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| well the person who brok emy guitar was able to fix it with some glue everything was ready but now more problems arise i went to go buy more strings i got the Philospers Bronze from Dadario he put them on and he said it sounded great but for some reason my guitar never sounds good its most of the time out of tune no one moves the pegs i try using the onboard tuner i get it to were it says its perfect dosnent sound good i try it again and it still says it isn perfect even tho before it has said it was couild it be that the tone has been damaged somehow or is it just the new strings its no matter how i play it dosnet sound so good |
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Location: NJ | sounds like it was not repaired correctly and the intonation is off. |
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Location: ranson,wva | is the top cracked?? try using a external tunner and plug a patch cord into your 1/4in output jack on your guitar and plug it in to the tuner..or tune the low "E" 6th string to pitch,then fret the 6th string 5th fret and tune the 5thstring to the same pitch as the 6th string freted at the 5th fret,do the same with each string all the way across..that might work..just a idea..jason |
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Location: ranson,wva | what al said...you can probly ignore my blabbering..jason |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Hi Kalel...John here.
First of all, is this an Ovation? I don't believe you made that clear. Assuming it is, is it a USA-made Ovation? What model? What's the serial#?
The reason I ask is, if it's of some value (and we would know if you gave us this info) you could have it fixed by our good friends at the factory.
You have to be picky about who works on your guitar. Ovations are non-standard enough that I don't even think about letting anyone but the guys at Ovation repair mine. You may not want this to cost any $, but if it's important enough to you...you should just suck it up. John <>{ |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | kalel,
i dun cr wat u say u r a txter nt a typr. Anyhow, superglue can only do so much to rescue a guitar. I'd say the guitar has evolved into a fine beach/camping/snowboarding weekend guitar, enjoy it as such. Some people are bothered when the intonation is off, and others aren't. For me it depends were I am. Playing in a punk rock band or on a snowboarding weekend, it's really not an issue. |
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Location: ranson,wva | in the future invest in wallhangers for you guitars, if you dont have wall space keep them in there cases out of harms way, ive got some on the walls and some in cases..jason |
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| hmmm well no the top is not cracked only the bottom is umm were the neck is what i could have done was replace the neck entirely but i didnt kno what the L wrench was for <--- stupid i kno but now thats its glued on i dk. well so far they say its ok but i can feel it its not the same.
I have a celebrity GCO57 -5 black
no i couldnt fix it at the factory they wouldnt fix it i took it to guitarcenter they sent it for an answer to see if they would respond it but they said no. "Accidental Damage was not coverd by the warrenty. and well i was under pressure my grade
for music class was suffering. so he offerd to fix it well ya it still dosnet sound as good. but what can i do im broke and in highschool my parents are broke lol i saved up for like 2 years than the school telsl me i have to buy a guitar fot the class sense they wont provide them so i had to get a guitar i wanted a good one so i went with ovation but oh well at least i can sorta play but it sounds so horrible when i play with the others im out of tune but ive tuned to "concert tune" electric tuners piano my teacehr and still also everytime i take it out of the case it sounds different than when i put it in. but the poor have to stick with what they got oh well il save up another 3 years to get the same guitar hope it dosnet brake. also had a question what amp should i get. im going with effects distortion ex... and this will be for home also i dk if ive asked this before but is this possible with my ovation its acoustic afterll all i think somone mentioned sounbuster or somthing im ont sure if tht was here or in ultimateguitar and ya i guess im a txter not a typer |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got a nice one for sale..'71 balladeer that i repaired and now plays like a dream...jason |
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Location: GA USA | Kalel, since the repair didn't work. You should now ask the person who broke your guitar to buy it from you and get another. You tried to be nice, but your friend has caused you some trouble that he needs to fix. |
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| nah i cant do that to my freind tht dude is a true guitarist im just a learner he wanted to buy himself a new one but he was goign to give me the money oh well nah its ok il just keep with these il see if i can get a better one later on but il save up
71 balladeer is that super slim i only like the super slim bowlbacks |
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Location: ranson,wva | 1111-1 1971. deep bowl acoustic only..big sound out of this puppy...ive bepaired the neck&headstock and filled ans stabilzed 2 top cracks and filled several finish cracks...im waiting on some veneers to finish the headstock..ill let her go real cheap..jason |
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| nah id take me about 2 years to save up if it took me 2 for the 300 dollar one thius must cost more and well im just in a financial budget i cant affrod anything my parents are also broke so i just gotta study for now |
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Location: ranson,wva | seeing how its colse to xmas and im feeling in a small..verry small way in the spirt...if you can come up with $150.00 and throw in your f#cked up cleb shes yours..jason |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | I`d say that`s a damn GOOD offer...
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Location: ranson,wva | just trying to help out..if i dont sell it yet im gonna do some more work to it..right now im waiting for a headstock logo from master keller and some veneer i ordered to redo the headstock where i made some repairs to it..jason |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I've got 2 celebs that I picked up at a garage sale... both have their share of nicks and cuts, but sound just fine. I'd be willing to lend you one for your class until you come up with something better. They're just taking up space here. I'm going to sell them eventually on ebay, but there are way too many on there now.
It'll give Jason a chance to finish his up and then you can figure out what you want to do. |
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Location: La Pine, OR | Wow, the generosity on this board is amazing. I love it. |
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Location: closely held secret | La Pine, eh? I spent a week there one night last month. |
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Location: ranson,wva | hey crimson,what model celbs are they?? jason |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Jason - a cs257 and a cc257.
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Location: La Pine, OR | What brought you to La Pine? Next time you come here let me know. I want another Ovation owner to evaluate my Preacher Deluxe. |
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Location: closely held secret | My wife, daughter and I took an in-state road trip vacation last month. Saw friends in Bend, went to Crater Lake, Oregon caves, redwoods, then back up the coast. We were going to stay in the Lapine Best Western but it was full. Wound up in that crappy place next to the truck stop.
I'll keep you in mind next time we're over, probably take the bike over through Sisters next spring. |
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Location: closely held secret | As long as we're at it...
Time to update THE OVATION FAN CLUB WORLD MAP!
Make sure you're on it!
(So we know where to find you. Not that we would be looking for you, but... well, you never know .) |
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| id take me a year or so to save up i dont get much money |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | maybe save up for a new computer keyboard one with a period key |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Does it cost to send text messages? You might look into saving some money there.
I waited for Dave to be rude before I said what I was thinking several posts ago. |
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