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Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas | Thought you guys might enjoy PM's take on Ovations!
http://www.patmethenygroup.com/pmg/qa/questionSubjectList.cfm?subID...
Check it out!
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Location: Pennsylvania | Umm...what take on ovations? Where is it? |
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Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas | On the list that comes up, its about 11 items down. That's as close as I can get you. |
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Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas | Here's what it says.....
User: Dave Dewey
Date: Dec 29 2000
Subject: Ovation Nylon String
Question: Hi Again Pat! I was somewhat surprised back in the Eighties to see you playing an Ovation "Classical" onstage. It seems many "guitar purists" and luthiers tend to look down on Ovations for a variety of real and imagined reasons. I like Ovations for a number of reasons: they seem to be well-built and well-tempered, they are very well behaved through a PA/monitor system, and you can set up the action to be very fast. The only "bad" thing I can say is that they don't have that deep, "woody" Martin/Guild/Taylor sound. I can only assume you have to be careful about appearing to endorse a certain manufacturer in this forum, but can you tell us what it was you liked and disliked about the Ovation? Thanks again Pat...hope you have (or had) a great holiday!
Pat's Answer: hi dave,
i am always kind of amazed when i hear people put down ovations as well - to me they are more than good instruments. they have a very particular sound, are generally very well intonated (i find this often to be a problem, even on very expensive handmade instruments), and they are virtually indestructable. i always have one laying around the house just to try things on - and if i can get it to sound good on there, it usually translates well to whatever axe it ends up on in the end. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Always nice to hear a player say he plays it cause he likes it, not because he is given it for endorsement. |
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