With all the differences I don't see why this carries the U681T model number.
Joel special ordered this guitar, right?? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | THAT is a unique guitar. WOW !!! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Magnifique Monsieur Jerome!!
AJ |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Looks like Ford "Burnt Orange" |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Wow! Those epaulets are truly beautiful! Like sunset on an autumn day.... |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Sweet...
*shakes his head and looks again*
DAMN SWEET! |
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Location: Wichita, KS | Absolutely beautiful! Looks like he added a hint of color to the bridge to complement the epis. And the truss rod cover is very nice, too. |
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Location: New Hampsha | I saw this at the Mothership prior to it being shipped, and at that point it had the unpainted Epis. I didn't like it then - too Harley-esque / Holloweenie. The orange looked much harsher under the indoor lights as well.
Outdoors it looks great, and the painted Epis break up the black and look really cool. Is there some highlighting on the bridge as well, or is that reflection?
Diversity is a VERY cool thing, and this guitar waves that flag high. Bravo! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Its got really nice detailing on the bridge.
I saw it at the Mothership.
The orange was memorable
The epilets look great. |
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| Beautiful and unique, congratulations Joël! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I love customs, and this one is unique and beautiful. Is there a story behind selection of the details? Thanks for sharing! |
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Location: Texas | Orange Crush |
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Location: NJ | it took some doing to get that one finished but finally it happened. I was skeptical of the orange but when completed I really liked it.
it looks much better under natural light than artificial IMHO
good luck Joel
and great to hear from Jerome |
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Location: SoCal | The sleepy "I had a stroke" look of the treble epaulets, was one that Marcel Dadi had built into several of his guitars. You either like it or don't. I doubt if there's any middle ground..... |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | A really nice piece of art. Congrats to all involved and to its owner Joel !
BTW it's just part of my screen saver.... :D |
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Location: CA | The 'normal' size soundholes and epaulet on the bottom looks wrong — why so big? — but overall it's a beautiful guitar. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Different and very eye catching. No doubt it sounds great. Hope Joel is very happy with it.
And congratulations on the new house too, Jerome! |
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Location: Angoulême - France | The story of this guitar ? I met Joel 20 years ago in a little music shop in France,I was a young student...he was playing with a great guitar player who was there for an Ovation French Tour... named Marcel Dadi... after that Joel bought to him one of the greatest Adamas ever (the "Lilac")... since that he loves Ovations and Adamas... he had many O's and Adamas before deciding to make this so amazing Adamas guitar (sounds and plays great he told us)... and probably will make others in future !!!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yeah, that's pretty special. | |
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Location: south east Michigan | What really impress's me is Joël's willingness and confidence to step out of the box to such a large degree.
This guitar could not have been cheap. I'm afraid if I went out on a limb like that I'd not like it once I recieved it.
Think about it. Before the eppys were painted this might have turned out to be just a black and orange, Holloween inspired mistake. Joël, it took a lot of courage to put your money where your mind is.
Well done. | |
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Location: Flahdaw | I wonder how those epaulets would look with a just a natural spruce top? | |
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Location: Paris/France | Joël would like to thank you for your comments.
He's happy that most of you appreciate this guitar even if it is a very special and not common model.
It's not his first time as he was the first owner of the ADAMAS PURPLE CUSTOM.
He should make a video in the following days and I'll be very glad to give you the link for listening to the sound of his new Orange Custom.
J :) | |
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Location: SoCal | beautiful! | |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Very nice! | |
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I think it is an absolutely stunning guitar, but it appears to have fallen out of that huge guitar stand behind it? ;) | |
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A very special U681-T Custom Shop !!!