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Location: Miami | Just curious. Most Adamas guitars, even old ones, seem to cost two or three thousand dollars, yet the W597, used and in great condition, rarely gets much beyond the $1,150 mark. Anyone know why this is? |
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Location: moline,illinois | My personal opinion is because the designs are different,the early Adamas guitars use a uni-directional carbon fiber top mounted in a suspension ring with most likely a deep bowl,there were some shallow bowl models,The suspension ring really enhances the tone and sustain and makes these guitars on another level,The W597 uses a cross weave carbon fiber top on a basic mid-bowl with taditional binding,they are probably great stage guitars but the Q597 I used to have didn't have the full bodied sound or sustain of my Adamas II 1681-8 ,so theres my 2 cents. |
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Location: NJ | they do not use the suspended adamas top ring |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Superior acoustic sound is where the $$$$ is, and the W597 sounds pretty weak acoustically (unplugged) compared to a vintage Adamas 1687 or 1681. |
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Location: Miami | Okay, this all makes sense. I did briefly own a W597 around 12 years ago, and the acoustic sound was not as impressive as I was expecting. |
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Why is the W597 so much cheaper than all other Adamas guitars?