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Location: Flahdaw | Okay, lots of youse guys have lots of guitars, BUT.....if there was a new law enacted, and you could only keep one of your quiver to keep and play for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
(I probably should have done a search. This has probably been asked 100 times and I'm just another newbie doofus) |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | I would keep `em and play underground music in rogue clubs. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Do a search and find out how many different ways I've avoided answering this question. Besides, of the 17 Ovations I own, most have much different characteristics.
I'd move to Canada, or Northern Idaho, which is almost Canada, but there are too many Californians in North Idaho. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I'd keep the 1587. No, I'd keep the Morgan Monroe. Well no, I'd keep the LX. But wait, I'd HAVE to keep my old black Legend. Oh, but I just got the Pacemaker...
Actually, if I could truly only keep one, it WOULD be either the 1587 or the Morgan Monroe. They don't make either one anymore, and they both have incredible sound. The 1587 plugs in so I would probably keep that one. But then again, that Morgan Monroe is the best sounding acoustic I have ever heard. They are both easy on the fingers. Are you sure I can't keep two? (or ten)? It would really break my heart to give up the LX. And the Legend has been my best friend for most of my adult life. I want them all!!! |
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Location: SoCal | The black carbon fiber composite one. |
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Location: Flahdaw | The reason I am asking is....I only have one Ovation and it wouldn't be the one guitar I kept. But if I had 5 Adamis's, and 8 Ovations I think I would be hard pressed to find THAT much difference between them. It would come down to playability and sound unplugged for me. In that situation, I would want a roundhole, deep bowl, with a 1 3/4" nut that would sound great by itself. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | A new law enacted.......
Shit, don't tell Ms Spoo Faced Pelosi, she'll make it happen. That way all those who have too many guitars can have them redistributed to those that don't want to play or only have a Taylor. |
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Location: SoCal | that's a good one Beal |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'd have to make me a semi-hollow textured top 12/6/baritone/A scale with Piezo and Magnetic pickups.
Probably easier to just load em up and make that last stand in North Carolina! |
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Location: Cincinnati | Ideas like this are why people have concealed weapon permits. |
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Fastest Guitar Alive |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | DBG,
The new law theme probably wasn't the best way to get the question answered without tripping some switches that didn't need tripping.
I don't understand what you mean when you say you probably wouldn't find THAT much difference between them. Some people on this forum hear a difference between the OFC and the #47RI, although I barely detect one. I can hear a difference between the Patriot and the 04 CL Commmemorative, however, and they're both CL derivatives. I also hear a major difference between the centerholes and the Elites, obviously between the cedar topped 1713 and the spruce topped Folklore. I have 4 12 fret Ovations (counting the Ute) and each is totally different from the other.
Unless you really only can have one guitar for economic reasons (which I find difficult to accept, since I had 5 different Ovations that cost less than one Taylor), why torture yourself trying to decide which is the "one true guitar". Contrary to Indiana Jones, all the guys who spent their lives searching for the holy grail died without it. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I have two 1778T's that are four years apart in age, otherwise they are identical...
(except for the pre-amps) And I can tell the difference between them. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Picture yourself like the unibomber....holed up in a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere, slowly going mad (Weaser?), plotting strange scenarios, and basically just about to lose it. The only thing keeping you somewhat grounded is the ONE guitar standing in the corner nestled amoungst the pipe bombs, anarchists bibles, and pictures of targeted potential victims. Which guitar calls you back to reality? |
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Location: Miami | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
I have two 1778T's that are four years apart in age, otherwise they are identical...
(except for the pre-amps) And I can tell the difference between them. +1.
Of the now seven 1778T's I've owned, not two of them sounded the same. Similar, but not the same. Different enough that I keep rotating T's (got 2 inbound, 1 outbound) just to hear the different sounds. I keep the ones that bond with my finicky ears. But there are only 2 that are unlikely to ever be outbound:
My 1778T Sweet T Prototype, and my original Lusty Red 1778T. Please don't "make" choose between them :-) |
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Location: SoCal | Well, as I have been labeled a "teabag, anti-government people" by the Commander in Chief, guess they wouldn't let me keep my Patriot, see below for actual quote in NYTimes.
