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Location: Phoenix AZ | Textured Adamas
Total impulse buy. I have no freaking idea what this is. I just read "adamas new, textured top, acoustic only, wide neck, ..." and my mouse automatically gravitated to the BIN button like a freaking ouiji board. God help me.
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Location: East Tennessee | I don't know either. :confused:
But I like it. :D |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Dave,
I was ready to ckick on the BIN button but you're too fast!!
You saved me from another GAS attack... :D :D
Congrats. ;)
J :) |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | um...... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Even if you find it's not going to be a favorite I would doubt you're ever going to lose anything on that one, Dave. Good buy. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Very nice for a guitar purchased on impulse. Congrats! :) I like it! |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Isn't this an export model??? I've been lusting after one of these on Al's website. Gorgeous guitar.
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Location: NJ | exactly |
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Location: ms | I like it,if it plays and sounds like it looks you can`t go wrong at that price. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice grab. |
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Location: SoCal | I've played these. Great guitars. |
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Location: closely held secret | I think it's purty. Too bad all your impulses aren't this good. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | PMS Tremors, Dave
(Post-Missed-SlotHead Tremours) |
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Location: Orange County, California | I know I'm going to get my but kicked for saying this, but I would rather have one of these than the AD I or II Re-issues... |
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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | Ah! acoustic, very nice. I wonder what the difference is between the W581TA-8 and the one on Brother Al's site, W681TA-8 they look very similar. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Nice grab, Dave! I had one similar (for export, think it was a W597-t8) but it was a cutaway. Sounded alot like the Millenium, IMHO. Just didn't care for the color. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Just a guess, but even though the seller said it was a "deep" bowl, maybe W581 is MIDd depth and W681 is deep. Adamas uses "5" to designate mid depth on other models like W597, Q597, etc. and uses 6 to designate deep bowls, 1681, 1687, 1680, etc. We'll see when it gets here. Actualy mid-depth might be kind of cool. Dave |
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Location: closely held secret | Uh, Dave... I don't know about your 1581, but mine's a deep bowl, not a mid. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Nice score Dave! I Wish I had the cash for the same type of score. Its' a beautiful Guitar. congrats! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Waskel:
Uh, Dave... I don't know about your 1581, but mine's a deep bowl, not a mid. Yeah, you're right. So much for that theory. I can't make sense of the model number. Maybe W581 is wide neck and W681 is standard. I don't know. Other than the neck widths they seem identical. Can't wait to get it and find out what the hell I've got. I do have a feeling I'm going to like it. Dave |
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Location: closely held secret | Yep, I've got a feeling your feeling may be correct. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I've got a feelin
a feelin deep inside, oh yeah |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | OK Stephen, that's far enough. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | MYSTERY SOLVED.
The eBay listing was clearly in error. The sticker inside the guitar says W681-TA, not 581. So this is identical to the ones on Al's site except it is acoustic only, hence the TA instead of just T. But a bigger issue that I'm quite disappointed about is that the neck is standard 1-11/16 width and NOT a wide neck 1-3/4 as it said on eBay. I only bought it because it was a wide neck. I've emailed the seller to politely complain about the errors in the listing.
But here's the kicker, the seller has 100% feedback and I'm sure will take the guitar back and refund my money. HOWEVER, this is just about the nicest sounding Adamas I have ever heard! Definately better than the Adamas II's that I have, even better than the cutaway 1581 canon. Maybe becaue it's acoustic only, I don't know. But the freaking thing sounds like a million bucks and I got it for what I would consider a very good deal. So I don't know WHAT to do. Although I guess it's a pretty nice problem to have.
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Location: Keller, TX | That's the pits, Dave. Bummer to have a problem like that! I'm sure someone here will offer to take it off your hands. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | So toss in the same Pickup as the FD14 and try to sell me one or two of your "lesser" Adami!
I have no money but that has never stopped me! |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | review + photo it when u get it in hand would be nice ! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | PHOTOS: You can see photos on the ebay page. Here's the link Textured Adamas
REVIEW: It just sounds amazing. If anything it sounds like the U681, but in a standard neck width and 14 fret. The neck has the black center strip like the newer adamas and the tuners are Schaller gold with ebony buttons. Ebony fingerboard with very classy Adamas I inlays and an ebony bridge. Deep bowl of course. Set up is perfect and the damn thing just rings and rings. It's sitting 10 feet away from me and every keystroke on this computer keyboard I can hear a reverberation from the soundboard of the guitar. Just beautiful.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Update: I've reached a very fair settlement with the seller. Honest mistake on his part. Dispite not being exactly what I thought it was, this guitar is a remarkable sounding instrument. Dave |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | cool ! and Thx . . .
but....what exactly u have thought or expect from it ? |
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What The Hell Did I Just Buy ???