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Location: Paris/France | Hi guys,
These good news are rare enough since few years to share it with you all.
Yes, they still build great guitars in New Hartford and not only wonderful "Guild" models. 
My Friend Joël is the proud owner of a fantastic Adamas Custom model since 2 weeks.
Just some words about this special model and its history.
Joël bought the original Adamas Slothead "Lilas" from Marcel Dadi in the 80's and he sold it few years later to another guy.
I asked him several times why he sold it but he never gave me a serious reply... 
As he was surely full of regrets, he decided to ask to the Factory (with the help a very well known Adamas seller...) to try to build a Reissue of this Legendary guitar.
The final result is very close to the Original model even if the color seems not to be exactly the same.
I'm sure that the color will change in the next years when she will be more aged. As always with Joël's guitars, you love or hate them but for myself, I really love this one!! Another great brick in the O's Story wall. Pics from the original Adamas "Lilas" are here. And the pics of the New "Lilas" are here. More than the guitar itself, the fantastic news is that they are naw able to build a Slothead with a 1 7/8 wide neck. I'm pretty sure that some other orders will follow in the future especially from the "French O's Connection"...  J  
FEW YEARS LATER... 
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Location: Flahdaw | Well, it's certainly eye catching. Bet it sounds nice. |
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Location: Tennessee | Wow! Nice tribute.
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Location: SoCal | Wonder why they labeled it 1189 when it's a 1689? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Wow, that's a one of a kind (ok, one of two). Very nice. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | To be true - these Slotheads, original or reissue, are some of the ugliest guitars that New Hartford has ever built. But this one here is the queen of uglyness. I have seen Adamas guitars in colors like poo, like rotten tomatoes, like poo that's a little bit more wet than the poo before, like baby drawers and... too ugly to describe it in my poor english. But this one is one hell of an ugly guitar. I bet it still sounds like they all sound: The best of the best! Congrats to this Lilas - and thanks for the great news, that you can get a manly slothead nowadays. Best regards, Kurt |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Very Nice: congrats Joel... |
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Location: Flahdaw | Koenig Kurt - 2012-09-25 9:56 PM I have seen Adamas guitars in colors like poo, like rotten tomatoes, like poo that's a little bit more wet than the poo before, like baby drawers and... too ugly to describe it in my poor english. Oh, I think you managed to break the language barrrier just fine there, Kurt |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | The facial expression of Joel is done on purpose to recall the picture above in which he was younger, right ?
Joel, my congratulation for your new baby. Hope one day we can meet so I will have the pleasure to try one of your fabolous guitars.
Jerome, thanks for sharing this.... |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Koenig Kurt - 2012-09-25 8:56 PM
To be true - these Slotheads, original or reissue, are some of the ugliest guitars that New Hartford has ever built. But this one here is the queen of uglyness. I have seen Adamas guitars in colors like poo, like rotten tomatoes, like poo that's a little bit more wet than the poo before, like baby drawers and... too ugly to describe it in my poor english. But this one is one hell of an ugly guitar. I bet it still sounds like they all sound: The best of the best! Congrats to this Lilas - and thanks for the great news, that you can get a manly slothead nowadays. Best regards, Kurt
I was thinking similar thoughts as I skimmed the pictures but I was afraid to say it. The headstock design reminds me of a large vulva; maybe the designer was inspired by Georgia O'Keefe paintings. The color scheme works well with that theme. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Note to self: Keep MarkF away from wife's orchid collection.... |
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Location: Paris/France | immoody - 2012-09-26 1:27 AM
Wonder why they labeled it 1189 when it's a 1689?
Paul, it's probably because Joël asked for this special label...
It's funny to read the different opinions about this guitar.
Ugly??? I can understand that some of you don't like this color.
Here's a picture of all Joël's Customs models.
J 
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Location: Paris/France | And the Headstocks!! J 
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Location: Texas | Well, Sigmund...
What do the other ones look like? |
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Location: NJ | I still love the orange one.
that one you HAVE to see in person |
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Edited by BobG 2012-09-26 5:36 PM
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Location: Sydney, Australia | alpep - 2012-09-27 8:26 AM
I still love the orange one.
that one you HAVE to see in person
I haven't seen it in person, but I love it - it's out there Jerry! |
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Location: Angoulême - France | To be true...this guitar is an incredible and major event ! This is first the wide neck Adamas I ever made for 34 years with a 1 7/8 slothead wide neck...congrats Joël !!! I'm now thinking about a 1189 #36 RI...that old dream is now possible !!! Congrats !!! |
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Location: Right now? | I love everything about it but the color. Yikes ... My eyes ... Marcel's was a more muted color, more like blush and periwinkle-ish ... maybe 'cause it had the sparkles ... Maybe the sparkles toned down the color, but oh, boy, I bet it is a great player in every way. To each their own! Sincere congratulations, Joel! Enjoy! :0 Willa
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Rémy - 2012-09-29 3:51 PM
To be true...this guitar is an incredible and major event ! This is first the wide neck Adamas I ever made for 34 years with a 1 7/8 slothead wide neck...congrats Joël !!! I'm now thinking about a 1189 #36 RI...that old dream is now possible !!! Congrats !!!
A lot of congratulations, Joel!
I just realised it is a slothead with 1 7/8" nutwidth!!!!! Now I have a lot of ideas..... maybe with a woven top cutaway contour bowl......or.....
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The important thing about a personal custom order is just that it is only for you, and nobody else. The manufacturer doesn't have this luxury. They have to make models that will appeal to and be purchased by the masses. But a personal custom you order for yourself? You only have to please one person. It makes no difference what others say. If opinion is important, then order something they like. I say congratulations to Joel and here-here for individualism! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I agree with the Professor. There are probably more people that are turned off by the round back than the pink front.
We all have strange tastes compared to the average guitar buyer. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Mark in Boise - 2012-10-01 6:14 PM
We all have strange tastes compared to the average guitar buyer.
Is that a crack about my shirts?!!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | darkbarguitar - 2012-10-01 4:30 PM
Mark in Boise - 2012-10-01 6:14 PM
We all have strange tastes compared to the average guitar buyer.
Is that a crack about my shirts?!!!
If you think so, but I never saw your shirt. Please post that video again, so we can review this matter. |
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They still build Ovation in N.H !!