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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | A couple weeks ago while on the phone with Ovation I asked about shipping dates for the U681T and was told they would ship before the end of March. Al have you heard anything new? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Please - Please - Please!!! |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | I am waiting on mine, too! I spoke to Al yesterday and he told me anytime, I think he has 7 coming. He said he hasn't heard anything but Ovation surprises him sometimes. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Al,
Stephen asked if "Bongo Boy" would sign his U681T. We've made all necessary arrangements, just send them both to my address. I'll sign his and get it back to him. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Shamless plug of a once great bluesman, reduced to this........ |
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| You guys are like a ship load of sailors after a 3 month voyage hanging over the rail desperate for a sight of a woman. Get a grip.
Some of us have still got a three month wait. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You'll be swimming to shore 'fore long, Lord Nelson |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Or desperate for the sight of a sailor hanging over the rail ...
Sure I'm anxious for the guitar and being out a pocket full of money with nothing to show for it yet is not fun. But I have no problem waiting a few more months for what I know will be a killer of a guitar.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I consider all this banter, a bit like romancing the stone.
Fun to do while not playing the guitar you're waiting for...I find Stephen to be particularly amussing, cause he just can't stand it. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Good things comes to he who waits... but... but... but... Al, where's my guitar...
All smiles here, how 'bout you Al? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Thanks Jeff, but unlike some of us (living in virginia perhaps), I do have plenty of other killer axes that sweetly call out my name *FD14..FD14...FD14*
What's that....I can't hear you Jeff. Is it raining outside or is that you crying loudly in your beer :p |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Bastard |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Thank you...I sometimes resemble that remark! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | BTW...
How u liking the '55 |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Actually, better than I was expecting.
First impression was awesome but I was afraid once the newness factor wore off I would become a little less jaded and more critical.
After playing it for a little over a week, I believe it to be even better than I first thought.....mainly because the range of tones is much wider than I expected. Recorded tones (to my ears anyway) are indistinguishable from the real animal. Rock Strat, Blues strat, chickin pickin tele, rock tele.....all the sounds are there.
If only I could play as good as the riffs I hear in my head! :(
Did you ever get the Event TR8's? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Always play a geetar better than you. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | :confused: |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | YER E VI ILL |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by stephent28:
If only I could play as good as the riffs I hear in my head! :(
there's medication for that...
(paging...Dr Hendrix.) |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Update!!!!!!!!!!!
Al emailed me and said he would have them on Wednesday! My mouth is watering.... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Zchord,
Are you now...or...have you ever been a member of the Pepiakist party?
far as we know, you could be perpetuating a sinister disinformation campaign aimed to lure us into an aggitiated state of anticipation, so that you might further infiltrate the highest echelons of... Gee Whiz, I can't wait!! |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I got my email from Al this morning as well. Al said he would get them Wednesday and start sending them either late Wednesday or Thursday depending on what time they get to him. I'm READY!!! |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Zchord,
Are you now...or...have you ever been a member of the Pepiakist party?
far as we know, you could be perpetuating a sinister disinformation campaign aimed to lure us into an aggitiated state of anticipation, so that you might further infiltrate the highest echelons of... Gee Whiz, I can't wait!! believe me, I am waiting as impatiently as all of you. i made my decision pretty late so i haven't been waiting as long, though. I am now converting my entire arsenal to Ovation though, while I wait. I have bought a 90's elite, and am shopping for a 1771LX Balladeer. In the end I will have the Slothead, Elite T, 1771LX, 6718 Elite, and a beater or two of other brands (Art and Lutherie, Epiphone). Maybe another Ovation to come. |
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Location: NJ | it's official they are shipping today and I should see them on Wednesday.
I have at least one that still needs a home so if anyone is interested let me know asap. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Too COOL!!! |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Originally posted by alpep:
it's official they are shipping today and I should see them on Wednesday.
