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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | This is a pretty extensive list of Colors by Code Designation:
1 - Sunburst
2 - Red and Reverse Red Burst/Adamas
3 - Green, (Thunderheads)
4 - Natural
4C - Natural Cedar
5 - Black
5P - Black Pearl
6P - White Pearl
7 - Beige/Adamas and ClearVintage Natural /87C and Nutmeg/ Lennon
8T - Blue Transparent
9 - Brown (Adamas)
AB - Autumn Burst
AC - ???
B - Barn Board
BCB - Black Cherry Burst
BSB - Blue Surf Burst
BTA - Blue Tamo Ash
CCB - Cherry Cherry Burst
CCBQ - Cherry Quilt Burst
CRP - Crimson Red Pearl
DBP - Dark Blue Pearl
DPQ - Deep Purple Quilt
ES - Engleman Spruce
FGB - Flame Green Burst
FIIKBIKOAB - FuckifIknowbutit'skindofablue
FR - Figured Redwood
GQ - Green Quilt
H - Honey
HB - Honey Burst
M - Mahogany
NB - No Burst i.e. Solid color
OS - Orange Sparkle
PB - Plum Burst
P - Pewter (Elite T models only)
RRB - Ruby Red Burst
RR - Ruby Red
RWB - Red Waterfall Bubinga
SD - Sundance
SS - Silver Sparkle
SSP - Silver Satin Pearl
TDB - Teardrop Burst
TPB - Teardrop Plum Burst???
??? - Transparent Burgandy
TH - Transparent Honey
VN - Vintage Natural
VY - Vintage Flame |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Noted. Edited. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | The Vintage Natural is #7, I believe, but, I have been wrong before! :) |
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Location: Parkersburg, WV | -2 is Red.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | -7 is tan in the Adamas so we used the same for the 87 with the "vint-aged" look. I think that's the first place a -7 was used on a clear wood finish.
Don't forget the -FIIKBIKOAB |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | -3 was green, used on the Thunderheads
-9 is brown for the Adamas
-FIIKBIKOAB is what they will use on the 08 Collectors. FuckifIknowbutit'skindofablue.
Watch for it, you heard it here first. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | First Post Edited to reflect information to this point. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | AC is air conditioning. We use it a bunch in Florida. |
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Location: Houston, Texas | CCBQ is what happens in Texas when you forget to tend the Bar-B-Q. Hummm, Charcoal Crisp. :( |
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| The Adamas #7 is listed as "Beige" on the first generation Adamas guitars. I know becasue I have both versions of this #7 color. They are both great colors by themselves.... but it is not my first choice two have two bookend guitars in different colors?? I still lean toward the older Beige/Blue color as my favorite and for what it is worth as an opinion, many years after the fact, they should not have changed the earlier color. Ovation should have added the new #7 choice along with the rest.
For Sht's & Gigl's ....If anyone reading this happens to have a 1587-7 in the older beige/blue #7 and would like a beautiful 1587-7 in the newer whitish/blue I'd be very willing to trade even. No other color has gone through this change...to bad it had to happen to, what I consider, the best color ever made for these guitars.........
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Location: ranson,wva | hey bill,what is the color used on slothead#47?..jason |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | My Adamas II is a -NB2...does anyone know what the "NB" stands for, or am I a dummy? |
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Location: ranson,wva | andrew,is there a pic of it in your gallery?? jason |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Yup. There's a couple there.
In real life it's a deep reddish brown. I'm not sure what the color code really means. |
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Location: ranson,wva | thats beautiful. my personal favorite color on a wood guitar is natural, and on the adamas's i love the blue, i think its #7 or #8 blue, and the red on slothead#47..jason |
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Location: Tennessee | -7 is also used for the Nutmeg stain color that was found on the "Lennon" guitars and others. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Australian Lacewood is missing. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I thought they had a color code RWB, red waterfall bubinga for the 99 Collectors', but I couldn't find it on the Ovation website. |
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Location: Tennessee | YerHonor ... good to see you here!
The color on the Lacewood was actually -TH ... Transparent Honey. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Hmmm...don't see Amber Burst. |
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Location: closely held secret | Don't see transparent burgundy either. Slacker. |
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Location: Tennessee | -7 is tan in the Adamas so we used the same for the 87 with the "vint-aged" look. I think that's the first place a -7 was used on a clear wood finish. 
Was there more than one finish color on the '87 Collectors? |
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| The DS-768 also came in a custom order Tobaccoburst finish. I remember seeing one on ebay a few yars ago. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | KEE-riest,
I leave for a day and this thread gets hairy. I like it better when the thread goes off topic.
