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Location: South of most, North of few | Many thanks to BT717 for this gem. Nicest claw I've seen on an Ovation.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's pretty but you need some of the grained white buttons from Temp. |
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Location: Indiana | Beautiful. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Purdy... |
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Location: south east Michigan | There I was at the music store. A 30th on my left, and AD-II on my right. Which one to go with?? I went for the AD-II. Three years ago it was an easy choice but right now I can't seem to remember the reasons.
The 30th is an amazing combination if bling and boom.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | VN TJ |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | AJ, buy the one on Aussie Ebay and I might buy it off you in a few years time when I have a bit of spare cash and SWMBO has got over the 08C shock. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Glad "she" arrived safely. Tell her Hi and give'r a strum or two for me :) |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
Another Beautiful Guitar. :cool: |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Congrats TJ !!!!!
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks. I had one of these before at one time, but it didn't sound as good as this one does. Funny how two guitars of the same model can have such different personalities. |
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Location: Cincinnati | That's sweet, Jim. You keep raising the bar, and that's a good thing. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Absotively loverly! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | I agree with g8r, WOW!
Please keep this one Jimbo
...well, if you don't, you know my address. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mine sounds great, but has about the worst action of any of my Ovations. That might have something to do with the good sound, but the long range plan is still to send it back for a refurb. Northcountry suggested that when I bought it from him and I should have taken him up on it. I figured I'd take it back or pick it up when I went on the next factory tour. But alas. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Mark, I hear you Re: the action. It was very high. 1 of the advantages of living 37 miles from the plant. Drove it over 1 week later picked it up. Nice action now.
T.J. what do you think about the action? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | As good as any I have played. Nice and low and very easy to play (even for me) :rolleyes: . It's amazing that the other anniversary came in with the same low action, just a different neck profile. If I were to play it more aggressively, I would probably add a shim. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I learned that they built the carved bridges "ambidextrous", so that the high e side was the same height as the low e side. This prevented me from taking out all the shims without the high e string buzzing on the bridge. Besides that, my neck still has a bit too much angle. Something I should have had corrected when it was back east, but I was anxious to get it and it was probably one of those times when I didn't want to get in any more trouble by spending more money on guitars. Like there will ever be a time when I won't be in the doghouse. |
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Location: Jet City | That's amazing Jim. Nice grab! |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Should I ever desire to add another Ovation, that would be the model.
That is seductively "Nice", Jim. That top is gorgeous! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by colt357:
Should I ever desire to add another Ovation, that would be the model. Wait a few weeks. :D |
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Location: big island | has there ever been a prettier ovation? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy, I haven't seen one, and I've seen quite a few. ;)
I didn't notice this before, but even the tuner buttons line up when it's in tune.... |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Originally posted by lanaki:
has there ever been a prettier ovation? Well....there's mine.
Then again, it's possible I may be just a bit biased. :) |
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Location: Indiana | The bronzeish foil label should be standard IMO. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
The bronzeish foil label should be standard IMO. It does look classy. :cool: |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yeah, I've heard the arguments that the foil labels had a tendency to fall off, but they sure look better than the paper ones, and the bronze tone is even nicer. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Jim,
The whole guitar looks classy. I wonder how long it took to put the abalone one that one? |
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And another.