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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You read about it in Ebay descriptions, reviews and advertising, but, what is it? What defines the Ovation sound as distinct from other makers. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Everyone has their own ideas, but to me the ovation sound triggers such words as projection, ring, crisp, bright, loud ... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Can't...do...it...Want...to...agree...with...Dave...but...can't ...let...it...slip...
Ok, here's a compromise - it's NOT muffled, overly warm or quiet. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Another closet Dave supporter |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I just hope he washes his hands when his shift is over. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | It's a function of a couple of factors. For me ... Excellent pickup:Get the sound of the individual strings as opposed to a muddy mix.
Body construction, lets you hear the strings unmuddied, especially with the Adamas, and in some, an ebony fret board, again no mud. Bright ringing sustain, but no shrillness. It has a pesonality that stands out. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Pretty much, the replies by fellow members summed up what I was going to write about. I was planning on writing something lengthy, but I changed my mind instead :p
(unless members don't mind, i'll post it later ... but off to Church for now) :) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | One other thing (sort of) about the sound. Seems like Ovations stay in tune very well compared to other (much more expensive) guitars. Maybe that's not the most important thing, ie a shitty guitar that stays in tune is still a shitty guitar. But I'be gotten guitars from the factory and right out of the box the damn thing are in perfect tune. My John Lennon left the factory in tune, arrived to me in tune, and has never been tuned since. I don't even know if the freakign tuners work! Dave |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | With a mind as wise and sage as yours, you probably subconciously think that the guitar should be in tune....and through sheer telekinisis, the guitars tune themselves!
Such is the power of the Ovation prophet!
Closet Dave Supporters.....there is no shame in following those that exhibit superior wisdom and knowledge. Stand up....be known....and proudly say......
ONCE AGAIN, DAVE IS RIGHT! ;) |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I completely agree with Dave. Not only Ovations sound good, they stay in tune very well, that I barely mess with the tuners -- except when changing strings. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I agree with everyone but Dave. Of course, you all agreed with Dave. And the Lennon was perfectly in tune and I didn't tune it.
I still remember filling out the warranty card for my Matrix back in 1977. The clarity of the tone from low E to high E and the ease of play were 2 of the reasons I bought it. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | ...evenness of tone,consistency of sound...
....btw, I too think Dave is an Ovation prophet! :cool: |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Trboy:
....btw, I too think Dave is an Ovation prophet! :cool: Ladies and Gentlemen, there's some bad acid being passed around. Please, don't drop any acid.... |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | ...It's the shrooms,man! :eek: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Time for Dave to start selling string tubes again. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | You tune an Ovation?
I thought that was the special secret....they just stay that way. |
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Location: ms | To me, it's always been about the balance. By that, I mean I've had D28's, HD28's, and even a D41. They all sounded great, but to me the HD's are too muddy, "scaloped bracing". The D28's are tighter, but still too much bass for me. Now the OOO and OM martins are tight sounding, warm, but have that punch when you need it. Now back to ovations, I've mostly owned shallow bowls and loved them. Had a deep bowl legend a long time ago. It was kind of dead sounding. Now this custom balladeer,"Katrina guitar", has nice bass, but a good ballance across the mids and highs. I guess I said all that to say, most ovations seem to have about the same volume per string. I think they suit my hearing, or lack of, better. Does this make any sense? :) |
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| Makes plenty of sense! A vintage Ovation deep bowl with bright strings will sound crisp, full, and balanced. Wooden guitars sound muddy by comparison, unless it's a 100 year old small body wood-top...but then again, it's still apples and oranges.. |
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Location: SoCal | I've heard Dave play. Not sure if he would know if a guitar was in tune or not..... |
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Location: Tennessee | It was in tune. All of the little handle thingys were all lined up the same. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Balanced tone. Every Ovation I've ever played has balanced tone; like gulfcoast said, they "seem to have about the same volume per string." This is noticeable whether the guitar is amplified or unplugged. I have a '71 Balladeer with an aftermarket pickup, a Fishman Supernatural II. There's no EQ on the guitar; I don't need it. And the amp EQ is set flat. It's pretty close to the natural sound of the guitar. I put a little reverb, delay and/or chorus on it depending on the situation.
Here's something that bugs me-- the wooden guitar snobs who sniff disdainfully about the Ovation's "inferior" acoustic sound. I'll pit my unplugged Ovation against any Martin or Taylor or Breedlove or any other "snob" guitar. It's a deep bowl, and after 35 years it has a sweet tone that manages to be mellow and bright at the same time, with tons of projection. It'll outshout any other acoustic in the room. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Superior Sound and Playability. Truly Outstanding Value. Will become your best friend. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I've heard Dave play. Not sure if he would know if a guitar was in tune or not..... He jes keeps fergettin they have two additional strings that need attendin' |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I've heard Dave play. Not sure if he would know if a guitar was in tune or not..... Now I know I'm not going to submit anything for a CD. I thought Dave sounded pretty good compared to me. |
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What is the "Ovation" sound