OK I wil try to incorporate the info to this point in the first post and will post an edit notice when I have.
I'm also wonderin' where the BarnBurst designation is... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Hizzoner:
Australian Lacewood is missing. What's the designation?
Hmmm...don't see Amber Burst. Same question.
Stonebobbo as CWK suggested, I think the natural finsh on the '87C is "vintage natural" which was the same designation as -7 tan Adamas and -4 the clean natural... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Barnboard was -B
I guess the 87 was a -4 even though it had a tint. But yes, it did come in more than one colour. The other was -5. (The spelling is so Temp can understand) |
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Location: ranson,wva | i dont mean to get on the adamas color subject but what is the color used on slothead#47? jason |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | First Post has been EDITED to represent new information and questions to this point in the thread... |
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Location: Paris/France | I've never seen a green Thunderhead!!!
This color is listed in some early catalogs and cwk2 told us that it was available for this model but did anybody ever seen one???
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| Man That Red gets me every time I see it! Very nice indeed. |
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Location: Parkersburg, WV | The NB designation on the Adamas meant No Burst, or another way of saying a solid color. Such as: NB5(Black), NB2(Red), etc.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I've updated the reference section for these colors so far.
Are all of these colors valid for USA Built Models? Are the Celeb and Ovation color codes the same? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I've only been cross checking for USA Ovations and Adamas. I don't know about Celebs... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | P.S. Kewl, Miles. |
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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
More colors from catalogs and price lists (only for US models):
7 - Antique Brown (1157-7 Anniversary)
5E - Ebony Stain
8T - Blue Stain
8 - Blue
W - Walnut Stain
6 - White
CS - Cherry Sunburst
V - Vintage
RB - Root Beer
TB - Tobacco Burst
AM - Amber
CG - Cadillac Green
CGB - Cadillac Green Burst
ANR - Antique Red
IC - Iced Coffee
BG - Blue Green (Adamas)
TPB - Transparent Burgandy (1996 Collector's)
4G - Natural Graphite (Adamas CVT & Adamas Q181)
BZ - Bronze (Adamas CVT)
CB - Cobalt Blue (Adamas CVT)
4GB - Natural Graphite Burst (Adamas SMT)
RG -Ruby Graphite (Adamas SMT)
BCB - Black Cherry Burst (Adamas III)
VY - Vintage Sycamore (EA-68)
NB5 - Solid Black (Adamas)
NB8 - Solid Blue (Adamas)
NEB - New England Burst
T5 - Textured Black
5HG - Black High Gloss (Adamas SMT 6581)
OB - Opaque Burgandy (Adamas SMT 6581)
ASB - Aspen Blue
4RM - Recording model that features Optimax
4HFX - Feature HexFX Pre-amp
9 - Brown Sunburst (Parlor 5741)
RWB - Red Waterfall Bubinga (1999 Collector's)
PY - Plum Burst/Sycamore
RF - Red Flame (Elite T)
BFT - Blue Flame Top Only (Elite T)
LR - Lusty Red (Elite T)
RTDB - Red Tear Drop Burst (Custom Elite LX)
7 - Deep Red (1157 Anniversary in UK catalog from late 70's)
7 - Light Nutmeg (1995 Collector's)
7 - Light Nutmeg Stain (1990 Collector's)
30CM - 30Th Anniversary Natural
TPB - Trans Burgandy Burst
BS - Blue Sparkle
LFR - Legend Figured Redwood (2001 Collector's with rosette)
OFT - Orange Flame Top (Elite T only)
CS - Cherry Burst
5 - Black Stain (1984 Collector's)
6 - Top White Pearlescent (1986 Collector's)
P - Pewter, this color is used for the first time on the 1988 Collector's model
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| Thanks J, I knew I remebered seeing a tobaccoburst finish (TB). |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Jerome,
Be sure to include -NB2 (Solid Red-Adamas) to that list!
That is a LOT of finish options over the years! Serious creativity. |
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| I'd asked the factory about the tobaccoburst finish, they said it's custom-order. There's been so many finishes over the years, it's good we could still get the one we want. |
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| This is very gay. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | This isn't gay. Knowing the names of more than one shade of beige is gay. I had a discussion Saturday about the subtle differences between Carmen Red and Arena Red Boxsters with several guys and never had any doubts. We tossed in a few words about horsepower and sport exhausts, though, just to be safe. |
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Location: Tennessee | Let's see ... ecru, parchment, eggshell, cream, buff, flax, khaki, tan, wheat, ochre ...
It's all right Mark, I'm in touch with my gay side. I discovered I am a lesbian. |
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Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
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