Of the top five:
1. S&W MP .45cal - not a guitar but it 'sings'
2. # 50 original Adamas slothead
3. EF75 or 45th Anniv Takamine
4. 30th Anniv Cl
5. one of the early 1687 Adamas I
"Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit Democratic voters and it will encourage the extremists." |
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Location: Vernon CT | Oh thats easy!! Ahh, um, probably the.... No, Ah
Hmmm, lets see??? Oh, I know the, no, maybe the..... Oh CRAP, I don't know!!!!!! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Is this supposed to make me realize that if I can pick Just One, I don't need the other fourteen?
[I cannot Play them anyway... I just play With them! :p ] |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've often been confused with the unibomber. My name is very similar to the unibomber's, I have a cabin in the woods, many "Americans" don't know the difference between Idaho and Montana and I'm not going to give up all my guitars but one.
Any more discussion of this and I'll get in trouble.
I've been called lots worse than a teabag. You sure it wasn't fleabag? I don't wear tassled loafers, either. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Do I get crucified if it's not an Ovation? |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
.....if there was a new law enacted, and you could only keep one of your quiver to keep and play for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
This one:
Viva La Resistance!!! |
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Location: big island | stanford psd-28. no question. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'm not going to play this game. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by lanaki:
stanford psd-28. no question. See! That wasn't so hard. (nice git) |
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Location: Michigan | I just got a new guitar and you want me to get rid of two. That is just plain mean. I agree with Jim and not playing, I am taking my guitars and going home. |
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Location: SoCal | 87C... best of all worlds. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | If that were enacted I would ensure that my wife and kids would also have one each (of which I'd select for them). I'd have the 08C and the wife would have the 09C, my son would have the Adamas II, each of my daughters would have the following; 07C, Custom Legend and the Cedar-topped Elite ... and there's the grand kids and the dog who would each be able to choose one at my suggestion. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by lanaki:
stanford psd-28. no question. but i wish i had my 1978 1687-9 again. yeah...the one featured in the january '09 OFC Calendar. |
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| Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Okay, lots of youse guys have lots of guitars, BUT.....if there was a new law enacted, and you could only keep one of your quiver to keep and play for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
(I probably should have done a search. This has probably been asked 100 times and I'm just another newbie doofus) I'd bring an Application before the Court to have the law struck down as unconstitutional and then I'd make you pay my legal fees..lol |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | a glock. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Where's that Estaban that was floatin' around on here? |
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Location: PDX | I hate tuning guitars. So, i need one for standard tuning, one for DADGAD, one for Drop D, one for Open G and one for Open D. That's non-negotiable no matter what fantasy situation you dream up.
I could answer the question if it was which five guitars would you keep -- for now.
Oh, and none of them happen to be Ovations at the moment.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Be Nice to DARKBAR .. !!
He`s only trying t` get us conditioned fer that Lobotomy .. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I agree with Greg. I just haven't decided which ones to use for the alternate tunings. Plus 2 for each daughter, although one of each somehow ended up back here. Plus a couple electrics I don't know what to do with and a 12 string. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Not a difficult decision for me, as I've only got 2 O's - but I'd have to make a Frankenguit.
My '05 Collectors body with my 1768's neck. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Originally posted by Beal:
a glock. A glock, an ovation; I could see that.
I'll stick with a 1911 and a national if I had to choose just 1 (guitar). |
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Location: Texas | Well, I don't know about the original premise about a new law, but right now, if I could only take one to the proverbial desert island, it'd be my 2080, with the iDea preamp, some headphones and a whole lotta 9-volt batteries… ;) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I don't have to choose: I'm keeping them all..."they'll have to pry them from my cold dead fingers"... |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | That law would never pass. Guitars are like a good chip, you can't just have one.
And if it did, I would start the Guitar Militia.
Our Creed: They will have to pry my guitars from my cold dead fingers. |
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Location: NJ | if guitars were outlawed only outlaws would have guitars |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think this "one guitar" question comes up about every 3 months and seems every time I give a different answer based upon my faborite at that time. Would be interesting to do a search and trace my meandering preferences ...
