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Location: SoCal | Which do you prefer the sound of more... wood topped Ovations or carbon graphite topped Adamii? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Compared to what? Each other? |
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Location: NJ | It's pretty much similarly-based to the scent of an 80-year-old woman:
"Depends". |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
It's pretty much similarly-based to the scent of an 80-year-old woman:
"Depends". Well based upon your renown experience in both genre, what's your honest opinion? 
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Location: South of most, North of few | I think the bracing makes as much of a difference as anything. I've had some wood tops that sounded heavenly, and others that I wouldn't play twice. (insert joke about trader jim here) All the Adami I've owned and played sound nice, with small variations. Wood tops have a much larger span of tones. (IMHO) |
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Location: NJ | ". . what's your honest opinion? . ."
The wood-topped models are good for that traditional, "woody" goodness that they provide, but the carbon-topped Adamas is just more highly "responsive", and is the epitome of a super-efficient "machine" converting physical vibration into "sound" (with of course, the exception being the Q's, which(t'ME, anyway) sound more "wooden" than ANY of it's carbon-based brethren) . . .
How'sThat, Iffy?? |
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Location: NJ | THAT all being said, I think what it REALLY comes down to is that Moody is terribly bored, and has FINALLY figured-out how to post a "poll" . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | This is a tough question because it's so general. It depends on specifically what you're comparing.
An FD14 vs. an SMT faux-adamas, the FD14 eats it for lunch.
An Adamas I vs. an 1868 elite, no contest the Adamas kills it.
What the hell are you asking? If the question is "what type of tone do you prefer, that made by a carbon guitar or that made by a good wooden guitar", then it's personal preference and for me I prefer the tone of a wooden guitar. But there's a lot of Ovation wooden top guitars that suck.
No bad guys to chase on a holiday?
Dave
PS - If you are THAT bored, how about finally (what's it been 4 years?) hook up your damn soundcard and start recording something, will you? And once you figger it out, give Al a call and help him. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | carbonium |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Adamas for ever !
and SSB for comfort .. |
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Location: Indiana | My Adamas I is the finest all round acoustic I own.
In any recording situation where the call would be for a full bodied acoustic, it gets the nod every time. I also enjoy handing it to a player who is skeptical that Ovation ever made anything acoustically special. People like that are often blown away by the Adamas sound.
I will say though, I have a very pleasing CL mid bowl that I love to record capo'd high for counterparts. It's a sweet sound... but it's not an Adamas. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Adamas for "that" particular sound.
All wood guitars for "that" wood sound. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | It depends on my time of the month...
Though, if it came down to keeping one "O" or one "A", based on sound alone... I'd probably go with the 47 RI Adamas...
But I tellz'ya folks, the UglyDelucks Balladeer would be hot on its ass.
Tough choice. |
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Location: Texas | But there's a lot of Ovation wooden top guitars that suck. Which ones suck?? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I've only played one Adamas, so I ain't really qualified to Vote... Didn't stop me tho' :cool: |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by cliff:
How'sThat, Iffy?? Why cliff! I'm impressed with your cogent and uncharacteristically direct response. 
Now about that 80 y.o. ex-girlfriend...  |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ovations suck?
That must have been from Dr Dave. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slidinstar:
But there's a lot of Ovation wooden top guitars that suck. Which ones suck??
Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | or your children horrid... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Aren't polls supposed to be titled in all CAPS??
As far as the question, I voted carbon graphite but mostly I wanted to see the results.
Paul M. .... I'm surprised this type of "best / worst" poll came from you. You have become my roll model for coming to terms with the "which guitar is better" type qustions.
I hope I don't have to go searching for a new mentor. |
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Location: SoCal | You know, I posted this (somewhat out of boredom) just because as much as I like the OFC slothead (ding!), the guitar I pick up the most is the 87C. I can tell you that the Adamas is a better guitar, yet I still prefer to play the wood topped Ovation. Hell, I'm about to spend money on a wood topped Ovation that could become my primary playing guitar (acoustic only, no electronics).
I didn't set up the poll correctly. For that I apologize. I guess what I'm trying to learn is how others feel about the difference between the two types of guitar and which is mostly picked up.
Maybe I'm experiencing the same thing as the Tak player who has a D size guitar and an OM size and loves them both, but picks up one more than the other....... |
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Location: Vermont USA | This is what can happen when a person drinks Wild Turkey with beer chasers.
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| Paul we really need find something for you to do while you wait for your order to come in. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
This is what can happen when a person drinks Wild Turkey with beer chasers.
Pauly And your point is? |
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Location: East Tennessee | I like the sound of a wood topped Ovation. Especially when they've had 15-20 years to open up. |
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Location: Vermont USA | "And your point is?"
Don't drink and write you cant afford it.
Pauly :) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Paul,
Nice attempt at a harmless, non/no motive question/poll...I voted Adami because I enjoy mine so much...I also like my Elites and they sound great...I think Cliff had the best answer (Cliff: impressive!) on why Adamai sound so fantastic....
However, if we're talkin all wood guitars, well then it's a whole new ball game...(as my recent test/comparison bore out). Still, the 47RI was the winner in many respects (and was right up there with the '49 Martin D-28)...one of the guitars I did not use in the comparison was the Martin OM-28V which to my ear sounds better than anything else I own (fingerpicked)...it is really awesome! (Thanks again Dave)
Still, there is just so much about the Adami that I personally like!
*Growth happens when you move away and strike out on your own..."trust and believe in yourself" goes a long way*...
But of course, you only have yourself to blame then...lol |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I didn't set up the poll correctly. For that I apologize. Forgot to make Taylor a choice?
DIdja see Martin's new aluminum topped guitar? 000CE AL |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Gee, only 2.5k too... |
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Location: NJ | It sounded better as beer cans . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | My UTE has a wonderful sound. I'll play it exclusivly for a month or so. Then I'll pick up the AD-II and realize all over again how great it sounds. Then the UTE ends up hanging on the wall for a while. |
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Location: North Carolina | I disqualified myself from voting because I've never played a carbon graphite topped guitar, but I'd like to see the results. When will they be available to the great unwashed? |
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Location: south east Michigan | As of right now,
11 votes for wood,
21 votes for carbon graphite.
Your welcome. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Paulcc1:
"And your point is?"
Don't drink and write you cant afford it.
Pauly :) Now that's a point.... |
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Location: big island | this lady prefers carbon fiber. |
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