|
| ||
| The Ovation Fan Club | ||
| ||
| Random quote: "It's much too late to do anything about rock & roll now ..." - Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead |
OT - I've bought a new guitar!
| View previous thread :: View next thread | |
| Forums Archive -> The Vault: 2007 | Message format | |
| HobbyPicker |
| ||
Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | ... on my short Stockholm vacation. A Cort Earth 900, 12-fret slothead. Think it's a parlour or 00-sized body ("auditorium" according to the factory specs, not quite sure about the correct nomenclature), solid top (cedar) and back (mahogany) sides laminated mahogany. 47 mm string spacing (my guess is 1 3/4"?) at the nut. In short a nice little guitar for blues fingerpickin'. Paid 4000 SEK (ca $550), and saved about $350 compared to the price in my local guitar store. [Wink] ![]() | ||
| |||
| Trader Jim |
| ||
Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Can't go wrong with a 12 fret slothead. Nice grab Erik! ;) | ||
| |||
| Tupperware |
| ||
Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903 Location: Phoenix AZ | That looks extremely nice. Congratulations. Dave | ||
| |||
| Slipkid |
| ||
Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | Topic: OT - I've bought a new guitar! The purchase of a new guitar....any new guitar is never off-topic around here. | ||
| |||
| slydog |
| ||
Joined: April 2005 Posts: 200 Location: Melbourne Fl. | I'd like to hear how you feel after a week or two playing it,looks great! | ||
| |||
| HobbyPicker |
| ||
Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | Originally posted by slydog: I already feel fine! Put on a new set of strings instead of the rusty ones from the stores, which didn't sound really bad though, and now she sings with her true voice. More crisp and sharp tone than my Ovation, and resonates beautyfully, vibrates in my lap, totally different feeling from my deep bowl Custom Legend and my dreadnought 12-string. I'd say she sings as beautiful as she looks, but I'm of course a little biased for the moment. :DI'd like to hear how you feel after a week or two playing it,looks great! | ||
| |||
| Trader Jim |
| ||
Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Yes, a new guitar will do that to you.... Congrats Erik! | ||
| |||
| HobbyPicker |
| ||
Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | Got no pics yet, a digital camera is on my wishlist, but the purchase is delayed because of this guitar. I also bought a Zoom H4 recorder, so you can hear me playing it. | ||
| |||
| Tom_CA |
| ||
Joined: February 2005 Posts: 212 Location: France | Congratulations! Very nice. Tom | ||
| |||
| schroeder |
| ||
Joined: November 2004 Posts: 4413 | Nice. I didn't think anything was cheaper in Sweden. | ||
| |||
| HobbyPicker |
| ||
Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | Originally posted by schroeder: This guitar was cheap to me because the Norwegian Krone is relatively strong compared to the Swedish, and that the store had reduced the price by 20%.Nice. I didn't think anything was cheaper in Sweden. | ||
| |||
| Beal |
| ||
Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | Nice guitar, enjoy it. | ||
| |||
| gh1 |
| ||
Joined: April 2006 Posts: 972 Location: PDX | Cool little guitar and some fine playing there Erik. _____ gh1 | ||
| |||
| HobbyPicker |
| ||
Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | Scanned some photos of my Cort (and pics of my other steelstring acoustics as well). You'll find them here. After a few days of playing it stands out to me as a specialiced machine for fingerpickin' the blues. "Lady sings the blues" with a lovely voice. For other purposes I prefer the old Custom Legend, it's a lot more versatile. ;) | ||
| |||
| jazzjava |
| ||
Joined: December 2006 Posts: 49 Location: japan | it shapes good... Congratulations! | ||
| |||
| Jewel's Mom a/k/a Joisey Goil #1 |
| ||
Joined: April 2006 Posts: 1017 Location: Budd Lake, NJ | She's really beautiful, Erik. The neck inlays remind me of a delicate, old-fashioned necklace. (Some day I'll have speakers, and then I'll be able to appreciate her singing, too.) I'm so glad you got her. Thanks for posting the other pictures, too--it's always a pleasure to see "family" pictures. --Karen | ||
| |||
| Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page] |
| Search this forum Printer friendly version E-mail a link to this thread |
| This message board and website is not sponsored or affiliated with Ovation® Guitars in any way. | |
| (Delete all cookies set by this site) | |

OT - I've bought a new guitar!