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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | I want to sell my Jim Rickard Deacon.As many of you know Jim put a walnut pickguard on his and i believe there was one other that went to Jim Massina.Jim also chose to use a nonbound neck with dot inlays.This is a historic piece and will obviously be priced slightly more than a average deacon selling on e-bay.I have added the adamas walnut volume and tone knobs and the wooden trus rod cover.All these parts came from ovation.I still have the original trus cover and knobs.I also added the ovation logo on the body but it can come off very easily.If anyone is interested and would like to discuss it or ask questions please email me or call me samova@comcast.net or 404 409-6242cell
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Location: Upper Left USA | Sam, that is beautiful! From the first time I viewed it and it's sister that Miles has (look at the grain in the PG) I was awestruck.
I have a question about the third toggle switch. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | The third toggle switch kicks in the turbo booster..You dont want to touch that switch.It will snap your head back..The switch is original and probably installed by Jim himself.Im pretty sure he not only was instrumental in developing the body but the electronics as well for the original deacons
As far as i can tell it puts the pick ups out of phase with each other or something to that effect.Ive listened to the differences and with the other toggle switches in certain positions you can tell a difference.It kinda sound to me like the difference between a strat sound and a "twangy" teli sound..Im not really a serious electric player but that is what it sounds like to me. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by samova:
The third toggle switch kicks in the turbo booster..You dont want to touch that switch.It will snap your head back.. :eek: :eek: :eek:
And that eternal 18 year old inside of me just absolutely came alive with that statement. Way to drop a carrot and keep on walking Sam. Just beautiful. |
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Location: Evansville,IN | Superb example of a Deacon. Just lovely. Wish I had some extra cash laying around. :( |
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| Sold Sam!
I figured If I was going to have to pay a lot for a real nice Deacon then why not just cut through all the clutter and go for the best I have seen in some time.
I am proud to own this one. And it will be played all the time. very carefully of course.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Nice buy, Randy. And such good timing, just when you were talking about replacing the Gibson with a Deacon. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Randy,
Outstanding taste in guitars and friends!
When you realign your tag-line I suggest you go by historical reference and horizontally!
I have gotten much inspiration from that one and Miles' "Other Jim" Deacon.
I may have a "Jim's Deacons" re-issue in twelve by the weekend... |
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| Well I was thinking about owning a Deacon. The ones I had already seen were all fantastic, let me tell ya extreamly nice! but I kinda wanted to modify them like the ones Mike has. You know the real nice looking wood pickguards. Then when I started to realize the actual value these things have or at least are starting to have I remembered Sams. And it hit me...... Now my Wife's gonna Hit me!
Priority challenged
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Location: Upper Left USA | You can send it to my house until the clouds pass over...
What are friends for anyway? |
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Location: Tennessee | Lucky, lucky, lucky. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice score. |
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| I know it. I fell right into it, no doubt, but it ain't like Sam's givin it to me. My Gibson did not exactly cover it. I can't wait though.
Hey I'll be bringing it to the get together along with a few others. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive for me or so. So I'll pack the car for those who may be flying so they can pass their's around and still have someones ovation in thier hands all night.
It's always nice to type messages to someone you have a shared interest with but it's artificial and removed enough that it makes a phone call seem like a real personal thing these days.
So meeting in person and a hand shake or walking and talking is the next step. Then there is the Shared meal at a table and drinks and laughs among friends through a long evening of stories and funny tales. But their just ain't nothing quite like sitting and playing music and sharing some stories and drinks and music of all kinds among fellow musicians for me! Just don't get much more personal than that.
I love you guy's!
Ohh christ I,ve lost it.....................
throw a rope or a rock...something.....
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Randy,the way these guitars have been climbing in price in a couple of years you will be telling the story of how you stole this guitar from me ;) ;) .Anyway,i know you will love this guitar and its history..Now i think i will list a minty 1979 adamas 1687-9 for sale.Ive had it for years and really never play it.It is just so clean with owners manual and original case.Anyone want a jump start on this one email me @ samova@comcast.net |
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| Thanks Sam. It's going to a good home where it will be used not abused. I am very pleased with the results in funding & finding a deacon, and one of this lineage in this short time.
