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Location: Tennessee | What current artist do you think would generate the biggest impact if Ovation could get a guitar into their hands? I'm thinking of exposure for the brand across a wide, guitar-buying public.
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Location: Converse, Texas | How about John Mellancamp? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think the question was current artist.
- John Mayer
- Alanas Morrissette (new song out)
- Dave Mathews (new song with Blue Man Group, used to play Ovations when he had to buy his own guitars.. check out the older footage, pre-superstar)
- Evanescence (she's just hot, I don't care if she can play a guitar or not)
- Anastacia think she is already a Hamer endorser
- Sherl Crow (She's a Gibson nut, but I'd still like to see/hear her on an Ovation)
- Kid Rock
I mention Kid Rock, because of the few times I've heard him play an acoustic (video concerts and performances), it's not been the right tool for the job at hand. He would be a prime candidate for Ovation. High stage volume, but still plays an acoustic when he can. It's usually lost in the mix because it's not an Ovation.
The list goes on and on... I don't watch MTV, VH1, or CMT much, but when I do click by, I notice a LOT of guitar players out there and always wonder why they aren't playing Ovations. I'm glad Godsmack is touting Ovations, that's pretty cool, but it's a bit of a niche audience, but still cool. |
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Location: Florida | BB King, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Leo Kottke perhaps, Phil Keaggy for those so inclined, Les Paul... not that any of them are likely candidates, but they WOULD increase sales significantly.
However, IF Ovation could put a guitar into the hands of Jimi Hendrix, I'm sure that would be it. They'd have it cinched. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I would love to see Phil Keaggy take off on Ovations. He has the perfect blend of acoustic style and electronic wizardry.
Another up and coming to me would be Andrew Peterson. He has mixed Gospel, Bluegrass and Folk with acoustic skill. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Miles: John Mellencamp IS a current artist... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | McCartney - imagine the back in the USA tour with him playing a custom legend and a uke.
Bruce - what a visual with him on stage flinging around a viper.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hizzoner, I realize he is still alive, and everyone has their definition of current... but.. from Mr. Mellancamp's own website.
"John currently has no shows scheduled for 2004."
Ovation needs another Glen Campbell. Most likely someone early in their career, maybe in their 20's or early 30's, who will be playing and performing 30 years from now. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Brad Paisley or maybe Vince Gill!!........ |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Vince Gill played a nylon stringed Viper in his video "You and you alone" a couple of years back (video had a couple of nice close-ups of the Viper!!) He could use a steel string Viper for his guitar driven "up beat" tunes......
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Mike, Brad Paisley use Larrivee guitars. He is an awesome talent. He sure can burn up that old telecaster fingerboard! |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | But just think if we (Ovation) could get a LX in his hands.............or maybe a MOB? |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Mike, maybe you natural Country Artist?? :D :D :D |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | I could probaby come closer to the six figures with him right? :D :D :D |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | much closer! (lol) |
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Location: Lombard, IL | My vote goes to the greatest living acoustic guitarist in the WORLD, from the greatest rock band of ALL TIME, Kyle Gass.
(Ok, I'll admit that my tongue is firmly in my cheek, but it's Mr. Gass' virtuosity that propels Tenacious D from being a one-note novelty act to actual inherent respectability- the boy can play!) |
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Location: Taichung, Taiwan | What do some of those well known folk (like BB King, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Leo Kottke, and Phil Keaggy) play most of the time? |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | BB King plays 'Lucille', his Gibson(s). I have never seen him play an acoustic.
Clapton endorses Fender and Martin.
Knopfler plays a host of things (Fender, Pensa-Suhr,...)
Kottke, last I heard, was endorsing Taylor.
And Phil Keaggy is one of the premier endorsers of Olson guitars (McCartney and James Taylor being among the others). I heard Keaggy and David Wilcox in concert within a few months of each other. Both played Olsons and put those guitars through the most awkward and tortuous alternate tunings I have witnessed including drop tuning the low E to B and lower...
