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Location: south east Michigan | I've been an Ovationite for 36 years yet I did not get the chance to play an Adamas until about 4 years ago.
Tragocaster just got the chance to play one for the first time.
Who else out there has yet to do the Carbon Graphite Shuffle? Or who else waited years for the chance to play one? |
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Posts: 5331
Location: Cicero, NY | My first time with an CGA was at the Tour a couple years ago. Was blown away. Have yet to add one to the stable but that day is coming... |
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Posts: 1486
Location: Cincinnati | I went a different route. I had never played or heard an Adamas. But I bought a 1581 a few months after joining the OFC based on what I read here. Fantastic guitar. |
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Posts: 15674
Location: SoCal | I've played Ovations since 1972 (like Brad, 36 years) but didn't play my first Adamas until 1995. On the wall of a small music shop that no longer exists, was a matched blue Adamas I 6 & 12 string. I wasn't a huge fan of the 6 string, but the 12'er was wonderful. I bought it the next year for cost (a great deal then and now).
Over the years, the 6 string Adamii have grown on me. My OFC guitar is a great instrument, but somehow, when I pick up a guitar at random, I go to the rebuilt 87C. I love the OFC guitar for the looks, the sound, but mostly for what it represents. But that 87C is just a serious "go to" instrument for me. Kinda like Beal with his Tak that he always grabs when he plays out. You just know it's going to sound good and do the job. Always..... |
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Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | I bought my firat "real" guitar (CustomBalladeer) in Oct. of '76.
15 minutes later, I played SlotHead #54.
Talk about "blowing your load, early" . . |
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Posts: 3145
Location: Marlton, NJ | I never even knew they existed until I joined this site... then I purchased the 47RI... jumped in head first! |
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Posts: 4413
| Somebody sent one 3625 miles USPS to cheer me up.
It worked. And I never got round to sending it back. |
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Posts: 1792
Location: Rego Park, NY, | I wanted an Ovation since college in 1981 . My friend probably had a celebrity. The roundback just felt comfortable to hold. Then in 2003 I started looking for one. I needed something to help jump start my interest. I looked into Ovation and found out about the Adamas line. One lesson that my father told me was if you are going to by only one of anything then you should get the best you can find of whatever it is. I finally got the 1597 which for my skill level is alot of guitar. I know that many people are not crazy about that particular model but compared to my $79.00 guitar from Sam Goody back when they were still selling instruments and my Yamaha CG110A think) classical. It was a major improvement. My skill level does not make it possible to make the distinctions of the sounds, feels, actions of different guitars. So this model may not be the best but it is my first Ovation/Adamas.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I'm still waiting to really air one out. I flipped a 1598 once because I was after my 87C and needed the cash.
Someday....maybe someday soon if trading picks up a little. :rolleyes: |
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Posts: 4065
Location: Utah | Still have never even seen an A in real life. I'm kinda scared to play one, because I don't want to ruin my love affair with my O's. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Oh they are still an O.
They are just an uber-O. |
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Posts: 3084
Location: Brisbane Australia | I guess I started back the front, my first Ovation was my 1581 AD11.
That was however originally propagated by me playing a Balladeer about 30 years before.
It just so happened that whe I decided I wanted an Ovation that's what I came across.
A 1994 model that had been unsold in a music store for 9 years before I came along.
Meant to be I reckon!!
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Posts: 2985
Location: Sydney, Australia | I bought my Ovation 1117 legend a few months after I started playing in 1982. Then in about 1983 I saw a woman playing a 12 string Adamas II - "What the heck is that? Looks like an Ovation, but it's not quite". In about 1985 a local music store had an Adamas I in stock - I got to play it (even though I had absolutely no money) and fell madly in love. In 2002 I bought a W597 and now I'm one month away from the big kahuna! |
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Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | I first played one in 74 and it wasn't that good but by the time it was introduced in 76 they'd gotten it much better. |
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October 2007
Posts: 2711
Location: Vernon CT | I'm still "A" Virgin when it comes to the ADAMAS.
They have allways been out of my price range AND other then a Melissa Etheridge 12 string, I have NEVER seen one in a store to even try and I don't know a single Local musician that owns one.
Welcome to Connecticut the Home of OVATION! :rolleyes: |
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Posts: 15674
Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
I first played one in 74 and it wasn't that good but by the time it was introduced in 76 they'd gotten it much better. Wow. You musta known somebody "inside" the factory.... |
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Location: NJ | Glen's Mom. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | StephenT introduced me to Adamas a few years ago, and I picked one up from a member here a few months later. I've owned an Ovation since '73. It was all electrics and a pawn shop woodie before then. |
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Posts: 1559
Location: Indiana | I was on the road playing in Miami in January of 83.
Walked into Rose Music for some strings and grabbed a black Adamas I of the wall.
Two things happened immediately when I got back to Tennessee. My girlfriend/wife-to-be and I moved in together, and I called Connecticut and ordered an Adamas.
I already owned 3 O's but my lady didn't complain.
After 25 years, those are still two of the best decisions I ever made. |
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Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I was familiar with ovations, but in 2003, I was looking to upgrade, and found this site and they kept mentioning the Adamas. So then I went to a bunch of music stores in New York and in Asia that had them, played 'em. Liked 'em.
To describe the sound:Like an ovation, but different. Like branch of an evolutionary tree. |
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Posts: 4065
Location: Utah | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
It was all electrics and a pawn shop woodie. Country music song title? |
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January 2005
Posts: 161
Location: Atlanta GA | I never played one... I have never seen one in a store. I would love to try one out. Anyone seen a lefty version? |
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Posts: 6995
Location: Jet City | I bought my first Ovation in '82, but I didn't buy my first ACOUSTIC Ovation until 2004, the 1778LX (I picked it over the Taylor I had been wanting).
Never saw an Adamas in person until a few months ago. I agreed to buy it after the first strum.
I'd like 2 more please. A 12 and a Baritone. OK, and an 08C too, so make it 3. |
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Posts: 154
Location: Michigan | Guess I'mgoing to give one a second chance.
I'm sure the model makes a difference.
Played the one below for about 3 minutes a couple weeks ago. I was a little pressed for time so maybe I didn't give it a fair shake.
I'm the kind of guy that likes good stuff without spending big bucks.
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/2008.htm
Wally |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that one is pretty nice. I'd buy one if they had a wide neck............ |
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The Adamas Experience
