Desert Island Axe
dobro
Posted 2013-06-09 5:58 PM (#472409)
Subject: Desert Island Axe



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If you had to choose ONE acoustic axe for the rest of your life on a "desert island" what would it be? Think of everything you've owned, seen, dreamed of. Yeah, I know.... monogamy is difficult.
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Slipkid
Posted 2013-06-09 6:23 PM (#472410 - in reply to #472409)
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That way I can build a raft and get home to all my guitars.
Please note the lack of a 1/4" plug.
This is an acoustic axe.

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If not that... the UTE.

Sounds great and will tolerate the tropical weather better than most.



Edited by Slipkid 2013-06-09 6:26 PM
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Standingovation
Posted 2013-06-09 7:25 PM (#472412 - in reply to #472409)
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Any roundback would do. The plastic bowls can double as life raft paddles.
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-06-09 7:52 PM (#472413 - in reply to #472409)
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muzza
Posted 2013-06-09 8:01 PM (#472414 - in reply to #472409)
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muzza
Posted 2013-06-09 8:05 PM (#472415 - in reply to #472409)
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I thinks Bob's offering would be great for finger pickin' and slide.
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-09 8:15 PM (#472416 - in reply to #472409)
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note to self: find out which guitar shop Bob goes to!

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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-09 11:06 PM (#472418 - in reply to #472409)
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Love the boat!!
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BanjoJ
Posted 2013-06-10 6:25 AM (#472426 - in reply to #472415)
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muzza - 2013-06-10 1:05 PM

I thinks Bob's offering would be great for finger pickin' and slide.


I was thinkin something like a lap steel - but that isn't an Ovation speciality. However, I could modify my style if required. (In my dreams!)

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ksdaddy
Posted 2013-06-10 5:35 PM (#472444 - in reply to #472409)
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1964 Southern Jumbo, bought from Elderly Instruments in November 1984, over the phone, for $350.  I've got a pair of J200s that will blow it away tone and volume wise, and a Martin that will also. It's not the loudest or the most balanced tone or any of that, but I know I can go to this guitar anytime and it fits me like an old pair of shoes.

 

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TAFKAR
Posted 2013-06-10 11:57 PM (#472449 - in reply to #472409)
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I'd find it hard to go past my 2008 Collectors (to get this back on track)
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stonebobbo
Posted 2013-06-11 11:48 AM (#472461 - in reply to #472409)
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Tough one. I'd say either Beal's "May" or old #49.

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fillhixx
Posted 2013-06-11 11:57 PM (#472470 - in reply to #472409)
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Hmmmm, nylon strings last longer in the humidity..... Id still go with something like Slipkids. Only double bit because

 

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Designzilla
Posted 2013-06-12 7:54 PM (#472492 - in reply to #472409)
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Adamas 47RI. No hesitation.
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dobro
Posted 2013-06-13 4:29 PM (#472518 - in reply to #472409)
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I would grab my go-to axe for the last 5 years: the black ADAMAS 1581-5
<<<< the one in the photo here
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Damon67
Posted 2013-06-13 4:44 PM (#472520 - in reply to #472518)
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legend74 - 2013-06-13 2:29 PM I would grab my go-to axe for the last 5 years: the black ADAMAS 1581-5 <<<< the one in the photo here

 

+1

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Mark in Boise
Posted 2013-06-13 4:59 PM (#472521 - in reply to #472409)
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I hesitated between the 47RI and the Ute. The primary advantage of the Ute is that it has a tuner, but I need to know whether I'll be on the desert island long enough for the battery to wear out.
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Damon67
Posted 2013-06-13 5:01 PM (#472522 - in reply to #472518)
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I might have to sneak the UKII too



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muzza
Posted 2013-06-13 7:40 PM (#472531 - in reply to #472522)
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damon67 - 2013-06-14 8:01 AM

I might have to sneak the UKII too

YOUR desert island has electricity??? Can I come? (I'll bring Bob's guitar)



Edited by muzza 2013-06-13 7:41 PM
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GaryB
Posted 2013-06-13 9:34 PM (#472534 - in reply to #472409)
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Probably a Rainsong. Strings would be a problem. I'd have to pack about 3500 sets.
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-06-14 6:24 AM (#472539 - in reply to #472409)
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I'm re-thinking my selection. I can just hear her after 6 months saying, "I'm getting really sick of your songs, I hate your playing style, and your never wipe me down after playing me." I'm now thinking an Adamas would be the better choice.
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dobro
Posted 2013-06-14 4:12 PM (#472558 - in reply to #472409)
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I am intrigued, Gary: how does the sound of a Rainsong compare/contrast with that of a top Adamas? Have you A/B'd the two?
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-14 5:17 PM (#472560 - in reply to #472539)
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darkbarguitar - I can just hear her after 6 months saying, "I'm getting really sick of your songs, I hate your playing style, and your never wipe me down after playing me."