I have at least one that still needs a home so if anyone is interested let me know asap. Hmm... I could always use a backup... |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Backup... I'm thinking this one just might become my #1 if it is all that I have read and heard about. It will have to be really something to move my AD down a slot in the rotation! |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | I'm talkin' about getting TWO of them!!!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I think I am gonna have Al hold onto to mine and ship it out next Monday. Not too keen on having guitars sit in trucks and warehouses over the weeked. I've waited this long, another 2-3 days won't kill me. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | It costs a few more dollars but Al shipped my last one USPS NEXT DAY and it got to me in ALASKA in 24 hours!!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Hmmmm, now that is a thought. Then I would get it before Jeff :p got his! |
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Location: NJ | whoa
stop right there. I only shipped usps to alaska but everything else goes UPS. if you knew the hassle I have had with usps you would understand. |
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Location: SoCal | re: "It costs a few more dollars but Al shipped my last one USPS NEXT DAY and it got to me in ALASKA in 24 hours!!!"
there's always a trouble maker... :D |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Fuhgettabout it. My guys, gonna hit dah truck from dah factree... at a gaz station in Union.
For, you know, a small con-tra-bution, I'll see your guitars get to yuse guys. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Oh wow am I sorry. I didn't know it was a bad thing. Foot in mouth again! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | No sweat AFG,
Al is just stopping the special requests before they all start coming in.....can't blame him. Guess I will go back to my original thoughts and call Al Tuesday or Wednesday and officially ask him to ship mine out next Monday. |
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Location: SoCal | Just got the UPS notification of tracking number - Al has shipped mine!! Don't know about the others, maybe lost??
Just kidding...sounds like all eight rec'd by Al. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | And then there's number 9 ... black sheep of the family (they are all black, but you know what I mean) ... missing it's ... and modified ... and some special detail to the ... still somewhere in the pipe line ... but surely worth the wait ... |
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Location: SoCal | Soon, the select few that pre-ordered the guitar will be posting their comments.
Opportunity here in that Al has one IN STOCK that has not been sold. If you have been considering, available for instant ship. After this one has been sold, might be a wait until made. |
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Location: NJ | Well the guitars arrived and quickly were inspected, billed, relabeled and shipped out.
Incredible instruments. There will not be an unhappy person that owns one of these beauties.
If you play a cowboy chord, the guitar just BOOMS. if you play up on the frets the notes are crisp and clean and have a fantastic tonality.
One left if anyone is interested e me. |
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Location: Tampa, Florida | Mine's on the way as well. Here in time for Friday night! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | April 6, mine to arrive, I'm camping out at the end of the road.
Al thanks for putting up with our ribbing,
Stephen, I'll let you know how it sounds, case you don't want Al to even bother shipping yours Monday. |
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Location: SoCal | Mine is on its way too!
Al, thanks for getting them for us.
Stephen, we'll have conference calls and serenade you while you wait.
At this distance, starting out today or tomorrow ground, the shipment will be riding in the truck and not even have an arrival scan at the destination hub until earliest Sunday.
Why don’t you let Al ship yours out tomorrow? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Noah,
Don't encourage him.
(half expect to his in the gallery later tonight) |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well, I am bummmed. Had to actually work today to pay for my toys and expected to call Al about shipping me out next Monday to avoid the weekend sleepover.......
Alas....got the UPS notification that it has already shipped out. Figured I had until Weds....snooze you looze.
Al, don't sell the last one until mine is safely in hand....that way I can get the last one as my replacement unit. With my history with UPS and weekend shipments I give it a 50/50 of arriving in good condition!
Jeff....you're a turd! I will expect a full review on April 7th. |
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Location: SoCal | When do you think they'll start shipping U681T FRGs? |
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| what happened to the one sold for around $1500 on ebay a few weeks ago? according to the feedback exchange, the buyer received the guitar 2 weeks ago. what's going on? scam or fraud? |
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U681T Updates -Al?