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 Doyle Dykes is looking for his old Ovation.
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Joined: January 2014 Posts: 402 Location: Taxed To Death State | Here is what he says on his web site: http://www.doyledykes.com/ Recently I got a call from my friend Darren Wallace at Ovation Guitars. Ovation was my very first endorsement, even before Taylor Guitars. I played an Ovation Country Artist for years and after it was damaged on a plane flight, my friend Shot Jackson not only repaired the neck but also put a cutaway on it and I asked him to paint it a blue-burst. My name was inlaid on the headstock with a beautiful cross inlay. It was actually stolen out of a church in Jacksonville, FL (PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE KNOWS THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS GUITAR!!!). Anyway, it was recognized by the Ovation representative as the very first cutaway Ovation and the first blue one as well. Even after I left Grandpa Jones he asked me to come up and play on the Grand Ole Opry. I played that very guitar. A friend encouraged me to be an endorser for Ovation and so I contacted them never believing they would even consider it… but they did. I replaced that guitar with a black Country Artist (electric nylon string) and a beautiful blue Adamas steel-string guitar. Darren asked if I would like to play a couple of their U.S. made guitars, so a few days ago I went back up to the factory in New Hartford, CT, and when I looked at the 12-string Adamas, I couldn’t believe it… it was just like the one I had out of the 80s, but with a cutaway! I also took a wood-top Adamas with me, which is also a strikingly beautiful guitar. I played these guitars right out of the box on my shows in VA and NY and have decided to use these on the road. The first song on my show was “New Hartford,” which I had written and dedicated to the employees there. Of course, I’ll continue to use my Olson and my Sand guitars, but I will now have the “blue 12,” and when possible, the Adamas ‘WT’ around too. By the way, I’m playing these guitars just because I want to and because they deserve to live! I’m hoping to see more electricity in that old pre-Civil War building once again cranking out one of the most innovative and treasured guitar brands of all time… Ovation! (doyle.jpg) Attachments ----------------  doyle.jpg (34KB - 0 downloads) | ||
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