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Location: Lawrence, KS | I'm sure there's been a thread like this in the past, but not since I joined (unless I completely missed it) so let's have one again, shall we? ;)
Say something like where you live.
What you do for a living.
How you started playing the guitar.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Anyways, I'm from Lawrence, KS, I'll be a sophomore at the University of Kansas this fall :) I'm an elementary education major with every intention of one day serenading my kids with melodious tunes from my Ovation :D
I've only been playing for less than a year so I'm nothing special, but my original aspirations were just playful nonsense. I liked the campfire abilities of the guitar, the socialness it has in sing a longs. I picked up the guitar when I was younger, but had trouble learning to play on my own. When I got to college, a friend of mine began to teach me how to play. I plan on taking some real lessons sooner or later so I can learn to read music, but until then don't take me too seriously :p
I own an Ovation Celebrity, I played a friend of mine's Ovation and I absolutely fell in love with it, so I got one of my own. It's a bottom of the line Ovation, but it's still nice, and I really couldn't afford much more :( But it's still a whole lot nicer than the $50 "Rok Axe" I first learned on :D |
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Joined:
December 2001
Posts: 10582
Location: NJ | Say something like where you live.
jersey
What you do for a living.
I am just an idiot that sells gear for a living.
How you started playing the guitar.
watching cowboys when I was a kid
What kind of music you like/like to play.
the kind no one else likes to hear
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
you name it I have probably owned one at some time |
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Joined:
September 2004
Posts: 1180
Location: Vermont USA | Say something like where you live?
Vermont
What you do for a living?
I Pastor a church
How you started playing the guitar?
A long time ago I played drums, but turned to guitar.
What kind of music you like?
A little of this and a little of that
like to play?
Blues, old rock, praise and worship
What kind of guitar(s) you have?
I have my Ovation, and a Fender classical,
I am saving towards a 2005 collectors
Thats all folks
Paul |
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Joined:
March 2002
Posts: 14842
Location: NJ | Say something like where you live:
Jersey(y'gotta fuggin' problem widdatt??)
What you do for a living:
Glorified CarnivalWorker in a tie.
How you started playing the guitar:
Wanted t'get laid.
What kind of music you like/like to play:
Music that doesn't suck.
What kind of guitar(s) you have:
Ovations (but not enough of 'em)
next . . . . . . |
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Joined:
June 2002
Posts: 6197
Location: Phoenix AZ | Say something like where you live.
PHOENIX
What you do for a living.
ENGINEER & MARKETING
How you started playing the guitar.
WANTED TO BE IN A BAND
What kind of music you like/like to play.
COWBOY CHORDS AND UKULELE
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
D18-VS, 00-18SH, 000-28NB (on order), S0 UKE, T1 UKE |
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Joined:
January 2004
Posts: 1225
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Say something like where you live.
Another Jersey boy here, so don't mess with us. ;)
What you do for a living.
I'm a customer service manager for a vinyl wallcovering printing company. You asked!
How you started playing the guitar.
There are some who would say that I haven't really started yet.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Pretty much any kind of acoustic rock.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation Legend LX
Ovation Legend LX 12 String
Martin DC1E
Martin 000-16GTE (not a word from you Cliff) |
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Joined:
March 2005
Posts: 417
Location: Cicero, NY | Say something like where you live.
Syracuse, NY
What you do for a living.
Ad agency controller (aka the zookeeper)
How you started playing the guitar.
A neighbor played and was constantly followed around by girls so I started carrying a guitar everywhere for the same reason. Eventually I had to learn how to play.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Everything but hip-hop or heavy metal/thrash trash
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Ovation classical, Takamine a/c, Les Paul copy, Vox bass |
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March 2004
Posts: 1388
Location: Paris/France | Say something like where you live.
Ivry sur Seine (near Paris/France).
What you do for a living.
Category Manager and Buyer (for a National supermarket company).
How you started playing the guitar.
Watching my Uncle and listening Marcel Dadi.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Fingerstyle, Blues, Pop and French songs.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Look at the list below ;) |
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Joined:
December 2004
Posts: 2150
Location: Orlando, FL | Say something like where you live.
Orlando, FL
What you do for a living.
Multimedia Designer (what the hell is that?)
How you started playing the guitar.
Loved music, wanted to meet girls, wanted to be in a band - It worked, I met my wife at a Band Practice!
What kind of music you like.
Almost anything - but especially classic rock and acoustic music
What kind of music you like to play.
Anything that's fun to play, weird original stuff and da blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
The ones I love! |
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Joined:
December 2002
Posts: 939
Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Say something like where you live.
