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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Not Mine... But I wish it was!
   
I think that this is an OFC'r guitar... But I ain't sure.
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Location: New Jersey | that is one beautiful guitar. man, i'm tired of being poor, and no relief in sight. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Wasn't this one for sale before, fairly recently? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So?... Who bought it? |
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Location: SoCal | Don't think I've ever seen this one before. Intersting guitar. From the headstock and truss rod cover, it looks like it came from the time of the 47's and OFC 1's. The truss rod cover looks like an LX. But the preamp pre-dates that time.
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | My finger hovered over the BIN at least 3 times today...glad someone snagged it before I got myself into the doghouse with SWMBO! :D |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Paul, it was. Look here:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/cgi-bin/ubb/non-cgi/ultimatebb.php?ub...
Bernie |
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Location: Texas | I find it hard to conceive that, acoustically, a shallow bowl would work well with nylon, regardless of what top sits on it. |
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Location: SoCal | It's a guitar meant to be plugged in. I've played the original nylon string Adamas (built in 1981 for Glen Campbell), and it's sound unplugged is ok but not great.... |
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Location: Indiana | Paul's right. I ordered 2 SSB classics in the 80's. Excellent performance guitars. Kinda wimpy otherwise... although, very comfie couch players. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's a 2003 1887-X SSB Adamas Classical. Our friend Joel from France asked me to snag this one for him: it shipped here for a set up and will continue on to him. It is a very cool guitar and plays wonderfully. For all the SSB naysayers out there (ya gotta try one for yourselves), the sound is surprising: acoustically, somewhat subdued: good but nothing to write home about...BUT: plugged in it's a monster...huge bass, smooth mid-range, and very clear (almost dangerous) treble. The Optima Preamp makes it a ton of fun to experiment with notch or no notch; EQ or not; and four band EQ to shape the sound any way you want. The graphite top really accentuates the tone plugged in...I wish it were staying here...but, off to France it goes. A very nice guitar and I am glad I had a chance to play it. If you have to have Nylon, this would be the the way to go! |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Mike, good to know and thanks for your advice...
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | .....and I just forgot:
Congrats Joel for that unique beauty!!!!
Bernie |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Congrats Joel, nice grab !! |
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| thank you Mike and thank you all for your congratulations.
This beauty will be comfortable at home |
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| thank you Mike and thank you all for your congratulations.
This beauty will be comfortable at home |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Guitar finally arrived France: Joel and a couple of video's playing same...
Incredible bass response...this is a nice guitar: enjoy it Joel!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzUsmjWCKTo&feature=mfu_in_order&lis...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fhyeGLbCM0&feature=mfu_in_order&lis... |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Very nice!
This guitar is were it deserves to be...with a great player...nice stuff, Joel! |
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PSA-- FS; Adamas 1887-X SSB Nylon Slot-head