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For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI

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snowlock
Posted 2016-07-09 9:45 PM (#526579)
Subject: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI



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Posts: 162

Location: Pennsylvania


Adamas 1687-8 Reissue. Serial number puts its build date in 2007.

Very good condition. Beautiful, big tone!

Looks great! Top and binding are excellent. Slight blemish near 12th fret (I think this could be waxed and buffed, not sure what finish is on the neck but it looks like wax), some fretwear on a few frets on the high B and E, but smooth and playable.


Big gallery of pics here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2SoDtB-abOrTDBJemU2NE1aam8

Only $2189 shipped.

I'd love to work out a trade. Here's my want list:

Ovation FD-14 Folklore Deluxe
Ovation Balladeer 40th Anniversary Reissue
Ovation Josh White Reissue
Adamas 1687-8 GT
Adamas 1680
Adamas U681-T
Adamas 2081 wt-H

 

Thanks for looking!

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Thunderbolt
Posted 2016-07-10 1:30 AM (#526583 - in reply to #526579)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI



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Location: Ontario Canada		pm sent
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ovie26
Posted 2016-07-11 3:33 PM (#526597 - in reply to #526579)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI


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Posts: 162

Location: Pittsburgh		Very nice! I was briefly tempted to PM you, but I really love my FD-14. Probably moot anyway, since it looks like Thunderbolt is all over it.
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snowlock
Posted 2016-07-11 4:47 PM (#526600 - in reply to #526597)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI



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Location: Pennsylvania		All PMs responded to. As of now, still available!

ovie26 - 2016-07-11 3:33 PM

Very nice! I was briefly tempted to PM you, but I really love my FD-14. Probably moot anyway, since it looks like Thunderbolt is all over it.


Your post, plus two PMs...that makes three who decided to hang on to their FD-14s.
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snowlock
Posted 2016-07-14 10:49 PM (#526659 - in reply to #526579)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI



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Location: Pennsylvania		I found and promptly bought an Adamas 1680, so now I'm hoping to sell this now rather than trading.

But I'd totally still trade the 1687 for an excellent-condition:
- Balladeer Deluxe Reissue +$800
- Josh White Reissue +$900
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Weaser P
Posted 2016-07-15 8:08 AM (#526663 - in reply to #526579)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI


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Posts: 5327

Location: Cicero, NY		The 1680's are fantastic instruments. Way too few of those around. Congrats and enjoy it.
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d'ovation
Posted 2016-07-15 11:45 AM (#526668 - in reply to #526659)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI


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Location: Canada

snowlock - 2016-07-14 10:49 PM I found and promptly bought an Adamas 1680, so now I'm hoping to sell this now rather than trading. But I'd totally still trade the 1687 for an excellent-condition: - Balladeer Deluxe Reissue +$800 - Josh White Reissue +$900

Wow that's like a step up from an fd-14. I guess quite different from the 1684, but is it much better?

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snowlock
Posted 2016-07-15 1:08 PM (#526669 - in reply to #526668)
Subject: Re: For Sale or Trade: Adamas I 1687-8 RI



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Location: Pennsylvania
d'ovation - 2016-07-15 11:45 AM

snowlock - 2016-07-14 10:49 PM I found and promptly bought an Adamas 1680, so now I'm hoping to sell this now rather than trading. But I'd totally still trade the 1687 for an excellent-condition: - Balladeer Deluxe Reissue +$800 - Josh White Reissue +$900

Wow that's like a step up from an fd-14. I guess quite different from the 1684, but is it much better?



You mean FD14 vs Adamas 1680? They're darn similar: same scale length, both 12-frets, same deep bowl and bowl material. But a used 1680 is likely to cost twice what an FD14 would. Yikes. Am I nuts? Haha.

The 1680 arguably has the better preamp, and is a bit more resistant to humidity changes. I'd bet the FD14 sounds a bit more traditional and pretty, and I'd bet the 1680 is a bit louder and more responsive. It came down to this: the part of me that's always wanted to own an Adamas or two, and the fact that the rare chance to get a 12-fret Adamas popped up.

As for the 1680 vs the 1687, they're different animals, and I strongly prefer 12-fret guitars and the wider nut of the 1680.
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