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Location: south east Michigan | You can choose more than quality listed below but please, no more than your top three because you MUST explain, in detail, your reasoning behind your choice.
Fill in the blank.
Hi. My name is ____ and I am an Ovation _____!
Fan
Fanatic
Snob
Promoter
Endorser
Advocate
Embarassed Owner
Basher
Slappy
Worshipper
I'll go first and set the tone....
Hi... My name is Brad an I'm an Ovation:
FAN... Nope... strike that... I can't justify that. You guys would call me out on this is a New York second.
okay..FANATIC... I go to the tours, I go to the clinics, I sell the calenders (btw.. did you order yours yet??)... I wear the shirts and I have over 6k posts here. I thought I had an out and could be just a FAN because I like other makes of guitars. I just don't own any.
ADVOCATE: I do my best to enlighten other players on the features and advantages of the brand but I'm very careful not to come off as preachy or pushy.
SLAPPY: Maybe this term is just local slang. Perhaps another way to describe it is "loyalty". Not a serious, blind type you'd have for a king or a dictator but a kind of goofy, intangable aura or vibe. A happy, smiley face type of contentment.
How 'bout you? |
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Location: ms | None of these fit Trader Jim! Hes a , well a Ovation trader. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Advocate? how about addict? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Good one Bill..
I tried to edit that in but got timed out.
Use that term if you want to guys. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm an Ovation enthusiast. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Aficionado. Fits better with my dictionary breath. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by gulfcoast:
None of these fit Trader Jim! Hes a , well a Ovation trader. Ronnie....
I'm in a 12 step program now to keep the ones I have. I've been through enough of them, so I should stop.. I really need to stop.. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Geek or Nerd. I like those better than fan or fanatic, because they have a connotation of somebody sitting behind a computer all day except when he's in the basement, playing with his Ovations.
Fan is just a short form of fanatic and I would qualify as either of those. Ovation fan could be a subset of guitar fan, just like being a fan of a certain team could be a subset of football fan.
Promoter has some connotation of making money, which I've never done with guitars.
Advocate: I think I've sold more Ovations at the local Guitar Center than any of their salespeople, but I know when I'm on losing ground and don't push. I think that might be a bit weak to be called advocacy. Telling people that I have 15 of them usually gets the message across that I'm biased. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I am an Ovation Enthusiast, Pre AND Post Fender! |
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Location: ms | I think Trader needs a 14 fret/step program. |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm bobbo, and I'm a member of the Ovation Nation. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Hi. My name is fill and I am an Ovation player!
that's all.
I recognize quality when I see it. No big deal.
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Location: Orange County, California | Ovation-isti :p :D :p :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Ovation Nation. Oooh, I like that! 
That will definitely compete with PU assy! :D
Oh yeah, I'm Iffy and I'm 'O' rich and broke...  |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I'm a guitarthusiast and use whichever brand and type fits best.
Adamas fits that more times than not. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Hi. My name is muzza and I'm an 'O' cultist. |
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Location: San Ramon/Canandaigua | I'm Max and i'm an Ovation baby turning into a fledging member of the Ovation member. the first guitar i ever remember seeing is my Dad's Ovation USA made Ultra :) |
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| Must be hard having the coolest dad on the planet. |
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Location: San Ramon/Canandaigua | definately havea lot to live up to when i have kids ;) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Your dad's a better speller, too. |
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Location: NJ | my name is Al
(in unison)
Hello Al
I am just an idiot that sells gear for a living. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | MusicMike here:
I am an Ovation Adamas Promoter/Endorser/Advocate. Promoter because they are great guitars made by a great company; Endorser because it's what I have been playing live for nearly 33 years and I stand behind what I play; Advocate because they are simply great tools for music making that will stand the test of time, studio, and performance.
I own many other guitars but: These feel like home! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I stand behind what I play Oh great, another one that does it the easy way... 
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | Hi, My name is Stephen. Code name Cc. And although I own other guitars, I have had my Balladeer since 74. So I guess I am a long term Ovation Enthusiast.
CCLXXXII |
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Location: Jet City | I prefer not to be labeled, thank you. |
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Location: closely held secret | I yam wot I yam n dats all wot I yam. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | I am an Ovation affectionada.
