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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | The package has arrived...
The contents... (FWIW, that's the dragon-in-laws foot. For once, it's not in her mouth. :rolleyes: )
And here it is! :D
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Location: Melbourne Australia | You are a laff a minute Muzza :D :D :D |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Geeze in an Ovation box and everything (don't really want the box thanks mate) |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Nice to see the dragon's foot isn't up your @#$% this time either buddy :) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Just kidding... 
Here she is...
A few close ups. Sorry, my point n shoot ain't the beezneez like Damons, and I can't be arsed to break out the SLR, sorry. That's cause I found $70 taped to the box and as soon as I've finished posting these photos, I'm off to the pub.
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Location: Melbourne Australia | What does it sound like - use the $70 to get your slab of Mercury Dry - I'm serious about that.
You should see the smile on my fave :D |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | 
Damon's not the only member with a red blanket. :D
Below, L to R... Flacky's new '07C, Aussie James's UKII (on indefinite loan) Muzza's '05ES and Muzza's 1768
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Look at the babies......
How does it sound to you Muzz?? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Geez that was quick Chris. I hadn't even finished uploading. Are you stalking me?
I haven't really had a chance to give it a good thrashing yet, Chris.
I've been taking photos ever since I got home, had dinner with the family and I'm off to the monthly Blues Club an hour ago.
I'll give it some tomorrow, or maybe later tonight - right outside the flightless fire breather's bedroom. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Cheers mate - have fun and see you on Saturday. Take it with you to the Blues Club if you want :) |
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Location: Vernon CT | I thought you Aussies were complaining cause there weren't many "O"'s down under??? Looks like like you all are definitely increasing there numbers!!! :)
Very nice, Congrats!!! |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Thanks BT
Most of the "O"s must be shared between 6 of us :)
Sold my Tanglewood today to go towards paying for it - she looks sweet doesn't she?? :D |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Chris,
Does SWMBO know yet or are you going to get off the plane and surprise her then? |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Well Richard - I was going to leave early on Friday morning and SWMBO wouldn't have known I was leaving without a guitar case and when I turned up back home with one - well one case looks like another right. Now......??
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | muz ,
Nice lil' 'O' family ya got there! Ya need to adopt a slothead now. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | That Wabbit is so talented. Don't know what use to make of that talent, but he's still talented. Nice guitar flacky. I told my wife that someone made an offhand offer to buy me a guitar and she asked if I told him it was too late because I already had one. She'll never get it. I hope you have better luck. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Wabbbit and Jeffrey have too much time on their hands. Wabbit is productive and Jefferys just... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by stephent28:
˙˙˙ʇsnɾ sʎɹǝɟɟǝɾ puɐ ǝʌıʇɔnpoɹd sı ʇıqqɐʍ ˙spuɐɥ ɹıǝɥʇ uo ǝɯıʇ ɥɔnɯ ooʇ ǝʌɐɥ ʎǝɹɟɟǝɾ puɐ ʇıqqqɐʍ ˙˙˙ƃuıʞɹoʍ ǝɯ ǝǝs plnoɥs noʎ `ǝʌıʇɔnpoɹd sı sıɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ noʎ ɟI |
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Location: Jet City | reading that hurts my brain
Nice guitars and pics too muzza!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Being able to read upside down what is sitting on someone's desk is very useful in business, I've heard. I can do it, but it hasn't helped me any.
Damon, try reading it without standing on your head. It won't hurt as much. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Wabbit, I want, nay, NEED that font. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Thanks Mark - looking forward to catching up with Richard, Muzza and AJ this weekend which is going to be fantastic :D
Still have to work out how to get it into the house - not too hard with SWMBO but my 20yo son is a snitch at times...
On our Downunder page Muzza wrote
We'll have an '05ES, '07C and '08C in the same room. AJ's got 3 days to acquire an '06C to complete the contour collectors set. |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm in sales. I had no problem reading Waskel's font whatsoever. |
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Location: closely held secret | Muz, I'm not sure it'll work in the southern hemisphere... |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | It doesn't work here in Eastern Idaho. After a five hour flight and a four hour drive I don't I'm reading english that well either.
Nice collection Muz! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | No one is allowed into Idaho without my permission. I was chastised for going to New York without calling on someone from New Jersey (are they close?) |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I would chastise you for going into Philly without calling us in South Jersey (20 minute drive). There are a few of us down there - Al, myself Fuzzy, TommyM.
This is my first time in Idaho. One big long valley! It was my first time in Utah too. I think I'm down to about 5 or 6 states I haven't been to. |
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Location: Jet City | South Jersey must be the guitar mafia. I've bought guitars from half those folks you listed |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I'll sell ya one... what would you like? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by BT717:
I thought you Aussies were complaining cause there weren't many "O"'s down under??? No, we're complaining about how much they COST down here and/or how much they cost to SHIP down here. Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Muz, I'm not sure it'll work in the southern hemisphere... Works fine at home, but not at work.
