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Location: Phoenix AZ | I kid you NOT. You know how some guitars just have IT. I've owned one of two and can't figure it out, but some specific guitar are just in a whole nother world.
Anyway, Scott Norseman turned me onto an very old Adamas I in a shop in Mesa. It's serial no. 729. a 1687-7 Beige with old dot wood knobs and 4 screw hatch. Overall very nice with just one tiny nick on the edge of the headstock.
I strummed it and just about shit my pants. Holy freaking mother of easter sunday. This guitar has more juice than ANY Adamas I've ever played. Seriously. It blew me away. Forget the slotheads, reissues, whatever. This is THE one.
It's $2000. and worth every penny. Not sure if it has a case, I assume it does. I'm not going to buy it just because I'm a little overloaded with guitars right now. But if anyone wants it I'll be happy to do the deal for you. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | PM sent. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I'm a little overloaded with guitars right now. You think? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I'm a little overloaded with guitars right now. You think? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | And I have about 4 times the number I had when I was there. You suppose there's a correlation? |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Hey Dave, that is a nice sounding guitar...action is actually a bit too low causing buzzing, but what tone...the guy selling it seemed pretty cool as well. Hope it works out for someone...too rich for my blood.
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | :D :D :D
Thanks Dave! |
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Location: big island | care to send it on a hawaiian vacation before it gets to the black hills? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | The Black Hills Bandit strikes again! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Rock on Alison!  |
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Location: SoCal | Alison, doesn't this make two Adamii for you? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's a sickness...but in a good way... :D ;) :rolleyes:
Congrats Allison! I believe it's a 1979... |
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Location: Cincinnati | Way to go, Alison! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | We DO expect pictures. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Absolutely. And Dave takes the best. Dave can you buff it up, throw some new strings on it and take some pictures of it before you send it off to Alison? |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks, all. Moody, no, this makes THREE. I NEED as many as possible for the gathering, right? Randy, good to hear from you. Wish I could send it your way for a while so you could record some of your beautiful music on it. Mike - you oughta know! And Weaser, you're right about the pictures. Dave takes better pics than I ever could, and THAT'S when I even get around to it! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | OK....if you need it for the gathering then I guess I will speak up and claim dibbs on it for at least an hour or two.
Otherwise I think I'm gonna bring my Bourgeois (or maybe #57). |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Last night I dreamed about the gathering. All night long people were coming in and I was asking, "Which one are you?" And everybody who walked in the door had two or three cases with them. I woke up with the biggest grin on my face, and it's still there. I LOVE this place! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I was hoping that Dave talked to SWMBO and convinced her to buy the Adamas for my upcoming birthday.
Hey, a fella can dream. I look forward to the pictures of both the guitar and the gathering. Dave has an advantage with the pictures. He doesn't have to wait for good weather to get the outdoor shots and then have everyone complain that he didn't mow the lawn. |
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Location: Right now? | Congratulations, Alison!
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Location: South of most, North of few | Ditto! You are a sick puppy. ;) |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Nice guitar. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Payment received. Guitar ships money by FedEx, you'll have it on Wednesday. Here's some photos I took before packing it up just to whet your whistle ...
It's a REALLY nice one. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Oh my. Dave, I can't thank you enough! I'll let you know the minute I get it. |
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| Verrrry nice, congrats CS. Way to go, Dave. |
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Location: Tennessee | I call dibs on the first second-chance offer. Congrats Alison. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Verrrry Nice. I bet it sounds even nicer than it looks. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Your Welcome. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yup, Norsey knows a good one when he sees it. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | My dream guitar...one of them!
Congrats, Willa. Nice of Norsey and Dave to help out, too. |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | That's nice guitar to look at . . . believe that it has a great sound.
I wish to own one. Just not fast enough . . .
Congrat to Alison |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yes, Thanks to you too, Norse(finder of great guitars)man! |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Norse(had to get my 15 seconds of Props and fame)man1 :) |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | It just arrived. Yes, this really IS a great sounding guitar. And Dave did such a great job setting it up for me. Nice low action that makes you want to play it all day. So I think I will. I'll get some pics up in a while with it sitting next to it's "twin". But first... |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | OK, I just put a picture up on my ning page. Hey, I've finally learned how to post a link, give me some time and I'll learn how to post pics on this site. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks Weaser! My friend Jeff is playing it right now. As good as it sounds when you are playing it yourself, when you're out in front listening while someone else is playing, HOLY COW! This thing is LOUD. Resonant frequency is 91. You have to hold on to something when it's played with a pick or you'll be blown right out of the room! 'scuse me now, I have to go pry it out of Jeff's hands. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Glad the whole deal worked out. ENJOY IT !!! |
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Location: big island | very nice, alison! count me envious. not covetous, just envious. :) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Sweeeet! 
If ya ever tire of it (riiight), first dibs!!! |
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Location: Cincinnati | Very nice. I'm partial to the single epi cutaway myself. |
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Location: SoCal | Here's one of the same vintage (at about 1:40). Sounds and looks pretty good.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfPaFIirH1s |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I also checked out some of the links to other GC videos and there was one showing him playing an 87 Collectors. MAN can that guy play guitar or what? |
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| Moody taught him everything he knows. GC was just a wannabe playing cowboy chords til that chance meeting at the drive-thru. GC paid for the lessons in onion rings and ketchup.
have you not seen the movie? GC plays himself and Whoopi Goldberg plays Moody. It's a real tearjerker. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by schroeder:
Whoopi Goldberg plays Moody. It's a real tearjerker. And she looks more like Moody than Moody does. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Waskel:
Originally posted by schroeder:
Whoopi Goldberg plays Moody. It's a real tearjerker. And she looks more like Moody than Moody does. |
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