Hi!

There are good 1995 Adamas II on sale

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ovation-Adamas-12-String-Guitar-Model-1685-X-W-Original-Case-Ultra-Rare-USA-/311432672446

I saw a lot of lefty Ovations marked as -X but there is RH cutaway...

Any ideas what is -X meaning here ? Some kind of custom order ?

Best,

Alex

-X signifies a custom order. Sometimes it's a complete design that they have to put a number on (Like my maple topped Adamas 1681-X) or there is a single or so, notable differences from the standard model (Like the redwood top on my FD-14-X).

The walnut neck alone could well warrant the -X on that Adamas, but add a mid-bowl and any other tweeks that can't be seen (My walnut pacemaker has A-bracing instead of the Fan bracing used on the original 1615's.), then this instrument is very likely a true 1-of-a-kind custom.

Someone on another forum asked me about the walnut Elite as well. That top is one of the Angel Step tops and is the only one I know of with a deep bowl. Again, there may also be other, less obvious tweeks that Guitar Center would not even know how to look for.

Either way, both are probably very good guitars. I personally would love to go after that walnut one. Every Guitar I own with the -X had some special time and care put into the construction just because they were a little different.

I don't have anything like that Alex. You may be able to find something on Jerome's website though.