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Location: SoCal | I guess I could sell the first OFC guitar to afford the second one.
Well, maybe not..... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | What's the little button above the strap button do? |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Call Al, the price will surprise you :)
Besides, if you have a I then you need the II as well, kind of a old tech/new tech set :cool: |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | The button was either a 4db or 40db boost...I couldn't quite hear what Rick Hall said the number was. For punching out that lead over the rest of the band. |
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Location: NJ | 4 db boast
40 would be deafening |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | So was sitting 5 feet in front of that EV stack, that's why I couldn't understand him :) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | My expertise is not math, but the decible (db) meter works such that an increase of 10 db represents a doubling of the perceived sound level being measured. If a number doubles itself, that increase is 100%. Logically, then, an argument might be made that if a 10 db boost represents an increase of 100% in sound, then perhaps a boost of 4 db would represent an increase of 40%. Real experts might comment how a 40% boost in sound equates to a turn of the volume dial on a guitar, amp or PA. |
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Location: Texas | I should NOT have looked at those pix.
Do you think SWMBO would believe that I just "polished up" my 2080?
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Location: Sydney, Australia | C'mon Standing, you can do this. Just practice looking confused and saying "It's always been like this. What are you talking about?". |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by TAFKAR:
C'mon Standing, you can do this. Just practice looking confused and saying "It's always been like this. What are you talking about?". I don't need to practice looking confused… ;)
…it's keeping a straight face that might be tough…
As I mentioned to Al a while back, the specs on this guitar are close to my personal definition of the perfect Adamas. The photos just made it even more appealing…
I decided to "settle" for a 2080, (and I have no regrets about buying it,) but in the (unlikely) event that the stars align correctly while there are still any left, I'll be calling Al… I can't imagine that they will last very long though… |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Much as I hate double post, I throw this up here since some may not be bothering with all the celebrity huha...
So who's ready to give a full review of the OFC II? I went in caring nothing about it, actually wanting to hate it was the term I think I told Crimson. However, upon seeing it in person I was blown away with its looks. I didn't get a chance to play it that long, but just couldn't get over how lightweight it is. It is loud, and has great sustain. I thinks it's just an excellent example of a high tech Adamas and although I wanted to commit to buying one on the spot, I differed to SWMBO. When she saw pictures of it on Monday, there was no hesitation, she said "You call Al right now or I will!!!"
Really, the price is not as bad as you think, actually very reasonable! |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Least you could've done was bought one on the spot and bring it back to my house... sheesh. ;)
Congrats! I can hear you ripping off some riffs on it right now... |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Just means I know which guitar to bring next time I come up :) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Has anybody had a chance to try out the boost button yet? |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
My expertise is not math, but the decible (db) meter works such that an increase of 10 db represents a doubling of the perceived sound level being measured. Not quite. 10dB is 10 times louder than the treshold of hearing (near silence) An increase of 10dB to 20dB is 100 X louder than the threshold of hearing and 30dB would be 1000 times louder and so on
Doubling of intensity equates to an increase of just 3dB. The difference between 3dB and 4dB doesn't account to much in the real world.
The dB scale is arcane, complex and counter-intuitive. I'm pretty rusty on it now because I'm not dealing with it daily like when I was teaching. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Paul - I have to deal with the dB scale every day in my job. The only difference is I deal with it for optical power. All of the calculations involve Log(). Thank goodness for excel! |
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Location: NJ | ok 3 and 4 are here
5 should arrive on monday
if interested
now is the time |
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Location: Bradenton, FL | Those have to be the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen!!! Drool!!!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | This would be a no-brainer had it not been for a few other guitar purchases this month. What a NICE guitar !!! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by alpep:
4 db boast
40 would be deafening Heavy Metal acoustic lead????? |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | #5 is in the house, would have taken some pictures but I couldn't put it down long enough to find the camera !!! To describe the boost, can't quite describe it but there is a difference is brightness with the amp set at room volume.
Great job Al, this one's a keeper :D |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | OK Al, what's the plotting (early brain cells aligning) for the OFC III? |
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Location: NJ | takfar
how long of a vacation do you want? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Takfar!!
I love it!!
AJ |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I've posted more pictures to my ning site
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