NGD Adamas I 2087GT-8 Reverse Blue Burst

[SpruceTop]

Here are a couple of photos I took this morning outside to celebrate this glorious autumn day and my new Adamas I 2087GT-8 Reverse Blue Burst that fits in so well with the day's wonderful colors.

[SpruceTop]

My carbonated playmates: Adamas I 2087GT-8 Reverse Blue Burst & Emerald X20 Transparent Green

[jdinco]

Beautiful ! I like the color on the Adamas...tell us more about the tone and playability.

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by jdinaz

Beautiful ! I like the color on the Adamas...tell us more about the tone and playability.

The Adamas is very balanced with no woofy notes or extra-loud or -soft notes anywhere on the fingerboard. The tone is clear and a little crystalline but not as crystalline-like as IMHO the King Of Crystalliness a RainSong WS1000 Classic Series guitar. The Adamas I 2087-8 has a pleasing sound but its tone would never be confused with the thunderousness of a Martin HD-28 or an Adamas 2080 NWT. The Adamas I 2087GT-8 from a recordist's or live performer's needs would be a dream due to its even tonal volume across and up-and-down the fingerboard. The Adamas tops are a laminate with two outer .005-inch thick layers of carbon fiber with a thin wooden center ply. The overall soundboard is .035-inch thick.

Playability is typically Ovation in that it almost feels like an electric guitar. Some more aggressive players may want to adjust the truss rod to impart a bit more neck-relief than Ovation generally ships with its guitars.

Spruce;

WOW! Two very beautiful guitars. We have an older Adamas in the village and it is recognized as being a masterpiece--it plays easily, it sounds sweet, and it projects well. Good on You.

Do you know if any of the production cf guitars have the double top?

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by EvanB

Spruce;

WOW! Two very beautiful guitars. We have an older Adamas in the village and it is recognized as being a masterpiece--it plays easily, it sounds sweet, and it projects well. Good on You.

Do you know if any of the production cf guitars have the double top?

Evan, to my knowledge, no Adamas or Ovation guitars have or have ever had double-tops.

[Joel_man]

Originally Posted by SpruceTop

Evan, to my knowledge, no Adamas or Ovation guitars have or have ever had double-tops.

What is a double-top?

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by Joel_man

What is a double-top?

A double-top is another top under the visible top.

[noledog]

Yo S-Top,
One of my fellow musicians that plays on one the circuits I play also has that same reverse blue Adamas. I’ve heard it live several times and I agree with all your musings about it; it sounds wonderful and looks great on stage!!
I just bought another Tak P3NC just like my old one as I feel about it as you do about the Adamas. It’s not as pretty as the Adamas but dude it sounds fantastic unplugged and amplified… glad you found a gem, a perty one at that!

[SpruceTop]

Originally Posted by noledog

Yo S-Top,
One of my fellow musicians that plays on one the circuits I play also has that same reverse blue Adamas. I’ve heard it live several times and I agree with all your musings about it; it sounds wonderful and looks great on stage!!
I just bought another Tak P3NC just like my old one as I feel about it as you do about the Adamas. It’s not as pretty as the Adamas but dude it sounds fantastic unplugged and amplified… glad you found a gem, a perty one at that!

Thanks, Eric!

I got rid of my Takamine EF360S TT because I found the neck kind of chunky but I'm definitely considering another Tak as I love them too!