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ProfessorBB
Posted 2016-01-26 8:38 AM (#520663 - in reply to #520518)
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		Thanks, Damon. Great photos. Love that blue to natural burst elite, particularly if it was available in a fully painted bowl version.
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d'ovation
Posted 2016-01-26 8:40 AM (#520665 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM


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Location: Canada		Thanks, Damon for the pictures. Just noticed now that the bearclaw Adamas seems to be a 12 - fret, that makes it even more appealing. I would think they should sell more than 50 of these! As for the imports I like the looks of them as well. But what I think counts more than cosmetics is what's under the hood. And Arumako's reports at the BFLG have me concerned that these import guitars would be difficult to service whick kinda makes them disposable too at the low price point. I like guitars that last, so what I really hope is that DW will improve the construction features of the import guitars, e.g. by bringing back the LX necks.
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Patch
Posted 2016-01-26 8:51 AM (#520666 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: RE: Live From NAMM



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I've been waiting for your pics Damon, and you didn't disappoint! Thanks Man!

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Patch
Posted 2016-01-26 9:13 AM (#520667 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: RE: Live From NAMM



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And oh yeah! I can't remember the last time I've wanted an electric like I'm wanting that Adamas.

To be honest, one of its primary selling points to me is the headstock and overall aesthetics. (Yeah. sound is important, but just like a great meal, you take your first bite with your eyes.)

Unlike that asymmetrical LT-60 monstrosity that Fender cobbled together, this guitar's features and lines fold into one another and maintain a centerline from the endpin to the tip of the stylized "shovel" on the headstock. Follow with your eye between the 3rd and 4th strings from the bridge through the HS to see what I mean. The symmetry is actually accented by the grasuated length of the inlays up the fretboard being centered (or very nearly so) between the nut and the bridge.

To me, the points (only barely there) on the HS pick up the angles of the CF overlay; tying them neatly to the original Ovation HS design but at the same time adding to the hard-as-steel, overall aesthetic of the instrument by complimenting the inlays, pick-ups, and bridge.

Kudos to Darren for either overthinking small details like I do or having a very good eye for aesthetics. (Probably a bit of both....)

SIGH again.....Guess I should have bought TWO lottery tickets....

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Nancy
Posted 2016-01-26 9:54 AM (#520669 - in reply to #520667)
Subject: RE: Live From NAMM



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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota		Damon, I KNEW that you would come through for us!! THANK YOU!!!!!

From now on, you are the Official OFC Photographer, and Must attend every function, so that the rest of us can see and feel everything going on! Thank You VERY, VERY Much!!!

Patch, I agree with everything you said! I Love the shape of the headstock, it is a futuristic spin of the historic headstock, actually the same shape, just modified enough to bring it forward.

I Love the Adamas coming out of the O like Damon had mentioned, because Adamas really did come out of Ovation, very neat detail to add!!

And I Love the Fret inlays from the #23 Prototype! How Cool is that!!!!!

I don't know all the techie terms for the Electrics, but I love the new Tuner Knobs, the plates under the strings that match the fretboard style, the design is really Incredible, and the small, but very significant, details are Impressive to say the least!

I only have one problem with this guitar, and if they fix that, I will get one to hang beside my UKII in a cross necks pattern...

It NEEDS to be RED!!!!!

Edited by Nancy 2016-01-26 10:12 AM
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2016-01-26 10:39 AM (#520674 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM


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Location: Boise, Idaho		The inlays (fret markers) caught my eye right away, but I didn't notice until Patch started waxing about the aesthetics how the inlays match the pickups. Really, the whole guitar come together. It's not just some bling or gadgetry, it's a major statement that says this is something new that fits with Ovation's reputation for technology and outside the box thinking.
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Nancy
Posted 2016-01-26 10:41 AM (#520675 - in reply to #520674)
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Mark in Boise - 2016-01-26 10:39 AM

The inlays (fret markers) caught my eye right away, but I didn't notice until Patch started waxing about the aesthetics how the inlays match the pickups. Really, the whole guitar come together. It's not just some bling or gadgetry, it's a major statement that says this is something new that fits with Ovation's reputation for technology and outside the box thinking.


+1 They did an Incredible job of entwining the Old and the New in one piece, Very Impressive!

(And Thank you for the correct words! )


Edited by Nancy 2016-01-26 10:44 AM
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Damon67
Posted 2016-01-26 10:53 AM (#520676 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Location: Jet City		I can tell you that Darren put a tremendous amount of thought into it. It wasn't just some ol' thing thrown together for the show, it's a seriously badass instrument.

And guess what, it only weighs 5 lbs! The thing is super light and comfortable. I'm already saving pennies.

And you're very welcome all, thanks for the kind words.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2016-01-26 11:18 AM (#520678 - in reply to #520518)
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Location: Boise, Idaho		Nancy,
I didn't mean to sound like I was correcting your wording. I started typing my last post in response to Patch and you posted in between us when I got a phone call. I'm with you on the red. I only have 2 red guitars and kick myself for passing up Woody's red VXT and a red Deacon.
5 pounds is lighter than the UK2 and should add a practical aspect to anyone who plays a lot with an electric guitar. I hope it's not just a prototype, like the PFs. We'd have to call it the FF.
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Nancy
Posted 2016-01-26 11:46 AM (#520681 - in reply to #520678)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Mark in Boise - 2016-01-26 11:18 AM

Nancy,
I didn't mean to sound like I was correcting your wording. I started typing my last post in response to Patch and you posted in between us when I got a phone call. I'm with you on the red. I only have 2 red guitars and kick myself for passing up Woody's red VXT and a red Deacon.
5 pounds is lighter than the UK2 and should add a practical aspect to anyone who plays a lot with an electric guitar. I hope it's not just a prototype, like the PFs. We'd have to call it the FF.


