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Location: Florida | I see the Tacoma folks are doing that for their fan club.
Could Ovation do this for club members at some reasonable cost? How many would they need to make to make it "worth it" for them and keep the cost reasonable?
Better question is... would the members here support such an idea? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | That would be a neat idea. I guess it would depend on the cost as to whether or not Ovation would do such a thing. Some are not really in the market for a new guitar, They might do that sort of thing on an order by order basis..but my guess is it could run into some bucks. Al or Miles might know more about whether or not this sort of thing could be done. Still a very neat idea..
Kudos for thinking of it. |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Just convince my wife I need one... |
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| I also wondere what the turn-around time is on a custom order anyway?...
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Location: NJ | The topic's been brought up here in the past.
By the time you've sifted through everyone's "input" as to what it "should be" and what it "should have", a befitting inlay for the trc would be a depiction of the Tower of Babel. |
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Location: Florida | Well what I was thinking was perhaps a variation of a standard model or maybe models.
I'm thowing this out as a "for instance" sort of thing..... A Custom Legend LX or Custom Elite LX with special finish (like deep amber natural or something), special TRC, special 12th fret inlay, and special serial number, maybe special heel plate. Could be a Legend LX or Elite LX to make it more "affordable"... or could be just a Balladeer or Special Elite to make it very affordable.
In my pie in the sky way of thinking... I was hoping that perhaps if we could do 15 or 20 guitars it would make it less pricey to do on account of whatever they did special would be spread out over the whole run of instruments.
What would be REALLY neat... would be to order by say... August 31, and pick up at the mothership in the spring.
Anyway, just a thought. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Charlie B - I like the way you think!
Elite LX 12 string, OFC inlay at 12.
Make it a longneck to commemorate the repainting of the Cistene (NJ) Chapel and I will even pose for it!! |
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Location: Florida | What? Not another "pull my finger" painting on a perfectly good ceiling!!!! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | LOL!! You guys are too Much!! :D :D |
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Location: NJ | it is possible. I have talked about it with Rick Hall. He is open to it although now with all the attention on the LX guitars I am not sure when they may have time to do it. |
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Location: Florida | Maybe it would be beneficial to discuss this more here, and setting aside the time for the moment, get the pricing, and confirm the orders with deposits. I'd be content to let Ovation do its thing as it best sees fit as far as time is concerned. |
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Location: south east Michigan | oooo...now would be a bad time.
A year from now maybe.
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"OFC" at the 12th fret would be very cool.
What else?
A G7 capo comes with it.
A mauve gig bag.
A lifetime warrenty that extends to whoever owns it.
A brush made of llama hair to clean the dust off.
a foil label!!
The case would be lined with Hawaian shirt material.
A deep bowl (for Moody & me)
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Location: Florida | While its nice to think in terms of "dream guitar", I only think this would be do-able if a regular production model was "modified" for OFC.
I do like the idea of a foil label though... SIGNED by the K-man himself~~~!!! |
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Location: SoCal | I think Brad nailed it. Let's also not forget a lot of abalone around the body. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "it is possible. I have talked about it with Rick Hall. He is open to it although now with all the attention on the LX guitars I am not sure when they may have time to do it."
I volunteer to take 2 weeks of vacation, come to the factory and push a broom, load wood, cut abalone or whatever it takes to free up some help. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Charlie,
Great idea! I was not in the market for a new guitar, but I am now!
A year from now would not be bad, time to get the rest of the money and anticipation! (Who sang that song?)
Keep it affordable,guys.
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Location: Florida | Carly Simon!!! And I saw her play a deep blue Adamas once for her whole live show!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | A Group G-A-S attack!
An ORGANIZED G-A-S attack!
Al - the guitar I just asked you about - Come even close and I'll commit! |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | How about something simple for starters...like an OFC truss rod cover? That would give us all some incentive to get an LX, and each one of us could buy whichever model we like/can afford. Then again...I could put one on my non-LX CL. John. <>{ |
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Location: Taichung, Taiwan | Something classy not GASsy. Not too extreme ($) and more will be able to afford it - like me! |
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Location: St. Petersburg, FL USA | I think this is a terrific idea. I also think that there is a lot of agreement here on the key elements of what makes a great Ovation guitar. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I think it should be blue with little surfboards for sound holes. |
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Location: NJ | designing by committee never works. I will just sit down and submit something that everyone would hate but me. |
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Location: SoCal | Well, your Viper would fit that description. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Foil lables are hard to sign, ink and metal don't mix that well.
I like the idea of the llama hair brush and the mauve hawaian shirt liner.
like so many of these things, it can be done but ya'll gots to put the money down. You know what they say, money talks and wishin and hopin just spins it's wheels over and over and over and..... |
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Is there any interest or chance of an OFC LX guitar... made to our spec?