Aintcha gonna tell me where to get it then? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mike, I assume you can't see the Tetons today. You wouldn't notice the valley once you saw the 14,000 footers. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | This '07 must have a considerably different bracing pattern to other Elites.
I can see one of the braces through one of the holes, but that brace doesn't exist on my Elite.
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Don't get too curious Muzza - next you will be getting out the screwdriver :)
Is it new or FRG as you may have been thinking earlier? |
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Location: Utah | Should be LX bracing.
CrimsonLake should have had perfect sight seeing weather for his drive. There was a touch of fog along the Great Salt Lake just after dawn, but up north it looked clear and a million miles viz all day. You know, there is a great locally based airline that coulda flown you into Idaho... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Off with his manhole cover! Or, go to your dentist and say that you're concerned that you're not flossing correctly and can you have one of those little dental mirrors to check your teeth. They should have some plastic ones that they give away. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Or ask the police for a loan of the mirrors they use to check for bombs under cars - lot's of bombs on the Sunshine Coast :D |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by flacky:
Is it new or FRG New.
But an FRG would've been new too. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | You know what I mean :)
How are you going to fit everything into the Sub? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by flacky:
How are you going to fit everything into the Sub? Dunno. I'll just throw all my stuff on top of yours.
Chris, it sounds nice. As it's a USA Ovation, I'd be surprised if it didn't.
As nice as the '05? Can't say. I'm EXTREMELY biased.
Couple of little things, nothing serious. Action is too high. Need to take a shim or 2 out and the neck needs a little tweak. If your ability is truly how you describe it, the action shouldn't bother you til you finally 'reveal' it to SWMBO. It's a pretty straight forward procedure - we'll talk you through it.
On-board tuner doesn't work. Battery is fine though, almost blew my tongue off. :eek: Could be that you need a dummy plug?
I'll try it plugged in later on and see if it fixes it. I don't need a dummy plug on the '05, but that tuner is so innacurate, I don't use it anyway.
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Needs a dummy plug Muzz. It has the same preamp as mine. Should be one in the case. Not all of us mortals have your tuning skills Muzz.
We can pull some shims out on Saturday if you want Chris. Can also give the neck a tweak, but you'll have to finish it off, because it's a tweak, wait, tweak job. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Just tried it plugged in. Tuner and everything else works fine.
I sound terrible plugged in. Really. Every mistake amplified, the good stuff barely audible. No wonder I play only acoustically.
Nothing wrong with the guitar though Chris - and the tuner is spot on. VERY accurate. (To my ear)
Just noticed that the washer around the 1/4" jack is rusty. Not a problem, just cosmetic. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | That great boys - when I got the 6756LX the action was way too high to.
Careful Muzz zapping yourself will make your hair go curly :D |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | The dummy plug is in my case, as predicted Richard. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Hahahaha - good one Muzz :rolleyes: |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I wonder how much Chris will pay to find out which case is really his? |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | You know I was thinking that earlier but didn't want to sow the seed. Thanks Richard - mate!!! |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Don't worry Chris, I know how to tell the difference, so at least there is competition in the market. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I like the way the tuner mutes the preamp.
Hey Richard, was the case that came with the '08 an old brown one covered in scratches? Same as Chris's... |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
˙ʇuoɟ uɐılɐɹʇsnɐ uɐ ƃuıpuıɟ ǝlqnoɹʇ ƃuıʌɐɥ sɐʍ ı ʇnq `ɹǝuoos pǝʇsod ǝʌɐɥ plnoʍ ı
¡¡ǝɹǝɥʇ ʎlıɯɐɟ lnɟıʇnɐǝq ɐ s,ʇɐɥʇ After reading this, strange thoughts are running through my brain....
AAARRGGGGHHHH!!!!
Must sell all guitars to Wabbit for $1...
Must sell all guitars to Wabbit for $1...
Must sell all guitars to Wabbit for $1...
Fighting it... Must regain control...
AAARRGGGGHHHH!!!! POP!
I feel much better now. :) |
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Location: closely held secret | ˙˙˙1$ ɹoɟ sɹɐʇınƃ ɹnoʎ ןןɐ ǝɯ ןןǝs 'ǝoɾ
˙˙˙1$ ɹoɟ sɹɐʇınƃ ɹnoʎ ןןɐ ǝɯ ןןǝs 'ǝoɾ
˙˙˙1$ ɹoɟ sɹɐʇınƃ ɹnoʎ ןןɐ ǝɯ ןןǝs 'ǝoɾ |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Muzz is that what they look like when viewed through the botom of several Mercury Dry Cider???
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
I like the way the tuner mutes the preamp. That's a great feature, no one needs to hear you tune. Also handy for muting the guitar without changing the volume setting (when moving it etc).
Hey Richard, was the case that came with the '08 an old brown one covered in scratches? Same as Chris's... I'm having trouble remembering if the scratchy brown case was the one with my 08C or my old legend. Maybe a few drinks will refresh my memory. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | One more sleep ;) |
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Flacky. I've got it...