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Location: Scotland | Well done Brad, well spotted Riccardo. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Very nice grab. Patch, the timing wasn't right. It'll be better the next time.
Some day I'll have a guitar fund for stuff like that, but I know that I'll just keep finding stuff like that to deplete the guitar fund as soon as I build it up. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Patch,
They did say something about a 24 hr hold and that they had contacted that person (you) to see if you could buy now as they had another buyer. They went onto say that you couldn't do it today and had to pass, thus the guitar was available. So I jumped and the guitar is now in the OFC.
Stay in touch, we may be able to work something out per our earlier discussions. This will give me two Fud's, so one will go.(soon)
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I believe you Blues. But it was not on 24-hour hold. It was to be held until next week. They even declined my offer to put down half as a deposit. They called me today and told me they had a buyer and if I could not buy it immediately, they would sell it. Yesterday, I was assured that would not happen. I don't blame you for jumping on it of course, I was trying my best to jump as well. I'm only ticked at GC for going back on their word and making up a story for you that made them look above board. I don't particularly care for liars, and that's exactly what this salesman was. Please be assured I harbor no ill feelings toward you. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Too bad it wasn't TJ that grabbed it! Then we'd all have a chance at it in a month or two...
Patch, feel fer ya man! Timing $ucked... 
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Location: Orlando, FL | Damn! I drove within 7 or 8 miles of there on my way home from work. I'll bet if I had cash they would have sold it to me and told you guys it was a mistake!
:D ;) :D
Oh well, congrats on the great deal! |
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Location: Jet City | By the sound of their ethics, they may still do that zilla...
But that would be a "richard" move on your part. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I know 'zilla would never knowningly do something like that.
But they just might have sold it him.
GC probably wonders just what the deal is with this guitar.
Little do they know. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Hey only kidding! Guitar Karma is a bitch!
I would have been happy to check it out for a buyer, pick it up and ship it though! |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Thank you guys.
My pleasure to be of some help to OFCers.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The same store just dropped the price of a 97 Collector's to $699. Not as good a deal as the FD, but not bad. |
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Location: Jet City | what's the scoop on those parlors? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Damon67:
what's the scoop on those parlors? AMP's? Ask Whitehead.... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The parlors are nice but the more desirable one is the wideneck version. It's a love/hate affair with the slide/volume touch control.
Overall a fun guitar to have and play. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by Damon67:
what's the scoop on those parlors? AMP's? Ask Whitehead.... |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by Damon67:
what's the scoop on those parlors? AMP's? Ask Whitehead.... |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I've been thrown outta more than one... I knew you wouldn't let me down.... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Ice Cream, Beauty, or Massage? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Asian... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | What does Asian Ice Cream taste like? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | the same... hair's just softer...
I'm here all week... Tip your waitresses... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by fillhixx:
What does Asian Ice Cream taste like? Never had it. But you are probably hungry again after an hour. :D |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Asian... Hey Wait a minute CLIFF is the one that said LICK ME in another thread. :eek: |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Damon67:
what's the scoop on those parlors? Parlor (New Yorker, 0 sized, whatever) are VERY COOL guitars. But to be honest, with all due respect Ovations version is not one of the better ones I've played. I can see the PM's already queueing up "Well, you haven't heard MY 97 Collector!". Yeah, fine. I'm glad for you.
The issue for me is two-fold. 1) The 97C has a pretty deep body (is it mid?) and the itty-bitty parlor size soundboard so the ratio of depth to soundboard dimension feels way off to me. It was very difficult for me to get comfortable playing it. Maybe that's just me. 2) The top seemed too heavily braced for it's size. I know the engineering guys probably did their homework and it's as it should be. But it just seems dead compared to other small bodied guitars with light bracing. The sound seems to "jump" from them. The sound "spills" from the 97C. 3) the bonus issue - the electronics do not work ... at all ... never ... ever.
Now, on the positive side 1) the 97C comes with the best case that Ovation ever offered. Equal in quality to Martins high end cases. 2) the 97C prices have not held up well at all and you get them used at some really great bargins.
Totally biased opinion, BUT .... although it's 2-3 times the price of a 97C, the Takamine 417 blows it away from every direction since Sunday. A work of sonic and visual art with extremely high quality construction. But don't get me wrong, the 97C is fine and I would put it in the "nice guitar for the money" catagory.
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