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Location: Oregon | I have a friend with an Ovation Thunderhead Deluxe. I might have the chance to buy it from him and was wondering if the guitars are worth it/how they stand the test of time. I have done some site surfing and have found a couple good reviews, but I thought here would be the best place to ask. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Good guitar if priced right and condition is good. Definately stand the test of time. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Damn.....another northwesterner :eek:
welcome to the club 72tour! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
The hollow body O's are a little underwhelming but they have the "Ovation Neck" and can cover the "unique" itch in life. Be prepared to answer the questions like "Ovation made a hollow body?".
Play it and if you bond with it you will have a part of history that isn't going to be repeated! |
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Location: SoCal | Temp plays a Thead professionally. He needs to weigh in on this..... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bring it to our gettogether in Portland on August 19. I've never played one. Check the NW Gathering thread in the Bulletin Board section. |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by MWoody:
Play it and if you bond with it you will have a part of history that isn't going to be repeated! I have a Tornado. Definitely get the T-head if you have a hollow-body space to fill. If you don't like it, send it to me, and I'll send you 20 bucks!
More seriously, it's definitely not a bad guitar by any stretch of the imagination.
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Bring it to our gettogether in Portland on August 19. I've never played one. Check the NW Gathering thread in the Bulletin Board section. Definately 72 -- you should come to the NW gathering, you're more that welcome. It's Aug 19, so clear your calander.
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Temp plays a Thead professionally. He needs to weigh in on this..... An ES-335 it ain't, but a good T-Head is the cheapest vintage Gretsch you'll ever buy. They sound almost identical to any late 50's DeArmond-equipped Gretsch but the construction, neck and general stability are much better. At the volume levels my band played at the pickups were a feedback nightmare, but once they were wax-potted they were fine.
The German vibrato tailpieces are junk, I replaced mine with a Bigsby. I use "Nut Sauce" graphite paste at all friction points and tuning stability is fine. The stock wiring with the blend pot and phase switch is cool, but a pain in the ass onstage.
I always thought the T-Head had DeArmond pickups, but in the patents section of Jerome’s website www.ovationtribute.com it turns out that Jim Rickard designed and has a patent on the T-head pickups. Cool.
My track on the OFC members CD features my T-head if you want some idea of what they can sound like. Of the many guitars I own, this is one that I spent the least on, and it's one of my favourites. This, the "Viperwinner" and the B-Bender Viper III are keepers.
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Location: Oregon | Thanks guys. I told my teacher I was very interested in it so he brought it down and we jammed with it. Best guitar I've ever had my hands on(beats those old les pauls at guitar center). After playing it he mentioned he might keep it because it plays so well and he'd forgotten that. So I'am a little scared I might not have the chance to get it. I feel like golem from The Lord of the Rings....or a heroine addict.
It's going for $495 which I think is pretty fair considering the conition but I'll try my best to haggle if he dicides to let go of it.
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Location: Oregon | Originally posted by gh1:
Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Bring it to our gettogether in Portland on August 19. I've never played one. Check the NW Gathering thread in the Bulletin Board section. Definately 72 -- you should come to the NW gathering, you're more that welcome. It's Aug 19, so clear your calander.
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