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Location: Buffalo,NY | really hang with my Guild F512? I played both of them this morning and wasn't planning on doing an A/B comparison; and I guess I didn't really ; but that 1688 sounds fantastic and and certainly doesn't seem to take a back seat to the F512 for the short time I was comparing the two. Any one else ever compare these two?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've compared close, but not exactly. I've got a Guild F412. Same as the 512 except the back/sides are maple instead of rosewood. The Adamas and Guild are both very nice instruments in their own ways. Not the same, but both certainly top notch.
I didn't want to keep more than one 12-string so I sold off the Adamas and kept the Guild. It was a coin toss and others might have flipped the other way. Tough to go wrong choosing between the two. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | My absolute top 2 favorite production 12's.
(I say production cause the McPhearson 12 that Moody, Waskel and I saw at NAMM was pretty spectacular)......
and since I sold off all my 12's for my custom built Baxendale I obviously love that one....
and finally of course, the beast! The Custom 2080D long neck 12 string that will rattle the roof and still sound clear as a ringing bell. |
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Location: nashville | Dont think i will ever part w/my XL212, simular to 412/512 with less bling. OK no Bling but "that girl can sing". |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stephent28:
(I say production cause the McPhearson 12 that Moody, Waskel and I saw at NAMM was pretty spectacular)......
That MfPhearson 12 may have been the best 12 I've ever played. But it started at $7200, twice the list of my Adamas I 12 and more than 4 times what I paid. I would hope that it would be better.
Unless I win the lottery (and I understand that you actually have to buy tickets to do that), I'll stand pat with what I've got...... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I have owned several Guild 12's: a J-30 12 from 1998 and a J-65 12 string Guild from 1993. I currently own several early Adamas 1688's...
The Guild's were truly beautiful sounding 12 strings: the necks were thick and the J-65 was a heavy guitar...I loved owning them and played both constantly along with my Ovation Elite 1758 12 strings until: I heard my first Adamas 1688...and I bought one soon after.
The Adamas, to my ear is simply the best all around 12 string guitar ever made...incredible Bass response, wonderful sustain, lots of volume and the ability to plug it in is of course a wonderful asset...While I own other 12's and consider the possibility I might buy a Guild 12 again someday, I come back to reality knowing I have all I need in my Adamas 1688's right now... |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I have owned several Guild 12's: a J-30 12 from 1998 and a J-65 12 string Guild from 1993. I currently own several early Adamas 1688's...
The Guild's were truly beautiful sounding 12 strings: the necks were thick and the J-65 was a heavy guitar...I loved owning them and played both constantly along with my Ovation Elite 1758 12 strings until: I heard my first Adamas 1688...and I bought one soon after.
The Adamas, to my ear is simply the best all around 12 string guitar ever made...incredible Bass response, wonderful sustain, lots of volume and the ability to plug it in is of course a wonderful asset...While I own other 12's and consider the possibility I might buy a Guild 12 again someday, I come back to reality knowing I have all I need in my Adamas 1688's right now... I guess I had forgotten just how good the 1688 really was!
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Am I crazy or can my Adamas 1688-8 12 String...
