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Location: Phoenix AZ | Jason, that guitar looks GREAT! And I know it sounds great because I've got the same model (in blue). I'm really happy for you, man.
For those that don't know, these textured top adamas guitars that were built for export only are fantastic and an incredible bargin (if you can find one). The tops are somewhat different from the old Adamas I and II, in that only the edges (burst) of the top are painted. The inner grey looking part is bare graphite (like the 2080). Looks very cool. I have to admit, I think Jason's red one looks better than my blue and has the nice innie epaulets.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Nice guitar Jason! |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks dave, mine has outties. i like the outties because when i use a pick im somewhat agressive..lol. i played more ovations in the 2hrs i was a al's pad than i have in my whole life!! let me tell you..you dont have to work as hard to get the big sound out of a adamas that you do with a wood top...i was content with the 681 but alpep had to bring out a #47....that was the second one ive had the pleasue of spending some time with and they are truly amazing guitars...a great time was had all around. i can truthly say that i see many more adamii on my wall in the future...jason |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nice holiday candy! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Good job Jason!
First pic, on the right, who's the "Fat Chick"? LOL |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks bill,btw..thats your aqua ovation pick stuck in the head...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | oh..thats the 1114-4 glen campbell folklore deluxe...lol i got the G.C trc as a gift from the factory and i put it on the folklore and renamed it..lol...jason
OH YEA...that thing rings clear as abell all the way up and down the register..im truly amazed at how light,thin and resonant(sp) the top is. not mention it has sustain out the wazooo...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | i bought my dad a folklore for christmas...it cant touch mine...for some reason my folklore just has a killer sound with multi demensions of sound and tone..maybe its the top cracks..lol i told dad to give it a rap and split the top..lol jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It's the height of the saddle that makes the biggest difference on that one. The tone of the seasoned top and the rigidity of the neck.
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Location: ranson,wva | true..its got a good break angle over the saddle and the nut...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | this is my first adamas...whats the rule on strings? is the use of 13's prohibited?? jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Same rules as the rest of the guitars. Find what works for you and whenever you ask a question about strings expect a lot of different answers!
The 13's will work fine but why hurt yourself unnecessarily! The Adamas will project. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | BTW Jason - try avoiding the shirts with horizontal stripes :rolleyes:
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Location: Reno, NV | Sweet Guitar. or shall I say Guitars.
Hmmm ... I just noticed something. Most Adamas owners don't have the cutwaway versions. Why is that? |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive been playing 13's on all my guitars since i started playing again last year. i cant just get used to the 12's or 11's again...my fingers hurt more when i use lights than when i play with med's for some reason..who the he11 knows..jason
thanks for the tip mike. i got the shirt for xmas. wne i picked it out i didnt relize the stripes were that way..oh well..jason |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Yak:
I just noticed something. Most Adamas owners don't have the cutwaway versions. Why is that? Because when you're paying that much for a guitar you want all of it, not just 80%. Seriously, I don't know the answer to your question. I personally don't do a whole lot of gymnastics above the 12th fret and I much prefer the look, feel and sound of a full bodied guitar.
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got long fingers..as shown in one of the photos i can get pretty high on the register with out a cutaway...i personaly love the look and sound of a deep bowl non cutaway...
mike and dave know what a tone monster my folklore is..when i get the adamas out of the case the folklore runs and hides under the sofa..lol i fianly got a guitar that can drownd out the folklore...but like i told al today. the folklore and adamas will be the last ones ill ever get rid of if i ever get in a bind...
i guess i was blessed with the chance to get this great guitar. with the advice from dave im 100% positive that i made a great choice...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | 1:15am and i cant put it down!!!! is this normal?? lol i love this thing...jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | and still no sore fingers..the fit and finish is out standing...did i mention that i realy like it?? jason |
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Location: big island | i am excited for you, jason! your new adamas looks awesome and fun to play. wish i could hear it from here. CONGRATULATIONS!! |
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Location: Paris/France | Congratulations Jason!!!
