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Location: Texas | well, I just spent some time in Nashville...doing some recording sessions...had a great time and played with some great players...and some "legends"...
talked to many big sh&t guitar pesonalities.....whatever that means...
when confronted with the O question....conclusion......."all Ovations sound the same".... talking only about 6 strings....
bottom line, general opinion is:......... "tupperware, salad bowls, plastic backs"......... etc...
just like all fried chicken tastes the same...someone said...
well, in a way...they do...but...maybe I am bias 'cause I like them...
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I was reading an evilBay listing in which the seller stated...
"This has the distinctive Ovation sound that everyone Loves (or not, as the case may be)." :p |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think that in general Ovation has a unique voice.
Some will love it some won't. |
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Location: SoCal | As different as my Legend sounds from my 87C from my OFC slothead, they all sound similar, just different flavors of the same ice cream. If you like it, great. If you don't, well, that's why there are Taylors. Except to me, they all sound alike also. Like Gibsons have their certain sound and Martin theirs.
So what? |
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | I find it very useful that most of these bigoted, close-minded nobs... also have big mouths. It makes it very easy to spot the personality-type...
"You use an OVATION!!... that's plastic crap, man!! Check out my FILL-IN-THE-BLANK (usually the same well known brand, supposedly handmade in California (near Pyongyang...) where the dedicated little 'elves' churn out 100,000 of them a year). Then they strum a few chords and it sounds smaller than their dick... and I laugh quietly to myself... |
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Location: SoCal | Playing a quality Ovation/Adamas changes a lot of minds. One of the best guitar players I know (plays mostly Gibsons and Martins), after playing and being around my guitars (mostly OFC slothead, FUD, 87C) has said on numerous occassions, "I could live with one of these as my only guitar".
I could care less if somebody wants to play something else besides my guitars, but it drives me nuts when they put my guitars down based on what they see or have heard from other people.... |
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | Same here... a good friend of mine (also a well known player) uses a Gibson as his main acoustic.
The first time I picked it up, I thought, "This is the BEST sounding six-string acoustic I have ever heard...".
The next time I was in his studio I noticed it was missing. "Oh... I sent it out to be repaired... the necked bowed so badly it was unplayable...", he said. It came back (about two months later...) and sounded great again, but not-quite-as-good-as-it did-before...
Last I heard... It was gone again (more instability...)and he was talking about buying a Taylor... I suggested an Adamas, but some people NEVER LEARN!!, lol |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Biased ownership loyalty is a fascinating, yet common and usually frustrating to others, human attribute. Whaa... moi...?  |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I just looked up at the guitar wall and saw three different O's with three different sounds...but what do I know? |
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Location: Tennessee | They all sound different. That's why I have the number I do. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. |
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Location: Yalova/Turkey | Why do I play a dozen Ovations until I decide which one´s sound I like most when I buy one? I found huge differences between different models, depending on bracing, top wood and sound holes... |
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Location: southeast michigan | Let me chime in here. Any acoustic guitar brand sounds different from sample to sample, that said, I think each brand may have some identifying character. Most Ovations that I have played seem very balanced in tone, Taylors seem annoyingly bright, Martins very warm, Gibsons have for lack of a better term alot of grunt (and I mean that in a good way), and Guilds sound like the perfect blend of Martin and Gibson. YMMV I'm playing a Custom Legend Model 1869 right now because that's what works for me. An acoustic guitar, any acoustic guitar, is for me an emotional matter. Each has it's own personality and as such they require some time. ttfn hurricane blue |
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Location: Brisbane,Australia | Whoever says that Ovations all sound the same needs their mouth washed out! I was one of the scoffers at one stage ie: plastic guitar, stupid roundback,etc. I was converted by a certain Richardd who appears on here now and again. He plays a 1687-8 anniversary and it blew my tiny little mind! Also have played his 1187-47 slothead..... WOW!!! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Roman........ya gotta come try out Ol' #45 sometime......
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Location: Brisbane,Australia | AJ I wouldn't know what to play on it! And then you would only get it back after you wrestle it from my cold dead fingers! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | No problem........I'd beat you with my 47RI.... :D
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Location: Brisbane,Australia | You have one of those too! I saw the pics. Wanna trade a U681T, a bicycle and three lengths of copper wire for it?? :) |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by RomanS:
You have one of those too! I saw the pics. Wanna trade a U681T, a bicycle and three lengths of copper wire for it?? :) I'm starting to get the impression AJ has 2 or 3 of everyone made! ;) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Why does anyone care what someone elses guitar sounds like? FTFF |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Why does anyone care what someone elses guitar sounds like? FTFF Exactly!!
AJ |
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Location: NJ | you were obviously in the wrong studio.
if they care more about the instrument you use than the music you make you better RUN |
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Location: Brisbane,Australia | And your point is what Gallerinski? We can't just have a general chit chat about guitars without having to go to the Headmaster? :) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I couldn't give one shit what the hell you choose to chit chat about. Have fun. |
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Location: Michigan | My ute sounds just like my legend only more so and nothing sounds like my pacemaker.
Ditto what Al said, there are so many players out there who can sound better than me with a piano wire stretched over a 2x4. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Most people who try out an Ovation in a music store are actually playing a Celebrity with "Ovation" on the headstock.
Celebs are good for their price range, but they can't compete with a higher-end Ovation. |
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All Ovations sound the same...
