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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Try a contour bowl Custom Legend 12 - that would have to kill at least a small flock! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | 12s don't suit my fingerpicking "style". Someday I'll have a nice 12 string, but there are at least 10 6 strings I'd rather have first. |
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Location: CT | I don't blame any kid for wanting an Alvarez after listening to an Applause or Celebrity uplugged. IMO, they suck(I'm sure I'll get some hate mail for saying that). I had a Celebrity SS bowl that sounded like cardboard. I thought that was the price you paid for stage comfort and less feedback. Boy was I wrong. I replaced it with an '83 Collectors Edition that sounds way better. I also have a 1619 Custom Legend. Both have the 'Hand Selected Spruce' - a notch above AAA and no longer an option, both have the Ovation A brace pattern - for better top response, both have ebony boards, Identical electronics etc. Essentially 2 of the same guitar, one with deep bowl w/no cutaway, one Super Shallow with cutaway. As for A/B comparison of bowls, 2 guitars can't get much closer. Tone wise, these 2 are quite similar despite the obvious bass and treble responses, but the O bowl is made more to reflect the top vibrations than to be a sound producing resonator(even though it adds to it). Thes 2 guitars sound much more similar than the '83 Collector did to the Celeb. - even though those bowls were identical. |
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Location: Orange County, California | I almost bought the "skinny twin sister" to my Classical, an 1863. Playadamas' GC classical is a bit thin around the middle. Both sound great with the right strings. But Alas, I like my guitars (sound) just like my women... Thick, Rich, and Deep!! :D |
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Posts: 627
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Hey the reason we own and play these guitars is that it's fun...get it....fun. No other reason, ok playing live, performing, recording.. but hey that's all fun. I love my deep bowls, but you know what, my 1868T is a fun guitar to play. It's easy and light on the old back, and plugged in, wow. It's a fun guitar. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Musician's get to play...
Doctors and Lawyers have to practice! |
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Posts: 4832
Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Tommy M.:
It's easy and light on the old back, and plugged in, wow. It's a fun guitar. The ONLY down side,
when you're playing RnR
in a divey bar
and the audience is unruly....
you cannot use the acoustic Ovation as a weapon. Give me a Strat, Tele, or BEST a Les Paul any day!
And NO strap locks! :eek: |
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Am I the only OFC member with a 1768 Elite?
