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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Uhhhhhhhhhhh.......where's number nine hiding :D |
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Location: Germany | Thanks for the pics. Wonder where remained #2 to #4? I realized on Waskel's pics that Paul played an (his?) OFC guitar with "Freddy and the French Fries".
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I'm just happy production is continuing on them. |
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Location: Germany | Yeah, seems that production is half through! Love to see that the blue is single-colored. So they look more similiar to the original blue slotheads than to the later blue Adamas models.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Here's more! Enjoy! 
 Moody with his new OFC delivered at the Hotel!
More pictures in my gallery coming over the next few days! What a GREAT TIME! Don't Miss the Chance Next Year!
Blessings! |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I saw those during the tour and I think they're really great guitars! Very nice guitar Moody ... I didn't even realize, at that time, that what you had in your hands was the OFC Adamas.
Mitch, what time did you get back to LI as I noticed that you seem to be the very first to post after coming back from the tour?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Somebody reported seeing the three widenecks sitting on a rack waiting for neck to join body. I think they were serials Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Greg Nettles. We're getting close. Dave |
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| These OFC slotheads look quite different compared to the photo Alpep had posted not long ago on the board. His photo showed a rather blue-reverse slothead. The ones shown here seem to be blue, no reverse. Am I missing something? |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Thanks Mitch & Mike,
Got my mouth watering...can't wait to finish this move and get back to playing more. Moody has to toss us a bone, how's it sound ????? I ordered one of the widenecks, hope it's everything I think it will be.
Tim,
Totally envious from across the sea, looks like another great YSHBT tour. Next year... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by giuseppe:
These OFC slotheads look quite different compared to the photo Alpep had posted not long ago on the board. His photo showed a rather blue-reverse slothead. The ones shown here seem to be blue, no reverse. Am I missing something? I think Al's sample was more blue reversed. I personally like the look of the OFC guitar with a more universal pale blue. Very nice. |
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Location: Germany | Jerome and Tom, welcome back to the old world! They immediately sent me great OFC guitar pics. Thanks to both and congrats to Paul for this wonderful guitar.
This is what Tom has identified as the necks for serials 10, 11 and 12 - apparently the wider necks for Dave, Tim and myself. It's very exciting to see emerging the guitars.
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Location: Connecticut | The 3 bowls on the rack are # 8,9 &10. They are all wide neck bowls, the necks on the rack are standard nut width but the wide necks should be ready this week.They'll hopefully be matched up soon. Hold on,they're coming. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | :) :D :) Yeehaw :) :D :)
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm 11. I should have been there, I know. Looks like I'm getting a Father's Day gift. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Aloha_Tim:
Yeehaw "yeehaw"...you ain't from around these parts are ya, tim? :D
i'm happy for ya anyway, braddah! and all you OFC guitar dudes and dudettes if applicable. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Let's see, 6'3, 250lbs, fair skin and freckles, redhead (mix of German, Jew, Irish and Scandinavian)
... na cuz, not from the local islands, just another howlie come to visit the 'ohana
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The OFC guitars have a burst finish for sure, but it is quite subtle and doesn't show in the pics. |
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| I called the adamas custom shop this morning and I was told that the top was plain blue, no reverse....
Nevertheless it is still beautiful!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | O.k., very subtle. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | A certain Poish dude tells me that one these is mine! (Hopefully the better sounding of the two.)
Fingers crossed!!! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Goob, after attending your workshop at the reunion, I'm convinced that you don't need the better sounding of the two. With your ability, you can make anything sound wonderful. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Originally posted by Aloha_Tim:
Uhhhhhhhhhhh.......where's number nine hiding :D Right! Number 8,9, and 10 were on that rack. I picked up the middle one! That is a photo of #9. This is your guitar!!!!
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Location: big island | won't tim be stoked! |
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| I want one too! :( |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | WOOOOEEEE.....WOOOEEEE BABY,
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise....
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by giuseppe:
I called the adamas custom shop this morning and I was told that the top was plain blue, no reverse....
Nevertheless it is still beautiful!
:) interesting
what is the number to the custom shop?
funny I had them custom match that blue for my guitars.
why not just ask me about it?
it never ceases to amaze me how you can explain something seemingly endlessly and some people still ask the same questions over and over. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | 
Kind of reminiscent of when I saw the ultrasound of my kid at 16 weeks :)
Thanks MusicMike for snapping the shot and to Alpep for making this happen !!! |
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Location: big island | tim,
if i was able to get one of these, i would have chosen # 9/12. that's my birthday :p |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I figure I'll always be able to open for anybody with a pair of nines, no matter how crappy I sing & play :o
Of course, I'll being paying on that second nine for along time to come, and the Missus is gonna rub my face in it for years :rolleyes: |
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what is the number to the custom shop?
funny I had them custom match that blue for my guitars.
why not just ask me about it? Al, I called them, but is it appropriate to post phone numbers and names here?
It's funny indeed because the OFC guitars I see on the photos are nothing like the photo of the 1/12 you have posted not long ago...the top color is totally different.
Did you change the color on the rest 11?
