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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | So you're BOTH coming!?
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I think that's the first time I ever double posted. I got one of those Internet connection has expired messages when I was clicking back and forth between the two threads on this and the Ovation site, so maybe that's what caused the double post.
To answer your question, yes, there may be at least two of us. If I go to the one in Portland, I might talk a brother or two into coming with me. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OK, Wednesday, November 3, 2010, in Richland, WA, at Ted Brown's Music. Looks like I will represent The Hive-Mind at that locale.
I will have to contact them for the specific hours-of-activity.
Interesting, Burlington-Richland-Tacoma-Bellevue-Portland. They are really blanketing the area, it seems.
Should be fun! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'll obviously be at Hugo's. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Should we coordinate efforts to have some unique Ovations present? I'm thinking about the OFC or the 2010 Collector, so I might take both. We need to get Waskel to the one in Portland with his LAV Koa. It might be nice to show people what Ovation can do on custom jobs.
Miles, it must be nice to have a decent Ovation dealer so close. I guess I have huckleberries, though. |
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Location: closely held secret | Waskel doesn't live in Portland anymore... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Miles, it must be nice to have a decent Ovation dealer so close. Ummm yes, it would be nice. I have not been in the store in a couple of months, but on periodic visits over the past 4 years I have only seen two Celebrities on the wall. Maybe it's just a timing thing :)
However... check out the Web page and "Tour" of their store. It is a VERY nice store, and very nice staff. http://www.hugohelmermusic.com/ |
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Location: Upper Left USA | MWoody thinks Waskel needs to talk in first person... |
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Location: closely held secret | Waskel thinks MWoody thinks too much... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | People seem to move once Mark finds out where they live. Mark doesn't live in Portland, either, but he will try to make it. |
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Location: Jet City | I have the custom 12 string Elite LX I could bring along.
Obviously I'd plan to go to the American Music Bellevue event. Besides, that's the store that started it all with me on Ovation acoustics.
I had my UKII for 20+ years before I bought my first roundback acoustic. I actually went in there to buy a Taylor or Breedlove, but tried the 1778LX and fell in love with the playability as well as the tone.
Then I joined this place.. That's when the disease really began to take hold.
So is anyone coming to Bellevue? I'd be open to going to Tacoma, but American Music is a 4 minute drive for me. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Ooh, busy week...
Likely to go to Bellevue on the 5th or Portland on the 6th. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Why not both? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I will be using my "Honey-I'mgoingtogohangoutwithmyguitarfriends" card in a limited fashion... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Just bring the wife along. Make a Family Excursion out of it.
Portland Saturday Market is just a few blocks from Apple Music.
There are opportunities for everyone to waste money in Old Town. :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We may be heading to Bellevue on Friday. We'll see Damon and whoever else there. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'm feeling the love... should bring:
Messina Deacon
Pre PF Proto
Woody Viper
KoaLAVa #1 14Fretter |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I was thinkin' (yeah, 1st mistake) I would take the MWoody B/W to Richland. That one's "outside-the-box", and worth showin'-off with.
Just hope nobody asks me to play..........maybe oughta practice up on "Stage Fright"- The Band! |
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Location: Jet City | I do have other interesting ones I could bring. What do y'all think? Should I bring any of these?
Deacon
Magnum IV
UKII
Viper
Tornado
Adamas 2080
Al DiMeola Custom Legend
Book Elite
1537
and the already mentioned Custom Elite LX 12 String |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You are minutes away and I know you can get 17 guitars in your rig, so bring them all. If I fly up and can bring only one guitar, what would you like me to bring (besides a bottle of Syrah)? |
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Location: Jet City | I'd have to say for me it would be between the 07 OFC or 2078LE
I wouldn't mind seeing that LE for sure. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Miles has the OFC, Woody has a LAV Koa, so I was thinking about the 2078, too. I'm also dreading the hassle of trying to carry it on the plane. |
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Location: Jet City | Just ship it to me then :D
And don't do it last minute, just send it now to be safe. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Well the older guitars would be fun if we have a get-together at my house, but the event is all about the , current, NEW and future offerings of Ovation and I'd like to support that effort, especially up this way (Skagit Valley) cause while the music community seems to recognize that Ovation makes great guitars, you don't see many, and likely the only way to get one, is to order it.
I will have a display of Rick Epting's 12-String there. It's an amazing instrument that was played pretty much every day for many years. Cannon doesn't even begin to describe the tone and volume of this thing. But that's just going to be there cause Rick was a popular local celebrity, although he's probably not like me using that term. I have heard so much about him and his life that I'm very sad I never got to meet him, and yet I feel like I have.
Anyway.... I'm looking forward to seeing what they have on the truck!!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm thinking the same way, Miles. I love to see all the old guitars as well as the new ones, but this is obviously an effort by Ovation to promote its new products. That's part of the reason I'd bring the 2078 or the OFC or the LAV Koa--to show off what Ovation can do presently, but I expect Ovation can do that without our help. No one would want this to blow up into a "didn't they make some great guitars back in the day"? sort of thing.
In that respect, I probably shouldn't bring anything and just play with the new Ovations, but somebody else might like to play the 2078. Maybe we could get together on Saturday and play some guitars. I'll bet that SWMBO and daughter will be out shopping and I could get away for several hours. Long enough for you guys to give me some lessons.
Damon, shipping it would scare me as much as taking it on the plane.
Still no word on when they start? I need to make plane reservations. |
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