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ozwatto |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672 Location: New South Wales, Australia | G'day out there. I'm a new member, from Australia, and I was wondering if anyone can give me any information about my Ovation. She's a custom balladeer model 1860, made in 1993 or '94. I've read that this model was discontinued but I don't know why. I'm wondering if it's a rare model or was there something wrong with it. Personally I love it. I play it everyday and I've looked after it so it's still in beautiful condition. If anyone can come up with any details about this particular model I'd be very grateful. | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | Welcome! I don't have an answer for you but soon someone else will. I hope you stick around to meet the other members we have from "down-under". | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | Welcome to the club, and to a global community. I don't really know the story on the discontinuation of the 1860 and the 1862 Custom Balladeer models, but I think the improved 1861 Standard Balladeer may have made them redundant. CWK may know the precise answer. | ||
Kompressaur |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Kilmarnock,Scotland | I bought a black 1860 with FET3 back in October for my singer/gf.its a great guitar,and I like the difference in the feel of the neck and sound to my 1869s Komp | ||
ozwatto |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672 Location: New South Wales, Australia | Thanks for your interest everyone. It's a real global community isn't it? | ||
fillhixx |
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Joined: November 2005 Posts: 4827 Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well, I think we're missing a few Middle Eastern countries.... but other than that. Yeah, pretty global. Weird/good taste spreads thin on the ground..... | ||
ignimbyte |
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Joined: July 2004 Posts: 812 Location: Hicksville, NY | Welcome to the OFC ozwatto! I don't know much about the model that you mentioned, but I have known individuals who either own or had owned a shallow bowl 1862. Their experiences with it had been mixed. One owner claimed that the bracing it came with made the guitar unsuitable for playing unplugged -- meaning that it didn't sound right. Plugged in, however, the guitar had no issues, and would show it off anytime -- as long as it's amplified. I'm guessing [and correct me if I'm wrong], that the same "might" be said about the 1860, as to why it was discontinued. As Paul previously mentioned, the 1861 standard balladeer have made the above-mentioned models seem redundant. Enjoy your Ovation! Make great music with it!! :) | ||
Mark in Boise |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 12754 Location: Boise, Idaho | I have one of those 1862s. In fact Paul Blanchard used to own it. I played it quite a bit this weekend and it impressed me with its sound, as usual. There's not much bass coming off that shallow bowl, but I have the action fairly low and the mids and trebles sound great. Just another flavor. | ||
muzza |
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 3736 Location: Sunshine State, Australia | G'day Watto. This post must have slipped by me last month. Welcome. Where are you? I'm near Noosa. Don't worry if a certain model of Ovation is discontinued. There are a ton of discontinued Ovations - makes 'em feel 'special'. I find it hard to find people here that take O's seriously. I'm convinced they're basing their opinions on badly set-up Celebrities, not USA made Ovations. | ||
ozwatto |
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Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672 Location: New South Wales, Australia | G'day Muzza.....mate I'm in a little village called Lake Cathie (pronounced cat-eye, don't ask me why) near Port Macquarie in NSW. I've met a few people over the years who've been unhappy with their "Ovation" but not one of them had a guitar made in the USA. I'm happy with mine, just wish I could play it better.. but it's all fun | ||
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