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| Please help me out with some infos. I am dreaming about an Adamas since years. My eyes love the ones with an ornamented bridge and headstock...I have a Legend 1867 and I think, my GAS level speaks for an Adamas too. But in the place where I live there is no possibility to play one....not even have a look at it...without ordering it. There are no Ovations in the shops. And the guys in the shops speak about PLASTIC, when they mention Ovation...so how can I listen to them?
How does an Adamas feel? What is the difference to a Legend in the sound, the handling, the balance etc. etc. Can somebody give me an idea of an Adamas? Give my dream a real touch, without touching it?
Thanks for trying
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Location: Australia | If your talking about a deep bowl Adamas 1 then I'd have to say that the first thing that strikes you is the tone.
I guess you could say this guitar has an extended dynamic range. The low end is fuller the midrange is warmer and the highs just shimmer.
They are extremely responsive to play and can really handle it all. Whether it be fingerstyle, single line solo's or aggresive strumming, no problem.
The tonal balance is unmatched. There are no dead spots. Try playing the low E string open then pluck the high E string fretted at the 12th fret, you get exactly the same string volume (try that with your box guitar).
All this adds up to an unmatched tone when you plug in.
Of course they are a very beautiful guitar and very easy to play but that's another story.
BTW, people who use the words Adamas and plastic in the same sentence have never played one. |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Go to the (Lost Art/Vintage Instruments) site on the left margin of this page... Ask for Al.
I found several nice examples of what I was looking for. Ask about the Adamas "blems" he might still have. I still smile when I pick that guitar up.
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Location: Berkeley, CA | I'm also wondering about the difference in sound between different Adamas models. In my head, I'd like a W597... but everyone sings praises of the UTE, for example. Also, does the textured/smooth top make a difference?
Never having played one myself, I'm wondering how distinct the different models are tonally. (Taking into account bowl depth, etc.) |
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Location: Converse, Texas | I want an Adamas 12 string. However, I have to buy my wife counter tops and carpeting first. |
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| Thanks Woz.....but I cannot find this..maybe my english is not good enouogh, I could not find the link on THIS page.....Where exactly can I find the Lost Art/Vintage Instruments?
My Legend is a shallow bowl and I really like the commodity of this. I tryed a ELITE once which was deep bowl and I have to confess that I could not hear a big difference (unplugged). Is this difference bigger between Adamas deep od shallow bowl?
It is a great wish in my life to visit Ovation directly in USA. There I could breathe guitar and try many Adamas...
It's only a few thousand kilometers.....The place where I live is near Zurich and very small, even for swiss people. Even in Zurich it is not easy to find a Ovation...even harder to find Adamas.
It was really a great story in my life how I first met an Ovation.....and now I am really into it... |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Al has a lot of nice adamas guitars.
Lost Art Vintage |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I agree on the shallow bowl - I have an Adamas 1881 shallow body (1995 model) that I love playing, and the sound is fantastic, even unplugged. If you can find one like this, I know you'll be happy.
Here's a nice looking Adamas 12-string Shallow on eBay.
Good luck on the search. |
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| Here is another 12-string adamas |
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Location: Tracy, CA | Here is another 12-string adamas That's a great price for a mint condition Adamas I 12-string. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Hizzoner:
I want an Adamas 12 string. However, I have to buy my wife counter tops and carpeting first. Is that all we need to get an Adamas?
If so I'm in. :)
A 3ftX5ft carpet isn't all that expensive and counter tops would involve plumbing and since she knows I'm a LOUSY plumber, she would pass on that one. ;)
Ok That's settled . I'm off to ebay to look at some Adamas listings. :D :D |
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| I still think that Adamas guitars don't sound any better than custom legends. |
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Location: SoCal | There are some Admaii that don't sound any better than your Custom Legend. There are some that will leave your CL in the dust.
It's a mistake to paint all Admaas guitars with the same brush and say that all are great. Like all guitars built, while they all have the same basic tone, there are some that will knock your socks off and some that are closer to stinkers. I've played some that I thought were nice but wouldn't consider selling my 1537 or 87 Collectors for, and some that I've considered selling everything including my kids, to afford it if it were for sale.
When people gush over all Adamas guitars, it's no different than people just gush over Taylors or Martins. I've played some good examples of both and some real stinkers of both |
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| What I am looking for (whenever I got the money...ups), is a six string Adamas, which is a amenmend to my legend, not a concurrent. I love the legend and I will never let it go...but unplugged the sound has quit a small scale.
For example my old Farirytale (my first guitar, a gift from my wife) has more volume.
So the Adamas of my dreams sounds mighty, with a lot of basses....but still transparent..... And it is not bitchy. I am certainly not a technician. My legend almost every time knows what I want and tryes to make the best out of what I am giving, hihi...she is very docile and wants to make me look good. I cannot handle a guitar which is fighting with me...
In German I would say, I need an Adamas which is a
Eierlegendewollmilchsau....that means in english: egglayingwoolmilkpig... |
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Location: SoCal | "egglayingwoolmilkpig"
Well that is an expression we use over here all the time....
I think you're on the right track regarding an Adamas. If I were you, I'd look for an older deep bowl Adamas I. Look for one that's about 20 years old and plan on spending about $2000-$2500, U.S. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Moody, I've never heard you use thast expression. Of course with Cliff it's Egglayingwoolmilkllama. |
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Location: SoCal | Obviously, BillyK, you have not been paying attention... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Not to add to the original question, but ...OK, I'll just ask ... Can anyone tell me if there's any noticeable difference in sound and playability between the Adams 1 and an Adamas II? |
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I need infos about Adamas...please