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Location: SoCal | Many people here have several different guitars, and a number of people here have a lot of guitars. My question is, ultimately, which guitar is your "go to" guitar, ie, that instrument that meets the most of your needs. You'd be happy picking it up at home, or taking it to an acoustic jam, or to a plugged in situation.
For me, my 87 Collectors is the guitar that I'm happiest picking up for any of the above situations, with the OFC slothead (ding!) coming in right behind it. Both sound great acoustically or plugged in, look great, and feel great. I'm just a little more paranoid about caring for the OFC'er.
What about everybody else? |
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Location: Vernon CT | My go to guitar is my 1778lx Elite. it use to be my Taylor 310 (Sorry all you hater. Sill love it, But.....!!) and the more I played the Elite the more it has become my #1 guitar. |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | The OFC slothead IS my "go to" guitar and has made pretty much every road trip with me since I got it. I just carry it in the 9158 case and leave that shiny thing at home most of the time...although the 1688 is running a close second.
I like sharing the experience of OFC#9 with folks I meet and even Otto is now grooving to the wideneck it has!
Can't thank Alpep enough for sticking with it to make the OFC guitar a reality.
After the SSJ II though, I will always carry a set of airlocks with me. That OFC just loved humming in front of the mikes ;) |
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Location: East Tennessee | My Country Artist 1624 or my 1758 Elite 12 string. Lately it's been my Martin OM-18V. |
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| Norman B20(6) would be the one I would just grab offhand to figure something out from a CD or whatever; it doesn't have the sound that my 74 Ovation has but it's easier to play and more forgiving. |
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| Double Post - sorry, I'm still not quite used to this board. |
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Location: Jet City | If I need to noodle up the neck a ways, the 1778LX, aside from that, 1537. |
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Location: Jet City | Then of course, there's the UKII for the electric stuff. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | For unplugged playing:
1. L.A.V. 1187-7
2. 1187-2
3. 96 Collector's
For plugged playing:
1. 1687-9
2. MM 597
3. 87 Collector's
But wait, there is the U681T as well, and the Taks, and the 1581, and the EMSX, the CA, the 12 strings, the Josh White... And I definitly forgot the JL3, the best woodtop Ovation ever built...
Okay, let's say, I'll grab the L.A.V. 1187-7. That's all I need!
Best regards,
Kurt |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Well at the moment, I pull out the W597 for unplugged work. And then if I'm playing plugged in I play the W597. Of course, if I'm going somewhere, I take the W597. Hang on, I've only got one 6er! Bugger!  |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | My Custom Legend gets the call everytime. |
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Location: SE Michigan | I am loving the 1581 Adamas I picked up last year. It does it all, and very well. It really shines on humid days when my wood guitar sounds like a soggy catchers mitt. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | First one I picked up when I got home was the Ute. Then the Folklore, then the OFC. Usually it's the OFC, but I usually try to play 3 or 4 different guitars every time I play. |
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Location: Winter Haven, FL | My 2778LX gets nearly all of my attention. It's great acoustically and plugged in. |
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Location: NJ | CustomBalladeer. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I must admit feeling fortunate to be able to bring a guitar, almost everyday to work. During this time, I bring my beater - a U.S. made Martin DX1 that I acquired from a garage sale for cheap.
When I'm not at work, I often grab the Martin DM to play with friends and family ... even at gatherings out of the home, or outdoors (provided that it's strictly acoustic).
Plugged in, such as the recent event at the VA Hospital with Mitchrx, his son Andrew and fellow OFCer Phil Wong, I use my one and only Ovation - a 1719 Custom Legend.
It may not be the most precious guitar in the market, but I do tend to be overprotective, and feel paranoid taking the HD-28 anywhere. :o |
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Location: Texas | Artist 1621 Sunburst when I want an Ovation sound. |
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Location: big island | currently, my go-to guitar is the 1687-9. as i was telling trader jim in an earlier email today, there's just something about the mojo and character (is that redundant?) of a 1978 adamas with charlie's signature in it especially when it plays and sounds like this one does. my takamine EF75 gets the second nod. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The custom Ute. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Collings C-10 Deluxe followed by the 2080D longneck. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Ovation: 6-String: '87-5 or 1537-4
12-String: 1758-6P
Adamas: 6-String: 1687-7
12_String: 1688-7 (or 1688-5)
Other: Martin OM-28V (seriously sweet guitar)
Martin '48 D-28
Electric: '05 EJ Strat |
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Location: SoCal | When I started this thread, I was looking for that one guitar from everybody, regardless of whether it's an Ovation. Clifford and Jeff the only ones who really understood what I was saying..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If the measure is which one do I play the most ... Takamine EF430 Singer Songwriter.
I've got much "better" guitars, but more often than not I grab this one. Believe it or not my second most played guitar would be the Academy KA17. I love that darn thing.
Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
When I started this thread, I was looking for that one guitar from everybody, regardless of whether it's an Ovation. Clifford and Jeff the only ones who really understood what I was saying..... You should worry about that. |
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Location: big island | sheesh, paul. ya' ain't gotta be so durned particular! well...it is your thread. okay...1687-9. |
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