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Location: Taxed To Death State | Here are two photo's of the last guitar being made on the production line down at Ovation Instruments.
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Location: Taxed To Death State | Yeah, too bad it wasn't a roundy being the last one. I hope they label it recognizing it as the last NH built guitar. Doubt Fender will care. |
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Location: Canada | This is depressing ... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Well, I think the fact that the last guitar out of this famous and historic factory isn't even an Ovation pretty much sums up the story.
As I wrote on another forum ... as sad as it is, in my own mind the Ovation brand died long ago. They just now got around to disposing of the corpse.
Rather than be bitter or heartbroken, I'll just choose to live on with the wonderful memories and tremendous gratitude that 40+ years of my life was able to intersect the Ovation brand and family. A glance at "the wall" will never fail to bring a nostalgic smile to my face. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Standingovation - Rather than be bitter or heartbroken, I'll just choose to live on with the wonderful memories and tremendous gratitude that 40+ years of my life was able to intersect the Ovation brand and family. A glance at "the wall" will never fail to bring a nostalgic smile to my face. Friendship overtook the guitar portion a long time ago. The brand effectively died a while back but many of the friendships formed will last a lifetime. |
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Location: Caribou, ME | The Beatles broke up in 1970. Just sayin'. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | sad just sad
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Location: SoCal | Standingovation - 2014-05-12 10:23 AM
Well, I think the fact that the last guitar out of this famous and historic factory isn't even an Ovation pretty much sums up the story.
As I wrote on another forum ... as sad as it is, in my own mind the Ovation brand died long ago. They just now got around to disposing of the corpse.
Rather than be bitter or heartbroken, I'll just choose to live on with the wonderful memories and tremendous gratitude that 40+ years of my life was able to intersect the Ovation brand and family. A glance at "the wall" will never fail to bring a nostalgic smile to my face.
Every Ovation/Adamii I own is vintage 1970's/80's. Except for the OP Pro preamp and some of the special issue guitars, there wasn't anything of interest to me. I kept waiting for something new and cool to come along that might be better than my guitars. Never did (says how good I believe my guitars to be). But the people at the factory (specifically John & Kim), were what kept me coming back for more.
I'll miss knowing the factory is there, but I'm glad I was here for the last 12 years, and I'm grateful for the guitars I've played my entire life..... |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I stopped in over that just before I left for Nashville .... "to get truss rod adjusted" it more to get say thank you and good bye to Kim John ans others there... John B even remembered when the inlay done back in 1990.... even remember how much it cost.... they had and repaired magicals things there. I will miss everyone there. |
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Location: Right now? | John Budny and Kim Keller are AWESOME. Thanks for everything, fellas!
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Location: Upper Left USA | You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring
Waiting for someone to tell you everything
Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring
Maybe a diamond ring
Well it's all right, even if they say you're wrong
Well it's all right, sometimes you gotta be strong
Well it's all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay
Well it's all right, everyday is judgement day
Maybe somewhere down the road aways
Youll think of me, and wonder where I am these days
Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays
Purple haze
Well it's all right, even when push comes to shove
Well it's all right, if you got someone to love
Well it's all right, everythingll work out fine
Well it's all right, were going to the end of the line
Don't have to be ashamed of the car I drive
Im just glad to be here, happy to be alive
It don't matter if you're by my side
Im satisfied
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| I bought my 1st Ovation Celebrity way back in the mid 80s. Still have it, recorded with it
for years. Wife just found an 74 1121-4, and put it on layaway for me, and last night
I won an auction for an 82 1655 12 string. So now my Ovation needs are met, other than
repairs, which looks like I can still maybe have done in CT.
Anywho, was in the same shop I bought my Celebrity from not long ago, and tried a
couple of their new Ovations, and none of the necks felt right, and their sound was
horrible.
Glad I'm sticking with vintage. They're just right. |
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Location: Utah | Ovation needs are never met! |
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