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Location: south east Michigan | You can choose more than quality listed below but please, no more than your top three because you MUST explain, in detail, your reasoning behind your choice.
Fill in the blank.
Hi. My name is ____ and I am an Ovation _____!
Fan
Fanatic
Snob
Promoter
Endorser
Advocate
Embarassed Owner
Basher
Slappy
Worshipper
I'll go first and set the tone....
Hi... My name is Brad an I'm an Ovation:
FAN... Nope... strike that... I can't justify that. You guys would call me out on this is a New York second.
okay..FANATIC... I go to the tours, I go to the clinics, I sell the calenders (btw.. did you order yours yet??)... I wear the shirts and I have over 6k posts here. I thought I had an out and could be just a FAN because I like other makes of guitars. I just don't own any.
ADVOCATE: I do my best to enlighten other players on the features and advantages of the brand but I'm very careful not to come off as preachy or pushy.
SLAPPY: Maybe this term is just local slang. Perhaps another way to describe it is "loyalty". Not a serious, blind type you'd have for a king or a dictator but a kind of goofy, intangable aura or vibe. A happy, smiley face type of contentment.
How 'bout you? |
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Location: ms | None of these fit Trader Jim! Hes a , well a Ovation trader. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Advocate? how about addict? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Good one Bill..
I tried to edit that in but got timed out.
Use that term if you want to guys. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm an Ovation enthusiast. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Aficionado. Fits better with my dictionary breath. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by gulfcoast:
None of these fit Trader Jim! Hes a , well a Ovation trader. Ronnie....
I'm in a 12 step program now to keep the ones I have. I've been through enough of them, so I should stop.. I really need to stop.. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Geek or Nerd. I like those better than fan or fanatic, because they have a connotation of somebody sitting behind a computer all day except when he's in the basement, playing with his Ovations.
Fan is just a short form of fanatic and I would qualify as either of those. Ovation fan could be a subset of guitar fan, just like being a fan of a certain team could be a subset of football fan.
Promoter has some connotation of making money, which I've never done with guitars.
Advocate: I think I've sold more Ovations at the local Guitar Center than any of their salespeople, but I know when I'm on losing ground and don't push. I think that might be a bit weak to be called advocacy. Telling people that I have 15 of them usually gets the message across that I'm biased. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I am an Ovation Enthusiast, Pre AND Post Fender! |
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Location: ms | I think Trader needs a 14 fret/step program. |
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Location: Tennessee | I'm bobbo, and I'm a member of the Ovation Nation. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Hi. My name is fill and I am an Ovation player!
that's all.
I recognize quality when I see it. No big deal.
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Location: Orange County, California | Ovation-isti :p :D :p :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Ovation Nation. Oooh, I like that! 
That will definitely compete with PU assy! :D
Oh yeah, I'm Iffy and I'm 'O' rich and broke...  |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I'm a guitarthusiast and use whichever brand and type fits best.
Adamas fits that more times than not. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Hi. My name is muzza and I'm an 'O' cultist. |
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Location: San Ramon/Canandaigua | I'm Max and i'm an Ovation baby turning into a fledging member of the Ovation member. the first guitar i ever remember seeing is my Dad's Ovation USA made Ultra :) |
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| Must be hard having the coolest dad on the planet. |
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Location: San Ramon/Canandaigua | definately havea lot to live up to when i have kids ;) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Your dad's a better speller, too. |
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Location: NJ | my name is Al
(in unison)
Hello Al
I am just an idiot that sells gear for a living. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | MusicMike here:
I am an Ovation Adamas Promoter/Endorser/Advocate. Promoter because they are great guitars made by a great company; Endorser because it's what I have been playing live for nearly 33 years and I stand behind what I play; Advocate because they are simply great tools for music making that will stand the test of time, studio, and performance.
I own many other guitars but: These feel like home! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I stand behind what I play Oh great, another one that does it the easy way... 
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado | Hi, My name is Stephen. Code name Cc. And although I own other guitars, I have had my Balladeer since 74. So I guess I am a long term Ovation Enthusiast.
CCLXXXII |
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Location: Jet City | I prefer not to be labeled, thank you. |
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