|
|
Joined:
September 2003
Posts: 815
Location: Colorado | My 8 year old, David, started taking lessons back in late October and has picked up guitar fairly quickly. He told us (and Bill, his teacher) that he wanted to perform in the talent show at his school. Bill graciously offered to let David play his Gretsch electric through his amp at the tryout. David's tryout went great even though Bill forgot a capo. But David played anyway and not having a capo (playing down a half-step) didn't bother him at all even though he was playing along with a recording of the song he wanted to play.
I had talked to my wife about offering the Adamas to David for the talent show. She suggested I ask David first since Bill was still on-board to bring the Gretsch. I asked David if he wanted to play mine instead and his face lit up when I asked--he said yes. Bill brought his Marshall A100D to plug into. I wanted to test the XLR-out, so I asked Bill if he could hang around. The XLR worked perfect, but Bill (a Martin and Guild player) said he couldn't believe how good the Adamas sounded. I let him hold it and he couldn't believe how light it was. When we returned the amp to his house I offered up the Adamas to him while we are on vacation this week and he was excited about having it.
David was number 52 of 56 on show day, so we had to wait a long while to see him. David's art teacher helped me out a little and asked if I was holding an Ovation--she's got an Elite (a possible 1537) at her dad's house. So I hooked everything up for David, he sat down, and played his heart out. He made that Adamas sing! We were really proud of him and he got many complements on how well he did.
Good thing I remembered the capo. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2008
Posts: 2683
Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Congratulations! Not only did you show his teacher how great "our" brand of guitars is, but more importantly, your son got up there on stage at such a young age, he will probably never have stagefright. Give him a high five from me! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
March 2005
Posts: 12759
Location: Boise, Idaho | Congrats. I'm surprised he's big enough to handle a full size guitar. My almost 8 year old nephew can't, but he's probably small for his age.
Post a video and I'll send it to my nephew to see if I can inspire him. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
October 2005
Posts: 4065
Location: Utah | Congrats! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2006
Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Excellent story! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
September 2006
Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I am happy for him. I can see a bright future ahead of him, full of music.
So... Where is the YouTube video? |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2008
Posts: 1851
Location: Newington, CT | Great story! Just the first of many, I'm sure!!! |
|
| |
|
Joined:
January 2002
Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | The important thing is that you teach him how to sing now. If he waits 50 years he'll be (politically correct word) sunk. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
September 2003
Posts: 815
Location: Colorado | He actually sings and stays in pitch very well. His teacher has encouraged him to sing while playing (something I absolutely cannot do) and that has helped David some.
David did have a bit of trouble with the guitar slipping, but he was only playing about 2 minutes. He managed to handle the guitar pretty well. He's used to playing the Rogue we got from Iffy anyway.
As far as the Adamas goes, I couldn't let the guitar sit at home for a week without being played. And since Bill was so complementary of how it sounded I had to offer it up for him to try it out. I gave Bill a very abbreviated history of Ovation and its roots. He was very intrigued with the concept of a carbon/birch sandwich and how an Adamas top sounds. More respect for the Ovation brand! |
|
| |
Son's talent show and Ovation fans
