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December 2014
Posts: 1713
Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Ovations have never been a problem for me, and after a mastectomy, they are GREAT! And a good one that vibrates (Bobbo's 1778T RF) is like having a mini-massage!! Very soothing!
The regular, flat back guitars on the other hand, cut into my chest, and make playing very painful.
Guess I picked the right brand, eh???  Maybe they could use that information to market to a specific niche of women!! |
Joined:
August 2002
Posts: 607
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Nancy, and Everyone,
Mike Seguin from Ottawa, ON. here. At the risk of waxing nostalgic, (exactly how one does that particular exercise, I know not), as a dedicated Ovation person since 1969, my experience with all 4 different Ovation guitar bowls has been great, except for the newer contour bowl. I first played a Standard Balladeer in 1969, while still in high school. I saw Glen Campbell with his model on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine#2, which the school librarian gave to me. (Yes, I actually gave said magazine away to one of the guys in my band, and NEVER saw it again? Yikes!) It was an, "Igottagetmewonnathose!" moment! These guitars were strange/new/radical, and sold only in CANADA through ANYONE who could afford a franchise for them, like, would you believe...? my local pharmacy! How Kaman/Ovation arranged that, I still don't know, but that's how my brothers' best friend got his Ovation. (I believe the pharmacist's son convinced his dad to order one, but he was a drummer, so go figure?) He, my brother's friend, was staying at my parent's place for that summer, and I played it as often as he did, with his kind permission, of course. I played every other cheaper guitar brand, except Ovation, until 1977, when I had to got through open-heart surgery! The 3rd rib from the top never fused right after the surgery, so playing my any of flat- backed guitars was too painful. The Ovation sales rep for Eastern Canada lived in my hometown,(Yes, his widow still has his '83 Collectors, as far as I know,), so he brought an Ovation guitar to parent's house. IT WAS ONLY THE THIRD ADAMAS ORDERED FOR CANADA AT THE TIME!! I sold all my flat-back guitars, because play this one guitar literally saved me from giving up guitar/music altogether. Someone else, not me, got the Adamas, of course. I managed to get a Custom Balladeer, and also a 1977 mid-depth Legend, which I later sold/traded. BAD MICHAEL! I had a SSB Custom Legend for a short time, but sold it to get a Legend Classic 1773-4 Stereo, and my current Elite 1768-4. I sold the Classic, too. BAD, VERY BAD MICHAEL! I tried the 2005 Collectors contour-bowl guitar, and again, the small ridge at the top of the contour affected me like a flat-back. I'm basically a mid-depth kinda guy, being of small frame, but my Deep-Bowl Elite sounds so amazing now. I hope the New Ovation Factory makes some NEW mid-depth bowl models for all those of us who like them, too. "That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!"
Mike S.
Edited by Michael R. Seguin 2015-11-13 2:49 AM
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Think about the last 2 years