Those Olson guitars maintained beautifully balanced tone and piano like quality that I had not heard before (but I don't get out as much as some of you).
An Olson would be my dream guitar to own and play BUT I could never justify the $5k-$10k it would take to get the one I want and I would fear to take it anywhere.
So, I will stick with my Ovations. Now if we could only convince some of these stars with the same argument.
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Location: NJ | Matthews & Mayer would be prime examples I would think. Both get constant exposure.
Damien Rice (who I predict will be BIG this spring/summer) would be a likely "up & commer", but I believe that he's loyal to Lowden's.
Jason Mraz would be another.
If this whole Godsmack "acoustic" EP takes off, it'd be a good deal of exposure.
Puddle of Mudd would be another as well. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...$0.02....
Ron Block and Dan Tyminsky of Union Station. With the popularity of Alison Krauss and Union Station, they could open up the entire Country/Bluegrass genre for Ovations....
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Good ones, Tim!!!! :D :D |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Trboy,
Check your private messages...
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Tim, I agree with you 100%!!! - Thanks for the link!
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Location: Florida | What ever happened to Roy Clark and Ovation? I've seen Roy several times... and he's up there playing a roundback (dunno which but it didn't look too fancy) |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation
Ovation needs another Glen Campbell. Most likely someone early in their career, maybe in their 20's or early 30's, who will be playing and performing 30 years from now.
Miles: While I do agree with you that getting an endorser for the long haul is best, I believe some exposure by some of the more popular guitarists would alsso help. For example, Jon Bon Jovi or other artists who are immensly popular. Mellencamp using an Elite T on an album cover would do wonders. |
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Location: NJ | I've offered to be the spokesperson but no one cares |
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Location: Florida | Maybe its because they DO care that they graciously declined your offer |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Al,
Relax, We're putting you on the cover of The OFC Jam 2004 Official Bootleg Release.You and you r Ovation! Gee,..Most of us only made the Photos for the booklet inside the CD Tray! :D |
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Location: NJ | the bootleg will be doomed for disaster. |
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Location: SoCal | If Al's picture was on the cover of the OFC cd, we'd all have to carry them around in plain brown paper bags. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Moody,
It was sooo funny the guy workiing on the cover said it was a great photo of Jerry Garcia..
he didn't have a clue and i didn't tell him any different. :D |
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Location: NJ | Jerry?
oh God I AM doomed. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hey Hizonner,
I guess we are on the same page, and although a fan of the artists you mention, for the sake of "promotion" they are long out of the loop in my opinion. There are plenty of artists who have material out today, new and fresh. I'm not even saying limit to current artists. Bon Jovi is an option as he appears in a lot of high profile places. I just think tryiing to "attract" an artist that is closer to the end of their career than begining, isn't what Ovation needs. Young artists don't know Bon Jovi, or Mellencamp or anyone over 30 for that matter. Some do, but most don't. Why waste a guitar on someone (endorecement) that isn't going to be seen by but a few 1000 folks, when one well placed guitar with someone like Mayer would be seen in front of maybe 100,000 or more just this year, not to mention the millions who would see it on MTV. I don't watch a lot of CMT, but there are a gazzillion artists on that are very popular, who with one appearance would put the sight of an Ovation into Millions of homes, several times a day.
Don't get me wrong, Ovation has some great guitar players and singer/songwriters as spokesman and women. But they are artists that are seen by thousands at best. Kaki King was seen by more people in 3 minutes on Konan than I would guess most of the artists we have mentioned have been seen by in the past year. Look what Josh Homme did for a guitar they don't even make anymore with a visit to the tonight show over a year ago. Could you imagine if John Mayer was playing a new LX in his latest video, or Dave Mathews was playing one in his new video where he appears with Blue Man Group.
In reality, as Ovation is already back-ordered on the LX models, they might not even be able to handle the influx.
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