Incursioni e riflessioni di Alberto Biraghi – online dal 7 febbraio 2001
The Adamas 1881 is a special and rare Ovation guitar, the only one sporting a graphite top with a super shallow bowl. And in spite of being surprisingly thin, it delivers an incredible amount of tone. It might be not as loud as my Adamas . . .
Continua a leggere
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 of the guitar, reducing its vibrating area and requiring additional bracing to keep the top . . .
Continua a leggere
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 Ovation neck instead of the one piece American walnut. Also gone is the fancy ornamentation . . .
Continua a leggere
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, which dates from the first half of the ’70s.
Continua a leggere
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 purchased from Gruhn Guitars in the early 90s. When it was time to opened the box delivered by . . .
Continua a leggere