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Location: Orlando, FL | I guess this fits in with the other Ovation graphic designs. I can't see owning one, not my cup o hot steamy beverage.
Will this bring new users into the Ovation fold? I think it could, if it actually ends up in music stores. It may get kids to pick one up and check it out. Most kids buying their first (or second) guitar are driven primarily by what looks, or seems cool. If they pick one up because they like the design, it may start them off as life long Ovation fans.
Will they find their way into music stores? I've never seen one of the DJ Ashba guitars in a brick and mortar shop. Have you?
We'll see.
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Location: Seacoast NH | I'm not a big fan of that design in any way...far too jumbled and chaotic for my sensibilities. I'm more of a classic art fan than modern I suppose. I would never buy this, just strikes me as "Huh? What the?"
I was much more interested in some of the other designs, particularly the Mona Lisa one, the one with the tree branches backlit by the orange sky, or the one that looked like it was a see-through top showing all the bracing and electronic goodies. |
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Here's what I want next:
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | I think the designer was inspired by another guitar.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Taste is subjective....
I'm getting older for sure....
Someone obviously believes they'll sell.....
But I'm sorry.....
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Location: Triangle area, NC | Nope. Not my style but some could be drawn to that type of thing. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | patchmcg - 2012-02-21 9:59 AM
Taste is subjective....
...and that's why people buy Taylor guitars.
Will these types of graphic designs get young people interested in Ovations? Would your kids or neighbors kids buy one? |
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Location: Utah | Designzilla - 2012-02-21 6:44 AM
Will this bring new users into the Ovation fold? I think it could, if it actually ends up in music stores. It may get kids to pick one up and check it out. Most kids buying their first (or second) guitar are driven primarily by what looks, or seems cool. If they pick one up because they like the design, it may start them off as life long Ovation fans.
Sara fell in love with the Red Flame hanging on the wall in Guitar Center and "made" me buy it for her. She was 13 or 14 yrs old looking for her first full size real guitar after her 3/4 size Applause. So yeah I think you're right about the appearance grabbing kids' attention. She now has the Red Flame, an Adamas UTE, and a Preacher Deluxe in her collection, plus a few others.
If the Rock The Top contest sells guitars and helps rejuvenate the brand, great! |
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Location: Jet City | Re: Would you buy the Rock the Top winning design Elite?
Personally, I'd rather Arthur paint a sunburst on one for me. Someone needs to have a talk with the judges. There were some really cool looking designs, this isn't one of them. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That is stupid-looking.
I don't think that the person who submitted that design would play it.
These same marketing geniuses that picked that are still trying to sell those Heroin Diaries guitars.
And have you seen anyone who actually Plays a DJ Ashba guitar?
DJ Ashba doesn't play a DJ Ashba guitar. Kinda like a Hello Kittie guitar, y'know?
I also think that "Kids" respect the same things as we do... Things that actually look Good.
The "Kids" don't like that stuff... Just some marketing whiz Thinks that the kids will like this stuff.
That is the kind of crap your Mother buys you cuz she wants to be cool.
Like the phony hippie crap that Coca-cola and VW tried to push on us in the 70's.
BTW-- People LIKE my Orange Flamer when I bring it out.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Functional art. Maybe it looks better in person. I'd most likely pass it by, but I, too, am not their target audience. Maybe none of us are. We're already buying what they produce, or perhaps, produced. |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | I'd take it if they gave it to me, but only then. I am a big fan of minimalism in design and during my 40 year career in sign making the vast majority of the time customers selected my design to buy even when I was far from the lowest bid they had. My three favorite designed items are the Shell logo (by the genius designer Raymond Loewey who also designed the Studebaker Avanti), early split front window VW buses, and my Ovation Balladeer. I wish I could have gotten the tools I downloaded to work for that contest. My Celtic Fusion design blew that one away. I'll post it someday when I finish it up in my design software. When I can afford it I'm going to have it made. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Perhaps they have decided to target the childrens toystore market? ...After all... they HAVE come up with the new "squishy-pillow" bowls. There MAY be some people out there that would buy one if they could, but my guess is most of those individuals wouldn't have the money anyway.
I am a firm believer in the use of innovation, but trying to re-invent the wheel is a bit beyond my understanding.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think my favorite design concepts have been minimalist. My all-time favorite Logo/Design is actually just a color. It's a red, but not just any red. It's Target Red. I have a signed print from Peter Maxx who "invented" it if that's the appropriate term for Target Red. There have been target commercials where the target doesn't appear until the end, or it's just a blip somewhere, but there is liberal use of the color Target Red and you know exactly what store the commercial is from.