--Karen |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It was for the addiction week. Chords don't really match where they should be but most are close.
The 12 Frets of GAS by Bill Kaman Jan 17, 2008
D G D A
I’ve got an addiction Had it all my life it seems
Bm G
And it controls my waking hours
D G D
And at night, it’s always there, in my dreams
G D
I love guitars There it’s said
F# F#7 G
Natural, Sunburst and Red
D
Cause I just can’t get enough
A
I keep on buying them up
G D D/C,D/B,A7sus4
I guess it’ll be that way till I’m dead
D G
An old Martin is a thing of beauty
D A
But old Gibsons sometimes can sound thin
Bm G
Rickenbackers are hard to play, I went and bought one anyway
D A D D/C, D/B, D/C
I had to sound like Petty and McGuinn
I got some strats to be like Clapton
Les Pauls, so I could play the blues
Takamine and Kalamazoo, National and Oahu
There’s so many, and it’s always hard to choose
ch
My basses are 4, 5, or 6 string
My guitars all are 6 and 12
Mandolins are cute and small, but I can’t play them at all
That’s why there’s only three hanging on the wall
For Jazz I need big fat archtops
And country I need that Tele sound
The Ovation sound is getting round, hope Fender don’t put it in the ground
I worked too hard to make it world renowned
Ch
A7sus4 A7
(BR) Now it’s not so bad, I can’t make, Choices on my own
B7sus4 B7
This Jones is strong, But I still got, Standards don’t you know
G D
I may have bought a lot of things, And some I’ll never show
G A
But one thing I have never done Is bought an old banjo
When I die bury me in a hard shell case
It’s time to go visit all the stars
Got a gig up in the sky, maybe I can play some slide
And run the Heaven Store that sells Guitars.
I live guitars, there it's said
Naturals, and anything but red
Cause I just can’t get enough
I keep on buying them up
I guess it’ll be that way till I’m dead |
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Location: Vermont USA | I am a nut case that happens to play an Ovation.
Pauly :cool: |
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| Hi, my name is George and I have a few guitars that I like because they sound good. Since I started reading this board I'd like to have more guitars that I like and which sound good but I kinda believe in making do with what you got. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | hmmm...Fan, enthusiast, couldcarelesswhatanyonesaysaboutOvationsist, foundwhatIliketoplayandhearist, idiothatwillneverbeabletoplayaswellasmygitssoundist.
Think that about covers it. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My name is Arthur, and I am an Ovation-eBarf-shopaholic...
And I love nothing better than comparing one of my $500 Ovations to someones $5000 wood-box. :D |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Damon67:
I prefer not to be labeled, thank you. So you're engraved? |
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Location: Michigan | SINCE THIS POST IS LOOKING MORE LIKE A CONFESSIONAL :( :( :(
IM GWB AND I CANT STOP TYPING IN CAPS.
SERIOUSLY IM NOT YELLING AT ANYBODY. :eek: :eek: GWB |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Originally posted by Damon67:
I prefer not to be labeled, thank you. So you're engraved? |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by pebblemax:
definately have a lot to live up to when i have kids ;) They'll probably be guitarded too. It's a gene I think.
Speaking of which, real nice work on the tune Beal. |
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Location: Crossville, TN | Sorry in advance for the long post
Hi I'm Chuck and I'm an Ovation:
Fanatic/lover - I have played electric for the most part since I started playing guitar, so I never really had to have an acoustic for gigging, until the last few years when I was playing more acoustic only sets with friends and even then my friends always have had an extra or two for me to use. (I do have a fender beater for camping and such, but that's another story) Anyways, my friend owned an older legend that I fell in love with years ago when I was just getting started and have loved O's since. I just recently picked up my own O and eventhough I have played with various O's before, there is something about your OWN O that's just special. I've played Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Yamaha, Alvarez and Tak Acoustics on stage, sitting on the porch or friends couches etc., They were all quality guitars, I just have always preferred O's. I guess that's enough to make me a fanatic, well that and I'm currently saving up for my next O, lol.