No, PLEASE Mark, I appreciate when people give me the correct terminology and words!! I really do!! I won't learn if someone doesn't share their knowledge, and I *know* that you are sharing, not reprimanding!!! So Please Folks, if you see something I have wrong, PLEASE feel free to let me know what it should be!!! I don't take offense as long as you don't preface it with "Hey Stupid!"

I went downstairs this morning to sigh and smile, and noticed that I am getting a good proportion of Red in the Cave, I am doing good!!! You can never have enough Red, a nice bright Cherry Red would be nice, with the black and silver appointments would be Stellar!!!
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FlySig
Posted 2016-01-26 12:07 PM (#520682 - in reply to #520654)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Damon67 - 2016-01-26 12:51 AM
Chris, I can't speak to the sounds and tones too much with the noise factor there. My comments are more to the 3 Fs... fit, finish and feel.


With that disclaimer acknowledged, what's your opinion of the new bowl? There was a comment somewhere about a new material or process for these bowls. Did you play the bear claw Adamas, and if so how did it sound?

I'm really really trying to pull the trigger on one of those. The mid bowl is the stumbling block. I prefer the tone of the deep bowls I've owned over the mid bowls, O's and A's. The 12 fret neck should help deepen the tone a bit, and the bone saddle should help with tone overall compared to the piezo.

Did you note if there is a hatch in the back of that bowl?
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FlySig
Posted 2016-01-26 12:10 PM (#520683 - in reply to #520667)
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Patch - 2016-01-26 8:13 AM

And oh yeah! I can't remember the last time I've wanted an electric like I'm wanting that Adamas.



I'm already plotting the sale of both a 1970's Viper and Deacon to fund one of the new Adamas Vipers.

Edited by FlySig 2016-01-26 12:11 PM
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Standingovation
Posted 2016-01-26 12:20 PM (#520684 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Location: Phoenix AZ		Bearclaw has a hatchdoor because you can not access the inside via the sound ports. Teardrop has no hatchdoor.

The contour bowl is cut down slightly vs the original (maybe 1/2 inch?). Felt extremely comfortable. I would not worry at all about the bowl depth. Same for the non-contour bowl. The roughly mid-depth bowl on the folklore and the bearclaw seems "just right".
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2016-01-26 12:28 PM (#520685 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		The Adamas electric is intriguing. Its basic shape looks like a Viper on the upper bout but with a slightly longer and more tapered horn on treble side, unlike the VXT which more closely resembles the body contours of the UKII. Controls are also more like the VXT, with a bridge more like an EA Viper. I bet its a killer in sound and feel. The headstock sure carries a more contemporary presentation of the traditional Ovation double paddle headstock. Sort of like the early 60's Cadillacs following those giant fins of the '59 model. I am perfectly ok with it.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2016-01-26 12:28 PM (#520686 - in reply to #520518)
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		<p>edited. Double post. </p>

Edited by ProfessorBB 2016-01-26 12:31 PM
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CanterburyStrings
Posted 2016-01-26 12:30 PM (#520687 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM


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Location: Hot Springs, S.D.		I am not an electric person, but I want one of those new Adamas electrics. I agree with what most of you said about the looks, but what makes me want one is the sound. Thanks Damon, for the great pics, and especially for that video.
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Nancy
Posted 2016-01-26 12:33 PM (#520688 - in reply to #520684)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota		Patch???

I need your little guy eating the popcorn, and his eyes going back and forth!!!
This is all SO Exciting!!!!
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Patch
Posted 2016-01-26 12:50 PM (#520689 - in reply to #520518)
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CanterburyStrings
Posted 2016-01-26 12:53 PM (#520690 - in reply to #520518)
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D.		By the way Damon, what was he plugged into?
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Nancy
Posted 2016-01-26 12:53 PM (#520691 - in reply to #520689)
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Patch - 2016-01-26 12:50 PM



LOL!!!!!!!!
PERFECT!!!!! Thank You!!!!
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CanterburyStrings
Posted 2016-01-26 12:54 PM (#520692 - in reply to #520518)
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D.		By the way Damon, what was he plugged in to?
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2016-01-26 12:58 PM (#520693 - in reply to #520690)
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CanterburyStrings - 2016-01-26 11:53 AM

By the way Damon, what was he plugged into?


It looks like a Fishman Loudbox in some of the pictures right next to the Adamas.
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Damon67
Posted 2016-01-26 3:00 PM (#520696 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM



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It's a Loudbox Mini on the Ovation pickup coupled with a combo amp on the humbuckers. A blend between the two. Don't remember the combo, maybe a black cat?



Edited by Damon67 2016-01-26 3:02 PM
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Cavalier
Posted 2016-01-26 3:08 PM (#520697 - in reply to #520518)
Subject: Re: Live From NAMM


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Location: undisclosed		I think they have a winner there, I'd get the electric over an acoustic. For me I'd like to see the same treatment on a Breadwinner style body. I do like the Adamas, shape wise it reminds me of the old Gibson L6S.
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Jonmark Stone
Posted 2016-01-26 3:32 PM (#520698 - in reply to #520697)
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Location: Indiana		Thanks for the reports. Some beautiful work on display.
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