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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal (cwk2):
OH, I forgot about the palm tree sound holes. They are probably the coolest. Forget the innie or outie, just get a palm tree. Something like this?
Dave, I actually like the sound of the center-hole Adamas. It doesn't have the same resonance as the old tex-top Adamii, but sounds strikingly similar to a comarably set up Legend. It's a pretty nice sound setup overall.
Personally, I like the eppies with the 'gay' out-turned tails, but then again I also like the solid walnut ones on the 1680 most, right next to the solid maple or koa used on some of the recent collectors' models. First choice for wood top is always the custom legend center hole with the abalone rosette, particularly the new LX models.
For an Adamas, bass-side only solid color out-turned eppies, or bass holes with no leaves (Elite T style). |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by muzza:
Acoustically, my 2005 (centre hole, contour bowl) absolutely eats the 1768 elite (deep bowl) from the player's perspective. If you're listening to someone else play them, the elite's sound improves enormously, but I still prefer the 05's punchier sound.
You've got to figure too, that Englemann top on the 2005 adds a lot of punch that a standard Sitka doesn't quite have. At least in my experience, either Adirondack or Englemann tops are awesomely powerful in how much sound they produce, regardless of the soundhole. That said, an Eng top with inlaid center soundhole...why don't I have one of these again? :eek: :confused: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Sortof like that. I actually have the palmtree reso in my gallery, check it out there. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Nice, is that redwood or maple (or something else) on the top? |
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Do you guys prefer Elite or Legend soundholes?
