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Joined: January 2009 Posts: 1249 Location: Texas | I am not going to share what kind of sniffer I am... But... If I have deep pockets and am looking to buy a guitar...I damn sure am not going to buy I guitar I cannot sit down and play. That is where the American side of the company is cutting themselves short. Maybe they are satisfied with selling 10 guitars of any model ... to folks that know the brand. Problem is...I would think that approach to marketing would reach saturation fairly quickly. | ||
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Joined: December 2008 Posts: 1453 Location: Texas | Old Man Arthur - 2020-04-05 6:19 AM Just to agree with everyone... I remember many people implying that Ovations must be crap because they didn't cost as much as (insert name). That may have been true in more recent years, but it’s kind-of the opposite of what I remember from the “glory days”; I bought my first Ovation because it sounded better than many guitars that cost twice as much. Back in the day, Ovation promoted their innovative use of modern technology to produce a superior product at a lower cost. It was a “working musician’s” guitar. Affordable, durable, playable, (plug-in-able) and they sounded great. That was a believable and successful marketing strategy back then. (It worked because it was true.) Obviously the marketing strategy for Adamas guitars was (and is) much different, but, imo, there has to be a point of diminishing returns where higher prices = lower volume reaches a point where the product is no longer viable. (Sad, but, imo, inevitably true.) | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | Wasn't I the one, at an OFC gathering at the factory, who got booed for suggesting that Ovation didn't charge enough? I thought then and now that a low price indicated a cheap guitar, not necessarily a great deal...... | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | Yes Paul, you were the one who got booed ... but it could have been for any number of reasons. | ||
Weaser P |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 5330 Location: Cicero, NY | Sorry, Paul. Next time we'll try to better contain our, um, excitement. | ||
seesquare |
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Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3614 Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Did a brief search on the internet about availability & MSRP, with no success. I see the Adamas website has the U581T listed, anyway. Call it simple, morbid curiosity, I guess. I really don't have $5K to drop on a guitar. Anybody got a clue? | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | Weaser P - 2020-04-07 6:43 AM Sorry, Paul. Next time we'll try to better contain our, um, excitement. Hope there is a next time...... | ||
bburg |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 1137 Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | I've tied to find one to check it out, but I can't find it for sale everywhere..... Are they still on the market? Bernie | ||
2wheeldrummer |
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Joined: February 2014 Posts: 706 Location: moline,illinois | bburg - 2020-04-23 4:23 PM I've tied to find one to check it out, but I can't find it for sale everywhere..... Are they still on the market? Bernie Here's a listing on Reverb for one that just popped up $4199.99 https://reverb.com/item/33433165-ovation-adamas-u581t-spm-adamas-12-... | ||
bburg |
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Joined: August 2009 Posts: 1137 Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Thanks!! Not really cheap..... I want find one here in Germany to check it out and play it..... | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | Nice to see Adamas getting some price respect, and it's probably better than a lot of other guitars in that price range. It's too bad you have to buy it in order for them to actually build it. I think that will make it very tough to get any interest from wooden guitar buyers. | ||
elginacres |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 1609 Location: Colorado | Gotta be able to play it for yourself - or better yet - couple that with seeing and hearing it on TV or a live concert stage with your favorite stars. | ||
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