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Location: Maine | Every guitar is different. Take the same make, same model, and they're still different in sound. Some are bright, some are more mellow. When I bought my Elite, I sat there and kept going back and forth between several before picking the one that suited my ear. Now the question; How many have purchased their Ovation online and were not satisfied with tone when it arrived. I am thinking of getting an Adamas, but either need to travel to try several out, or rely on luck that if I order on online, I'll enjoy the sound. Your thoughts on this please. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I've bought all mine online and never been disappointed. What Adamas you buying? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Adamas guitars are notoriously consistent within models. |
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Location: Maine | Adamas I 30th Anniversary reissue or 1680, and good to know regarding the consistency. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Get the 1680! Good luck! |
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Location: Boston | Of any guitar design, an Adamas might be one of the "safest" to buy online. The variances in the top are going to be much less then with pieces of wood.
But work with someone reputable, someone who is interested in your happiness/their reputation.
And support those who would support you.
I'd suggest working with Alpep. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Trader Jim has a 1680 that he was contemplating selling.
2nd option would be to contact Al at Lost Art and have him pick the one he thinks sounds the best. The advantage of Al is that he is a player also and intimately familiar with the different models and has played the majority of them. Compare that to the local GC (where they don't even know the model numbers or what the difference is) or mail order company and it is a no brainer. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Compare that to the local GC (where they don't even know the model numbers or what the difference is) . ."
Better yet, try even FINDING an Adamas in a GuitarCenter . . . |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | +1 for Alpep, but also as we seem to forget/take for granted, he is an authorized dealer, so you get warranty and such on new models. |
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Location: Maine | OK, let me show the depth of my lack of knowledge here and ask.......who, what, and where is Alpep |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | It still baffles even the greatest scientific minds of our generation.
There are stories about him in small remote villages...
Some say he's only a myth... Others just call him Mr. Big. |
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Location: Utah | But, he never closes. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was going to say we should stop messing with the new guy, especially when he's from Maine, but now I see he's got 26 posts already and doesn't know who Alpep is. Read the Welcome page on this board, Wagonmaster, and visit Al's LostArtVintage.com website. Then you might do a search for Mr. Big just for kicks. Then the only thing mysterious about him will be whether anyone has ever seen him without his beret. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Alpep and I are the co-founders of this club.
www.lostartvintage.com |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Lost Art Website
Al Pepiak 856-933-0374 |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Opppps.......Miles beat me to it. |
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Location: Maine | OK, now I'll go back and read the welcome page. You might say that my 26 posts without reading the welcome page is reflective of the way I play. Listen to the song, play the song, and THEN search for what the real chords are. Anyway, go ahead and mess with me. At my age you can't do any damage, I just let it roll...... and being from Maine just invites it anyway. |
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Location: Waterloo, IL | Al treated me very well when I bought my Hamer from him. Great sound, perfect condition. |
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Location: Texas | Wagonmaster,
If no one here messes with you, you're doing something wrong ;-) |
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Location: NJ | ". . and being from Maine just invites it anyway . ."
ayeh. |
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Location: Maine | Very good, Cliff. If you play that Ovation as well as you speak Downeast Maine man, you're awesome. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | he is indeed |
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