There you go, I just asked! :) |
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Location: NJ | YOU READ the post originally didn't you? you obviously saw the pictures.
did you READ the part about the flash? did you read how I said it made it look darker than it was in the center? did you read the part about it being matched to an Adamas 1 and not a slot head and I was going to have them tweak the color to make it natch better.
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| Hey, relax big guy! No reason to get upset! :)
The OFC Adamas with the plain blue maybe different from your 1/12, but still it looks great!
AFAIK the adamas custom shop has no phone number I may have called on a different planet then... :D |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Every OFC Adamas I saw at the factory or the hotel lobby had the burst. There were some unfinished plain blue bodies on the tour. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Prior to the tour I was gratiously hosted by Sir and Madam Pepiak at Casa Bellmawr. Not that that makes me any kind of authority, but it does make me one of a handfull of people to see/play OFC guitar #1, as well as see all the others in the factory and hotel. My observations:
1. Photographing these guitars with flash is a bitch. The color hues get all screwed up and the gold fleck in the top does odd things with the light.
2. ALL of the OFC guitars I have seen have a burst paint. #1 has a burst very much like the Adamas I reissue but more gold flecks. #2 and onwards have a less drastic burst, more like Cliff's slothead. There are slight variations between all the guitars.
3. The photos make #1 look MORE contrast burst than it really is. And the photos make #2 onwards look LESS contrast burst than they really are.
4. The tops look LIGHTER color blue (to me) when in the factory before they get their bowls painted. The raw fiberglass bowl is also a light blue/white color and it makes the top look even lighter. It's an illusion. Once the bowls are painted I'm sure the tops will look darker.
Why are we even debating this? Every one of these guitars is slightly different and they are all wonderful. And they are all sold.
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Location: Germany | Thanks Dave for the explanation. I took a closer look to the high-resolution pics I got from Jerome and realized that there is less gold sparkle in the center of the guitar (the same with #47RI). Could this make the illusion of a different center color?
Anyway, I can't wait to get mine! Seems it will be #8 or #10.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yes, that's correct. There is less gold sparkle in the center. Dave |
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Location: NJ | they all have gold fleck in them. I asked for an even application. not too thick not too thin just riiiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhhhhttttttt. |
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Location: N.J. | Doesnt matter if its purple with pink polka dots.. Its tha sound that matters!! :rolleyes: :p |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Sleepy Eyes McGee:
Doesnt matter if its purple with pink polka dots.. Its tha sound that matters!! :rolleyes: :p Hey Al!! I think I found a Suck-errrr, I Mean the perfect customer for #13 :D :p :D :p |
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Location: N.J. | If it sounds as good as Moodys did the last thing I would worry about is the color. ;) |
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| Doesnt matter if its purple with pink polka dots.. Its tha sound that matters!! purple with pink.....hmmmm..interesting... :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Since mine seems to be the next one to be built, please don't give them any ideas about purple with pink polka dots. I told my wife it was blue and she gets whatever she wants. (Like when she holds up two dresses and asks which you like better. You know you're buying at least one of them, so it really doesn't matter, but if you say you don't care, you'll probably end up buying both.) |
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Location: big island | just tell her "YSBT", mark as you point at one of 'em.
(You Should Buy That)
"YSBT" would also work if someone needs an instrument at an upcoming function. tell 'em YSBT - "You Should Borrow Tupperware's". |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice neck on that one on the right. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Viva la difference! I for one would hope that they all are VERY close. But with only 12 of 12 OFC's, I would hope that each one has it's own unique differences. That is, after all, what makes them unique.
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Location: SoCal | I'm waiting for word from Al that mine has shipped. Since I stayed in CT and worked Sun-Tues, I didn't want to have to leave a guitar in my hotel room (especially not THAT guitar). Maybe if it hasn't shipped, I should ask Al to send it 3 day express?
Can't wait to get it home..... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Say, Moody, that wasn't the big box behind the counter on Sunday morning, was it? Brad, Brian and I told Lisa that we were supposed to take that one and ship it from Michigan to save on the UPS fees. :eek: |
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Location: Tennessee | Rub it in, Moody. Rub it in. ;) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bite me, Moody. I'm going to intercept it enroute and it will be discovered about the time mine gets here. I'll ruin it by playing more than 3 chords. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cruster:
Say, Moody, that wasn't the big box behind the counter on Sunday morning, was it? Brad, Brian and I told Lisa that we were supposed to take that one and ship it from Michigan to save on the UPS fees. :eek: I seem to remember Miles whispering softly to that box before we left Sunday morning, so he must have had a guitar shipped home.
That, or he had Witko 'boxed'. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Ha Ha ha...great stuff...Moody, its a killer guitar and I'm happy for ya! But since its missing, and we haven't heard a lot from Paul T. well??????? (just kidding Paul); I'm still wondering if the plan to claim the OFC Person of the Year trophy as a child for the flight home worked? ;) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | second thought: did I hear Dave mentioning something about aquiring a new Bass Uke? With a blue top? Slightly used? Well......never mind!!! :eek: |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I believe I heard that the final count of 47RI's produced was 84 or 85 units. Dave |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | wow !!!!
the tour, the slot head and the blue burst.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm sure the Adamas Custom Shop would know better than anyone else.
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