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Location: parts unknown | I would like to introduce myself to you all. I go by the name of "nightwolf". That's been my stage name for many years now. And I sing the blues!
I actually don't own an Ovation guitar, but I do own a couple of Hamer guitars. I have bought the last 3 Hamers from my good friend Alpep and I have another on order from him. Since Hamers are made in the loft overlooking the Ovation facility, I thought I'd hang here if it's OK with you guys.
Anyway, as I mentioned, Alpep is a good friend and he has been stopping out almost weekly to sit in with me. Al is an excellent player and he really makes his Hamers talk.
I have met Miles a couple of times too, and he also is an excellent player.
Talk to you all later,
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Location: NJ | Hey, Al;
This Hamer that he has "on order" wouldn't by any chance be the one you showed me at the factory would it (the one with the REALLY nicely figured top)? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hey Nightwolf Welcome aboard!!! |
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Location: NJ | Cliff no it is not. That guitar went to Brian who is really in love with it. I told him if he ever decides to let it go to let me have first try at buying it back. That guitar is wild, last Saturday he brought it to the gig and I just sat it on my lap and stared at it for about 5 minutes. Sometimes you look at the hunk of wood and think this will make a good guitar and sometimes you are fooled this time it was a stellar guitar.
The guitar Nightwolf is speaking of is a Korina Junior. It is a guitar that is being made for me on a custom/one off basis by the Hamer factory. The sample guitar came out excellent. If you want to see a pic go to my website and look for Hamer junior.
Nightwolf
Great to see you here. No need to own an Ovation to read the board and contribute and talk music. There are many times we talk about other things than guitars.
Nightwolf is a blues singer/player and I sit in with him as often as my screwed up schedule allows. In fact sometimes I think that people think we are together in the act and don't realize that I am just sitting in. He exaggerates about my playing I am merely a hack. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Hey Al, Doesn't this guy know that involking your name doesn't get him points here? (just kidding)
Hey NightWolf, Welcome to the club. A korina junior......maybe I need one of those too....... |
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Location: parts unknown | Hello CWK2, thanks for the welcome. Hmmmm, I think that you could get one of those korina Juniors if you really wanted one!
Cliff, Miles and Al, thanks for the welcome guys.
I'd just like to say that the finest guitars I've ever played are made at this place in New Hartford Connecticut..... I play out as many as 3 nights a week and I use my Hamers exclusively. I am a believer. |
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Location: NJ | Just a clarification. Alpep sits in with Nightwolf only on rare occasions but the mysterious and elusive Al "X" seems from "parts unknown" sits in with Nightwolf on a little more regular basis.
both players are hacks IMHO.
edited to add that Nightwolf is one of the "good guys"!!! |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Nightwolf
If you look around here I think you will find almost as much general talk about pickin' as specific Ovation talk. Any picker that can add anything here is more than welcome. And that leads me to something I've thhought about since Ovation doesn't make any more of our beloved solid bodies, Hamer may be a solution if we want a new solid body. (I can't imagine any of us solid body owners wanting one , but who knows?)
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I think if they re-issued the Ultra GP they could be close enough to the current price point to sell. Sure you can still score one for a few hundred bucks, but they have been averaging close to $1500. The consumer choice would be a 20+ year old import for $1000 - $1500 or a brand new shiney one for $1500 - $2000. I also think a Deacon STYLE guitar similar to my "Messina" Deacon in the gallery, and a Wood top UKII would all sell. Re-issuing the old guitars would be silly, but some of the old designs I think are still valid and would be very viable with the Ovation name on them, and produced from the fine folks at Hamer. |
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Location: NJ | if hamer made them they would not be cheap. I certainly think Hamers are one of the best out there. |
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Location: parts unknown | Well, Al "X" is the far better player. I've seen him play circles around Alpep (but, then I'm gettin' old and my memory is going bad, so it could be the other way around).
Bailey, I have 2 Hamer Duotone guitars. Duotones are a hybrid electric guitar that also has an Ovation bridge with the pickup system. With a Duotone, you can use the acoustic bridge pickup, or the electric pickups, or both systems blended together. That is a very cool guitar. I like to run both the acoustic and electric systems into 2 different tube amps and blend them together.
I almost bought one of those Ovation solid bodies back in the late 70's / early 80's when they were new. I liked the model with the cutout under the armpit. I actually regret that I hadn't bought one. |
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Location: NJ | Nightwolf
The Ovation equivalent is the Viper. You have played mine with the extra emg pickups.
The guitar with the cutaway is probably the Deacon Breadwinner or Limited |
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Location: parts unknown | I promise to learn more about Ovation Guitars as I spend some time here..... |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Interesting stuff. My son has or had a Hamer bass that he used in blues type bands, with which he and my grandson (now in Kuwait with the 82nd) put down some good tracks when he was on leave. I say "has or had" as he trades stuff all the time and next time I see him it may have morphed into a PA system for the bluegrass band.
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