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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Which version sounded best?
On a different solid body topic, I saw a video showing a Deacon with the UK II bar pickups. It was amazing!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I have five and would rate them in this order:
VXT Custom
UKII
Viper III
BW Ltd
Preacher |
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Location: Jet City | UKII |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hmmm rating the sound of the solid bodies...
I'd have to add versatility to get any sort of rating difference... so..
Ok..
1. Viper - UKII - VXT (I consider these the best, but they all sound different. I don't think one is better than the other, just different)
2. Breadwinner (Toroidal) - UltraGP - UltraGS - Preacher Deluxe - PF-22 - Deacon (Again, I'd rate the sound quality all the same, I prefer the tones of the #1 choices more, and find these all to be a little more limited in range than the ones in my #1 spot. In some cases the "sound" of these choices might exceed that of the #1 list, but they are slightly less versatile tones so ended up here.
3. Preacher (I just never had any luck getting the pickups to work without the pre-amp and found the sound to be limited.)
If I didn't add versatility, I think all of the Ovation Solidbodies (and I have played and owned all of them) are some of the best sounding guitars out there and I prefer their sound to almost any other guitar. Versatility is the only real difference to judge them on.
Pick a style or genre, and there is an Ovation Solidbody to match it. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Thanks guys. Very interesting.
Miles, I checked out your collection...wow! I also went to Youtube to check out some of the tones from the different Ovation Solid bodies. From what I saw, I really liked the Viper III. I also saw a Deacon with rail pickups (I believe) and it had such a beautiful thick tone that it was wonderful. Very cool. Ovation solid bodies...who woulda thunk? Now I'm on the lookout for a Viper III and one of those really cool Deacons. |
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Did Ovation make 3 Versions of the Electric Solid Body Electric?