Fort Worth, Texas
What you do for a living.
Applications Specialist (CAD support and training)
How you started playing the guitar.
Wanted to play the saxaphone in 6th grade, parents didn't go for that but got a guitar and lessons a year later (teacher had all Ovation guitars, Glen Campbell show was big on USA TV that summer).
What kind of music you like.
Folk, rock, folk-rock, reggae, blues, old time country...
What kind of music you like to play.
folk-rock Kid On A Pony music
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Legend 1867
Pacemaker 1615
Viper Bass EAB68
Applause Mandolin
Hamer Custom Graphic
:D :D :D |
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Joined:
January 2002
Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | Where;
Florida
What;
Retired
How;
guitars were always there
Music;
the good stuff
Guitars;
all of them and then some. |
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Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Say something like where you live:
Colton, Oregon (flashing yellow light on a minor highway).
What you do for a living:
IT/Network administrator.
How you started playing the guitar:
Geeky teen seeks path to coolness.
What kind of music you like:
Contemporary Christian, Folk, Jazz, Space-rock.
What kind of music you like to play:
Contemporary Christian, Folk, Space-rock (still working on Jazz).
What kind of guitar(s) you have:
6778 Elite LX
1866 Legend
1867 Legend
Mexi-Strat
Yamaha Bass |
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Joined:
May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Where live: America
What do: Dispense Justice
How started: To meet girls. Then I learned there was an intellectual and artistic element to music, which kept me going.
What music: Blues (which doesn't seem to attract too many women) and Punk (In it's heyday you could actually attract lots of women, go figure!) Neil Young would be the roll model.
What guitar(s): A celebrity (which may go up for sale), a MEWP, a 1976 1624 CA, and a tacoma electric papoose, sold others to get to this spot. |
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Joined:
February 2004
Posts: 33
Location: Clermont FL | I live in Central Florida. The guy from across the street gave me a guitar in 1955, from 1957 to date I have been a full time pro musician. I just sold my only Ovation, but I will have another. I have a "63" Jazzmaster, a "73" Guitorgan and an Ibanez AF 85, along with my original stapled together guitar. Stu |
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March 2005
Posts: 12754
Location: Boise, Idaho | Boise, Idaho
Lawyer
Started with little brother's guitar, trying to show a college friend that he was playing something wrong. Still doing the same thing.
Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, Lightfoot, Denver, Clapton, John Mayer and anything else I like.
Guitars listed below. Only owned 3 others since 1971.
Oh, Kansas State grad 1975. |
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February 2003
Posts: 68
Location: Malden, Massachusetts | Malden, Mass - 5 miles North of Boston - less than two hours from the mothership.
Architectural sign manufacturer - graphics dept manager.
Used to work at the same company as Cliff.
Hung around with some great guitar players (age 12) They were a "group" They kicked-out the bass player and handed me the bass. I saw Hendrix when I was 13...and here I am, the last 25 or so years playing Oldies in several bands -still no Ovation-but I'm shopping.
Beatles, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, Pink Floyd, Crowded House, Clapton, Jimi, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen.
Aria 12-string Acoustic
Jay Turser copy of a Hofner bass
Gibson ES-125 from 1929
and.....the rare, all rock maple Gibson SB-450 Bass from '72
..and I'm delighted to be a part of this group, no matter what we're discussing. |
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Joined:
July 2004
Posts: 474
Location: Anchorage, Alaska | Say something like where you live.
I live in Anchorage, Alaska
What you do for a living.
I am primarily a Fly Fishing Guide in the summers and a data manager for a large oil company the rest of the time.
How you started playing the guitar.
Alaskan winters are loooong...
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Clasic rock, folk, and clasic country (older stuff)
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
See the Ovations below and I also have a couple Fender Strat's, Gibson ES-335, Gibson S-200, a couple old (1897 vintage)folk guitars, and of course a UKE! |
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February 2005
Posts: 349
Location: Snellville, GA | Snellville, GA (20 miles east of ATL)
Building Automation systems
My dad found an old Silvertone archtop in a dumpster when I was 8. Took it home and refinished it. He tried to learn but didn't have the knack. I did, somewhat.
Mostly into classic rock.
Had several guitars in high school and college, but just have the O you see below. Will own a 12 string eventually. |
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November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Virginia.
Inveterate liar and Adventure Consultant.
Started playing the guitar on a long expedition program where any form of electronic/recorded music was prohibited. If you wanted to hear music you had make it.
Folk, Blues, Alternative, Old Time, Bluegrass, New Grass, Reggae,
Check out the Opics for guitars |
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March 2004
Posts: 119
Location: Georgia USA | Say something like where you live.
