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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Another comment from the ignorant. This one comes from the Gearslutz forum and is talking about early Cat Stevens recordings.....from a self professed expert
Unless I am mistaken, he played Ovation guitars, you know, the ones made out of plastic. Ever notice that everyone who plays one sucks? With a VERY exceptions, Cat Stevens being one of them. But that is truly how they sound. Like crap. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | When the mind shuts down the other senses follow. I try to ignore the ignorant. Difficult at times but I try. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | He's right, they do suck.
Of course Taylors also suck a mile of pipe too and Martins are only good for kindling. Gibsons blow like a hot air balloon and....
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Zoom’s upgraded A2.1u acoustic effects pedal includes only nine types of guitars among its many presets. Included are two Martins (D-28 and 000-18), two Gibsons (SJ-200 and J45), a Dobro Model 27, National Reso-phonic Style 0, Selmer Maccaferri, Tacoma C3C, and an Adamas! Isn't imitation supposed to be the ultimate in flattery? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Of course I always thought that Cat Litter Stevens was the one who sucked, the guitars were great. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | When you play like I do, you tend to not worry too much about other peoples opinions. Dave |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i think he have'nt seen Eric Turnbull on ovation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9izI5jlp8sY
And he obviously don't know Al di Meola and others.
Cat Stevens is a great artist, but he isn't great guitarist. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | A few items pulled from Cat Steven's bio:
- over 60 million albums sold
- Two triple platinum albums
- Multiple weeks on top of the Billboard album chart
- Two ASCAP songwriting awards
I guess some people just can stand the sight of success. They have to find something to hate. So, may as well hate his guitar. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well, when someone thinks that way, it just means there is an even better chance of me picking up another outstanding guitar without competition from idiots. |
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Location: NJ | so fords are better than chevy
taster's choice is better than maxwell house
Indian is better than harley
dell is better than HP
apple is better than intel
google is better than yahoo
cingular is better than t mobile
bank of america is better than wachovia
at and t is better than verizon
ups is better than fed ex
and the list goes on and on and on
everyone has an opinion |
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Location: big island | "my dog's better than your dog, my dog's better than yours. my dog's better cuz he eats ken-l-ration, my dog's better than yours" |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | I`ve Allways Liked "Lady D`arbanville" Lyrics &GuitarPlay...But What do I know..I just rattle on Ovation`s.. ;)
My Dog`s better than Lanaki`s Dog,it knows the Difference between Lightbulbs and cold wax..
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | But Al,
AT&T IS better than Verizon!!! |
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Location: Michigan | Laniki, you better watch what your dog eats now because the pet food is now contaminated.Be carefull everybody,it has already hit home in my neighborhood.GWB. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I have and always will love Ovation guitars, and I really don't care what anyone has negative to say about them. :) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I've stated before... Some traveling Hippie-Musician in the 70's brought an Ovation to the circle in the park. I thought it was awesome.
At that time, lots of guitars came through the park, Gibsons, Guilds, Epiphones, Martins... But I always liked that Ovation, with the bowl.
Last year, I saw one in the shop, and my memory just clicked.
"Yeah Bro', I like your Seagull and your old Martin. But I like my Korean Balladeer better (and I can plug-it-in)."
[Now my Chinese and Connecticut versions too.] |
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Location: North Carolina | Originally posted by stephent28:
Well, when someone thinks that way, it just means there is an even better chance of me picking up another outstanding guitar without competition from idiots. And that about sums it up. The guitar is a tool. If I find one that works for me, why do I care who agrees/disagrees? And if their opinion makes my favorite tool less expensive, so much the better. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by alpep:
apple is better than intel Apple IS intel now. :rolleyes:
I think you meant that Apple is better than PC.
