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birkenweg42 |
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 5 Location: California | Hi there, this is my first posting on the forum. I have been playing guitar on and off for the last 25 years. The last 5 years I have gotten pretty serious about it. I have owned and sold one Gibson, three Tacoma, one Alvarez, one Martin and a couple of classicals over the last couple of years and I have never once considered an Ovation. Two days ago I was stopping by the Guitar Center and decided to check out a Fender Acoustasonic. The first electric-acoustic guitar I saw was a inexpensive Ovation cc057. Holy Cow!!!! I love the sound of that guitar plugged in. I tuned it to open d and played a couple of songs. Little Martha never sounded so good. At least not when I played it. Today I traded in my Morgan Monroe banjo for an Ovation cc057. I still will play my Martin around the house but I will use the Ovation plugged in. I almost forgot to ask my question. Would the cc057 fit into a classical guitar case? Christian | ||
ignimbyte |
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Joined: July 2004 Posts: 812 Location: Hicksville, NY | Hello and welcome to the OFC! I, too play with my Martin (sometimes with condenser mics), but I use my Ovation mostly plugged in. I've never owned a classical guitar, so I'm sorry that I am not the person who can answer your question. I do know that Ovations fit perfectly well with a KACES III gig bag. It's heavily padded, it holds the neck very well, and readily available at GC. I bought mine last year for 30 bucks (incl. tax). Just in case, the classical case doesn't work, perhaps, you have the gig bag as an option? BTW ... congrats on your new guitar baby! Peace! Gil | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | Some classical cases may be too short for the 057 and if the case is deep, as most clasical bodies are, the 057 body will sit at a funny angle causing the neck to stick "up". You could of course fix this by putting some padding in the bottom of the body compartment. By the way, Ovation also makes some nice classicals designed for plugged in playing. Dave | ||
GrilledCheese |
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Joined: May 2005 Posts: 327 Location: Evansville,IN | Welcome to the OFC! :) I'm more of an electric guitar guy myself, but do have a Takamine acoustic that I play. Someday I'll have an O. Been eyeballin' an '05 collectors edition now for about a month. :D | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | Cheese, you should not be allowed to join the OFC and jump right to the "top" of the line with an '05 collector. You need to pay your dues like the rest if us did. You need to experience some of the following: lacquer cracks from 5 point bridges, broken off headstocks from too steep angle, peeling rosettes, bowls slipping off your knee, lose and stripped battery attachment screws, vibrating wires against the underside of the soundboard, cases that crack from the cold, sound choaking VT bracing, static from oxidized sliders on pre-amps, fretboard binding cracks, sunken soundboards, headstock logos that rub off, etc, etc, etc. And now you want to jump clear to the cream of the crop for your very first Ovation? I personally vote against it. Dave PS - Truth is I can't think of a much better 1st Ovation than the '05. If you wait until next year to buy one you can have the added pleasure of saying you bought "vintage". | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | The best way to know if the guitar fits the case is to put it in it and see. | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know for a fact it'll fit a martin case. That's where my cc57 resides. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | He doesn't need to experience all that first hand, that's what all of us post here for, so he can get it that way!! You'll love the 05. | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | Very true. | ||
birkenweg42 |
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 5 Location: California | Thank you all for the replies. I think I am just going to mail order the Ovation case. I tried to fit the guitar into the case for my Martin om but it was not a great fit. Since I like the cc057 so much I am now thinking about a Ovation 12-string for Christmas. Christian | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | That's the spirit! | ||
MrDano |
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Joined: May 2004 Posts: 338 Location: Toronto | You traded your banjo...really??? | ||
ChatMan |
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Joined: August 2004 Posts: 604 Location: Tampa, FL | " Today I traded in my Morgan Monroe banjo for an Ovation cc057. " Ovation - saving the world one banjo player at a time. Sorry Tim. | ||
Frets |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 69 Location: Massachusetts | OMG LMAO Chatman said: "Ovation - saving the world one banjo player at a time. Sorry Tim." | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | or do you mean, "Ovation - saving the world FROM banjo players, one at a time" | ||
GrilledCheese |
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Joined: May 2005 Posts: 327 Location: Evansville,IN | Originally posted by Standingovation: I thought I might buy an older Ovation for the first one, but figured if I'm gonna go, go whole hog, and git 'er dun. No guts, no glory. :DCheese, you should not be allowed to join the OFC and jump right to the "top" of the line with an '05 collector. You need to pay your dues like the rest if us did. You need to experience some of the following: lacquer cracks from 5 point bridges, broken off headstocks from too steep angle, peeling rosettes, bowls slipping off your knee, lose and stripped battery attachment screws, vibrating wires against the underside of the soundboard, cases that crack from the cold, sound choaking VT bracing, static from oxidized sliders on pre-amps, fretboard binding cracks, sunken soundboards, headstock logos that rub off, etc, etc, etc. And now you want to jump clear to the cream of the crop for your very first Ovation? I personally vote against it. Dave PS - Truth is I can't think of a much better 1st Ovation than the '05. If you wait until next year to buy one you can have the added pleasure of saying you bought "vintage". | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13986 Location: Upper Left USA | At our age, we gotta skip the learning curve whenever possible! | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | How true! According to my son, at 47 years old I'm on the "home stretch". No time to waste. Dave | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | It's amazing how much older 50 is when you're 20 than it is when you're 50. | ||
Capo Guy |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394 Location: East Tennessee | How true! According to my son, at 47 years old I'm on the "home stretch". No time to waste. Dave This means we should experience all the many variations of guitars Ovation has to offer. So many guitars, so little time. :D Wait till the grandchildren ask you about life before cable TV. | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | "So many guitars, so little time".... And in my case, "so little money and even less talent." | ||
Capo Guy |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 4394 Location: East Tennessee | Amen. I resemble that remark. :D | ||
GrilledCheese |
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Joined: May 2005 Posts: 327 Location: Evansville,IN | At 55 I should have one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel. :D If I died tonight no one would know what to do with the guitars I have now. They're mine and I'll die happy. :D I'm always looking for more, that's what makes life fun, the search. :) | ||
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