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Location: Alpine, CA | Hi:
I just joined up and I'm hoping to learn a lot from my fellow club members.
I'm a newbie to guitar playing and I just purchased a 1998 Ovation Adamas 1597 (which I think is known as an "SMT."). Can anyone tell me what, if anything, SMT stands for?
Anyway, it's in the mail. I know it has the Optima pre-amp/control panel and I read the Optima manual. I haven't yet seen the output jack configuration (though I know it has two), and don't know how to figure out which one to plug a particular amp into (especially if the jacks look the same). All I'm interested in doing is buying a practice amp for personal use, but am unsure of where to plug it in. I'd appreciate any help you can give me.
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Location: closely held secret | Welcome.
SMT is the designation for the unidirectional carbon fiber tops (fiber all laid one direction), as opposed to the CVT where the fiber is laid in a crossweave fashion.
If it has an Optima pre-amp (my favorite) the two output jacks will be a standard 1/4" jack and an XLR jack such as you find on microphones. If you're going into an amp, use the 1/4". If you're going any kind of distance or can go straight into a board, definitely use the XLR if you can. Less interference and a lower impedance cable will translate into cleaner sound. If you have the right cable (pin 1 grounded to the sleeve) you can also power the pre-amp from phantom power, if the board has it. |
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Location: Alpine, CA | Thanks for replying, Waskel, and for the helpful info. Regarding SMT and CVT, is one superior to the other and, if so, why?
Regarding the Optima, If I understood you correctly, if I buy a practice amp, I use the 1/4" jack to plug the appropriate cable into.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Yep. Practice amp will work fine with the 1/4" jack. Get an acoustic amp if you can, as they are designed for acoustic guitars. An electric amp is designed to change the signal, not produce a clean signal. |
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Location: Jet City | dp2,
Welcome to the Club and what a great guitar to start with!
I've updated your status, so feel free to post throughout the site.
Damon |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by dp2macrae:
Regarding SMT and CVT, is one superior to the other and, if so, why? Actually that's a really good question. Has anyone done a blind sound test with SMT and CVT smooth-topped Adamases? I'm thinking you'd have a hard time hearing any difference if they were the same age, with identical strings. |
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