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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well ... it's confession time. I practically swore I was going to get rid of all my non-Ovations and be a strictly O-Man. But after frantically looking to upgrade my Celebrity Deluxe Bass with an American-made model, I found it very difficult to find one that met my needs unplugged. Kim Keller had the one I REALLY wanted, and I became aware I was coveting that way too much. I couldn't afford to buy a special order deep bowl like I need to get an acceptable unplugged volume (for playing with other acoustic instruments in the park). SO ... I just ordered a 5-string fretless Tacoma Thunderchief. It's American made, solid top sides and back, a HUGE body with the tuned offset soundhole, and A lifetime transferable warranty. If Ovation had a bass that had this booming sound in an affordable price range, I would have bought it from them. THERE! I said it! and I now I feel better about it! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Enjoy it while you can....
Hell has it's own little place for the likes of you...
one room away from the Uke players and the floor above Banjo players. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Taylor room is down the hall.
Just joking, it's perfectly OK to play non-Ovations. They do things an O can't. Just keep in mind the things that an O can do that others can't and you'll be alright. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well I DID sell off the Fender Jazz Bass to get this one. So TECHNICALLY I haven't really aquired an additional non-Ovation, just swapped one out. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | yeah, a little sin, don't hurt anybody, I fool around with a Cort bass w/bartolinni lisc elect.from time to time. If Victor Wooten's doin'it, it can't be that bad. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | If I could play one tenth as good as Wooten I wouldn't really have to be concerned about the cost of an instrument. |
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Location: Orange County, California | I must confess...Somone "left" a funny looking electric at my house, and even though I just got the BWL, I love this guitar :D
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Parker Fly....still ahead of its time. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | beautiful! |
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Location: Flushing, MI | I'm guilty of owning a few "Other" instruments as well...
Professionally I play far more electric than acoustic, and my guitar of choice is 99% Telecaster (I have three). I'm also guilty of owning a Stratocaster (that never gets played), a "Carera" electric bass that set me back a whole $60, a 34 Martin 0-17 that's pretty beat up yet playable, and a banjo with no name on it. I think I've covered them all.
Someday, when I can swing it, there's yet another Ovation on the horizon, just waiting for me. It will be a deep bowl, post 1980, A braced top, of the Balladeer/Legend variety with electronics. Currently my only Ovation with electronics is my CS257, and I really NEED a good, MIA, deep bowl acoustic/electric. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | The disease begins with an "O", but has many faces...
Totally understandable, Vince. I just traded out my 1778T that I never play anymore for a Tacoma Roadking dreadnought with the offset soundhole. Something totally different. I'm also looking down the road to pick up a nice Ibanez archtop again.
Variety is the spice of life! |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | I could go for an Ibanez archtop myself, they look cool, reasonably priced new, even better to get a nice one off ebay for a song. |
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