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Location: Avondale AZ | I know Ovation is more of an accoustic guitar company. I know this is why most of the talk on this sight is about the accoustics. I have a lot of respect for accoustics and those who can play them. I learned on an accoustic for 2 years before I got my first electic. However I prefer playing electric. Of those other players who prefer electrics, how many have the Viper as your main weapon? Let's hear from you on what is your favorite electric solidbody (leave mention of the semi-hollow bodies for another time.)
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1979 Viper(original owner)
2004 Gibson ES335(original owner)
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Location: Houston, TX | The Viper was my first weapon.
Later on, an Ultra GS and a Preacher w/ Viper pick-ups split duty for awhile as the main weapon.
I'll pick up a Deacon one of these days.
White Breadwinner sighting, on a PBS special about ABBA last night. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I own at least 1 of each of the original sb's....vioer, viper3, deacon, uk2, preacher,etc.
None are my main electric because I have others that play and sound better....but for the price you can pick up one, they are incredible playing and sounding insturments. Each one is unique in sound and abilities. As I mentioned in another thread a while back.....
Viper/Viper 3 - great Tele killer with more balls
Deacon/BW - probably the best rhythm guitar available
UK2 - heavy metal, alternative, rock, incredible sustain |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My first guitar was a Univox copy of the Gibson 335. I worked on it and it played very easily, but sold it when I bought my Ovation in 77. I was looking for a similar 335 knockoff, but got the Ultra GS off ebay. It has twin humbuckers and I really like the sound, although I can't really play any electric guitar songs. I got a Behringer 65 watt amp with a bunch of effects and have enjoyed playing around with it. I'd like to get a Tornado and a Viper or Preacher, but I have to cool the purchases for awhile. There is another Ultra GS with a single coil pickup at a local pawn shop, though. I am waiting for them to come down into my ball park. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Prior to finding this site I hadn't any real need or want to obtain a solid body. I had played a Danelectro that was a present for my Daughter, but it was a semi-hollow and got played more unplugged.
Then I found the OFC and ran through Samova's, Standing O's and Mile's collections/Arsenals.
When I saw the Jim Rickard and Jim Messina Deacons something inside me came alive and bloomed. The deacon shape was Da Bomb :rolleyes:
The voices made me reassemble a 6 and a 12. The voices are getting louder again... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I just played Jimmy James' Breadwinner. First time I ever held one.
Very Cool Guitar.
Great sound and killer neck. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Parker Nite-Fly with HSS style pick-ups. It has stainless steel frets bonded to a composite fretboard. The neck is very thin and easy to play. It also has piezo pick-ups in the saddle. Loads of variety of sounds. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | The Viper is my weapon. It has the standard neck pickup, but has a dimarzio pickup on the bridge. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've owned B-winner, Viper, Preacher, and Ultra GP. All nice in their own way. But I've got to say, for under $500. brand new I bought a Hamer SAQT and it's absolutely wonderful. Yeah it's made in china, blah, blah, blah but I'm telling you there is nothing in that price range that can touch it in my opinion. Dave |
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Location: south east Michigan | After that Hamer tour I can't see them putting their name and anything questionable. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | My main electric squeeze is the Bluebird 6 with the UK2-ish electronic configuration and Viper shape, although the old 1962 Strat has been getting some lovin' lately as well!
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| My Preacher Deluxe is an arsenal all in one package,
with the ability to change phase, coil tapping, notch filter plus the active boost w/the preamp on the tone circuit as well it's like having 5 or 6 different flavors all in one package. plus with the trim pots under the hood you can tailor it to what suits you, your style and your equipment.
as I stated b4 "it's like a wall of sound in many colors."
God Bless,
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Location: New Orleans | Never played an Ovation Viper but I'd like to...the old and the new. I recently played a scorchingly hot, super fine ESP Viper last week which costs over $3400.00 without case...I wasn't "torn" over it after I heard that news, just shell shocked for a while.
