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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | In another forum, I posted a thread which involved Bubinga as a topped, instead of a back and sides wood, specially since I have a bubinga-topped Ovation S868. Your thoughts about it? |
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Location: Flahdaw | Prettiest top EVER on a guitar, but I think it has to be plywood. I don't think I've heard of a solid top bubinga...
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Location: Cicero, NY | Prettiest top EVER not put on the side of a station wagon.
Ok, so there are a few of us that never caught the Bubigna bug but, in fairness, if you're going to listen to Bob you should check out his selection of shirts first. His is an, um, an ACQUIRED taste...
At the end of the day? Chocolate vs Strawberry...just like a lot of things, even when it's bad, it's still pretty damn good. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Mr WeaserP - 2014-12-28 5:43 PM
but, in fairness, if you're going to listen to Bob you should check out his selection of shirts first. His is an, um, an ACQUIRED taste...
Wait??? I thought everyone LOVED my taste in clothes...??? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Loved might be a little strong a word....... |
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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | I this threadbombing or what? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Apologies, gp, it may have gotten quickly out of hand.
With that said, Beal, the suction cup is working out great. For the neighborhood gents. They're slipping me one (or three) too many and then have fun "testing" me. I'm convinced that there's probably at least one more cast in my very near future...
Bob, some DO love your taste in clothes. Lady Gaga, Steven Tyler, Liberace...ok, maybe the "taste" is a little strong for Liberace but who knows? On any given Friday night...
Ok, I believe the topic at hand was station wagon panels... |
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Location: moline,illinois | Weaser exactly what are the neighborhood gents slipping you???
Actual topic was Bubinga tops,I have a 99 collectors w the waterfall bubinga top, my understanding of the design is what they call a panel-master top where they sandwich two layers of bubinga around a core like they do for the Adamas 1597.Visually bubinga is gorgeous,sonically its a very hard wood so it can be a little bright but I think it has a very articulate tone and depending on your playing style can be a very good top.Your S868 might be a laminate or a sandwich, look inside the manhole cover and if you can see the bubinga grain then its probably a sandwich.
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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | 2wheeldrummer - 2014-12-28 7:49 PM
Weaser exactly what are the neighborhood gents slipping you???
Actual topic was Bubinga tops,I have a 99 collectors w the waterfall bubinga top, my understanding of the design is what they call a panel-master top where they sandwich two layers of bubinga around a core like they do for the Adamas 1597.Visually bubinga is gorgeous,sonically its a very hard wood so it can be a little bright but I think it has a very articulate tone and depending on your playing style can be a very good top.Your S868 might be a laminate or a sandwich, look inside the manhole cover and if you can see the bubinga grain then its probably a sandwich.
You're the second person who tells me about the 99 collectors and that maybe, this S868 is a "reissue" of that 99 Collectors. Here are the pictures from the inside:
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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | And yes, this guitar's tone is exactly how you describe your '99. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | This video is a great example of how the 99c sounds like.....(thank you Bob....)
To my ears it sound very nice and sweet.
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Wow! I forgot that I did that video. I can no longer access that youtube account to add to or make changes... |
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Sweet and tasty sound. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | "I can no longer access that account". Wow, shirt censorship at its height!
Funny how panel master was started as a derogatory term and has become accepted as the norm. Having said that it is a term that works well.
Do they do station wagons like that anymore? |
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Location: moline,illinois | amosmoses - 2014-12-29 10:25 AM
Like this?
I think those are laminates, Clark Griswald must have gotten the Asian model. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Definitely a Celebrity model |
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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | darkbarguitar - 2014-12-29 4:40 PM
Definitely a Celebrity model
Which one? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Love the Bubinga tops! Here's mine. 
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Location: Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | patchmcg - 2015-01-05 6:32 AM
Love the Bubinga tops! Here's mine.
Beauty!!!! |
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Bubinga as a topwood: right, wrong it doesn't matter?
