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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery! They went all-out on this Clone! HERE, if you wanna buy one... Hurry!
  
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Location: Brisbane Australia | OMA, I'm glad you put this up,I was going to ask the same question, it's here in my home town.
I'm having a bid on it. I'm hoping to get a look at it before the auction ends.
Anyone know anything about them?
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Location: Scotland | Made in Italy, probably in the Eko factory, early to mid 80's. They're absolute junk. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Thanks for the info Paul |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery! I always thought imitation was the sincerest form of mockery. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They are not absolute junk, only about 98%.
Imitation is the most insincere form of flatulance. |
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| I think the bowls are made of plastic....and they don't age well. :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by GN-Nick:
I think the bowls are made of plastic And what's wrong with that ??? |
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Location: NJ | ah, he's just being a fu(NeverMind) . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | it's not the good brazilian plastic, that's what's wrong with that. |
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| exactly......not the finest poly extruded vinyl
I was trying to give Cliff a flashback. :) |
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Location: NJ | We need t'pull that one out of the "Archives" for OldTime's Sake . . . |
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Location: closely held secret | Maybe we can drag Hal Jordan out for another whipping, too... |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | I see that the Encore guitar has bridge pins so that it doesn't need string tubes. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I don't like the Rosette. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Well I didn't buy it. Couldn't bring myself to be such a heathen and traitor to the clan.
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Location: GA USA | I'm glad I stumbled in here. Gems from Nick and Tup. Thanks for the laughs. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Absolutely. A classic thread that ended very well. Still love it. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Sometimes I really miss you you guys... |
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Location: GA USA | James, sounds like you'd have been a traitor to yourself for buying a crappy guitar. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I would have thought Ovation might have tried to obtain the Encore trademark in keeping with its naming theme. |
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