You know how I'm happy for you.
Now, I'm waiting for a sound sample of this beauty. .. ;)
J :)
PS: Please, stop to laugh at my English... :D :D |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | SWEET! |
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Location: North Carolina | OK, I want one. Gotta figure out a way my wife won't notice a guitar that doesn't have a center hole. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Originally posted by Yak:
I just noticed something. Most Adamas owners don't have the cutwaway versions. Why is that? Because when you're paying that much for a guitar you want all of it, not just 80%. Seriously, I don't know the answer to your question. I personally don't do a whole lot of gymnastics above the 12th fret and I much prefer the look, feel and sound of a full bodied guitar.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Yak:
I just noticed something. Most Adamas owners don't have the cutwaway versions. Why is that? Well, of course there is the factor that the factory made about 10x (just guessing) as many non-cutaways as cutaways. So naturally you arn't going to see all that many cutaways.
There's the SMT and CVT stuff, but I put that in a whole different category than the true adamas guitars.
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Location: SoCal | Jason,
Great guitar! I first played one of those about 3 years ago in a guitar store up in Hollywood. Was absolutely amazed at the sound coming out of it. It was just sooooo good..... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Hmmm.... 12 string version?? |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Very nice score, Jason! Acoustic only, sweeeeet!!! |
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Location: GA USA | Man, that 1s sweet! Good go1ng, may man. |
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Location: USA | sweet indeed :) |
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Location: NW NJ | Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful ... let us know when you've played it enough to need a re-fret! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | VERY NICE!!! May you wear out many, many, many sets of strings on that beauty. What a great way to end the year.
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Location: ranson,wva | i was gonna put this spare 2 knob stereo preamp and thinline pup in it but it projects so well im gonna leve it acoustic only...still might double stick tape the 2 walnut knobs on tho..wink wink. |
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Location: Canada | Nice collection! Very cool Adamas. :cool: |
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Location: closely held secret | Very nice, Jason! (and it matches your eyes!) :cool: |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks guys. one of the things i like is the bowl texture..the texture feels more like the finish the old bowls had on them. kinda soft and smooth..in about 30yrs of playing it every day the bowl will be smooth as my old folklore....jason |
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Location: NJ | ". . (and it matches your eyes!) . ."
Just got that.
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Location: Cicero, NY | Waskel - you know what a tough gig comedy is and you're trying clever comedy here?
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Funny, cause it's true... |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got blue eyes,they show red with camera flash but these new contacts ive got make it 10 times worse...jason |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I think his "red eye" condition is from staying up 24/7 since he's gotten this thing. Go to bed, Jason, and when you wake up, don't forget to send me that optima preamp so I can get the 1115 together again. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | "i personaly love the look and sound of a deep bowl non cutaway..."
I can't personally tell that much of a difference, but I love the look, sound, and feel of any Adamas, or US-Made Ovation for that matter. I guess that's why I'm here (: |
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Location: ranson,wva | one thing i noticed when i changed the strings and oiled the fingerboard was that the saddle & nut was much harder than the derlin saddles&nuts ive got on other o's. does any one know if they used bone nuts & saddles on the 681's??? jason |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Bone or TusQ....
TusQ, out performs bone these days, tonally in terms of clarity and sustain etc... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | My Custom Legend has HUMAN BONE nut and saddle. I think of good old Dad every time I play it.
Naw, that's not true. But I've always wondered about it. You can buy human bones from these scientific supply houses that sell to schools and stuff. Hey, why not?
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'd like to use teeth... one for each string, each perfectly compensated and intonated.... Like a little crooked smile :D |
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Location: NJ | hmmmm . . .
That's a thought there, David . . .
I'll have to make some amendments to that donation form . . .
In the Musical Instruments Dept. of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, there's an African stringed instrument (kinda like a banjo) and the body (or "bowl") consists of a human skull with the very top of the crown sawn off and a piece of goatskin stretched over it for a soundboard . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Can I have your teeth, Cliff? |
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my new adamas!!!!