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Posts: 795
Location: Texas | Being an Ovation fan for over 30 years and having used them live and in the studio for so many years, I have enjoyed many experiences with great players that like me, have loved them and also many snobs that hate them and think they are inferior for whatever reason, but I know what I like and since playing the first Balladeer a friend of mine had, I have loved them because they are...different.
So, I discover the OFC on line looking for information about Adamas models and players.
Lurked for awhile and really enjoyed many posts, specially the ones by my dear friend Cliff. :)
And when I joined, he was the first one to welcome me with open arms, thanks buddy!
And you?
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March 2005
Posts: 2793
Location: Atlanta, GA. | I too was just googling for info on one of my guitars (which I thought was just a low S/N Adamas).
Joined, posted a pic or two and got a LOT of great info on what I had.
Soon I realized this would be a great group to hang around with even if it weren't for our common interest.
Just wish I could attend more of the gatherings that have taken place. |
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March 2002
Posts: 15682
Location: SoCal | Damn it Clifford, see what you started.....
For a very very short time (hours?) Ovation had a link to the OFC on their webpage. I followed it, joined right away, lurked for a couple of weeks and started posting. I still highly recommend to newbies that they spend several days going thru the archives. Not only will they learn something, they'll have a great time as well! |
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Posts: 4903
Location: Phoenix AZ | June 9th, 2002 |
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April 2004
Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Don't remember how long a lurked but probably for a few months.
Don't really remember how I found the site but probably Googled looking for information on my 1st Ovation that I bought in '76.
This site has given me lots of good times and cost me a LOT of money! |
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April 2006
Posts: 2491
Location: Copenhagen Denmark | My tool -kit " disappeared " , knowing that some companies make their own tools at times , I was not sure if the Hex -wrench was a regular size , so I set out to discover what I could do...and I ended up here....
Vic
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Posts: 4238
Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I was shopping for a 2001 Collector's. Wound up getting one off of eBay, but found this site in the process. Worked as a professional lurker for a while, but eventually came out of the shadows. |
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Posts: 6268
Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | To be honest, I can't remember why I signed up in Dec '06. I'm sure that it had to do with Google and a renewed interest in guitars.
It wasn't until I overpaid for a Celeb that I came back and was lured into major OGAS. I may have paid too much for the 057 but I've more than gotten my money's worth being here, other than spending even more avoiding the 12-step anti-OGAS program!  |
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Posts: 8307
Location: Tennessee | August 2002 for me. I had my solid body Viper, CL12, 2000 and my old USA Ultra. I was trying to find out info on getting the neck on my Ultra fixed (the Urelite had bowed) and a web hit sent me here. I got good advice, but what hooked me was when Moody started talking about sports cars in the driveway. Sorta been around ever since. I was doubly hooked when I went to the first factory tour and met people for real ... and discovered that my beloved Hamer was also part of the family. |
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Posts: 5576
Location: big island | i stumbled upon jerome's ovation tribute site in september of '06. i was seeking info on non-wood guitar options and typed "adamas" into my browser's search engine. then i clicked on jerome's link to the OFC. perused for a week or two before joining. had never played an ovation branded guitar in my 38 years of strumming. i've got 5 o's in the house now but have owned 8 since joining the ofc. (picked up a couple awesome takamines, by association, along the way too!) i spend too much time here but it is often a nice respite from the rigors of daily child rearing. |
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December 2006
Posts: 6996
Location: Jet City | Same as bobbo. I was looking to get some fretwork done on the UKII, and I didn't trust the locals. Stephent28 introduced me to the idea of sending it in to Kim, and that worked out great. |
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Posts: 2711
Location: Vernon CT | I allway's like Ovations plugged in, but not really acoustically. So, when I finally bought one, my 1778 LX in 8/07 I actually went looking for a "forum site " for otheres that enjoyed Ovations. It took me a couple of months before I joined but finally did in 10/07 ( i think).
I now own 4 "O"'s and am very happy I found OFC.
