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Location: Zion, Illinois | As I have stated in a few posts, I'm in the market for a good nylon string guitar. There are a couple on E-Bay right now. This one looks interesting.
Ovation 1616
Can someone tell me something about this guitar?
How would you grade this guitar? Top of the line, good, so so, el cheapo?
TIA
Bradley
p.s. I have a bid on the History of Ovation Guitars. I hope it will answer some of my Ovation questions for me instead of me bugging you. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'd rate it middle of the road. The nylon strings I think are better with ceder tops, as in the 1613 model. This one is spruce. They just don't ring like the ceder. |
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Location: Zion, Illinois | Thanks for the info.
BTY, did they make a nylon string Adamas?
Bradley |
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Location: SoCal | The only one I ever saw was owned by Glen Campbell. It had a Country Artist neck on it (narrower than classical and ja14 frets to the body). It's owned by a private individual now.
If I could afford it, I'd have Ovation build me one just like it.
I'm sure that others here know of other such guitars.
I did see a classical on ebay once that had a wood face (probably cedar) and the Elite sound hole configuration.
If we can ever post pictures of guitars, I'll post pics of both guitars. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | We only made a few nylon Adamas. Pat Martino has one he called bluesette and a double neck, one righty and one lefty to play retrograde inversion. (He explained it to me twice bit it's still WAY past where I play) They sounded good pluged in but just average acoustically. Nylon strings pull 1/3 less pressure than steel strings. Couple that with the unique properties of a grafite top and it just doesn't work like a classical guitar should. |
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Classical 1616 on E-Bay
