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Location: Parrish, FL | Who can fill me in on the single hole Adamas models that were produced? There have been a couple on eBay recently. The Adamas guitar site doesn't have any information that I could find.
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I played one at Elderly Instruments on a couple of occasions. Don't waste your time or money on them. They're not made anymore, thank goodness.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | what he said! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | It was a shortlived experiment in the late '90's, when a W591 and a 6591 were produced. Shortlived, as the theory that single-hole models would appeal to traditionalists proved false. The general opinion is that they don't sound as good as the tried and true Adamas design, and a guitar that doesn't sound as good isn't likely to appeal to anyone, price being equal. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | As somebody said here before, the theory didn't make sense. Adamas had a thinner top and holes in the shoulders to allow for more vibration in the soundboard underneath the strings. Punch a hole in the middle and you've just blown the reason for the Adamas. I'd get a Legend instead. |
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Location: Braman, OK | Thanks for asking one of the questions I've been wondering about -- saw one of 'em on the 'Bay and was curious... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice idea, it just didn't work. |
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| Never liked them... |
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Location: Tampa, FL | One of the 6591s recently for sale on ebay was one that I sold a few months ago. I tended to have a bipolar relationship with it, but in the end I found that I could sell it. It had decent volume and the tone was very even across the strings and up and down the fret board. I found it to be pretty nice for fingerstyle but seemed a little weak when strumming. I got it for the very reason that others here are suggesting it was originally designed. I wanted the traditional look. I love the bullet proof aspect of the Adamas as I have managed to ding other wood tops that I own. I do tend to prefer the sound of wood top O's but that's probably just me. I have never played any other Adamas but have had numerous exchanges with others around these parts that pretty much conviced me that for my personal preferences in guitars, I am probably better off in the wood top realm. |
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| One is at $610 with a day left on the auction (item#7373782347), and the other was relisted with no bids (item#7375131421). |
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Single Hole Adamas Guitars
