2007 Adamas 2008-5 Collectors #57
In 2008 for the first time an Adamas appeared in the Collectors series after 25 years of woodtop Collectors vibes. It’s also the last Collectors guitar of the Kaman era.
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2005 Adamas U681-T aka UTE #21194
The Adamas U681-T or “UTE” as the Ovation fans call it is the ultimate fingerpicking composite top roundback. It’s been produced in 2005 as a limited series of 100 guitars . . .
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1997 Adamas 1591-BCB #88 aka Adamas 3
Apparently a project dedicated to the European market, the Adamas 1591 aka Adamas 3 was built in the late Nineties to celebrate one of the first Adamas prototypes, the #17, . . .
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1994 Adamas 1687-x #050494 custom built for Bill Kaman
I saw this nice guitar accidentally on Dave Guitar Shop’s website in 2002 and I bought it on the spot. The label says “Adamas custom built for Bill Kaman” and . . .
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1991 Adamas 1587-5 #5767-79
The Adamas (see the story here) is the Holy Grail of every Ovation enthusiast. The first I put my hands on is an Adamas 1587 that I owned, purchased from . . .
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1988 Ovation Adamas 1587-X #4602-88 aka Blue Boy
I’ve always loved custom color guitars and this 1587 Adamas was one of the guitars I liked most on Ovationtribute. It has a story, because it was a present from . . .
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1983 Ovation Adamas 1681-9 #3343
The model was introduced late in 1981 to offer a more affordable guitar with the composite top of the 1687. To reduce the price Ovation used a standard 5 piece . . .
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Ovation Adamas: the invincible guitar invented by a team of engineers
The Ovation Adamas is closer to an helicopter than to a traditional guitar. Being a guitar enthusiast, Charlie Kaman knew that a round soundhole puts undue stress on the top . . .
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