I looked at the colors again on the Adamas's I was always partial to the #7 beige or the Red. and The brown is really something. I'll bet it must be even better in person! Like some kind of exotic wood from a distance. A real classy carved leather strap and this would be quite the stage rig!
The other thing is I will bet there are not as many made in this color. Most people would buy, and the marketing of the colors on the brochure cover models would suggest the more obvious colors like Red & Blue or even Black were more common.
I can say I have not seen an Adamas 1 one run on ebay in brown since I can remember when???
Anyone ever find out the production numbers in this color?
You heard it guy's! Anyone waiting to own one of these great guitars here it is!
Now I gotta buy some stuff from the OFC store. I want a DVD anyway and I need to thank Miles and Al for the use of this site to make this deal possible.
Wonderful site! Nice bunch-a-musicians and nuts we are.
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | "...in a couple of years you will be telling the story of how you stole this guitar from me..."
I can vouch for that. I got my first Bluebird from Sam and it must be worth at least another fifty or so by now, wouldn't it Sam? :)
Nice Deacon, Randy!
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Location: SoCal | Randy,
Ask Sam for a complimentary bottle of Metaxa, at least 5 stars. |
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| Metaxa? Sure sounds like a wild bottle of firewater to me. Hey I'll ask, perhaps I could save it and bring it to the factory gig and share it compiments of SAMOVA??? If he would like.
Perhaps I'd better find out just what Metaxa actually is? Hey If no one knows then I'll give it to Al about 2:00am and well see what happens!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Randy, way to go!
Glad you modified your thinking a bit about the value of Deacons and you grabbed a great one with a lot of history!
Terrific grab and I am glad this one is staying in the family! |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Wayne, i still cant believe i sold you that guitar that cheap!! What the hell was i thinking.I'll get ya on the next one, LOL.
Tony,Randy,ive got a few bottles of Metaxa laying around just like a good Greek boy should.Its right next to the bottles of Ouzo.. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by northcountry:
Metaxa? Sure sounds like a wild bottle of firewater to me. Hey I'll ask, perhaps I could save it and bring it to the factory gig and share it compiments of SAMOVA??? If he would like.
Perhaps I'd better find out just what Metaxa actually is? Hey If no one knows then I'll give it to Al about 2:00am and well see what happens!
Randy
:cool: I'm not sure what it is either but if this doesn't sound like a precursor to a "Honey, I Shrunk Al" episode, nothing does... :rolleyes:
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| Thanks Steve I honestly did not know these have been reaching these prices. Now we all know there are a lot of ebay auctions that mysteriously dissappear right after they are listed. I am of the thinking there are a lot of nice deacons bought for a fairly low price this way. And that is great actually. I did not want to go through the wait so;
To buy one straight up through this site from guy's who do the values much better than I, well that proved to be more expensive than I had expected. So after looking through all the great Deacons that there are just in this site I found what I figured was the best. And that was of course Sam's. I knew it was going to be about double or more from what I wanted to spend but hey I wanted to know. If I did not sell the Gibson so fast and have a fair chunk of cash to work with and build on I never could have bought this guitar.
I will cherish it and you know I will ask the membership in here first if I ever have to sell it. I like the idea of it staying within the family myself.
But I can tell ya I have no intension of letting this one go.
Thanks again for working on a deal Stephen! you have some fantastic equipment for sale. And I still want that Mandolin but hey I'm in a word "tapped" after this one.
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Location: San Bernardino, California | What, no Retsina? |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | randy,Getting the deacon ready for shipping.
went into my stash of Metaxa.I will marinate the pickups overnight in the metaxa so they will sound hotter when you get it.Also i will coat the strings with ouzo,this will make them sound brighter.This guitar will kick ass when you get it.And dont worry no extra charge for the special treatment and "set up"..
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