...and ya better hope she never finds out you've got a "collection" back home!!! 


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dobro
Posted 2013-06-20 3:06 PM (#472723 - in reply to #472409)
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Plus, carbon fiber don't sag or wrinkle. Adamas will outlive you on the island (just bring lotsa strings and a hex)
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-21 3:13 PM (#472743 - in reply to #472409)
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A custom made multi-purpose AdamaSwiss...

 

 

... and capo. 

 

 

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dwg preacher
Posted 2013-06-21 5:59 PM (#472750 - in reply to #472409)
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At least your island has baseball!
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-21 6:19 PM (#472751 - in reply to #472750)
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dwg preacher - 2013-06-21 6:59 PM At least your island has baseball!

Sandlot league

er maybe that's Lotta-sand league.

 

...and it also makes a dandy coconut opener too! 

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GaryB
Posted 2013-06-21 10:45 PM (#472754 - in reply to #472409)
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I don't think the Rainsong's a better guitar. Just more carbon.
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AlanM
Posted 2013-06-24 2:45 PM (#472816 - in reply to #472409)
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Wideneck OFC II...

I don't have one...I have a reg'lar OFC II that I love more than I can say...I hunger after the wideneck
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-06-24 3:14 PM (#472818 - in reply to #472816)
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aminer2000 - 2013-06-24 3:45 PM

I hunger after the wideneck

You'll be on a desert island. You'll hunger for a lot more than a wideneck
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AlanM
Posted 2013-06-24 5:56 PM (#472828 - in reply to #472409)
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Reading between the lines, I think Dobro meant by "desert island:" an island full of luscious, fruits, vegetables, ready tinder for cooking the millions of eggs from all the island birds... and a tribe of gorgeous, very tall women whose presence was unknown when the EPA declared the island off-limits to all human interaction. These women have a long-held tradition of searching for a king -- the first man to appear on their island (me, in this case) -- whose presence will fulfill their long-held desire to ummm... "be" with their king while treating him like a king and allowing him to play with the wideneck OFC II whenever he wants.

Also on this desert island is the most remarkable thing: naturally occurring mineral and vegetation formations that perfectly mimic a challenging, yet accessible golf course. Each of the incredibly rare "golf club trees" produces branches that perfectly mimic various top brands of golf clubs and its berries are indistinguishable from Titleist Pro V1's.

I think THAT's what dobro meant by "desert island."
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MeredithI
Posted 2013-06-25 12:14 AM (#472841 - in reply to #472409)
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Whatever Jimmy Page wants to bring for us to play is okay with me.
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alpep
Posted 2013-06-25 10:55 AM (#472851 - in reply to #472409)
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2008 collectors adamas
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dobro
Posted 2013-06-26 11:08 AM (#472877 - in reply to #472409)
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That IS my desert island vision. EXACTLY. Except you forgot the secret cave in which man must hide from time to time from it all!
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-29 1:51 PM (#472971 - in reply to #472877)
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legend74 - 2013-06-26 12:08 PM That IS my desert island vision. EXACTLY. Except you forgot the secret cave in which man must hide from time to time from it all!

Oh it's thaaaat island...  



... looks like a backup band is included too!

 

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Darkbar
Posted 2013-06-29 2:40 PM (#472973 - in reply to #472971)
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The women could choose between the 6'2" Latin hunk with the sexy accent, or the squirrelly midget with the mickey mouse voice. Wonder who had the better luck...?
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-30 4:57 PM (#473010 - in reply to #472973)
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darkbarguitar - ... Wonder who had the better luck...?

well...



'course it was... Fantasy Island!


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muzza
Posted 2013-06-30 5:25 PM (#473011 - in reply to #472409)
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Just think... All those girls are probably grandmothers now!
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ksdaddy
Posted 2013-07-02 9:02 AM (#473062 - in reply to #472409)
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When Herve Villechaise died he left a good deal of money to establish an apartment complex for 'little people'. Everything from the plumbing fixtures to the cabinet knobs were either scaled down or closer to the ground for their convenience. Best of all, they could live there at no charge.


They're called Stay Free Mini Pads.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2013-07-02 9:47 AM (#473065 - in reply to #472409)
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"Stay Free Mini Pads"

I just spit up a little of my drink...lol


I would have to have one of my Adamas 1688's...the rumble and booming from the bass register just might attract a rescue party...
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