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Location: NJ | Adamas I SLOTHEAD, cutaway, ebony board, super shallow, op pro preamp. some sort of fany MOP inlays as fret markers. Blue.
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Location: Scotland | A cutaway version of the 12-fret Adamas slothead, with a pickup & Op50
And that blue Reso we saw last year. That still keeps me awake at night |
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Location: Florida | A little more back to earth -
And might be something we'll see too!
Maybe a Super Legend LX. Think in terms of hand picked select top, full vosual treatment with wide inlaid rosette, and an inlaid MOP logo on the headstock too. Make it real pretty, make it real nice to hear and play, and make the top wood. And.. make sure its got a lo-Z output as well. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Thanks to St. Al, I already have mine! The 2001 Collector's Redwood!..... still can't find its peer....
a very smug and happy tim |
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Location: NJ | Adamas 6-12 DoubleNeck,
CVT-Blue-No epaulets.
. . . AND that very same reso we saw at the factory that Paul wants
('cept it's TEAL, not blue:-) |
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Location: North Carolina | A Custom Elite, deep bowl, op-pro pre, carved headstock and bridge. Possibly with LX modifications but I haven't tried one yet.
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Adamas I, Slot Head, Cutaway, Deep, OP 50, 1/4 & XLR, Ebony board, Now I'm looking for help with the fret markers... The lazer cutting they can do now can make it special.
I do like the "old" -8 color on my 1688... Like a pair of faded blue jeans.
Yes, I will keep thinking of the fret markers...
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Location: SoCal | What I want to have Ovation build later this year for my 50th birthday, a Legend LX, AAA bearclaw spruce top with age toner, old style Legend fretboard, 5 point ebony bridge, OP Pro, AND a deep bowl made of the new lighter material with the new neck configuration.
In other words, a new modern version of my 68 Deluxe Balladeer.
C'mon Ovation, do the deep bowl for me! |
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Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | Adamas Slot Head, natural graphite textured top, no epaulets, deep bowl, no cutaway, no electronics, no fret markers |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | I'll take Al's and Moody's. |
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Location: St. Petersburg, FL USA | Very close to Al's: Adamas I, slothead, cutaway, textured top, ebony fingerboard, whatever preamp was factory installed, deep bowl, reverse red burst. I saw a 1587 just like this (except it looked like a rosewood fingerboard, I could get used to it...) on eBay about a year ago. Next time I will pull the trigger.
So, Al... how long before you round all these up? :) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | How 'bout a double 6/12, longneck, bright optic orange, OP40, MOB, white fretboards, and matching orange, coral, fish-profile, inlays? And a case of Dramamine?
Jus' goshin' wit yuh, Guys........ |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Similar to Al, an Adamas SLOTHEAD, cutaway, ebony board, DEEP bowl, with Takamine tube pre-amp or OP-PRO, textrured top. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | On a more practical note, what would each of you be willing to give to obtain your dream project? (I'm sure there's a market for used souls somewhere!)
I'm thinking one of these critters would set you back several grand, at least. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I have my dream guitar now, my new Legend LX. For 22 years all I played was an Adamas 1, but I much prefer the Legend LX. I hope I am around another 22 years to enjoy it. |
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Location: SoCal | Why do you prefer the Legend LX?
Oh, also on my dream LX, I would have abalone around the body and in the neck inlays. And gold tuners with pearloid buttons. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Paul, the LX is hard to describe. The Adamas is a loud guitar, and it has a tone all it's own. The first time I strummed a chord on the LX, I new it was for me. The LX has a deep sound that again I am not sure how to describe. Also, the neck on it really fits my hand well. It just has that "it" factor that you know about but is hard to describe. A big plus also for the LX is how light it is. When you are using a strap, it just feels perfect. Like I told Tony Calman, it is like Ovation made this guitar just for me. |
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Location: SoCal | A Custom Legend slothead 12-str with the OP-Pro, bear claw spruce, with or without the LX.
and/or a textured top Adamas slothead 12-str with the OP-Pro.
Or Cliff sells me his Adamas 12 slothead for $1,000 - hey, I can dream can't I? |
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Location: NJ | Sorry Tony, but my Slot's only a six, doesn't have any electronics in it, and sold for 2.4 times that much back in '78.
. . . but then again it's YOUR dream, isn't it? ;) |
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Location: SoCal | More like his fantasy. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | I just got back from playing a Legend LX (about an hour ago so the sound is still fresh in my head!!) and I agree with Paul H. about the sound and the shape of the neck! The store didn't have an Elite LX to try(I wanted to compair sound differences and see the inlaid epaulets but I've got a (biased)feeling the round soundhole is going to do it for me!! :D ) and they said that they just sold an Balladeer LX yesterday!! The two guys at the counter both were pretty knowledgeable about the features of the LX's and seemed excited! The fit and finish on the Legend was excellent!! I LOVE the look of the inlaid rosette and the "skunk stripe" on the back of the neck is thinner than the older Legends but I think it looks nice. The ebony bridge and the black peghead veneer was gorgeous! Like Paul H, I liked the rounded shape of the neck(real comfortable for my fat hand) The sound was deep and rich with alot of bass(I fingerpicked it acoustically) The only "drawback" I noticed(and I'm probably nit-pickin')was that the preamp was kinda of loose/wobbly(OP-Pro) :eek:
From what I see so far(going to keep checking back to see if they get a Elite LX)I beleive Ovation has a winner in the LX's(gotta get me one!!)
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| I'm with Cliff A double neck 6-12 but in the older Beige #7 color ***** ! |
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Location: SoCal | Cliff,
Yep, a good dream... |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I HAVE my dream O....the Glen Campbell slothead 12-string!!!!
But, for something I don't have, a blueburst Adamas 6-string with no cutaway and deep bowl. 5-piece neck, black headstock. No electronics needed.
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string |
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Location: Parkersburg, WV | Take a first generation Folklore(Deep bowl, slot head, X Bracing, non cutaway, 12 frets to the body). Narrow nut width like the '97 Collectors Edition. Use the scalloped bracing, lighter bowl and adjustment rod setup like the LX. Make it Acoustic/Electric with the current state of the art preamp. Accent it with a bound neck and 15 inlays like the Legend. Finish should be '70s sunburst(-1).
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