Joined:
October 2004
Posts: 48
Location: State College, PA | Howdy, glad to meet you!
(for the younger set - part of that subject line was a 50's TV joke...)
Have a 1111-1 (serial 13911). It's a war veteran. Been mine since 1979 - went with me to all kinds of strange places and survived. Then, like the combat vet who makes it through two tours only to come home and get hit by a AMC Gremlin, about six years ago, my guitar came into rather sudden contact with a hardwood floor. Made a terrible TWANG and the head broke clean off the neck. Disheartened, I put it away and didn't look at it for a long time. Then, two weeks ago, late one night, I thought about it, pulled it out and affected a truly crude, but structurally reasonable, repair with epoxy and clamping. I've been rediscovering its sound which, I believe has become, if possible, even better. It's got some scars - but I believe I'll keep it for life.
Now my interest has awakened toward bringing another Ovation into the house - mostly for home recording and possibly performance, if I get the rest of my chops back and anyone manages to roust me out.
Been a long time since I've looked. Assuming I steer clear of plywood, that leaves the solid top Ovations. I've got many questions.
Could I be happy with a mid-depth or even shallow bowl? (remembering that I've got the war vet for sitting at home)
Sound holes - could someone describe (if it's even a valid question) how the elites' multiple sound holes sound compared to a singler big round hole on the legends? That is, all other things being equal (and I know they're not), can you describe the difference in sound between a mid or deep bowl elite and a mid or deep legend?
Well - that's more than enough for now -
Thanks all - more sooner or later -
Michael |
Howdy Duty, and a couple questions - sound, models, etc...