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Location: Bay Area, N, California | Hi everyone!
I am new to this forum and just purchased a Celebrity KOA with the OP20 Electronics. Can't wait till it arrives at the end of the week. I have been playing for over 35 years but have never owned an Ovation, but this KOA is so beautiful I could just not resist (GAS). I hope it plays/sounds as good as it looks!
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Location: Parrish, FL | Welcome Laura Marie. Don't be a stranger, we really don't bite.
Enjoy your new Ovation. If you stay around here, it won't be your last.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If you already know what GAS is, you've been lurking awhile. Welcome. |
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Location: big island | aloha and welcome, laura marie. congrats on your first, but most likely not your last Ovation. i don't mean to scare you away, but you have stepped over the precipice by logging on to this forum. ;) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast |  Another one bites the dust! Ya just don't know it yet...
Welcome to da family! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Welcome Laura Marie! :cool:
Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
If you already know what GAS is, you've been lurking awhile. Welcome. GAS is not Unique to O'Cultists...
We just Perfected It! :p |
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Location: south east Michigan | Welcome Laura..
You made a great first step into koa land. The Celebrity was just your first stop.
Here is your last...
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| Welcome to the slippery slope. Enjoy the ride. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Brad, did you end up with one of Al's custom 12-fret slothead Koas, too? Or is this just one of the file pics. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Welcome Laura :)
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Location: Vernon CT | Welcom Laura!! enjoy the guitar and this group.
You'll learn a lot and also wonder what the hell are these guys /gals talking about!!!! :D
Some can be a little wacky at times. ;) |
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Location: Bay Area, N, California | Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! :)
I have been wanting an Ovation ever since high school (which was before the days of electric guitars)... LOL! Anyway I am sure this will not be my last Ovation but the first in my stable.
I will post some pics once it arrives.
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Location: Bay Area, N, California | It is almost here!
Status: In Transit - On Time
Scheduled Delivery: 06/13/2008
Package Progress
Location Date Local Time Description
SAN PABLO,
CA, US 06/12/2008 9:24 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SAN ANTONIO,
TX, US 06/10/2008 12:11 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
SAN ANTONIO,
TX, US 06/09/2008 8:17 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LEON VALLEY,
TX, US 06/09/2008 7:49 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/09/2008 7:07 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
06/09/2008 4:42 P.M. PICKUP SCAN
US 06/09/2008 2:01 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tomorrow is the BIG day! :)
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | This is the onset of GAS. Ever look up an unknown location on an atlas to determine where, precisely, your package is en route? |
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Location: Bay Area, N, California | This is not my first GAS attack, you should have seen when I ordered my Nashville Tele! :eek:
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Location: Bay Area, N, California | It finally arrived today, and here are some pictures. I hit the jackpot! Nice bookmatched top and it plays like a dream. :cool:
I be jammin this weekend! :D
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Location: Miami | Nice pictures! Enjoy your playing !! |
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Location: Jet City | Laura, that is indeed a beauty. I love Koa. I need me a Koa now.
Dammit.
Enjoy! |
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| Hi everyone,
I've been looking at that guitar for a while at my local Guitar Center. I really like the sound of it, but I am a bit worried because the top isn't solid and that there are better electronics out there. Any more feedback on this guitar, or just other comments on laminate koa versus solid wood? |
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Location: Tennessee | Laura Marie ... Nice!! Now we've got to get a NorCal event in the works so you can show off that beauty! How do you like the sound and playability? I really like how they've matched the headstock and to be honest, I wasn't expecting a roundhole guitar. I really like the way that one looks!
FireStarter -- the best advice I ever got was "buy what sounds and feels good to you and don't listen to the stove knitters". Some lams sound better than solid top guitars. I've got two. No one can tell me the guitars are crap because I don't care ... they work great for me and the stove knitters are just a bunch of windbags, anyway. As for the electronics, it depends on your situation but the OP-20 may be plenty enough for your needs, and if not some of them can easily be swapped out (not sure about the -20 or not). |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Laura Marie, that is a beautiful geetar... The only difference between an OP20 and an OP30 is the 'mid-shift'...
And I still haven't figured-out what that is suppose to do, and I have three guitars with it! :cool:
An OP20 and an OP30 are not interchangeable. One has six contacts, one has eight. So if you wanna change 'em, you gotta change the can too.
On the laminate versus solid-top thing, I have had some very nice sounding celebrity's. My CS257 is laminate, and I like it. But it is an SSB and made to be plugged-in. I have an acoustic Takamine with a plywood top, and it sounds very nice (for what it is). |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Laura Marie, that is a beautiful geetar... The only difference between an OP20 and an OP30 is the 'mid-shift'...
And I still haven't figured-out what that is suppose to do, and I have three guitars with it! :cool:
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[EDIT] excuse me... OP20 and OP30 may be interchangeable... oops! OP30 and OP-Pro are not... MY bad :confused:
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On the laminate versus solid-top thing, I have had some very nice sounding celebrity's. My CS257 is laminate, and I like it. But it is an SSB and made to be plugged-in. I have an acoustic Takamine with a plywood top, and it sounds very nice (for what it is). |
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Location: Bay Area, N, California | I have been out of town but have just returned and have read your responses. I took my new KOA Cleb with me on this trip and really bonded with it. It has a very mellow sound and bright at the same time unplugged. Plugged in, I love the flexibility in the sound settings and the tuner works well and convenient to use. Over all I am very happy and I got a great deal to boot at only 425.00 brand new. I have a nice padded gig-bag but I think I would like to purchase a nice hardshell because it deserves one. Any good deals out there on a case?
Thanks Everyone! :) |
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | Welcome and congratulations. That's a beauty of a guitar...glad to hear you're happy with it. |
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Location: Jet City | Laura, try checking with Miles. If he doesn't have anything PM me. There's some others I just found today. |
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Location: Jet City | Sorry, Miles = Mr. Ovation |
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