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Location: Jet City | I think it should be a 25th Anniversary Elite, 1537 style.
Let's see if they can make it a little lighter this time though. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Good idea Damon, ditto on the lighter too. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | . . . with a shallow bowl, just like one of the original prototypes. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Maybe each, but it should focus on deep.
Something needs to be added to make it really special and I haven't got that answer just yet. I agree with the lighter bowl. So we're not talking a true reissue here but an updated limited done it the tradition of the original. |
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Location: SoCal | A 1537 with the lighter bowl, ANS neck, thinner top finish, updated electronics............ that would be one helluva guitar. Light weight and would sound even better than the original. Interesting thought.... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
but it should focus on deep. Agreed! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I don't disagree. I just love skinny bowls. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | A multiple wood binding and have it on the f/b and p/h as well.
A contour bowl for the cutawway version |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Archtop "f" hole. |
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Location: Tennessee | Sign me up for one. It ought to be about the same weight at my JL3. But I wouldn't expect it to sound like a classic 1537 - you'll need that heavy bowl and neck and the little extra mojo they put in to capture the magic in the 1537. |
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Location: CA | how about one using really exotic woods, with part of proceeds going to help save endangered rainforest woods. By exotic, I mean non-endangered woods that have been used rarely if ever in guitars — Ovations or otherwise. Yeah, it would have to be a laminate top, but we're going for style over substance on some of these fancy-schmancy anniversary/tops anyway (aren't we)? Some ideas: Brazilian Cherry, Purple Heart, perhaps a Teak neck with a contrasting fretboard of bamboo (wouln't that look trick?). I'm pretty sure Ovation made a Celeb with a laminated Eucalyptus top some years ago and it was stunning. Anyway, just an idea.
Another one: build them out of wood 'recycled' from old buildings and even old ships. Some of the latter might even sport a bit of worm or barnacle damage. Some of the big beams in old buildings and old fishing boats or schooners are spectacular old-growth heartwoods that are still straight as a laser beam after 80 or 100 years. Do a little provenance with each guitar and again, some proceeds go to preserving old historic buildings or something. |
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The Next Anniversary Re-Issue should be?
