Octane le #1 off of production line

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:22 am

here it is number 1 off of the line, never seen power, look at the screws etc., serial number is 05081375950001
dmy05/12/2002

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:28 am

you suck! how did you come by that!

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:36 am

the old orlando pg dealer showed me all his stash that he no longer wanted( this sat in the display case for show only, and now he sold it and ti9s , tidd10 etc to me at really great rates( ive had pg amps since 94, and this is the first le amp ive ever had

Post by **mhyde71** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:43 am

feels good huh???
It'd feel better if it was with me.. but happy for you...
man you suck

Post by **stipud** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:32 am

You know, I've seen like 5 "#1 Octanes" over the years.

The most unique one was the hand built prototype with ZX guts

joyride · Post by **joyride** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:35 am

wasnt the prototype actual carbon fiber? And what number was given away to the winner of the naming thing?

Post by **stipud** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:50 am

joyride wrote:wasnt the prototype actual carbon fiber? And what number was given away to the winner of the naming thing?

Yes, the prototype was too expensive to actually make, so they scaled it back a bit. It also had some sort of polished trim around all the edges too.

#1 was apparently given to the guy who named it, though I have seen other #1's as well. I wonder why PG doesn't run contests like that on this forum hmm

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:56 am

they hate us

dgoodhue · Post by **dgoodhue** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:59 am

Even if their are other #1's, its still one sweet looking amp and to have a basically new condition amplifier is a rare find..

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:10 pm

I was told by radioactive they received the first production , wether its true or not im not sure; i called pg a few weeks ago and they seem to think it was , but i wouldnt be surprised if another one out there end in 0001, thats why iasked wakeup his serial numbers-btw, can i be in limited edition registry now???

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:13 pm

you have to send it to me, then you get added to the registry!

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:07 pm

too funny , its in the mail right now

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:14 pm

you are making the correct choice!

HoseHead · Post by **HoseHead** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:53 pm

Itchi gonna be on your doorstep soon.......

HH

marko · Post by **marko** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:13 am

didn't andy have a #1 for sale recently? i might be wrong but it rings a bell!

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:12 am

i dont know, thats why i called pg to verify it 3 weeks ago, and they claimed it was the first off of production-i even asked wakeup his numbers as well

pgnutter · Post by **pgnutter** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:53 am

i have one that says the exact thing as the deals. what is up with that?

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:22 am

post pics-ill be gone after this am till 10/4/08- were going on disney cruise

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:31 am

ive taken 10 pics trying to get a better image of the serial number, even with the flash off the sony digital camera keeps bouncing reflections off of it

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:15 am

take the shot from the side, use "macro" (normally a flower) mode and see what happens

oh, and it's a niiiiice amp.

Bret

MW3 · Post by **MW3** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:13 am

stipud wrote:
joyride wrote:wasnt the prototype actual carbon fiber? And what number was given away to the winner of the naming thing?
Yes, the prototype was too expensive to actually make, so they scaled it back a bit. It also had some sort of polished trim around all the edges too.

#1 was apparently given to the guy who named it, though I have seen other #1's as well. I wonder why PG doesn't run contests like that on this forum hmm

Wrong. Prototype was normal metal with a cheap sticker of carbon fiber. The edges were raw metal. The final production finish looks 1000% better.

denim · Post by **denim** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:37 am

Very cool!!!

Post by **stipud** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:58 am

MW3 wrote:
stipud wrote:
joyride wrote:wasnt the prototype actual carbon fiber? And what number was given away to the winner of the naming thing?
Yes, the prototype was too expensive to actually make, so they scaled it back a bit. It also had some sort of polished trim around all the edges too.

#1 was apparently given to the guy who named it, though I have seen other #1's as well. I wonder why PG doesn't run contests like that on this forum hmm
Wrong. Prototype was normal metal with a cheap sticker of carbon fiber. The edges were raw metal. The final production finish looks 1000% better.

From the man himself!

Thanks Morgan

rolandk · Post by **rolandk** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:35 am

The 001 indicates it was the first unit built that day. I believe the Gregorian calendar date is in there too.

edit- OK, I got the straight scoop. First 5 digits are the product, second 5 digits are the number of days since 1900, the last four digits are the number of units built that day.

So, in this case:

05081 is Octane LE

37595 is the date built (enter this number in Excel and click format/date to find the regular calendar date)

0001 is first unit built that day.

itchnertamatoa · Post by **itchnertamatoa** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:49 am

HoseHead wrote:Itchi gonna be on your doorstep soon.......

HH

on my way .....

Octane le #1 off of production line

Octane le #1 off of production line

it is crazy andy