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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | It's local pick-up only, but these don't come along often.
One of my rare "Thought you\'d all like to know" postings.
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Location: Jet City | Wow!
Great price too.
I don't think I'll ever be parting with mine, though after this week's fray, I s'pose I should never say never. |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | Did a quick Google on the address, looks like this is at a Pawn Shop. That is a great price.... |
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Location: Jet City | And you weren't you just asking me about mine? |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | I was indeed... the question here is, "How comfortable do I find the couch?"
Sigh I guess it can't be helped. Anyone in the Clarksville area? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by RNickels:
Anyone in the Clarksville area? Gonna catch the last train?  |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | The ad says its in Clarksville, Indiana... so I guess maybe I will take the last train to Clarksville, will you meet me at the station? :cool: |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I can't be there by 4:30.
I have to work. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | My '87 C has filled the gas for one of these...but they are very nice guitars...I do love the Optima... |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | It's funny, but my 87C actually increased my GAS for a Book. (I think the problem may be congenital.  ) I can't wait to get them together side-by-side.
(NOTE: Don't be misled, I'm not buying this one. Mine's being repaired at the factory.) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The 87C and the Book Elite are interesting guitars acoustically (in my opinion) because their sonic performance seems to be not as consistent as some other models. I have no idea why, and I'm not saying that is a bad thing.
What I mean is, ALL 87C and Book Elites sound great. But their is definately a spectrum and some sound REALLY great. I've owned a Book Elite and two 87C's and probably played a dozen or so belonging to others. I can't draw a conclusion between the two. I've been blown away by some, but not all. Both of my 87C's were frankly disappointing acoustically and couldn't hold a nickel to the Book Elite. But I've heard other Book Elites that were far less impressive and some 87C's that were the Cat's Arse. Moody's 87C in particular was very, very impressive (until Jerri bashed it to splinters over his head). I have no idea what all this means or why I'm even posting it - Both great guitars with some degree of variation whihc sorta makes the chase all that much more fun. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dave I agree: the Book I got from you was outstanding...not one thing about it that I didn't like (well I'm personally not crazy about the "outie epi's" but this was just one of those "sell one to get one" deals)...I know AJ is glad that I did...
My old 87C-5 was a beautiful guitar...rare and stately looking in black w/ the KMG label, it performed well both plugged in and acoustically: lanaki fell in love w/it at the SJI 07 in Ashville...I frankly don't remember why I sold it but neverless, I did...
The '87C-4 that I now own is hands down the finest sounding Ovation I have ever played Acoustically (plugged in it is outstanding as well but then, to me, all OP24's sound great)...Why? Who knows...it's very close to mint and I do not think that it has been played very much at all...it is just fabulous...
Like Dave said, all of them are great guitars and whoever gets this one will be thrilled I have no doubt. |
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| I haven't had the pleasure of playing a Book, and the only 87C I've played is mine (formerly T28's by way of Samova, I believe). But I have to say, it's the wood-top O I grab most often, and the one Jas grabs most often at jams.
My 87C was refinished at the factory and given a - in fact the only - burst finish. Many here say that the burst finish gives a hair's edge improvement in tone over a natural. Someday I'd like to A/B it with a -4 87C and Book, just to see if there really is a difference.
As Toby and MM said - they're great guitars. |
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Location: SoCal | One thing we all seem to be in agreement on is that all "O's" don't sound alike. There's a variance in sound even with the same models.
My 87C has a very even tone from top to bottom (Temp described it as more "mids") whereas my rebuilt Legend has much more bass. Which do I prefer? Different days, different guitars. I love them both.
Like G8r, I tend to gravitate more towards Ovations over Adamii. I just like the warmer sound of wood.
Oh, and I've played G8r's 87C. Helluva a guitar. Don't know that it's better than mine, but it's right up. Neither of us play well enough to justify such great instruments..... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The posting has been flagged for removal. Somebody buy it? I'll give my 87C to my daughter on her 25th birthday. It has a few flaws, but is a great sounding and playing guitar. Then maybe I'll look for a Book to replace it. |
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| Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Neither of us play well enough to justify such great instruments..... Ain't dat da truf! :D |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Assuming that most Os and As are professional quality instruments, the biggest difference between two different guitars is the player and his or her preconceptions about what they should or shouldn't sound like measured against their own sound preference and bias. Close their eyes, get the signal chain adjusted properly, and, IMHO, they'll swear the sound is superb, regardless of the model. Maybe my hearing is so shot that I can no longer hear the subtle differences between models. Maybe that's why I value feel and playability, maybe even looks, over sound because, again IMHO, mine all sound consistently very good when played through the same pedal board using the same variety of settings feeding the same monitor and house system. Thanks to the guitar's basic design characteristics and the factory's production standards for such consistent sound quality. |
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Location: Jet City | I play the "Book" more than any of the others. I've even been playing it out frequently (a far cry from the cordoned off section that Mr Ovation had it displayed in with the "DO NOT TOUCH" signs).
Guitars are meant to be played.
It's hands down my fav sounding O, though my 1537 is a close second. I don't know if mine sounds better than any others, but knowing that it used to belong to Beal, I'd imagine he played a few before picking it. Though I do wonder why it left his possession sometimes. |
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