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Location: Brighty in Blighty | My 1597 finally arrived today.
The fretboard was heavily gunked so whipped out the laxative (you know who you are!) and gave it a good clean. And touched up the bridge.
Then waxed the neck, cleaned and polished the body. Near the treble epualet there was some REALLY HEAVY DUTY scratches. Looks like this has been strummed with a HEAVY pick for some years. Anyhow I took the plunge and tried some of the scratch remover cream I bought on Ebay but have never used (too scared to). LEt me say this : THAT STUFF WORKS!!!!! No scratches now - all gone, nice and glossy finish again. Incredible.
So slung on some 11s and JESUS that is the nicest guitar in my collection, gorgeous tone, VERY easy to play.
Now if the non textured tops are supposed to be inferior to textured tops, the textured tops must be something else as this thing SINGS!!!!!!
The downside to this is that now I am hooked on Adamas :rolleyes:
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You need one with innies, dweez. |
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Location: closely held secret | Textured tops are something else!
Somebody put a 1581 in that man's hands... |
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Location: Archbald, PA | I have a Adamas 1898 shallow bowl 12-string that is Ruby Red like yours and it is a cannon even with the shallow bowl. I am actually changing my mind about selling it because you can play barre chords up and down the neck with no hand cramps or fatigue. I would like to get a textured top someday as well. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | The 1597 is loud and clear, lovely lows.
Then I plugged it in - damn that's a lovely sound, instant Adrian Legg!
Like you say the actions is LOW and it's dead easy to play.
One day I'll stumble across a textured top but never seen a ebony neck one. |
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Location: New Hampsha | My 1598 is awesome. I would sell the 47RI before the 1598, it's that good.
Now I'm getting bad GAS for a 1597 twin. |
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Location: Japan | Originally posted by dweezil:
The 1597 is loud and clear, lovely lows.
Then I plugged it in - damn that's a lovely sound, instant Adrian Legg!
Like you say the actions is LOW and it's dead easy to play.
One day I'll stumble across a textured top but never seen a ebony neck one. The 1581 I just got has an ebony board on it, but I suspect that it must have been a custom order.
If the lows is what you like about the 1597, when you get around to getting a textured top try to get your hands on a 1581; I'm now considering getting rid of my other Adamii and looking for more of these. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Only two sleeps and a 24 hour jet lagged daze are between me and my textured top Adamas. My W597 went to a new home a week ago, so I'm consoling myself with a 12 string Celebrity and an old Maton classical. It's rough going, but it'll make the 08C sound even better! |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
You need one with innies, dweez. You mean inlaid epaulets? Why? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Naw Dweez, Mark means the lower ends of the eppies are turned in > < instead of out < > Like this...
or cutaway version...
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | And the difference tonality wise is?
I'm actually thinking of ditching the 1597 so a textured top. Its good but now have tasted the good life I might as well go to the top of the tree. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | There are probably a few on the site (uhhumm) that would tell you it has something to do with the compliance of the sound waves generated and the absorption / contraction of same, etc... but I think it's purely cosmetic. ;) |
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| Outies are gay. |
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Location: New Hampsha | And there is one on the site that will say that the emperor is naked.
I have tried the W597 and was unimpressed, and sold it.
I bought my 1598 and I am blown away. Everyone who hears it is blown away by its' tone. Everyone complements the sound. "Angels singing" is how one person described it. And don't let it fool you - I suck, so it has to be the guitar!
And the 47RI that I bought because I listened to the wise men? You know - "the best guitar Ovation ever made" and "You have to buy this!!" and all the hype that was tossed around by the shills and shrills? (Note: The shills shouted that the 47RI was the best thing since sliced bread - until the next item came along and then started pushing that one. So I don't trust 'em.)
Back to the 47RI: It's loud. Big deal; I want loud I can plug in. And truth be told, it's ugly. Gaudy, bugly, fugly, ugly. It's going back into the case so I don't have to look at it... Nobody who has heard it has complemented the sound other than to comment on the volume. Not one person. Emperor = Naked.
I like my Elite NEB's tone better.
Dweez - I'll take your 1597 in trade towards my 47RI any day. |
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Location: NJ | Sounds like you spend too much time listening to other people . . . |
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Location: New Hampsha | Originally posted by cliff:
Sounds like you spend too much time listening to other people . . . Buying that 47RI cured me from listening to the "experts" here.
Now I listen to the guitars. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Now I listen to the guitars . .
Which is pretty much what the "experts" have been purporting all along . . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by g8r:
Outies are gay. "Gayter" has got it. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by g8r:
Outies are gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
I don't know who started you guys on this "innies vs. outies" thing, but whoever did it is brilliant and spot on with his analysis....... |
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Location: NJ | Sounds like a Witko-ism . . . |
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| Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Originally posted by g8r:
Outies are gay. "Gayter" has got it. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | The 1597 will be on the Bay tomorrow 21:30 GMT. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Outies are NOT gay. They are actually more symetrical with the overall shape of the guitar, and therefore should improve the sound also (;
Most guitars are shaped more like that of a female figure. That's probably why people who give their guitars names usually use feminine names. That doesn't make them gay, just feminine-looking. |
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Location: NJ | Keep tellin' yourself that . . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Too late. Once Witko or Moody deem it so, it becomes part of OFC folklore.
"Femmie" just doesn't do it. |
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Adamas 1597 : It's awesome!