And that's not opinion, its fact! :D |
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Location: Taiwan | so fords are better than chevy
taster's choice is better than maxwell house
Indian is better than harley
dell is better than HP
apple is better than intel
google is better than yahoo
cingular is better than t mobile
bank of america is better than wachovia
at and t is better than verizon
ups is better than fed ex
This could take weeks to sort out! :eek: |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by alpep:
apple is better than intel Apple IS intel now. :rolleyes:
I think you meant that Apple is better than PC.
And that's not opinion, its fact! :D |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by alpep:
so fords are better than chevy
taster's choice is better than maxwell house
Indian is better than harley
dell is better than HP
apple is better than intel
google is better than yahoo
cingular is better than t mobile
bank of america is better than wachovia
at and t is better than verizon
ups is better than fed ex
and the list goes on and on and on
everyone has an opinion ....and opinions are like arseholes(assholes)...everyones got one |
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Location: RI. That small State out East | Hey "Shovel"... Nice Eric T. spot.
Thanks for loading it.
Woz. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by alpep:
apple is better than intel Apple IS intel now. :rolleyes:
I think you meant that Apple is better than PC. |
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Location: ms | The south will always be a better place to live than the north. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Gulfcoast, you got that right. By the way, you use your snow shovel much this winter? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | And you don't have to decide whether to go skiing or golfing this weekend. I guess with my 4:20 tee time, I can do both.
Omaha, you lucky devil. I never advanced past my Commodore 64. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | LOL, I have used my Snow Shovel twice in 5 years to move snow. It gets employed from September to February to move wet leaves though. |
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Location: NJ | I would think that the removal of the occasional dead raccoon would factor in there somewhere . . . |
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Location: Central Florida | Let's see... Glen Campbell, Al DiMeola, Paul McCartney, Roy Clark, Nancy Wilson, Loggins & Messina. Gee, I guess he's right; everyone that ever played an Ovation sucked. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Why are any of us so insecure enough that a perfect (or near) strangers opinion of anything is worth more than a "humph...really?"
We know we like our guitars. (and are secure enough to admit enjoying most others...with one bigotted exception) (is anyone hooked on the new Canadian comedy Corner Gas? When a neighbouring town, Wollerton, is mentioned, everyone spits. Same thing here)
We know WHY we like or guitars.
We are aware of the contraversy and ignorance about our guitars.
Put on your big girl pants and walk on...  |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | .
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Jeffery......can I borrow your big girl pants? :cool:
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Now that guy is a deep bowl. |
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Location: ranson,wva | that thing looks as if its getting ready to expload...jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | and I thought I was suffering from inflation...
Poor guy will never be able to count past ten... |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I think he can only play a supper shallow bowl. :) |
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Location: ranson,wva | maybe they can build him a bowl with a reverse curve on the bowl to fit the contour of his well bloated midsection.....jason |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Gosh! What would you tattoo on something like that....while he was asleep? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Gosh! What would you tattoo on something like that....while he was asleep? "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | What are ya gonna put on the other 90%? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Gosh! What would you tattoo on something like that.... I wouldn't go anywhere NEAR that with a sharp implement!
Remember Mr. Creosote? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Yeah, kinda looks like his bellybutton has been superglued shut to avoid leakage. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by fillhixx:
Remember Mr. Creosote? Heh, funny... I referenced Mr. Creosote in another thread... earlier today too. Strange to have him pop-up twice in same day. |
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Location: closely held secret | Strange enough to have him pop-up once in a lifetime. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | He related to Mr Cellophane by any chance? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well. To be perfectly anal about it.
He only actually popped once. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Constipated fellow, eh?
OH! PoPPed once...hehe, I thought you meant pooped...hehe...heh, ah never mind.... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | You know, being anal and all...eh, fergit it. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I was just leaving that one for you.
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Location: Massachusetts | Isn't Wish You Were Here and/or Comfortably Numb played on an Ovation? Isn't there a famous John Lennon song?
I came to Ovation because of the Kinks in 1980 with Ray Davies using an O on Lola. |
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