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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Congrats Joe!!! |
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Location: Miami | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Should we let Joe pick out his own guitar, or should we offer suggestions? I suggest we let him make up his own mind, as long as it's not another Elite T. LOL. I'll be customizing the Adamas in a way that will surely please the minority and shock the majority. In the meantime, it's time to make room! Check the for sale section as I'll be unloading a Celeb and a couple of T's. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I was thinking that you can make an Adamas T...
Just tell them the keep the Flowers, Feathers, Leaves, or whatever-those-things-are.
Personally, I would just get a sorta puke-blue non-cutaway...
Or have them make me a textured top slot head with an updated Millennium fretboard...
since Pluto ain't a Planet anymore. :p |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Congrats Joe! I think it is EVERYONE's dream to do a custom order Adamas. ENJOY! |
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Location: Paris/France | Congratulations Joe !!
I'm looking forward to read the specs of your Custom Adamas. ;)
Don't chose an orange one with blue painted epaulets, it was already done... :D
J :) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yea buddy! |
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Location: Indiana | Way to go Joe.
We get exclusive first pic's... right? |
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Location: Texas | don't forget the boost button… |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | ...and the slot head, and the 1 3/4 nut width |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by bvince:
Congrats Joe! I think it is EVERYONE's dream to do a custom order Adamas. ENJOY! Yep.
Congratulations, Joe! Great news! |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by standing:
don't forget the boost button… Yep, again. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by bvince:
...and the slot head, and the 1 3/4 nut width ...and double yep! |
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Location: NW Washington State | I think it should have the 1989 Collector's headstock, and a center soundhole with the swirly "Indian Blanket" rosette. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | By 'pleasing the minority', I hope that means you're NOT going for broccolli?
Congratulations. Great job. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | So Joe ... When do you get to place your order? ****It would be REALLY nice if the guys at the factory would do a photo post of the steps of the guitar's production as it progresses in real time*** (...and have it on the Ovation Guitars Web site. It would probably make for some more interesting marketing publicity)???
...Some YouTube video feed would also be very cool. |
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Location: Miami | Oh, man! Good idea! I'll ask them to do that. Well, to answer your question, the order is already in. Light your torches, cuz here we go!
The reason I said my order would be sure to please the minority and shock the majority was because of one feature this guitar had to have, courtesy of a rotator cuff injury that I sustained about a year ago. After being forced to stop gigging (and after months of rest and therapy didn't help) I had to switch to a supershallow bowl in order to be able to play again (and for hours without the pain). So, at the cost of tone and volume but out of ergonomic necessity, this Adamas will be a supershallow.
So with that decision made for me (and truth be told the supershallow feels so good to an electric player like me that my shoulder feels like a blessing and a curse!), I wanted to build the best gigging guitar I could think of, so... drumroll please... I'm forgoing my Elite T fixation and taking the carbon top plunge at last! This, in addition to bass side epi's, should definitely give back a nice little bass punch.
The next decision will also probably get thumbs up and down, which is the neck width. I was an electric guitarist long before acoustic, so it's the thinnest neck possible for me. As for the fretboard, EBONY all the way. For vibratos and slides, to my fingers there is no comparison.
The preamp choice is also easy for me. The older pre's and the newer OP-PRO Studio and VIP for whatever reason don't sound as good plugged into through my gigging PA (Bose L1) as the tried and true OP-PRO, so that will be the one.
And of course there's the color. Everyone knows I love red, but before red my favorite color was black. After fluctuating back and forth between red and black, I thought why not combine the two. I've always loved the red to black burst on some of the glossy tops, but didn't know how it would look on a carbon top until I saw this:
Black Cherry Burst
Now I don't know about you all, but that's just about the baddest freaking color I've ever seen! Done deal! I want this color!
Finally, this IS a customized guitar that I never ever plan to sell, so I decided to give it something personal. I don't mean putting "J-U-K-E-B-O-X J-O-E" on the fretboard like the "S-E-V-E-N" on the Mick Thomson model! But just a little something that says me. I had an idea that they said they could do. But I think I'll save this one for the unveiling :-)
Well, there you have it, what I consider to be an absolute dream gigging guitar, and I'm still pinching myself in disbelief that I get to be the dreamer in this whole story.
A big THANK YOU again to everyone for your votes. As I promised check the For Sale section if you haven't already for my heartfelt thank you to the OFC! |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Nicely done Joe! That's what a custom guitar is all about, making your own perfect guitar. Love the color. Congrats again! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Sounds like the perfect guitar for you Joe! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Nice! That is truly custom (built just the way the customer wants it) and sure seems to we a winner for both sides. You get a one of a kind Adamas and Adamas shows off its abilities. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | That color will sure look good next to that red Elite T. Have you ever tried out the contour bowl? It really does make the deep bowl comfortable to play, and to me it feels closer than a medium bowl. Which headstock are you going for? (or is that part of the top secret-thing? :) |
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Location: Miami | I was thinking the same thing! In fact, it would look good next to either the red or black Elite T's, seeing as it will have both colors in the burst!
On the contour bowl, I couldn't agree more. I absolutlely love how it feels sitting down. The problem is, I can't play it standing up, where it actually feels farther away from me than the mid bowl, and I've already had to make the switch to shallow for my shoulder's sake.
On the headstock, no secret here. I actually like all of the O headstocks. (Yes, I like the brocolli, and yes, I like the slothead!) But I love the way the solid headstock looks with the Adamas stripes, complementing the SSB's more electric profile. (That being said, there will be a secret little something on the headstock's TRC) :-) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Make sure you get the skunk stripe.... please |
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Location: Miami | Definitely getting the skunk stripe! (that's what I meant by Adamas stripes. By the time I responded I saw your post! LOL) |
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Location: Miami | One last thank you to everyone. I just sold the Celebrity and donated the proceeds to the OFC.
Thank you again to everyone who voted, especially the repeat voters. There's NO WAY I could have pulled it off without you. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nice Joe!
We all (OFC) benefited from that contest and it was an enjoyable video that you posted.
Can't wait to see pics of your custom Adamas! |
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