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Location: Phoenix AZ | Interesting that last time I did a side by side with another player, the guitars that I thought were the loudest from the players position, were not the loudest from the listeners position 5 feet straight out in front.
They say that Ovations "project" very well and I guess that's true. I never liked the sound of a 1537 while playing it. Always sounded like it was choking on something. I kept looking inside to see of the dog hid my socks in there. But every time Moody stands 5 feet away with the 1537 and points GOMM at me I'm blown away.
We should have detachable ears on long goosenecks that we can position in any way we want.
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| Originally posted by Tupperware:
Always sounded like it was choking on something.
Dave That's what I felt/heard as well with the one I had restored... even before it went up for the refurb..
even tho everyone else said the tone was fantastic,
but, when hearing it played in front of me, yeah by someone else... go ahead and get the digs in...
well it sure doesn't sound like any of the others.. woodier, warmer, richer, fuller... you get the idea... and if you have one you know.
Enjoy it Randy! just got picked up by USPS and is on it's way west.... just talked to my shipper about getting a BLUKXII to AU without just having to saran wrap the case to meet the size restrictions....
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Location: Upper Left USA | I like to play facing the wall where the O's are hanging. They reflect back as well. In front of the sliding glass door works too.
I do avoid the full length mirrors though... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | usually a good idea. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I thought it was my 2080, but when I had someone else play both, the 1537 was louder than the 2080.
But as stated earlier, both are much louder when you are in front of them. |
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Location: closely held secret | The one I got after singing my 'wind' song... |
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Location: big island | i am happy to report i located some volume coming out of my elite 2078T. took the factory d'addario light strings off and replaced them with medium elixir phosphor bronzes. man, what a difference! i was considering selling it when i figured it wasn't going to work for its intended purpose of acoustic gigging. at the moment, selling it is no longer a consideration. now i'm thinking about adding some bling to it with a bruce wei tacky, fugly, MOP and abalone epaulet:
tj and oma ~ put some mediums on when you get yours. |
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Location: big island | i used the elite 2078T at an acoustic duet gig in kona last night. well...actually i played my 1688 and i brought the 2078 in case my partner wanted to play it. he brought his rainsong, which sounds excellent plugged, but cannot carry at an acoustic gig. i took it out of the case and asked joey if he would like to try it out. he ended up playing it for the entire two hours (other than two songs he played ukulele on) and i must say it sounded fabulous. joey is extremely talented and how the guy ever gets so much volume out of a guitar using only his bare thumb for picking, i'll never know. he plays some awesome lead and the 2078 cut right through my loud 12 stringer. it's a keeper, for sure. the medium strings really make a difference on it though. |
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Location: SoCal | Randy, I thought you sold your 1537? |
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Location: big island | sheesh! where ya been private eye? i just bought glenn's 1537. there is a thread covering all the sordid details and you posted on it!
your blues name fits. :D |
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Location: SoCal | It's hard to keep track of all the players w/o a score card. So you sold your first 1537, had remorse, and bought another one?
If that was the thread with the rants, I couldn't get thru most of it.
By the way, for anybody worried about buying a rebuilt guitar with a new top, the finish on the new tops is much thinner than the old finish and as a result, the tops vibrate much better. They should open up faster and sound even better, with time, than the old tops..... |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
...So you sold your first 1537, had remorse, and bought another one? i love the classic looks of the 1537 and its legendary appeal. after selling the one i got from stellarjim who got it from jeffw to povation over a year ago, i felt some remorse and figured i would get another one day. when i realized i could not yet swing getting the collings sj and i saw glenn's need to help his mom out, i decided to make an offer to glenn, which he accepted. |
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Location: Burbank | My 1718 is my loudest and best sounding. |
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Location: Texas | Just came back form a jam session and took my Adamas textured top -7, just to see players reactions and shock... :)
man, no contest against 2 D-28s, a Santa Cruz Tony Rice and 3 Collings Ds, 2 rosewood and 1 mahoghany, plus 3 banjos and 2 fiddles and a dobro.
I still hate the Collings necks, and I still think they are way overpriced for being Martin copies, but that is just my opinion.
The Adamas won, but of course, sound is in the players hands, ............and you already knew that.
Ovation,...........................pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease keep offering the Adamas textured tops, even if you move all the other models to the Orient.
Just concentrate in offering Adamas models with:
Textured tops.
Reissue slothead style.
Cutaways and non cutaways in all colors.
All nut sizes.
All different bowls sizes.
And all preamps.
I guess the Adamas Custom shop is what I am talking about, and already open.
There is just no comparison in tone, volume, sound, and look between any guitar against an Adamas textured top.
Spend a few years with one and you will know what I am talking about.
Just my opinion.
Now, if they can design a wooden bowl..............
Just kidding......... :cool: |
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Location: USA | I think my Elite T is just a touch louder than my Adamas...
Its extremely close |
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What is your loudest Ovation?