As far as the designs... which ones I like, and which ones I would buy are two separate conversations. I think most of the designs are great, but I'm not into pictures on guitars. I have one that I have mentioned before as I have a connection to it, but in general, they are just fun to look at for me. My favorites were the Steampunk and the one that looked like an xray showing the bracing pattern. Both very clever. I wish I could do my design, but I couldn't figure out how to get it high quality enough... I actually had two idea's, one was closer to MWoody's idea.
Here one. I call it Standing Ovation
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Location: NJ | arthurseery - 2012-02-21 12:57 PM
That is stupid-looking.
I don't think that the person who submitted that design would play it.
These same marketing geniuses that picked that are still trying to sell those Heroin Diaries guitars.
And have you seen anyone who actually Plays a DJ Ashba guitar?
DJ Ashba doesn't play a DJ Ashba guitar. Kinda like a Hello Kittie guitar, y'know?
I also think that "Kids" respect the same things as we do... Things that actually look Good.
The "Kids" don't like that stuff... Just some marketing whiz Thinks that the kids will like this stuff.
That is the kind of crap your Mother buys you cuz she wants to be cool.
Like the phony hippie crap that Coca-cola and VW tried to push on us in the 70's.
BTW-- People LIKE my Orange Flamer when I bring it out.
Yes I have seen several people play the dj ashba guitars out and the heroin diaries guitar was all over LA ink
as for your orange flamer
please keep it in your pants.....eh.... case |
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Location: Upper Left USA | We managed to rope Al AND Miles out in the same post, way to go!
My next custom paint Ovation will have Chalkboard paint on it and come with an eraser. |
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Location: Texas | MWoody - 2012-02-21 7:52 PM
We managed to rope Al AND Miles out in the same post, way to go!
My next custom paint Ovation will have Chalkboard paint on it and come with an eraser.
Great idea, then you don't need to tape a set-list to your guitar…
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I hate to tell ya, but it's called The Academy. You use Dry-Erase markers and erasers. |
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Location: Texas | mileskb - 2012-02-21 9:21 PM
I hate to tell ya, but it's called The Academy. You use Dry-Erase markers and erasers.
Maybe they should have made white bowls for that purpose… |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I am a graphic designer. I don't like it. But like everyone else said. I am NOT their target market. |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | IMO, they went way out there with that design, Might as well have two knobs on the guitar, you pull them out and you get and etch a Sketch on a white guitar.  Turn the knobs, draw a Logo for every gig.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | What a cool schtick... When I play out again, I'm bringing my Academy. I'll get a decent pre-amp in it just in case I have to play anything acoustic or I'll make a point of it. After the show, have anybody who asks for an autograph sign it as well. LOL.. too funny.. Or maybe just draw some sort of logo and sayings related to the venue I'm playing. Change it for every gig.. Someone will probably do it before me, or has already done it, but that's just a cool idea. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | This was my other idea...
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With credit to Captain Lovehandles for the artwork. (I hope he doesn't mind)
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Location: Tennessee | All these alternative designs are good for those who just hang their guitars on the wall, but for people who strap them on and play them, they don't really work that well. |
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Location: Flahdaw | The problem with that guitar is the nut size is too small. |
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Location: NJ | sorry but I never liked that drawing |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "sorry but I never liked that drawing"
Perfect! I'll buy one!
Actually, one with that print would be a great "sign in" board for a gathering.
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well if we're going that direction, why not just have a Mood Guitar? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | "Mood Guitar?" Now that is something I would buy and play. Have the whole top made of some heat-sensitive color changing material. I can't believe it would be that hard to create.. http://www.matsui-color.com/ has the ink/paint already. |
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | I agree with many of you that simple & subtle would be better, and that the guitar is more of an art piece than anything else. So no, I wouldn't buy it. I am glad Ovation had a contest for this, as it does make the name known around the guitar circles.
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| arthurseery - 2012-02-21 1:57 PM
I also think that "Kids" respect the same things as we do... Things that actually look Good.
The "Kids" don't like that stuff... Just some marketing whiz Thinks that the kids will like this stuff.
That is the kind of crap your Mother buys you cuz she wants to be cool.
Like the phony hippie crap that Coca-cola and VW tried to push on us in the 70's.
That sounds about right to me anyway. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Nah, I wouldn't buy one. But hey, it got 4336 viewer votes. http://www.ovationguitars.com/rockthetop/ Ovation must've sold enough of those Ashba Celebrities to make it worth their while. These designs kinda remind me of some windsurf board graphics. Wild, wacky and eclectic. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Kinda late for a Jerry Garcia design on an Ovation though... |
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