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Location: Phoenix AZ | Finally got around to doing some photos of the 2008 Collector. This is a great soundng guitar. Thanks to Al for all the extra efforts.
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Location: Bluffton, SC | That is a great looking guitar, Dave. Very nice. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Dave,
Very nice looking guitar. :cool: |
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Location: Vermont USA | Well done great pictures
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Location: SoCal | Sound-wise, how does it compare to the 47 of 47 and OFC slothead (ding!)? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Dave...
Please remember to submit those pics for the calendar. |
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Location: NJ | (ding!) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | There was one of these at Amelia. Very nice. Somehow, Dave's guitars always look special. Maybe its the tuner buttons. Maybe its the Arizona sunshine, or his outstanding photography prowess. Every picture he takes is calendar material, and guitars like this are worthy subjects. Thanks for sharing your talent, Dave. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Please remember to submit those pics for the calendar. I think MusicMike's photos of the '08 are better. I've got something else up my sleeve for the calendar.
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Sound-wise, how does it compare to the 47 of 47 and OFC slothead? I don't know, all my stuff is stored away right now due to interior house painting. My gut feeling is that the '08 is at least on par with a typical Adamas I, maybe not quite in the league of the reissues and certainly not in the league of #42. I think Mike had similar conclusions. But they are all real close and all real good. The neck has a very nice feel to it and of course the contour bowl is wonderful. I think the perfect Adamas would have been the OFC guitar with a contour bowl.
Al and the factory did me a HUGE service on the neck and tuners. Well done and much appreciated. Overall the fit, finish and quality is 10+ on a scale of 10. Absolutely perfect. I've been critical when criticism was deserved, and I'll be the first to compliment when kudo's are earned. This guitar is really a crowning achievement of what the factory is capable of producing.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | OK, I see the waverlys but what did you do to the neck (since I unfamiliar with the '08) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Glossy oil?
Very nice Dave! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stephent28:
OK, I see the waverlys but what did you do to the neck (since I unfamiliar with the '08) They drilled out a new neck for the tuners. You can retrofit them on a schaller drilled neck but it's a little kludgy. Dave |
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Location: Jet City | SUHWEET! That thing looks beautiful Dave. Great pics too!
Well done! |
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Location: SoCal | Safe to assume it's a wide neck? |
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Location: Angoulême - France | This is an amazing Adamas ! Congrats Dave and well done with the Waverlys, same choice than mine, exceptI had to modify my neck to do it... Those tuners are perfect and they look great !
Bravo !!!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Paul, a 1 3/4" neck is standard on the '08 collectors. |
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Location: Thailand | Congratulations, Dave.
Very nice tuners. |
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Location: Paris/France | Very nice Dave!!
You always do very good choice for your custom specs... ;)
Félicitations!!
J :) |
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Location: Vernon CT | WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me likey!!! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Where's the shorts and sandal reflections? Dave, you're slippin'! :)
Great pics of another beautiful guitar.
You should do a photo book with all those great pics: "The Tupperware Chronicles"! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by colt357:
Where's the shorts and sandal reflections? Dave, you're slippin'! Yeah, I know. These textured topped Adamas don't reflect. Sort of takes the fun out of things.
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Location: big island | they don't reflect but they do reverberate! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | +1, but you already know that! |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | What IS that discoloration in the lower bout of these guitars? I'm seeing it a lot, I first thought it was a reflection, but it's on all of these guitars. It looks like a repair - but it obviously isn't, as it's a new guitar. |
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Location: nashville | Is that a small ding just on the inside of the D tuning peg?? I sure hope not, but still a near perfect git. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by colt357:
Where's the shorts and sandal reflections? Dave, you're slippin'! :)
I can still see Dave's reflection in the shiny bowl josh he sold me. Kind of spooky.... :cool: |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by muzza:
What IS that discoloration in the lower bout of these guitars? I'm seeing it a lot, I first thought it was a reflection, but it's on all of these guitars. It looks like a repair - but it obviously isn't, as it's a new guitar. You talking about the pickguardish thingy that's on these? |
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Location: Keller, TX | We call that a Snot Blob.
Personally, I can't stand them. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Yes, the pickguardish thingy.
OK, so it's a Snot Blob.
Why's it there and what's it do? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hmmm, looks extremely familiar! Very nice Dave! |
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Location: Lagrasse/France | Resolutely beautiful Dave!!!
Wonderfull!!! I think the sound is great!!!
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Location: France | Wow, beautiful Dave!
Waverly's are really great!
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by muzza:
Yes, the pickguardish thingy.
OK, so it's a Snot Blob.
Why's it there and what's it do? I really don't know why they feel they have to install a "non removable" pick guard on the A's when they don't put any on a woodtop. It never did bother me on my 1681, but they don't put one on the UTE, so why on the others? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by james37214:
Is that a small ding just on the inside of the D tuning peg?? It's a spec of lint. |
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| It's a spec of lint. ...says Dave after recovering from a mild heart attack and running to check... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
...a "non removable" pick guard on the A's ... It's a "PICK GUARD"??? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Originally posted by colt357:
Where's the shorts and sandal reflections? Dave, you're slippin'! :)
I can still see Dave's reflection in the shiny bowl josh he sold me. Kind of spooky.... :cool:
That's hilarious! Just hang it backwards and when people ask "Who's that?", you tell "Oh, that's my friend Dave. He used to own this guitar!. He's just having a hard time letting it go." :)
Maybe you need an Exorcist! :eek: |
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Photos: ADAMAS 2008 COLLECTORS