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Location: SoCal | I was at NAMM yesterday and was blown away by the LX models and the Al DeMiola model, at the Kaman booth. But in driving home last night I was suddenly struck by a question.
Al plays his guitar live, plugged. Why is his model a deep bowl (really the only deep bowl Ovation offers). You'd think that he would play a super shallow bowl.
By the way, when I order my LX later this year (and I am going to do that), I'm going to have a deep bowl put on. I want to maximize the acoustic sound.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Leave it to a private investigator to ask such a good question. I personally have no idea why. I can only guess that he just likes the feel of the deeper body. I think he always performs seated, and I personally feel more comfortable playing a deep bowl than a shallow when seated. It's only when playing standing up that I would prefer the SS. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | Leave it to an engineer to analyze the ergonomics of a guitar and come up with probably the correct answer. |
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Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | How does the AlDemeola Legend & Legend LX compare to an Adamas? |
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Location: SoCal | Different animals altogether. The wood top guitars tend to have a warmer sound, the Adamas guitars are a bit crisper, less warm, more of a ringing tone. |
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Location: SoCal | In the past, I believe there was a difference in the electronics of the DeMiola model - ? something about the coil...not that the guitar has the new OP-Pro, curious as to whether there are any differences between the OP-Pro that is in the DeMiola versus what is in the CL or LX models...
Although the 30th CL has Master Bear Claw Spruce, Ovation site shows CL and DeMiola with the AAA Sitka Spruce, both cutaway, OP-Pro. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Throwing another thought in.....many of the classic jazz guitars I see are acoustic-electric deep body, like the classic early Gibson ES models(ES-150, ES-175, etc.)....could it be that the deep bowl model has a sound that is preferable for jazz?
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1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The AD has a little push button on the bowl up near the neck. According to the catalog it is a "presence" boost. I didn't try it, but I'mm guessing you push this in to solo, or somethign like that. Cool idea. I liked the AD very much. Dave |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Mr Moody
Has it ocurred to you that even a legend like Al Demiola might sit around and practice acoustically in his hotel room and want a guitar that sounds good when it isn't plugged in? |
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Location: SoCal | Nope, it hadn't occured to me. But you could be right.
Also, I ran it past Templeman when I gave him a ride to the airport yesterday. His comment was that when plugged in, the bowl depth does make a difference, and that a deep bowl will sound much fuller that a super shallow bowl. |
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Location: Netherlands | Steve Lukather plays a standard SMT, (mid-depth), which he also uses plugged. Because of this, same question for him. His backup guitarplayer, Tony Spinner, uses a mid-depth Legend.
On the 25th anniversary Toto dvd you can see Lukather play his SMT virtually anywhere (dressing rooms, restaurants, tour bus etc.), plugged and unplugged. I think it's the guitar he likes to jam with as well. Maybe Al DiMeola does the same and likes the mid depth for the acoustic sound.
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