Anyway, for the last 6 months or so I've been really into the Guild D40 Bluegrass Jubilee so if you pinned me to the wall and tickled my nipples with burning matches I wouldhave to choose that one. |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
.. so if you pinned me to the wall and tickled my nipples with burning matches I wouldhave to choose that one. Please, that is not a pretty image right before lunch. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I'd have to go with my telecopy. Why you ask? Because I can plug it in and with my new You Dirty Rat Distortion / Fuzz pedal make loud annoying sounds. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Okay, I'm a newbiedoofus and this has been asked 100 times.
I was just curious because I could live with one guitar for the rest of my life and be perfectly content. I'd prefer my Everett but could swing it with my old Takamine or my Ovation...but not my G&L tele. I was just wondering about you dudes with 987 guitars how you would narrow it down to the ONE. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Go back and figure out how many different ways some of us have answered this question. When I first joined, the 1537 was the rage, so I'm sure I would have said "1537" at some point. I really liked the sound of the Folklore and still do, so I probably identified that. Then the 87C, then the 04, and so on. Tastes change, so the answers will probably change each time the question gets asked. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Mark, from what I know, I could live with a Folklore....nice, deep bowl with a wide neck and electronics. Yeah, that and my Everett and that's all I need. (wait, that's two!) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Now we have you going the right direction. It was really tough for me to like something better than an almost mint 1977 Folklore for $300, but I have to admit that I'm influenced by cheap more than I'm influenced by expensive. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Cheap...now you're talkin! :D |
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Location: Utah | VXT, though I've never played one. I go between acoustic and electric phases, which means I need both.
Of the ones I own it would be the '07C. The Adamas 2080 is a superior guitar in a number of ways, but the wood top of the '07C is too sexy to give up for the hard sterile carbon top of the Adamas. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Tough question. I'd have to go with the VXT custom, because it can do double duty with its wide-ranging electronics, but enough with these make-believe, what-if games. I'm sure glad I don't have a make this kind of decision, and my heart goes out to those of you who do. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I'm sure glad I don't have a make this kind of decision, and my heart goes out to those of you who do. That's a good point that I hadn't even thought of when I posed this (admittedly) dumb question. Some who, in the past, may have pooh-poohed the crazy thought they they would ever have to give up all their guitars but one, may actually find themselves in this exact position in these trying times. It certainly wasn't my intention to make light of anyones circumstances. |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
That's a good point that I hadn't even thought of when I posed this (admittedly) dumb question. Some who, in the past, may have pooh-poohed the crazy thought they they would ever have to give up all their guitars but one, may actually find themselves in this exact position in these trying times. It certainly wasn't my intention to make light of anyones circumstances. Interesting consideration; change the question to, "If you had to sell everything to keep body, soul and family together, what is the 1 guitar you would keep to help you through it?"
No longer is it a question of "best" but more a question of balancing potential income against emotional attachment.
I would still stick with a certain old National that wouldn't mean much to others, but has always been a source of comfort for me. All others I would miss, but I COULD do without them if push came to shove. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by fletcher:
Interesting consideration; change the question to, "If you had to sell everything to keep body, soul and family together, what is the 1 guitar you would keep to help you through it?"
No longer is it a question of "best" but more a question of balancing potential income against emotional attachment. So? You might wanna Sell the Best Guitars due to the Most Financial Return.
And you wanna keep a cheap one that sounds best plugged-in, for busking and gigs (maybe). |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Originally posted by fletcher:
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And you wanna keep a cheap one that sounds best plugged-in, for busking and gigs (maybe). Yup !! ..wanna know more ..? ! .. 50 bucks .. payaball to .. I R S |
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Location: Location Location Location | This is a generic question, right? Martin Forum, Taylor, Collings, Gibson...just insert brand :rolleyes: ...and what do you do when that one needs a neck reset? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Don't know about those Brands...
But if one my Elites needs a reset, I just undo three bolts and fix it! |
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