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| Well Women seem to be attracted to me anyway, but I notice the facination is a little stronger when I whip out my Ovation!
Did I say that?................... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Looks, playability, sound and they're really affordable.
What do I hate about them? They're too stinkin affordable. I'm not tempted in the slightest by a $3k Martin, but when I see a classy, high quality guitar like a 1537 or CL for a price I can actually afford I start sweating like a junky late for his appointment at the methadone clinic. I have this same problem...
I was actually Proud of myself cuz I let five or six go by last weekend for under $600!
I can only play one at a time, and I only have four stands... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Best A/E Stage guitar..
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Location: chicago | Dimeola once said you cant play mediteranian sundance on a Guild,true story! |
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Location: Texas | great intonation...
yesterday I had a recording session (jingle) and the producer wanted me to play rhythm mandolin and tremolos and also some guitar melody lines in unison with a keyboard; well, he had 3 guitars in his studio that I could use, (an old Tak and 2 boutique D copies), and because he mentioned he may want an acoustic electric sound I took my old Artist model with me and sure enough it had the best intonation up and down the neck and was the one chosen for the job.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Great story, Serge. Incidently, I used the SST at the service on Sunday. I wasn't satisfied with the tone until I bypassed the compression pedal, then it was great. There seems to be very little difference between it and the EA68 in the mid to high tone range, but at the low end, the EA68 Viper brings on more bass. Although the SST is a tad bigger in the body, the contour cut on the upper backside works very well. |
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Location: Texas | I am glad, now you have more different flavors.
Enjoy!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Exactly! I love the star fret markers. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Price, Necks and gig worthiness. In that order. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Their fan club. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Their fan club. Their fan club members' offerings!  |
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Location: Texas | ;) :cool: |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | The fact that the Fender and Gibson fans aren't around.
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| I learned about Ovations from a "Pickin Magazine" that had a Tony Rice ad for a sunburst Legend, and I just had to have one like it. I still have that one today, and it still sounds great. I own other guitars, including Martin, but the older deep bowl acoustic Ovations are my favorites. As already mentioned, they stay in tune, but the tone and playability is what I like most, not to mention the simple beauty of their unique shape. I own many Ovations now, and the list keeps growing. There always seems to be one more that I need.
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | What I love about my Ovation...
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[*]The wonderful smell that comes through the soundholes
[*]Having an on-board tuner
[*]The incredibly comfortable contour back
[*]The fact that it's made in USA
[*]The sweet tone that oozes from it
[*]Its great looks
[*]How comfortable it is to play
[*]Durability
[*]The excellent pre-amp and EQ
[*]The great deal I got on it
[*]Its ability to stay in tune
[*]The customer service that is behind it
[*]The unique pickup system
[*]It came with Dunlop Straploks
[*]Solid case
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That's just off the top of my head. |
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So what is it about Ovations that you love?
