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Location: Flushing, MI | I just found this while searching the google groups:
In article <4plr1i$...@news.injersey.com>, Don Bartecsko says:
I've made this sort of comment before and do understand that many people
feel Ovations are just the ticket for bang up situations like gigs
and some even like the amplified sound. But as an ACOUSTIC guitar
they suck so badly that they don't deserve the name guitar. How
could anypone whose played a real non-plastic well-made wooden guitar
do anything but retch when playing one of those steel-strung toilet
seat covers. Now flame me all you want on this. Go ahead and
show your lack of ability to discrimminate truly good sound from
bad. This all my totally arrogant personal opinion.
I just love reading these things, and then getting out the old Legend. Y'know, I've been playing for over 40 years, and I STILL haven't acquired the "ability to discrimminate truly good sound from bad".
To quote Bugs Bunny:
"What an ignor-AY-mus"!
"What a nin-com-POOP"! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | he's from jersey... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Man, there are some people out there that REALLY have a problem with Ovation. I beleive most of them probably tried an old applause with a twisted neck at one time, and have type cast everything from Ovation in that light. One of my friends has a 5k + Taylor, and it doesn't do anything for me compared to my 1718. |
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| I've played high-end guitars I didn't like but I didn't trash the entire brand...go figure |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Everyone on this board is obviously very intelligent and reasonable, except...oh, never mind. |
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Location: SoCal | Is there a link to that comment?
I was in Phoenix last week and played almost all of Tup's guitars. That included 3 very very nice Martins. The guitar I preferred the most.... #47 of #47.
I've played a number of wood box guitars and have enjoyed many of them. I've played some Martins that have knocked my socks off and some that sucked. The same with almost any brand (except Taylors -- I just can't seem to bond with them, but I'm not going to rip them). But I don't denegrate the entire line because the ones I've played haven't done it for me....
Some people are just ignorant... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Very ignorant. You can't paint an entire brand with a single brush. I have played and owned many an Ovation that truely sucked. Plastic toilet seat with strings would be a kind statement. BUT... I have also played and owned many an Ovation that were wonderful sounding guitars in every way. Moody's comments about 47/47 are very true. Same goes for the woodies. Some aren't worthy of being kindling wood. Other are instruments to die for.
For heavens sake keep an open mind. The authors comments make about as much sense as eating a McDonalds hamburger and writing off the entire menu as crap. We all know that the fries are freaking wonderful!
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Kinda weird... Maybe his problem is that O's sound different. All guitars sound different! I like my 4861. It sounded different to me when I got it, but it has grown on me. I hardly play my electric now. You can spend $12K for a Martin, or $48 at a flea market... It all depends on what makes you happy. Maybe he played a crappy O. Bad set-up, too much coffee, who knows. And Lynachord is belt-buckle-proof. (sorta) |
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Location: Scotland | With Ovations you either get it or you don't, there's rarely any half measures. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | and for those that don't get it they can shag themselves silly with a soggy doughnut filled with jelly creme. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Is that still an option for those of us who do??
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Location: New York, NY | I don't even like to respond to people who use contractions so poorly...
How
could anypone whose played a real non-plastic well-made wooden guitar
do anything but retch when playing one of those steel-strung toilet
seat covers. |
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Location: Flushing, MI | Pardon me while I discrimminate those contractions.... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | I get it, but I might go ahead and shag myself silly all the same. |
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Location: Ontario, Canada | How could anypone whose played a real non-plastic well-made wooden guitar do anything but retch when playing one of those steel-strung toilet seat covers. Clearly, he's never played a steel-strung toilet seat cover. Now I've played the wood, plastic AND padded ones, and Ovations do sound way better. I hate posers. :D |
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Check out this Ovation review (more creative slamming)