ovation adamas

[doublev2]

Anyone like the adamas? http://www.geocities.jp/hak_world/ovation/govation.html

[shramiac]

I kinda do & I kinda don't! Never seen one in person. I've been told they're not happy living in a humid environment so that rules them out for me! (Oh and I can't play an acoustic for crap!)

[ankh]

loved the shape, the sound is nice too.I have one chinese copy that has similar look and similar sound without costing so much.

And, of course, i always liked ovation electrics.....................

[doublev2]

i love the Ovation electrics. The 60s semi acoustics are really cheap and really really good. I believe they were made very close to where VV grew up.

[metatron]

Yer the Super looks awesome. Love the headstock. Did VV play one in Love Kill?

[doublev2]

I think so. I think the wood is yellow birch like drums were made from back then.

[doublev2]

Walnut fingerboard ? First time i heard if that.

[poserboy71]

Too Kenny Loggins for me. Earthy/hippie-ish.

Even the ones with the lightening bolts as sound holes were not appealing to my eyes.

[doublev2]

you said it. unique sound though, if you like the sound of plastic. hehe

[ankh]

walnut fingerboard was common for some italian guitars.The ovation idea was great, marketing wise and also it was a practical solution for recodring guitars at the time, and the adamas has small holes to avoid feedback.The other side of the coin is tha t the ovation sound differs from a normal acoustic guitar, and it is very unique, this has advantages and disavantages.............

[poserboy71]

Too Kenny Loggins for me. Earthy/hippie-ish.

Even the ones with the lightening bolts as sound holes were not appealing to my eyes.

Just to be clear. I like KL and I also like Light Rock/Yacht Rock but...
Those guitars just remind me of the IMAGE of Yacht Rock/ bearded men,etc...
In fact, I believe it is MANDATORY to have a beard if you want to purchase these guitars.

[doublev2]

Mark.was supposedly working on the jackson namm booth in 83 I think.

[poserboy71]

Mark.was supposedly working on the jackson namm booth in 83 I think.

And WTF does this pertain to ?

[Genebaby]

I remember the yearly collectors editions ads now! Forgot about those.

[doublev2]

oh, i posted the mark thing in the wrong topic, supposed to be in the Dana one. sorry.

[doublev2]

mark st john i heard was hired to demo their guitars at NAMM at the end of 1983.

[doublev2]

i was saying I didn't think Dana helped Mark get the gig but maybe he did. What I heard it was Grover J that suggested him to Kiss.

[ankh]

he didn't ,it was grover and also a old friend of mark who was working at Paul's apartment at the time.

[doublev2]

yeah thats the story i heard.