Advocate/Endorser - I always try to play any O that I run across, they practically force one in my hands at the Knoxville guitar center when I drop in and actually I have on 2 occasions had 2 different guys approach me while I was playing. One pitted the Adamas I was playing against a Gibson he was trying out (I think it was a J-45, but memory is foggy) and the other was one of the new elite lx models against a nice taylor. I didn't really have to say much to either guy,(the guitars speak for themselves) they both had said almost word for word the same thing to me that I have heard many times after an O jamming session, "I didn't know Ovations sounded that good! I've always been told that they were sub-par Instruments." Before I left the store on both occasions I saw these guys carry out new O's. It's just sad that preconceptions keep these great guitars out of peoples hands, (but I guess that leaves more for us lol) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Hi my name is Gallerinski and I am an Ovation Aficionado.
Websters definition of Aficionado - "A person who likes, knows a lot about, and appreciates a usually fervently pursued interest or activity."
I am also called Standingovation, Tupperware, Tacky, DiAZ, or Convex depending on several factors. My friends call me Dave.
I'm an advaned beginner player and very small time collector. I used to be an Ovation homo, but not any more. The best way to appreciate the finer Ovations and get rid of the crap, is to sample the better offerings from other makers. Variety is good. My collection consists of about 30% Ovation, 20% Martin, 20% Takamine, 20% ukuleles and 10% Collings. 0% Taylor - I think they are shit.
I'm 51 years old, married, 2 grown kids, athiest, republican, and I've had a vasectomy. I mountain bike, run marathons and use a Mac. I work in marketing and I do not own a gun.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Well, OK, that's all very interesting.
I think with a little work we can get you straightened out.
First get a gun.......... |
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Location: Jet City | I thought everyone in Arizona had a gun.
Is it still legal to carry one in a visible holder without a special permit? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Damon67:
I thought everyone in Arizona had a gun.
Is it still legal to carry one in a visible holder without a special permit? I'm not sure anymore. I know 15 years ago when I moved here you would occasionally see some cowboy in the grocery store wearing his hat, spurs and side arm. Sorta funny to see him carry his grocery bags out the door and get in a VW Jetta.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If Dave's a small time collector, my collection is miniscule. I am, however, an Ovation homo. I forgot about that category. |
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| "Rickenbackers are hard to play, I went and bought one anyway"......................
ya gotta get yerself one of those wide neck ric 12's Bill. Great guitars! Funny song there, explains a lot.
Enjoy |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Wearing a GUN in a Ballerinsky-skirt would be an up-setting sight, as far as guitars go , non-rusted strings work best , be as it may , Dave , when are ya` comin` to Europe , so I can show ya` a real bad time , screw the anti-smoke laws... :)
Vic
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Location: Utah | My name is Fly-Sig, and I am an Ovation endorser. My time and budget are too limited to have a vast collection, so I stick with what I like, which is Ovation. There may be plenty of other great guitars out there, but having one good Ovation acoustic is all the acoustic I can play. At least while there are kids and a spouse and a job. Someday in the forseeable future I'd like to replace my solid body electric (which works fine for what I do) with an Ovation Deacon/Breadwinner.
My screen name is what I use at my other home on the web, SigForum, a similar place for those who like Sig Sauer firearms. Same deal there, where there are a lot of great gun brands out there, but Sigs are high quality and work well all the time, just like an Ovation. My small gun collection includes a 1943 Sauer K98K rifle.
For the record, here in Utah it is legal to carry openly. I do so with some regularity in the warmer weather, though not in crowded places like the mall where some idiot might try to take the gun or create a verbal confrontation. Out on the trail, though, or in camp playing my Ovation, you'll see my Sig on hip. Keeps the negative comments about my singing to a minimum! |
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Location: SoCal | I don't think I want to publicly proclaim who I am. There are statutes that haven't run yet...... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Practitioner !
Vic |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Hi, I'm Alison, and my Ovation is my best friend. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Alison ,
Great to have ya back on-line! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks, Johnny! I thought no one noticed I'd been gone, but then I realized that like an annoying background noise that suddenly quits, eventually someone would say, "Hey! It's quiet in here!" |
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