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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Oppps....I had just questioned whether or not Brad was the same person as "SKIP"kid in the original post.
Guess this clears it up. CONGRATS! |
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Location: south east Michigan | My e-bay name is the result of an unfortunate typing incident that I never bothered to correct.
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Looks like I'll have to get used to the "wide neck" thing. Oh well. I can adjust.
Wait...I assume it's a wide neck ala the FD14. :confused:
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Does anyone know the UTE production run? Did they stick to 100 or make as many as they could get orders for?
With the truss rod cover I have to think that this has the LX neck system. Do you think it has the GS bowl material also? The Ovation website was kinda vauge on these specs.
I know!!!! I'll go to Jerome's website. He knows everything!
So at this rate you'll be buying another guitar.....lesseee......around 2011?
I did the math. On average I buy one guitar every six years. But those stats are deceptive because I have purchased 4 in the last 3 years. |
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Location: Orange County, California | The nut is 1 3/4". Not so much a wide neck as not a very skinny-neck by other's standards. The un-official final count was 100 or less depending on the number of neck replacement/complete re-placements they did for the few of us who's U681T's made it past QC that shouldn't have. All were fixed/replaced to the original owners complete satisfaction, no questions asked, no request denied. I was actually chastised because all I wanted was the neck reset on mine :D
Yes to the ANS, and Lyrachord GS bowl. This guitar contributed signifigantly to what we have now standardized on as the LX treatment across the model lines. The other very signifigant guitar to this end is the '05 collectors. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Thanks for the answers Fred. I think my "Hobbit Hands" will be able to deal with a "not so wide" neck.
I gotta believe (hope) that the QC issues had been solved by the time mine came off the line.
I am anxious to feel the weight of this thing. My old Balladeer is a featherweight compared to the AD-II with the K-bar. |
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| Congratulations - your life is now complete. Geetars don't get any better than a ute. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Hey Clive...
In hindsite, one of the things that swung me to a UTE now rather than waiting for something to come along later was the great sounds you were getting from that UTE on the Tour.
I can't duplicate what you do but you sure were using the right tool for the job.
Another was a bit of good advise from Cliff.
"Brad.." he says.... "Ya need a UTE." |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Ooooooooooo....sorry Brad,
but I have received a 2nd chance offer to buy the Ute because you backed out....and the seller skipped over 4 other high bidders to sell it to me for a much lower price than he could have gotten elsewhere :eek:
Sorry buddy....it's now mine ;) |
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Location: France | Congratulations Brad!
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Location: south east Michigan | Stephen....you are a reeeeeeal troublemaker, aren't ya? :D
And thanks Tom.
I guess I just could not hold out any longer for the OFC guitar or whatever else might lie in the unforseen future.
Anyway, the ute is not very far from somthing I would custom order. Change the top to blue or red, install the VIP preamp and there ya go. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Stephen....you are a reeeeeeal troublemaker, aren't ya? :D
Yes I am, but I really did get that 2nd chance offer......I imagine every bidder got a 2nd chance offer.....damn scammers make good times a bitch :mad: |
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Location: Keller, TX | Yep, I got a second chance offer, too. When I sold a Millenium, I got paid by the high bidder, but received notice that someone had sent out second chance offers to the other bidders. It wasn't me. Be wary of those second chance offers. Confirm thru Ebay before you send any money!!! |
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Location: Orange County, California | Forward those fake 2nd chance offers (including email headers) to Ebay. They will go after them.
Better yet (if you have time), ask the guy making the offer for the paypal email address they wish to use and then send them an invoice for the same amount. I've heard of these morons responding to it and actually SENDING YOU the money. Be prepared to give it back though. These guys are using hi-jacked Pay-pal accounts to do this crap, and unless they had pulled the wool over on some other suckers, you might be taking "grandma's SS money" out of her checking account, but maybe not if they set up their withdrawl path as the primary account. :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The Ute came out just when I was getting back into Ovations. I wish I could have bought a new one, but that would have been too much of a shock to my wife's system. Now that she has been desensitized with a bunch of smaller shocks, I told her that I wanted to buy a Ute in August. She asked whether it was a new one and then just said she was getting new carpet. That's as close to permission as I'll ever get. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark,
With all the blood you have to give up for every guitar you get, I am surprised you are still able to function! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Hmmm. I didn't know that the second offer scam was that common.
It did happen to me once. I told the guy just to relist it and I'll bid on it again. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Although Dave wouldn't let me meet his wife, I've seen his house and his wife's car. We all have to pay our dues. After raising 2 daughters, I grew accustomed to shelling out the money.
I'll also let all you guys in on a little secret you probably already know.
If you need new carpet, let your wife think it is her gift from you. If you need a new SUV to pull your boat, let her think it is your Mother's Day present from you. Just make sure it will also pull that newer heavier boat you need.
If you need a new house, make sure it has a 5 car garage for your toys and a basement for your shop and guitars. Just let her know how much you struggle to make those payments on "her" house.
SWMBO knows all these secrets already, but she lets me think I am getting away with something. She pays for all the stuff that I really complain that we can't afford, like the cabin remodel, trip to Italy, trip to Germany, etc. I've got it pretty good. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Like I said in another thread....
Last week my wife got a brand new lawnmower!! :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I knew I wasn't any more clever than the rest of you. |
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Location: south east Michigan | "Out For Delivery"
What a wonderful phrase.
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So...tonight I'll change the strings on a slothead for the first time. How much time should I block out for this little endevor? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 30 minutes....I have never found it that difficult on a 6 string.....but on a 12 string....ooohhh boy! |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Brad,
When I restrung mine, it didn't take any more time than a standard configuration.
I think you will be impressed. I'm awed a little more everytime I pick it up. It's LOUD! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stephent28:
30 minutes....I have never found it that difficult on a 6 string.....but on a 12 string....ooohhh boy! 30 Minutes ??? Hey Stephen how about a little bet. You still got two '97 Parlors? Let's get them both out side by side and I'll race you restringing them. Winner keeps both guitars. Are you up for it?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Hey Waskel, DUH, THANKS A LOT !!! and was gonna give one of them parlors to YOU !!! Dave
PS - seriously, about stringing slotheads (I've got a few of them), I really don't see any issue that should cause it to be any mor edifficult or time consuming than a flathead guitar withj the possible exception of removing the old strings. You do need to be careful that you don't scratch the inside of the "slot" when removing the old ones. Other than that it's no big deal. |
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Location: closely held secret | Uh, gee, Dave... I have no idea what you're talking about. Parlors? Like with scotch and cigars? |
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Location: Orange County, California | You'll want to leave extra wraps around the post on the G and D strings so they don't rub the TRC... |
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