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Location: SoCal | Wouldn't that actually be the 11 15/16" model? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Somebodies watching to many old movies!
Now I understand the term "Slothead". |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by Tupperware:
I propose they rename neck widths:
1-11/16 = Slim
1-3/4 = Regular
1-7/8 = Magnum I like your reasoning. Gibson's 335 neck (at least on mine) is 1-5/8", and the A neck on the Jag is 1-9/16", so you'll need two more downward gradations. Since most necks are 1-11/16", how about this?
1-9/16" = Ultra slim
1-5/8" = Slim
1-11/16" = Standard or regular
1-3/4" = Wide
1-7/8" = Magnum
I also measured and compared the circumference of all my guitars at the first, fifth and 12th frets some months ago. The results were telling, although I can't seem to find them at the moment. The rumors about Ovation neck comfort appears to be documented in the measurements. They are very similar to most of the electrics. |
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Location: PDX | Maybe a few more?
My Telecaster has a 1 5/8 and my CFox Sonoma has a 1 23/32.
edit: oops just saw the Professor's 1 5/8. So maybe just one more.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | CW-28 is 1-23/32.
Norman Blake is 1-25/32 |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | How about just adding a "Plus" in the gradations to account for any additional 1/32s"? For instance, the Normal Blake would be a Wide Plus and the CW-28 would be a Standard Plus? Is this how it works in the factory's nomenclature department? |
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Location: Orange County, California | Naahh. Too complicated
1 3/4 = "Normal"
Less = skinny
More = fat |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Al said they should be ready to ship in about a week. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | And I'm a lyin' sumbeach! |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | The color dosen't (at least in my monitor) look like the original blue. It looks like a cross between the blue and the beige. Whatever it is, it is very nice...IMO, the nicest Adamas colour I have ever seen.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think the camera flash brings out some odd coloring. Al told me that he looked at samples in the factory and that they were dead nuts identical to Cliff's original. If you've seen the way they spray these you'll wonder how they can even get two of them the same. Quite an art. Dave |
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Location: Germany | I love to hear that the OFC will presumably look identical to the original blue Slotheads. To me this would increase the intangible value. I think they sprayed Al's prototype like the Adamas I reissue.
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Location: SoCal | Al, any word on these things? What's the status? |
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Location: ranson,wva | beautiful guitars, i just regret that i am not fiannicaly secure enough to buy one(read fixed income)...all who took the plunge...enjoy.
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Location: NJ | moody
I am told may for them to start rolling in.
Bluebird
the flash on my camera darkened the center more than it actually is BUT the new color sample I approved is PERFECT.
all the original 12 are spoken for. |
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Location: SoCal | Outside of the guitar that Brother Bob is trying to sell for $25,000, is the OFC guitar the most expensive Ovation ever sold? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Those double necks went for a good chunk-a-change.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
is the OFC guitar the most expensive Ovation ever sold? No way. I'm sure other customs have also been pretty pricy, by Ovation standards.
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Location: NJ | i priced out a double neck I am rather sure it priced at 8K or more |
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Location: Germany | May? Oh my God, such a long time!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jason, you are fortunate to live reasonably close to some people with great guitars that are nice enough to let you try them. I know people think West Virginia is remote, but it really isn't. It's kind of like having a neighbor who has a swimming pool that you can use. Almost all the advantages without the headaches.
I will be happy to let anyone play mine once I get it, but I don't think I'll let it leave my sight at least for awhile. Sort of like having to watch the neighbor's kids when they come over to use your pool. (I guess I'm in one of my rare glass is half full periods.) |
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Location: SoCal | I understand that all 12 of these guitars are spoken for. I'm getting one. Anybody else care to step up and identify yourself? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'd be interested to know who went for the wideneck option. Besides me.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm in with the standard neck option. |
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Location: big island | seems to me that stephen got the wider neck, if memory serves me well. |
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OFC ADAMAS SLOTHEAD???
