Album Surfboards

[spjones123]

Don’t like the price or paint job but in clear PU

5'8" Vesper (Mini)

One of the most user-friendly boards Matt has ever made. Gets up to speed faster and with less effort than any other model. The extra foam packed in makes for effortless wave catching and continued flow throughout the wave. Similar to the Plasmic, the deep double-barrel concave generates speed...

albumsurf.com

 

[silentbutdeadly]

that's a 1500 dollar pu/pe surfboard

 

[casa_mugrienta]

that's a 1500 dollar pu/pe surfboard

1550

Quit whining and get used to it pal

 

[Goofy_Footed]

Bullet update: Finally rode it in some fun waves this morning. Stomach-shoulder high semi-glassy beach break with some decently long lines. 5'6 x 19 x 2.38 PU 4/4/4. The board rips. Rode it as a 2+1 with MR fins. Effortless paddling even though it's 2-3L less volume than my other Albums. Super fast. Turns over on rail with ease and can also be tossed around for more snappy sections/turns. I bought it as a small-ish wave HP board, and it performs as such. I would imagine it can handle some bigger surf, depending on how you size it. Since mine's a 5'6, HH is probably as big as I'll go with it.

For those of you who've had a RNF96, I think the Bullet would be pretty comparable based on things I've read about the RNF. I had an RNF, but it was too big and I ended up selling it quickly after, so my feelings about it are skewed.

 

[tedshred5]

Bullet update: Finally rode it in some fun waves this morning. Stomach-shoulder high semi-glassy beach break with some decently long lines. 5'6 x 19 x 2.38 PU 4/4/4. The board rips. Rode it as a 2+1 with MR fins. Effortless paddling even though it's 2-3L less volume than my other Albums. Super fast. Turns over on rail with ease and can also be tossed around for more snappy sections/turns. I bought it as a small-ish wave HP board, and it performs as such. I would imagine it can handle some bigger surf, depending on how you size it. Since mine's a 5'6, HH is probably as big as I'll go with it.

For those of you who've had a RNF96, I think the Bullet would be pretty comparable based on things I've read about the RNF. I had an RNF, but it was too big and I ended up selling it quickly after, so my feelings about it are skewed.

do you like it better as quad or 2+1?

 

[Goofy_Footed]

do you like it better as quad or 2+1?

Only ridden it as 2+1 thus far. Honestly, it goes so good like this, I don't see the need to change ATM, but I'll likely experiment with it at some point down the road.

 

[sdsrfr]

Bullet or dia?

 

[Goofy_Footed]

Bullet or dia?

Damn you, that’s a tough one. I think there’s room for both. The way I sized my Bullet, it can handle more of the low end than the Dia, and on the flip side, the Dia can handle more upper end surf. There’s definitely some overlap in between, so the conditions/wave shape would be a deciding factor in which board I grabbed for CH-SH surf. Soft/mushy would probably go to the Bullet. Punchy/steep would probably go Dia. They also feel pretty different under foot with the quad/asym vs the 2+1 so that could be a factor as well based on the feel I was after for a particular session.

 

[ChaseTMP]

Album’s The End model looks pretty fun underneath Jack Freestone’s feet in the the short Rhythm video. Stocked to see our local style master Hudson Ritchie getting some rather high profile exposure in the video with Jack.

 

[pingsc]

$1500 for an XTR Plasmic that you could order direct from XTR for less than $1k...

5'3" Plasmic (XTR)

The Plasmic was created with the idea of fitting a lot of foam in a little package. Chunky outline with a fish entry. Instead of a swallow, the diamond tail allows your foot to be set further back to get more drive out of the shorter rail-line. Flat deck profile with a low apex rail, making it a...

albumsurf.com

 

[sdsrfr]

And people wonder how this thread is 7k posts strong!

 

[oeste858]

are you trying to tell us that album makes a big margin on their pricing??

 

[oeste858]

Album’s The End model looks pretty fun underneath Jack Freestone’s feet in the the short Rhythm video. Stocked to see our local style master Hudson Ritchie getting some rather high profile exposure in the video with Jack.

Looks more fun at a shorter length rather than the longer one Asher was riding- looked too stiff.
I had a tiny CC that was similar double-ender quad disc that I loved. Still need to get that updated by someone like Mitsven in a bit longer gentleman’s length like 5’8-5’10.

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

are you trying to tell us that album makes a big margin on their pricing??

Complaints about his pricing is getting old and tired.

Don’t like the price? Don’t buy. If sales suffer the prices will adjust.

Notice how his boards for sale went from 1 page to 8 in the last year?

 

[vanrysss]

Seems like he's speed running getting as many models as Mayhem. Warp Twin looks pretty sick

 

[Retropete]

JJF's layback hack is being added to Jack's playlist I see (on just about every wave).

 

[Goofy_Footed]

Just pulled it out of the box. 5 weeks from order to doorstep.

PU 4/4/4 5'7 x 18.8 x 2.4 Matt suggested these dims based on my positive feedback of the Bom Dia he made me. Under arm test feels really good. I'm psyched to ride it. Supposed to get a NE'er cleanup late Friday and into the weekend

I plan on starting with a Shapers 5.59 AP twin (my favorite twin fin) and the quad rears I run in the Bom Dia: Futures Neutral, size Large. Thoughts?

 

[kool-aid]

Just pulled it out of the box. 5 weeks from order to doorstep.

PU 4/4/4 5'7 x 18.8 x 2.4 Matt suggested these dims based on my positive feedback of the Bom Dia he made me. Under arm test feels really good. I'm psyched to ride it. Supposed to get a NE'er cleanup late Friday and into the weekend

I plan on starting with a Shapers 5.59 AP twin (my favorite twin fin) and the quad rears I run in the Bom Dia: Futures Neutral, size Large. Thoughts?


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5 weeks. Wow. Was this one of the unlimited customs or standard ones?

 

[Goofy_Footed]

5 weeks. Wow. Was this one of the unlimited customs or standard ones?

Standard custom. Not paying the extra $250 for jizz ropes. I will pay for the standard color though, because it tricks my mind into keeping the board longer because it doesn't yellow in a year.

 

[sdsrfr]

I will pay for the standard color though, because it tricks my mind into keeping the board longer because I have to rationalize the additional expense

Fixed.