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CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-20 9:56 PM (#402068)
Subject: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Yeah, I know that I should research stuff BEFORE I buy it, But!
I was looking for a cheap guitar with a case to get the case, then I bought this.
It wasn't no $100 special, but it looked purdy.
So, if I like this, I still won't have enough cases to go around!
I figure that an OP-20 is 2/3's of an OP-30 in there, and it is a mid-depth.
(I never use the mid-shift button anyway)


(evilBay pics... Please excuse the booger on the camera lens)

So if anybody has one of these, I'd be interested in any information.
Once I get it I can post my own review.
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MWoody
Posted 2009-08-20 10:32 PM (#402069 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Upper Left USA		Dude,
It looks good and should play nicely. You just have to find the right setup and adjust tone with some 13's.

My semi experienced know-it-all opinion is it will have more high end and less boom-boom to use the scientific terms.

You might even check out my stuff and see what you need to trade for when you get bored with it.

And I have an OP30 if you get to point.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-25 5:05 PM (#402070 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Got It!

It is in pretty good shape. It has some pick tracks if you look for them. But you gotta look for them. Now I gotta change the strings and all that. It sounds alright now, but I am not sure of the age/gauge of the strings. So I can give a better opinion once I know exactly what I am dealing with.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-08-25 5:30 PM (#402071 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast		Sure do like the 'fan rays' grain!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-25 7:03 PM (#402072 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Kinda like a Sunrise, huh?

Changed the strings to EXP11 80/20's and it sounds nice.
It has nice action with a coupla shims still under there. It is a nice guitar.
But I have a minor problem with the plugged-in sound... Mentioned it This Thread...
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Joe Rotax
Posted 2009-08-26 1:09 AM (#402073 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?


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How does its sound compare to the 1621-4 that you sold awhile back.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-26 2:02 AM (#402074 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		That 1621 was a Nice guitar.

This sounds good. I have the Bronze strings on it so it sound kinda bright and airy.
I found a set of EJ17's in my drawer after I changed the strings, so I may eventually try some 13-56 on there like Woody recommended.
But it is a nice little guitar for a Celebrity.
It's marine-grade plywood so I can take it out when the weather turns crappy around here. :eek: :p
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-26 7:58 PM (#402075 - in reply to #402068)
Subject: Re: CK047-FKOA inbound - Anybody ever play one of these?



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Okay... The undersaddle pick-up worked... But it still did not want to work with shims.(?)
So I swapped it out with an Artec undersaddle unit (from my Trekker) and now it works fine.
[The CK047's saddle works fine in the Trekker too!]
I went down a got a compensated saddle for it, adjusted the truss-rod, and took it outside and played it on a street corner. It works Great now! Acoustically and Plugged-in.
Now that I got it all fixed-up.... Now I guess I gotta buy another guitar to tune-up, huh? :D

BTW-- When I have been outside playing, people often stop and compliment me on whichever Ovation I have out there at the time. So where is all this online Ovation-derision coming from? All I get is compliments in person!
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