Nobody has EVER had an Ovation Viper in any store here and it's not like you can get them to order one or any other guitar so you can see if you like it. I've never laid eyes on any of the Vipers and that's just a shame. A good while back I went to GC in New Orleans and was looking to test drive a Schecter Devil Tribal guitar. The guy said he didn't have one but would gladly order one "RIGHT NOW" if I'd pay for it IN FULL before I could even SEE it. So, I'd have to BUY it to TEST it. What if I didn't like it? What an iron azz...said Schecter only sent one and someone bought it. ONE. All of it was ridiculous and felt outlandish. Hopefully this kind of thing isn't too common... |
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Location: Evansville,IN | My main electrics, are a Deacon, which has all sorts of great sounds, and a Charvel, with Seymour Duncan LiveWire pickups. I also have a Kramer Gorky Park, and a Schecter 12 string. Been wanting a Wayne Charvel Hydra, but haven't been able to justify the price. :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They are interesting guitars. But I have found that once moving on to Hamer there is no going back. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I used to own a Fender Stratocaster that my dad gave to me as a birthday present in the early 80s. I was a sophomore in high school back then. Other than it's made in the U.S., and a gorgeous sunburst, there were things that made this guitar different from other strats -- to this day, I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Instead of the usual 1 volume and 2 tone controls on the pickguard, this guitar only had one of each. Also, while a typical strat has a jack plate on the lower left corner, this one had none. Instead the output jack substituted the spot where there should be a second tone control. Despite the slight change in the anatomy, it played like a dream. Unfortunately as years passed, I found out that electric guitars aren't my thing, so I gave it back to my dad for safekeeping. These days, I just play acoustic all the way.
p.s.
-- I never knew Ovations has electrics until I discovered the OFC :( .
-- It took me nearly 17 years to own an Ovation, and it's definitely well worth the wait :) |
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Location: Avondale AZ | Ignimbyte, I didn't know Ovation made accoustics until I discovered this sight. Imagine my supprise when I raad all this accoustic chatter? |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Haha,
IF you read some guitar magazines, (especially Acoustic Guitar), you'll see Ovation does buy quite a couple adds to promote their unique style of making guitars.
Maybe when I'm a lot older I'll get an Ovation, but my D-18 is the love of my life... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Stephen P:
Maybe when I'm a lot older I'll get an Ovation, but my D-18 is the love of my life... the problem with the young is....
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they're young. |
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| Remember Yossarian and the dead guy in his tent? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | nevermind. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ...but
...he has to give a valid email address...right??? |
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I warned you about picking mushrooms from half way up a tree.
I'm going to bed.
BTW - yes the car was bright and shiney. They raised £125, which at £5 a car was quite a lot of washing. A boatload of goats is on its way to Africa as we speak. When I suggested she might like to do it at home once in a while she gave me a look she borrowed from her mother. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by schroeder:
she gave me a look she borrowed from her mother. That's why you love her. |
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Location: Tennessee | I too tend to like electrics over acoustics, even though play time goes about 50/50. I've had my Viper about ten years and it still gets played a lot ... probably more than all the others. This past weekend I took my Strat with me to Carmel and played it a bunch through my Pandora, and I had a great time with it. I've had the Strat going on 20 years now. I picked up a Deacon 12 last year, and it has a lot of sounds you just can't get anywhere else. I bought my Hamer Mirage II five years ago, and it's just a joy to play ... think of it as a Les Paul killer. Mahogany body, carved maple flametop, Seymour Duncan humbuckers, and that great Hamer mojo. It doesn't get much better than this. Also in the arsenal is a Charvel Surfcaster (one of the real ones ;) ), an Epiphone FlameKat for those rockabilly moments, a Danelectro DC59, and a Ric 360V64/12.
They're all different and they all bring a smile to my face. As a wise man once said, "it's all ice cream". |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Chocolate is best unless you want vanilla or strawberry, or black rasberry, or the red rasberry, and then there's the peach and the toasted almond and the chuncky llama fudge, oh you get the picture... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | chunky llama fudge...........
Not sure I would want to taste that one! |
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Location: closely held secret | We'll let Cliff taste it first. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Originally posted by Stephen P:
Maybe when I'm a lot older I'll get an Ovation, but my D-18 is the love of my life... the problem with the young is....
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they're young. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | and well you should, the D18 is a fine guitar...
and don't pay too much attention to us old farts...the problem with the old is...
well,
we're old.
(but then, we do have money to buy guitars :D ) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | My '95 D-18 Golden Age is an exceptional guitar.
Almost as good as my top :D "O"s |
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Let's talk about the electrics