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Location: big island | this guitar was listed last week at $2200. the auction closed with no bids. it is now relisted at $1400 BIN or Best Offer. looks very nice!
http://cgi.ebay.com/1991-Adamas-Guitar-1581-7-5499-Great-Condition-... |
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Location: big island | never mind. sold already! |
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Location: big island | it will be arriving home to the islands later this week! :cool: |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Randy, are we to assume that you got this sweet guitar? Or possibly someone you know? Great git by somebody. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy...??? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Checked the buyers feedback and they recently bought something from "sew and vac". As I recall, Randy just bought his wife a sewing machine. Hmmmmm.
Detective Jim. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Wow, if Randy got it that was a great price for a terrific guitar. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Maybe we all need to move to Hawaii so we can eBay while others are sleeping. Good Detective work jpcannon.
Still waiting on a reply Randy...curious minds want to know. (you are doing this just to tease us aren't you)
How do you drive someone crazy.....? |
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Location: big island | hey guys. been workin' at the church powerwashing and creating a large playground area today.
yes. this 1581-7 is coming to my house. the seller says it is in excellent condition and has not been played much. he is moving out of the country soon. (i hope he doesn't move out before he sends me the guitar!) i was ogling the guitar last week and thought the $2200 price was way high. i got it for half that when he accepted my offer of $1100 after it was relisted. i am probably going to compare it with my W597 and sell the one i like the least. i hope it has nice acoustic volume. may opt to switch to an OP24+C to get an on-board tuner which is nice to have for gigs. still keepin' an eye out for a nice loud, warm wooden box with strings attached. mahalo for the applause, even if you weren't sure it was for me!
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Location: SoCal | Anybody want to take bets on which guitar Randy keeps? I'd wager on the Adamas II..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | +1 with Moody |
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Location: closely held secret | Sucker's bet. Once he hears the tone of the 1581, the W597 will go on the bay without a moment's hesitation. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | or go IN the bay.... |
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Location: Thailand | Congratulations, Randy.
Great model you grabbed it, I have two 1581-2. Amazing & Big sounding. Nice color too!
The New Lucky Owner.
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Location: big island | aloha povation,
thank you!
has the 1537 reached its destination yet? |
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Location: Thailand | Randy, I think that's OK.
But I could touch her in May-June. Thanks.
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Location: big island | povation,
is it in riverside yet? |
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Location: Thailand | Yes, Randy
1537-4 will be shipped to Thailand not over 1-2 months. I'm still waiting to play her. I'm fine! |
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Location: Andover, Hants, England | Ha!
Nice one Randy!!
Much better price than mine eh?! :)
Cheers,
Dave
By the way, nice little video on You Tube.Really enjoyed and maybe we will meet up sometime as I am thinking of a trip in the autumn/winter to Hawaii.I hear it is amazing....mmmm! |
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Location: big island | my new old 1581-7 arrived just now. it looks superb, smells like pipe smoke and has white cat hairs. heard something inside of it and found a dollar bill. the strings must be the original ones!
i'm on my way to an audition but will post more info and pics ASAP. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | There you go again Randy, give us a little tidbit then hang us out to dry. Glad she arrived OK, but you will have to explain the perks that she came with a little better (I know that I am a little slow sometimes).
Hope the audition went well! We look forward to pics, but really want to hear you play it (can you say You Tube Redue)!
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Location: big island | having possession of this 1581-7 for a bit over 24 hours now, i am most impressed with its sustaining bottom end giving it a warm, acoustic sound. it doesn't quite sparkle the highs as much as i like. i installed new elixir nano light/medium phosphor bronzes soon after i got it yesterday. when i picked the guitar up out of the case i heard what sounded like loose wiring inside. all i found was a loose washington! it appears the only play this guitar got was from a white cat, whose hairs i found on the soundboard. no hairs in the case, thankfully. at first i thought the guitar had the distinct aroma of a cavendish pipe tobacco blend. that smell eminates from the interior of the guitar only and is not on or in the case or anywhere else on the guitar itself. i ain't sure what it is. perhaps just the unique smell of the materials used back in '91?
the guitar plays like butter. i lowered the action by three custom-made joker card shims and left two of the original shims in place. it is in unplayed condition and complements the 1688 12'er very nicely.
acoustically, it sounds much warmer and louder than the W597. IMO, the W597 with its OP50 has a plugged in advantage over this one with the OP24. the W597 is an awesome "electric" guitar!! i'd really like to keep them both, but have decided to list my W597 in order to help our family's cash flow with our upcoming trip to the mainland in june.