I've learned a lot and enjoy the "family fights"
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January 2004
Posts: 1225
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Cliff told me about it 4 years ago.
After countless work hours and thousands of dollars (on Ovations) spent, here I am. |
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June 2006
Posts: 7307
Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by stephent28:
This site has given me lots of good times and cost me a LOT of money! True dat. |
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Posts: 3411
Location: GA USA | I joined to publicly thank Samova for being a swell guy when he sold me the Deacon. |
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Posts: 665
Location: Tychy, Poland | i typed "ovation geeks" in google, and here i am. |
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June 2003
Posts: 1792
Location: Rego Park, NY, | I purchased my Adamas from an Ebay in June 2003. Like many others I found this website while looking for info. I registered asap. I was a lurker for a long time. I also realized that my timing was lousy because I just missed the OFC 2003 tour by about a month. I had to wait till 2004 for the tour and haven't missed any yet. |
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Posts: 2246
Location: Yucaipa, California | August, 2003.
Joined immediately, been contaminated ever since. |
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August 2006
Posts: 3145
Location: Marlton, NJ | August 2006 - found the place through a google search. I came looking for parts for my Preacher and ended up buying a 47RI from Al - in person.
My life hasn't been the same since. |
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September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | 9/20/2003
After a 30 year lapse in guitar buying I was looking for a beater that I would not have to worry about. Believe it or not, it was that blue MOB that sparked the GAS attack. Found the OFC in a Google search.
There was no lurking... no hesitation. I jumped right in.
Oh what a ride it has been!! |
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March 2002
Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | March 20, 2002
Whilst going thru the trials & tribs of my divorce, I had JUST gotten my Adamas back from my ex-wife.
I had been researching it’s potential “value” for insurance purposes (and “possible” sale).
MandolinBros. had dimed-me-off, completely (asswipes).
The Ovation webpage was useless, but this WAS during that Brief, Shining Moment when they had a “Link” t’Here.
Since I first SAW the guitar in ’76, I was led to believe that it was prototype #20 out of 28 guitars.
I posted “My Story”, naively listed my daytime number, and asked for any info anyone might have . . .
20 MINUTES LATER, my office phone rings, and the guy on the other end says
“. . Cliff?? . . . Bill Kaman, here . . . “
Thinking it was some Internet F@ckTard having a piss with me, I think I told him to “F@ckOff” & hung up.
When he called me right back, & started explaining the guitar, I nearly shat myself.
We chatted/joked for a good half-hour.
I met Al, Miles, and HerrKeller at a Jersey GuitarShow a couple weeks later . . .
GoodTimes Ever Since. |
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January 2006
Posts: 5881
Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Can't remember. A few years. There are 4,000 plus members who joined before me and well over two thousand after. I believe it was in early 2006. I was looking for the Ovation factory site, googled Ovation and arrived here. It hasn't been the same since. |
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September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | Professer...
Our records show that you joined on January 4th, 2006 in the early afternoon. It was a Wendsday so we can only figure it was a slow day a work.
My guess is that you stumbled across the OFC while looking for signage for your music room. |
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November 2006
Posts: 2241
Location: Simpsonville, SC | November 2006....I had ordered a 1778LX and, as others, Googled "ovation" and found the site.
Many O's and A's have come and gone since, many miles have been put on the car going to gatherings, but most importantly, MANY new friendships have been started. |
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November 2006
Posts: 3969
| Like Cliff, after my divorce and prying my 2 old guitars from my ex, I decided to get back into playing after nearly 20 years of on-again-off-again noodling. Unlike Cliff, all I had was an old Matrix I'd picked up along the way.
After a little over a year of trying to improve my playing, and getting back on my feet financially (damn lawyers - sorry Mark and Mitch), I decided to upgrade my guitar. I Googled to get info about the Matrix & wound up here in 2006, where I developed major GAS pains.
Lurked for awhile and was welcomed by Jason who answered a technical question I posted. Been hanging around since. Met some great people & have had some memorable times as a result. |
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