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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Mine will be in tomrrow. Looks like I will be taking the day off. Don't want to miss the delivery... This is going to be one tough 24 hours of waiting! |
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Location: boulder | I am wallowing away.
did I say the New Hartford employees should all get raises?
hasta luego |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Friday for me...come on give us some pics!!!!!!! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The List:
Fugot -#21127
JeffW- #22138
Zchord-???
StephenT-???
Alaskan Fly Guy-???
StandingO-??? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | There's got to be more. Tony? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Yer right, I do believe Tony should be on it
The List:
Fugot -#21127
JeffW- #22138
Zchord-???
StephenT-???
Alaskan Fly Guy-???
StandingO-???
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The body of this guitar virbrates like crazy. And I'm going to have to ammend my prior statement about the bass on this guitar. The bass sounds very similar to the 1537, though the overall tone of the 12fret is brighter.
Pluck a harmonic and it sustains till yer lunch gets cold.
Man this thing is a sound pump. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and the first shall be the last........
sigh....oh well...guess I will go play some blues on the '55 throwback. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You can look at my Pics, Stephen (how long I've been plotting my revenge)
I have the occassional bad habit of posting my right hand while playing. I can actually hear the difference in the sound of this guitar when I do it. The wieght of my hand actually makes an audible difference. Just what I need to help me break the habit. |
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Location: NJ | ". . The body of this guitar virbrates like crazy. . ."
". . Pluck a harmonic and it sustains till yer lunch gets cold. . ."
". . Man this thing is a sound pump. . ."
This must evidently be your first foray into the Land of Adamas . . .
NOW y'know what I've been raving about with the SlotHead (especially that "sound pump" comment).
Welcome to the Club.
ENJOY!! (although, that ALREADY sounds like an understatement . . . too late.) |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Cliff,
I actually owned a SMT a while back. This is a whole nother animal. |
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Location: NJ | SMT's are very nice guitars.
But in my book, the only thing "Adamas" about 'em is the headstock logo (no offense to SMTowners).
When Ovation made the original two protos of your guitar a couple of years ago, it was to re-capture the characteristics of the original OLD Adamases . . . like you said . . whole nother animal . . . |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Who has the original two protos?
Wayne |
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Location: NJ | I may (and probably do) have this wrong, but I believe Woz and Playadamas have 'em . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I know for sure that Woz has one. Not sure on the other. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The ones that Woz and Mike own have different tops than the current U681. Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | This Guitar also has the lite weight lyracord back. |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Who bought that one NAMM protype that was on ebay recently? The older protos had the crossweave (CVT) right? Anyone remember the review that appeared in one of the guitar mags on the 12 fret slothead about 2 years ago? Anyone have that? They raved about this guitar and were floored. |
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Location: SoCal | The List:
Fugot -#21127
JeffW- #22138
Zchord-???
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StandingO-???
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'd love to see the review Zchord refers to.
And now that my fingers are sore from playing I leave some last comments and then give you guys a rest.
This is a very easy guitar to play. It has what i can only think to describe as a soft action, it's not real low but, soft. I have to admit that it looks a bit like the ugly duckling standing next to the 1537 but it is a truely amazing instrument. It's so lively that I expect it would start vibrating on it's own if left alone long.
There's going to be a handful of really happy muscians in the coming days. Really Happy. |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Here's the Guitar Player 2003 Review--
http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=6&storycode=4412
Ovation Adamas Slot Head
Ovation has always produced a special breed of acoustic guitars,
and the U.S.-made Adamas Slot Head ($2,200 retail, case included) is a 12-fret maverick that features a woven carbon-fiber top adorned with gold speckles—a cosmetic touch that makes this already earthy-looking guitar appear a bit like it’s covered with sand. Mother-of-pearl inlays grace the mahogany neck’s ebony fretboard, and the gold Schaller tuners fitted to the open headstock have nicely contrasting ebony buttons.
While Ovation is synonymous with acoustic-electric guitars, the Slot Head is strictly acoustic. In fact, it’s the only non-electric model in the line. That hardly matters, though, as tone explodes out of the Slot Head’s 22 soundholes. The Slot’s low end is also dramatically extended—strumming an open E chord yields such a deep-bodied tone, it’s as if a bass-boost button were activated. The Slot Head represents the pinnacle of Ovation’s acoustic guitar-making technology, and its deep-bowl body, “quintad”-style spruce bracing, and uncommon soundholes project tones with impressive volume and girth. —Jimmy Leslie
This is when the slothead was going to come out with no pickup. Glad they added it! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Thank you |
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Location: WV | Hey Jeff CONGRATULATIONS! I just got back in town and saw the thread. By now you are probably tucked in bed with your new baby right beside you. The reviews I've read so far indicate that you are very pleased. Great feeling ain't it? Enjoy! |
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Location: SoCal | As of tonight, Music123 is saying 4-6 weeks. Believe Al has one in stock for immediate delivery. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I submitted a review to Music123 last night and Harmony Central. Mostly just cut and paste what I've said on this thread. |
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UPS JUST DELIVERED...
