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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | viper bites taylor |
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 Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619
Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | "viper bites Taylor"
I couldn't agree more. |
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 Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881
Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | The article and comments were written nearly a year ago. Hybrids and thinline acoustic/electrics are not do-all end-all replacements for the rich tone that is provided by a high end acoustic. However, they're close enough for most gig duties, and the convenience, comfort and ease of these unique guitars, plus their ability to play on the dirty side, makes them more valuable for live gigs in my humble opinion. I was a non-believer until I started using one. Since then (about 18 months now) I reach for the Viper first, and only use the other acoustics (primarily EF75 or 1581) if the setlist requires little or no leads. Now that the Viper (EA-68) is off to the Mothership for a refret, I am using the VXT and the Improv in its place. We'll see how this shakes down over the next two months. |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | several of the comments are from december '07 through this month. |
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 Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881
Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Yep. Some of the comments are recent. |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575
Location: big island | i'm studying up on the viper EA68, thinking as professor and paul t have recommended, it would be a great gigging unit.
seems there are many more black ones available than the natural. i wonder if the finish on the black one shows fingerprints and smudges easy? |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | No more than any OTHER black-topped guitar . . . |
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Joined: March 2006 Posts: 482
Location: enid, ok | Funny how Ovations are regarded with some disdain by many, yet these comparisons keep popping up. |
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