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Location: Buffalo,NY | ...In an attempt to help some guy out in Wiscosin who has had serious medical problems and no insurance I agreed to buy his Deacon if no one else bid on it on ebay. So I am now unexpectedly the proud owner of a Deacon. Here is a slightly enhanced Photoshop photo; it's out of focus and way to dark so it couldn't be helped too much:
I'll probably have it some time late this week or early next week. What can you tell me about these guitars? Thank you.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Congratulations Doc! (I think...) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Orlando, FL | I find the necks on the Deacons and Breadwinners very comfortable and fast. Wide varety of sounds. If that one is as nice as advertised, you'll like it. |
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Location: SoCal | Doc,
Ovation used to have an entire instruction booklet on the controls on these guitars. They were the first to have "active" electronics (they take a 9 volt battery that goes in the back). Somebody on this board, about 4 years ago put them into an easily transferred those instructions into an easier file to print. I'll look for mine which is around here somewhere. My email is moody.pi@cox.net. Shoot me an email with your fax and I'll find my copy and fax it over to you. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | What you have is a bone stock collectible. Best playing neck ever and as you will see, tonally alive. They are incredibly addictive...
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Location: Buffalo,NY | MWoody
posted April 23, 2007 10:52 AM
What you have is a bone stock collectible. Best playing neck ever and as you will see, tonally alive. They are incredibly addictive...
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1112-1, 1114-4E, 1253L-4,1253L-4G,1778-4LX,C2078LX,DS778LX
Number of Music Store/OFC interventions to date is 16! MWoody,
Thank you.
Those are absolutely beautiful. Are they all stock ?
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Location: Upper Left USA | Absolutely not...
I haven't had the funds or the talent to justify buying one of the Stock Deacons or Limiteds so I am content with refinishing or re-engineering some of the models.
The last one pictured is an actual Limited body taken down to bare wood and oiled. On it is a Deacon 12 string neck. The electronics are the Seymour Phat Cats. The pots and pups are the same chosen for the Hamer Newport 12 string - and in fact were wired by the Hamer guys (a benefit of hanging out with this Club).
It is my 2005 version of the Deacon 12. It's a mutt and I love it. |
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Location: Stratford, Connecticut | I LOVE Deacons and UKIIs.. I have for over 10 years now... don't start liking them "too much" now.. you'll drive my buying prices up! hahahaha!
Just kiddin!
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OK Deacon fans, I'm going to need some help..