i'll offer it here first, if anyone is interested:
i purchased from brother bobby at best price guitars online about 7 months ago. it was listed at $1999.00, however, i paid $1550 including shipping. it is still in almost new condition with just a few very light pick scratches. no other issues. the case has a couple very small blems.
i'm asking $1100.00 plus shipping (about $60.00) to recoup what i paid for the 1581. will post on eBay at a higher price after a few days.
please pm or email me if interested.
mahalo nui loa,
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I know that Boise isn't really on the way to anywhere Randy, but you're welcome if you come this way. |
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when does a stay-at-home dad have time to mow the grass?? |
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Location: big island | a heartfelt "mahalo", mark. i hear idaho is a fine place to live. i have friends that moved to coeur d'alene from kaua'i a few years ago. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Randy, that is a sweet looking set. Great stage combo for you. Bet the '06 doesn't take long to leave.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Thanks for the pics Randy, they look great together.
Is that what is called grass in Hawaii? I have never seen blades so thick and long.
Great deal that you are offering on the W597 but it seems that my funds are in the renewal stage at the moment. Otherwise...GAS ATTACK!
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Location: big island | i think it's mostly a consortium of weeds posing as grass, jim.
mahalo dave and jim. although not quite the same hues, they do compliment each other and will certainly look good on stage hangin' from my double hercules. |
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Location: big island |  
'06 Adamas W597 Cobalt Blue |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Damn, blues my favorite color!
Good luck with the sale. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Lanaki, What a fabulous looking pair; I can see your smile even though you were behind the camera! Thanks for sharing and best wishes on the sale; I am sure it will not last long! :cool: |
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Location: big island | after conducting A/B comparisons over the past few days, i have come to the conclusion that the only thing the 1581-7 has over the W597 is volume. the clarity, sustain and full spectrum sound of the W597 surpasses the 1581 both acoustically and plugged in.
i'm now in the throes of deciding what my fickle self is gonna do. i am decidedly very particular about how the sound of a guitar falls on my ears. the 1688 12 string absolutely does it for me. its got it all: ease of play, the warm lows, the sweet mids and shimmering highs, volume and sustain for days all wrapped up in a package so beautiful to behold.
i don't know about the concept of us floating around in heaven strumming on harps but i've already got mine :p
if i can only find the illusive 6 stringer that offers all of these characteristics, i'll be a very content man. |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | See Randy I told you there one or two special W597's out there that elluded those sad other guys. No idea why the magic doesn't work for them.
You and I lucked out to land a couple of them. Either that or our ears are made of cloth and we are blinded by the beauty of woven cobalt blue :-)
Shame the adamas 2 isn't a 1681 as the color match is great for the 12 I got from Mike. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | That's why I love the Millenium so much... amongst other things :) |
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Location: big island | mike,
isn't the millennium a glorified w597? |
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Location: big island | stuart,
clarke (haiku), who lives on maui also has a W597 cobalt that he likes alot.
you'd rather have a 1681 because it is non-cutaway and has double epaulettes? |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Pretty much, the cutaway is very nice but I never really play up the neck accoustic. I have rather fallen for the full bodied look and it would match the 1685-7. There is a teal one on Ebay at the moment with a BIN of $1250....I am severely tempted. |
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Location: Lebanon, TN | Awww no....I succumbed to temptation :-)
1681-teal coming to live in PA
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Location: Parrish, FL | Good grab Stuart. There was heavy drooling going on at this end. Thanks for saving me from myself.
I bet it will be fantastic! |
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Location: big island | waytago stuart! i was admiring the teal one too. congratulations! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Great pair of guitars Randy. I have the same cutaway and plan on upgrading my Custom Legend 12 to an Adamas 1 when a great deal comes my way. I too have always loved the looks of that cobalt, and almost picked one up some time ago, but I decided it would be just a little too greedy to want to have ALL the Ovation and Adamas guitars.
Congratulations! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Just another comment ... I really like the unplugged sound of the -7, but for some reason the electronics doesn't seem to do it justice. I was thinking about trying to see if there was a way to hook up one of those Fishman condenser combo-setups. (dont remember the name of it ..Rare Earth?? or something like that) Anyone have any ideas of how to capture that great acoustic sound for performances??? |
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Location: big island | vince,
which -7 are you referring to? the 1581 that you have in -8 color?
if so, i'd have to agree that the OP24 just does not do it justice.
i'm also tempted to add a treble epaulette and drill some holes!! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Yep, the 1581. I must have had my glasses off when I pushed the the number button. Mine is exactly like yours. I'm actually pretty happy with the tone quality. When I want the higher treble side to come out, I just pick up my Elite and use that. |
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Location: big island | the W597 is sold and on its way to the UK next week. |
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1581-7 on eBay