Stockbridge, GA - just outside of Atlanta
What you do for a living.
Graphic designer, cartoonist jasingram.com
Work in prepress dept for a printing company in Atlanta
How you started playing the guitar.
Played harmonica. My brother gave me a guitar (Yamaha FG200) for my birthday 25 years ago.
What kind of music you like/like to play.
Rock, blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
Still have the Yam, Deacon, just ordered a Balladeer from Alpep |
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August 2002
Posts: 623
Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | -Where do you live.
North Jersey....near 'the others'
-What you do for a living.
I work as a graphic artist at an advertising agency, and attend massage therapy school full time nights.
-How you started playing the guitar.
It was an unfortunate incident. Some kid brought KISS Alive II into my 3rd grade class. I was never the same. Piano lessons went out the window and my demise began...
-What kind of music you like/like to play.
Contemporary and Classic Rock-whatever we like gets thrown into our setlist...there's no rules. I mostly enjoy writing/playing original music.
What kind of guitar(s) you have.
--Adamas SMT MEII1598
--Ovation 2005 Collectors
--Ovation 1869 Custom Legend (FOR SALE!)
--Godin Multiac Steel Duet
--Parker Fly Deluxe
--Samick Radio 10
--Some Cheap Ibanez Bass
The heard has been thinned quite a bit in this last year. |
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Joined:
May 2004
Posts: 338
Location: Toronto | Say something like where you live?
Bowmanville - a little burg way outside of Toronto
What you do for a living?
Software for Sports/Entertainment
How you started playing the guitar?
Had to find something to do during de-tox
What kind of music you like?
Different day - different like
like to play?
Folk, old rock, blues
What kind of guitar(s) you have?
2002, 2004, 2005 Collectors, 5858, Breadwinner, Variax 700, Fender JG12CE, Ibanez shallow, Washburn J9 |
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January 2004
Posts: 627
Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Where do you live?
Cherry Hill, NJ., near Al. Not near those other guys (actually I'm a North Jersey transplant)
What do you do for a living?
I'm a bum. Sold my restaurant business, taking time off.
What kind of music do you like?
Anything that sounds good.
What kind of music do you like to play?
Everything: from Hank to Hendrix
What kind of guitars do you have?
Too many to list, I currently own 6 O's, 1 of each type. |
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December 2003
Posts: 1071
Location: Carle Place, NY | Where do you live?
New Hyde Park, NY (Lawn Guyland)
What do you do for a living?
Trial lawyer, but a long time ago I was a pharmacist-ergo, the "rx".
What kind of music do you like?
Everything except disco, rap and hip hop. Progressive rock is my favorite.
What kind of music do you like to play?
The stuff I really like I can't play so usually I play Beatles and classic rock.
What kind of guitars do you have?
'81 1619 Custom Legend - my personal favorite
'83 1537 Elite
'85 1755 Custom Balladeer 12 string
'87 1862 Custom Balladeer shallow body - a great guitar for playing quietly on the couch.
'97 Parker Nite Fly |
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Joined:
August 2002
Posts: 8307
Location: Tennessee | Say something like where you live?
On airplanes. My home is near San Francisco. So far this year I have been in the other California, AZ, NM, CT, AL, OR, WA, FL, GA, DC, MD, VA, PA, TX, CO, ID, WV, NC, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and I changed planes in London.
What do you do for a living?
Try to get big organizations to buy a CD with software code on it for outrageous sums of money.
How you started playing the guitar?
Bought one when I got into college. Before that, I used to sneak off to my friends houses and play their guitars as my folks were always putting different instruments into my hands, like the clarinet, voila, banjo, etc. and I didn't want to be a dork. I wanted to be Dick Dale when I grew up, not Benny Goodman or Grandpa Jones (even though I like their music).
What kind of music do you like?
Something original, melodic, well played, well written, and makes me feel something. "Pop" generally does not make the cut.
What kind of music do you like to play?
Lots of stuff ... but mostly surf, acoustic/electric rock (think Counting Crows), electrified blues, and straight ahead rock. Mostly I like to noodle around and write original tunes that run the gamut.
What kind of guitars do you have?
1311, 1271 in Mahogany, 1537, 2000, 6759, EA68, EAB68, Deacon 12, Ric 360V64/12, Strat, Surfcaster, Danelectro DC59, Hamer Mirage, Epi FlameKat, Epi Viola Bass, Ibanez SRE300 bass, StratoViper. Hopefully an OFC slothead later this year. |
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