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Location: France | A friend from OT told me that the bracing on the 2 RI adamas 1687 and 1187 don't have the same bracing. Same pattern but different sizes of each strip of wood. Anyone know the reason why ? |
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Location: Germany | The 1187 bracing is lighter. Lighter bracing - better sound. It's that easy. The #47 reissue is the best sounding Adamas I know. I assume that only the originals sound better (whatever "better" means).
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Location: France | Lighter bracing - better sound
Karl,
I would not exactly say that but rather, lighter bracing, different sound : higher fundamental soundboard frequency, more overtones, but I never play both just one after the other to compare. I will probably do it this week, I'll give you my filling after that...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If you line up an OFC Guitar, a 47RI and an Original Slothead you will conclude that they are A+, A++, and A+++ guitars. Just my opinion.
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Location: SoCal | Dave, is that perspective from when you play them or somebody sitting across from you playing them at you? Same strings on all? |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Well SWMBO can tell the difference between the two from the next room.
Same strings & unplugged, she says the 47RI has more higher chimey tone whereas the OFC has more of a deep Bass resonance. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Dave, is that perspective from when you play them or somebody sitting across from you playing them at you? Same strings on all? Both. Same as Tim said. OFC has a bigger bottom end. But they are all pretty close.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I should have got one of those 47RIs just to see if SWMBO could tell the difference, I guess. Other than one is red and one is blue. I don't know if I could tell the difference among my guitars if I was blindfolded, and I think I have quite a variety. |
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Location: SoCal | from the other room, in the closet, blindfolded, or hanging from the ceiling...you can tell the difference between the 47RI and the OFC...just as you can tell them from a 1687. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I really couldn't tell the difference between my OFC, your's or your 47RI when I was at your place last summer, Tony. I must admit, however, that I was a bit overwhelmed by so many guitars that I couldn't move without tripping over another one. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Mark,
are you referring to Tony's place or your's? :rolleyes: |
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Adamas bracing.
