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Location: Central Massachusetts | The great folks in New Hartford can still crank out beautiful roundbacks! Thanks John Budny and team! And thanks to Patch for the inspiration!
Another 2001 Collectors' edition revived from the dead. This time with the full Adamas 2081WT treatment...
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Location: south east Michigan | wow |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I believe that makes three suspended RW tops in the OFC. The most amazing thing about these very few instruments is the nearly limitless sustain of the tops. Though the mounting ring certainly contributes to the capability, I also think the super thin finish adds to it as well.
I love the sound of mine, and it's only a mid-bowl. Fiberglass and deep contour? That's a heap o' sound potential there pardner!
You've built yourself something special there instrumentally DVD, Congrats! |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | Holy Molly! That is one gorgeous guitar! Thanks for sharing DVD! |
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Location: Orlando, FL | WOW! That's beautiful! I hope it's going in the calendar... |
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Location: Tennessee | That's just incredible!! |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Thanks, guys! Patch, yes suspended ring and hand-laid fiberglass deep contour bowl. 'zilla, I missed the cut for this year, but I'll certainly be sending Patch some pics for the next one. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Holy smoke!!!
I even like the outies. The way the RW contrasts with the white strips and the binding is spectacular.
Very sweet. |
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Location: Denver, CO | Speechless and drooling!
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR |  That's an Awesome Creation!
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Location: SoCal | Well, the neck was revived from the dead. The rest of the guitar is a whole new creation. And what a creation! First one I've seen like this that made me drool a little. Simply stunning. Well done..... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I agree, it is stunningly beautiful. How does it sound? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Crisp looking instrument! |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Alison, it sounds just like a celebrity, right?! :-/
Actually, I just got it yesterday so I haven't really had a chance to do much comparing between it and my other guitars. My first impression is that it's not quite as warm/cedar-like as my previous redwood. Perhaps because of the sinker wood, or maybe just that I'm used to the way my old one sounded after having had it for a while.
Thanks everybody for the nice compliments! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Aye Carrumba!!!! Might be the prettiest Ovation I've ever seen..... |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | Ummm...wait a minute, DVD...did you say "previous redwood"? Does that mean you have another one of these!!! (...as thoughts of humble adoration transform into bitter jealousy...). No, no, just kidding, just kidding. Sure would love to see the other one too. I saw Patch's on ovationtribute.com
link: http://www.ovationtribute.com/Models%20Rares/1537_Custom_Figured_Re...
These redwood ovations are incredible! Thanks for the pics! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Second from the Right... 
Edited by MWoody 2013-09-27 9:20 PM
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Mike beat me to it. I used to own the second one on the right, above. It was a 2001 Collectors' where the bridge lifted and destroyed the top, so I had it rebuilt with inlaid epaulets. Had to sell it off a few years ago. So this is my "revisited" model. This other one is out there somewhere hopefully being enjoyed by somebody else. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Wow dvd, that sure is a beauty! Far beyond it's '01 CE origins. The coloration makes me think of cinnamon. I like cinnamon!  How is redwood as a tone wood? Haven't ever heard one (that I'm aware of).
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Redwood is similar to cedar as a tone wood. Generally thought to be a bit "warmer." Definitely a unique sound. Sinker redwood like this newest one is from 150-year-old logs that have been recovered from the bottoms of rivers in Northern California. In all that time under mud and water, the wood picks up mineral deposits and can have a variety of different colors and streaks. Depending on the specific piece of sinker redwood, it may sound like regular redwood or it may sound like a harder wood like spruce. Patch would be the best person to comment on the sinker sound since he's got a few.. |
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Location: California | What a nice work JB and team do. Congratulations!
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Location: SoCal | very nice, enjoy |
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Location: Yokohama, Japan | Whoa! Thanks for posting the additional pic MWoody! It's amazing how beautiful these Redwood guitars are. You can almost hear them ring just looking at the picture. They must just sound incredible. When I was in high school one of my mentors let me play his Adamas 1687s, and I remember how I felt the whole guitar resonating in my chest as I held it on my lap and played a chord. It was almost as if the guitar's resonance reached all the way to my soul! It was absolutely mesmerizing. I don't mean to get all sentimental or anything, but looking at all these beautiful Ovations makes me feel like a kid again...like the "AWE" I felt the first time I walked into a guitar store. Majestic! |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | DVD, congratulation for your beautiful guitar. I like it unconditionally.... |
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