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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Can anyone out there provide insight as to the differences/pros & cons of the different neck designs on the Adamas I and II? Perhaps some additional insight about the headstock differences also? Thanks in advance ... Bryan. |
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Location: NJ | $. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I believe they're 2pc. Walnut necks. In either case, Kim once told me the Walnut neck/fingerbd. with carved headstock cost $700 to make, while the 5pc. Ovation-style neck cost $400.
I don't think anyone has ever had a complaint with the stability of ANY type of neck Ovation has made. It's all ice cream.
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Location: Nashville TN. | Ovation necks are all good
ditto that |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | So ... are you all saying that the neck construction differences do not affect the sound or playability in either case? The production costs listed above are really high! I had no idea they were that expensive to make. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Walnut comes at a premium price. It is a very hard dense wood and very strong, not to mention beautiful. A walnut neck really adds a lot of class to a guitar IMHO. |
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Location: kansas | I cop'ed this from a banjo forum
(in general, I think it should apply to guitars, too):
"From Siminoff's book............
In order from brightest sound to mellowist sound:
maple neck, ebony fingerboard
maple, rosewood
walnut, ebony
walnut, rosewood
mahogany, ebony
mahogany, rosewood" |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Mmmmmm, walnut. Aaaauuuurrrggghhhhhhh!!! |
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Five Piece Maple Neck vs. One Piece Walnut?
