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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Everyone is allowed a lapse in taste once in their life.
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| Taylor "wishes" He would come over to the dark side... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Looks like he did. |
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Location: Central Florida | Those pics are from GC's recent tour of the UK. I have a feeling the Taylor was "on hand" at what looks like an impromtu outdoor performance and he just played it "'cause it was there." I;ve seen a few actual concert pics from the tour, and in those he's got his trusty Viper. |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by Steve:
Taylor "wishes" He would come over to the dark side... Although, if you go to the Taylor web site and look at their artist registry, his name is there! I believe Glen's still an "Ovation guy" at heart, but I don't think he nor Ovation consider him an exclusive endorsee these days. I find it odd though that with the reissue of his namesake guitars, that he chooses his old Viper or a deep bowl Elite LX as his stage guitars. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | He has a section on his web site under guitar talk that shows his current stage equipment. A Glen Campbell Strat, Glen Campbell 12-str. Hamer, and a Custom Elite LX. No mention of Taylor, though there are links to Taylor and Ovation websites. |
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Location: SoCal | He's well known for picking up whatever's around and playing it..... He's not playing Taylors in his shows. |
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Location: Central Florida | I'm pretty sure Glen owns at least one Taylor. I seem to recall his rhythm guitarist, Ken Skaggs, saying that Glen was so impressed with his (Ken's) Taylor, that he bought one just like it. A few years ago, GC was on Larry King Live and did a whole solo acoustic set with a grand concert bodied Taylor. However, if you happen to catch the TV Land special on GC a couple of weeks ago, in the recent interview footage you could see his black 80's Custom Legend and (I belive) a Legend 12-string LX displayed rather prominently in the background.
Like I said, I don't think Ovation's longest standing endorsee has abandoned them. I just don't think Glen's as persnickity about what guitar he plays when he's not performing one of his own concerts as he might've been, say, 20-30 years ago. In recent years I've seen him play a variety of different brands; Martins, Taylors, Takamines, Guilds, and at the funeral of Ray Charles he played one of those all composite acoustics (can't think of the brand at the moment).
All of that to say, I believe that Glen just plays whatever's handy or provided for him, whenever he's performing outside of his own concert stage. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've seen other photos of Glen playing a Taylor. Glen will always be associated with Ovation in one way or another and I've always been a fan of his, but if he wants to go play Taylors, Martins, Fenders or whatever so be it. It's certainly not worth getting my panties in a bunch. Dave |
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Location: south east Michigan | PANTIES???
How come I'm not surprised?? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dave has been a "tighties" guy for as long as I've known him. |
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| I guess a musician like Campbell has played them all at one time or the other, and it's anybodies guess how many he actually owns...A guitarist such as he, is used to playing guitars with custom set-ups anyway. As I understand it, a pro luthier, Rich Beck, in Arizona does his fretwork. |
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| Don't project any great mystique on "pro luthier, Rich Beck." Beck is more myth than reality, and he's a total sphincter, too. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Highway61:
he's a total sphincter, too. Now there's a story waiting to be told! Care to elaborate? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've had Beck do some work for me, including some custom wood work. No question he "can" do outstanding work if and when he wants to. He may have glued in a couple of frets for Glen back in the day, but he's no fan of Ovations. The last time I was in his place (several years ago), I was greated with "Get that m*ther f*cking plastic piece of shit out of my sight before I shove it up your f*cking ass sideways." Those who know Richard will know exactly what I mean. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | You know Dave, it's entirely possible he was responding to you and not to the guitar you brought in...... |
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Location: Michigan | LETS THINK ABOUT THIS?????
If Beck were to really stick an Ovation guitar up Tupperwares rear cavity then would it not make sense that you would want a
SPHINCTER PRO LUTHIER there to remove it ???
Just a thought.......GWB |
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Location: chicago | Thats my cousin Jerry doing his Glen tribute thing.
www.guitarsoffire.com |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I imagine that GC still has plenty of people willing to GIVE him guitars, just to get a picture of him holding it. A little "strange" now and then just helps you to appreciate what you have. (speaking of guitars that is) |
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| It's tues am, I just got back to this topic, I apologize I mentioned mr beck, I didn't know he was hostile to ovation guitars as such...most every brand of instrument has it's lesser models and better models anyway...no reason to trash 'em all... |
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Location: CT | GC can probably afford any guitar he wants. Most guitar companies would probably be willing to give him any of thier guitars he wanted for free. If you could have any and as many guitars as you wanted, wouldn't you want a variety? I sure would. Here's a Taylor - Gee thanks! Have a Martin - Much obliged! I'd take 'em all. |
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Location: Central Florida | Originally posted by Steve:
I apologize I mentioned mr beck, I didn't know he was hostile to ovation guitars... Well, he may hate Ovations, but he sure doesn't mind having GC endorse his work with a quote on his (Beck's) web site that says, "Beck has exclusively worked on my my Ovations, Fenders and Martins for fourteen years..."
If he really hates Ovations as much as Dave's experience would indicate, then he's obviously the kind of guy that would refret an Esteban if he thought he'd get a celebrity endorsement out of it. |
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Location: NJ | Sounds pretty Sphincterene t'me . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | may we should take the 'Little Fretty' to him... let him work on it for awhile. |
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