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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | The big guns aren't the only Al-assisted goodies here; my sweet Jewel exists because of Al's help, too.
Thanks, Al, for everything. (And don't let Schroeder get to you; after all, there was a reason why we declared independence...... ;) )
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Location: Munich, Germany | Originally posted by stephent28:
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:D Count me in! Anybody interested in a container full of fine wood tops to afford it?
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Location: big island | i'll figure out how to buy a Q if al will figure out how to get' em made. |
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Location: Chicago | Catching up here. What is a "Q"? |
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Location: Paris/France | I'm here since few years now and of course I've watched with lots of interest the development of the OFC guitar during the last years.
Unfortunately I was not able to afford it when it was finally available because I've made another choice.
I've choose to be a part of the 2007 OFC tour and I've had the chance to meet you Al in person in his house that's why I don't have a regret of my choice.
Al is a great "Monsieur" with a nice sense of humor even if I don't understood everything he said to me because of my English... :D
I was lucky enough to play 2 of the OFC guitars (Paul & Karl's models) and it's a fantastic instrument.
It will stay as one of the greatest guitar ever made in the Ovation story.
Thanks for that and for all you've done for us.
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Location: big island | Originally posted by dobro:
Catching up here. What is a "Q"? dobro,
here's a link that'll catch you up on the "Q".
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | First...
When talk of a special Fan Club guitar started, I knew I couldn't be much help, but at the same time, knew if there was one person on planet earth who would "do it right" it was you.
Thanks for all the work you put into making the OFC Guitar a reality.
In spite or despite the efforts of some to suck the fun and life out of this project at one time or another, when the history book is written, these 12 guitars will be seen as one of the crown jewels of the fine craftsman at Ovation, and must be one of your personal best achievements.
I know some understand, especially those of us with one of the guitars, but this project was a lot more than Al just Custom Ordering a guitar or picking the most popular accouterments and ordering them.
How he managed to get the folks he mentioned at Ovation to buy into the idea of building a guitar that was going to be put under such scrutiny by the likes of us I can't imagine.
I also want to thank as a minimum Frank, Darren, John, Howard, Sherwood, Kim, Mark, and anyone else that had a hand in the construction of this fine instrument, and of course Rick Hall for not only blessing this project, but for being one the Ovation Fan Club's biggest fans over the years and putting up with Al.
Second....
I understand that Al has several Ovation and Adamas guitars in stock. I think if we really want to show our appreciation, we all need to vow (and follow through) to buy at least one guitar from Lost Art/Vintage Instruments while they are still "Pre-Fender." |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jerome, thanks for posting my pics on your site. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Maybe we should have a new post pinned:
"What to do when you get a new guitar"
1. Open the case, look at it, enjoy it, strum two or three chords.
2. Find out that the strings sound dull or aren't pleasing you, change them
3. Strum two or three more chords, then place it on a stand, the best place would be the garden, poolside, terrace...
4. Get your digital camera and shoot some nice pics
5. Strum again
6. Send the pics to Jerome
7. Tell your wife that you unfortunately have to work - unexpected, take your guitar, go down in the cellar or the garage - and play it.
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Location: Germany | Obviously I was one of the few who got the carbon case along with the OFC guitar. A special thanks to Al for making this case possible. Not that I wouldn´t acknowledge his effort with the OFC guitar (oh yes, I do!) but the case is awesome and made the whole packet perfect.
I'm very proud to be the owner of one of the 12 guitars and cases. Sometimes I wonder who the other 11 owners are? I went through the old OFC guitar threads and identified most of them:
#1 Al
#2 Miles
#3 Paul M.
#4 ?
#5 Prof
#6 Bobbo
#7 Tony
#8 Dave (wide-neck)
#9 Tim (wide-neck)
#10 Karl (wide-neck)
#11 Mark
#12 ?
Corrections and completion is welcome.
Karl (#10)
PS. I also support the Q project. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I wonder if the Carbon case would work for the 2080D.
Al, I am sending an email your way. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | They're STILL just f*&@!^g re-issues!!! :D |
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Location: NJ | (nice!) :D :D |
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Location: SoCal | If you don't have 10k for an original, then they are the next best thing..... |
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Location: Germany | I just put my DS768 Longneck (deep bowl, 6-string) into the carbon case and it fits perfectly! There is even 1" space left between guitar peghead top and case plush. I doubt that's enough space for a 12-string longneck, but no problem with a 6-string.
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Location: closely held secret | Karl, is that the same 768 you stole :D (sniped) from me on ebay? ;)
Glad that it wound up in good hands! |
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Location: Germany | Yup, you have a good long-term memory! Seems this snip will track me for good and all ;)
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Location: Chicago | QQQQ :confused: Still a bit confused: I see the photo of (acoustic only?)Q; Never made it into production yet it's in a printed catalog and there are models [plural]. So does it exist or not? Has anyone played it enough to really KNOW? Does it plug in etc etc. How much would it take to resurrect? |
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Location: NJ | ". . Has anyone played it enough to really KNOW? . ."
. . really know WHAT?? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Karl, don't feel bad for John.
The silly Wabbit has been taken care of. |
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Location: Chicago | Has anyone played the Q enough to know it well, in and out, to compare? To know if it is worth 10K? |
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Location: SoCal | Clifford? |
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Location: NJ | Who's t'say if it (or any guitar, for that matter) is worth $10K?
I had the honour & pleasure of having Q #10 (the one pictured above) living with me over the course of a Winter & a partial Spring a few years ago.
It's a DAMN "Sexy" guitar. Sleek/Smooth/Fast.
The neck is exTREMEly fast, and has NO heel (the neck goes THRU the bowl to the heel-block. It frets VERY nicely, and the neck (tho "skinny") is very comfortable.
Sound-wise, it's probably the most "wooden-sounding" Adamas I've ever heard. Taking into consideration that except for the braces, bridge, fingerboard & tuner buttons, there's no wood IN it!!
Pickup? Why??
This thing was Designed and Engineered to be a "ToneMachine". Why put a pick-up in it? To heap on chorus, compression, delay and whatever onto it??
That'd be like throwing a pickup into an original Strad.
"Plugging-In" is what they made the CVT's for.
I only wish that I had had my recording set-up working properly before it went back. Somewhere on my hard-drive is a very "raw" file of me playing "Taxi" on it, recorded (one take, one mic-vocals & guitar) to send to Miles as we were gonna do the song at the Jam.
Back then, I litteraly had MINUTES of Cubase experience, and couldn't figure how to rip/burn the file to Miles, so I gave up. Two days later, it went back to CT. The raw file sound "okay" (full of room noise and "clams") considering it's mono track recorded with an SM57. It was really intended t'just be a "sketch" for Miles.
Would I pay $10K for it??
. . . (for THIS particular guitar), yeah(if I had it t'spend). It's a helluv an instrument.
What would it take to ressurect it??
My guess: Time, R&D, Materials, Re-Tooling, a LOTTA money, . . . AND someone to put enough "faith" behind it.
Who knows?
Maybe Fender'll "persue" it.
Stranger things've happened . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | or maybe AL and a dozen dedicated Adamas/Ovation fanatics.
Cliff, if Al did it would you buy one? |
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