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Location: Subang Jaya, Malaysia | I started with a clone Ovation - an Elite (made in the same Korean factory with the Korean Ovations). Had it for 5 months. It was great. But then, nothing like the real thing.
So, I picked up an Elite Special - it goes with me to church. I have no problems with anyone wanting to have a go at it, just as long as I'm around.
Then, I picked up a Martin 000-M at the beginning of April last year, just to have an alternative. Within a week, I was tired of it and wanted to sell it. In the meantime, Adamas had already caught my eye.
The Martin was a great guitar but it just wasn't me. I took it to the shop I bought it from and traded (after having it for 16.5 months) it in for an Adamas CVT-Bronze. It comes with an Optima pick-up. The selling price of the Adamas was $2,928. Its a '94 year of manufacture model. But it sounds, feels and looks great. :-) :) |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Nice Alan. Ya know what they say..."Once you go roundback, you'll never go back" or something like that. Welcome to the club too! |
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Location: toneville USA | why was the OOO-M not you? what was bad about it for you? |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Welcome to the OFC by the way! :)
That's a tough call for me ... I happen to like both Ovations and Martins. Nevertheless, congrats on your new guitar, and it will surely bring you many years of great music and fun! |
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Location: Subang Jaya, Malaysia | Thanks, guys. Hal, nothing was really wrong with the Martin. The sound was very raw - great for lots of music. But, somehow, I never really felt comfortable playing with it. I bought it initially, because I liked the sound.
But it was a bit of a fussy guitar. The Martin strings rusted very, very quickly, & extra care had to be taken just to maintain the finish of the guitar.
Maybe, the real "excuse", err, I mean reason(hee hee) was I wanted the Adamas. I played with my Elite special a lot, but the Martin was hardly touched. |
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Location: Subang Jaya, Malaysia | Originally posted by ALAN IAN ATKINSON:
Thanks, guys. Hal, nothing was really wrong with the Martin. The sound was very raw - great for lots of music. But, somehow, I never really felt comfortable playing with it. I bought it initially, because I liked the sound.
But it was a bit of a fussy guitar. The Martin strings rusted very, very quickly, & extra care had to be taken just to maintain the finish of the guitar.
Maybe, the real "excuse", err, I mean reason(hee hee) was I wanted the Adamas. I played with my Elite special a lot, but the Martin was hardly touched. |
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Location: Subang Jaya, Malaysia | Sorry, not quite sure what I did in edit to get the whole message in bold. |
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TRADED MY MARTIN 000M FOR AN ADAMAS CVT - BRONZE
