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Location: south east Michigan | unbelievable.
Makes me wonder why I ever came back here.
Go back to the post where I stuck up for Mr. Kell stating how sure I was of his honest intentions.
Seems like no good deed goes unpunished.
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Location: Texas | ----click----- Which is equivalent to pushing the dirt back in the hole... with Dave still in it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | For $700. its probably not a bad guitar and worth taking a risk. |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | Brad Durasa - 2014-06-26 1:32 PM
unbelievable.
Makes me wonder why I ever came back here.
Go back to the post where I stuck up for Mr. Kell stating how sure I was of his honest intentions.
Seems like no good deed goes unpunished.
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You are correct. I reread the post by you. Please accept my apology for my comment pertaining to you. And Bob careful or I'll reveal you are indeed the OFC'r who is the impending sale of last one with Carpathian top. |
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Location: Flahdaw | DaveKell - 2014-06-26 4:03 PM
And Bob careful or I'll reveal you are indeed the OFC'r who is the impending sale of last one with Carpathian top.
Carpathian??? I thought you said Kardashian! |
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Location: sitting at my computer | darkbarguitar - Carpathian??? I thought you said Kardashian! too late… no returns!!!  |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | darkbarguitar - 2014-06-26 4:25 PM
DaveKell - 2014-06-26 4:03 PM
And Bob careful or I'll reveal you are indeed the OFC'r who is the impending sale of last one with Carpathian top.
Carpathian??? I thought you said Kardashian!
So which Kardashian top do you prefer for the guitar? |
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Location: Denver, CO | Oh so now you're taking custom orders? I thought you said Dr. Conant builds only on spec? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bob should be able to work the comments about the unusual shape into this. I can visualize the big bottoms, but the sloped shoulders don't quite fit. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Oh...I was thinking ROBERT Kardashian. (he was a real looker, and did sport the sloped shoulders)
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | darkbarguitar - 2014-06-27 4:09 PM
Oh...I was thinking ROBERT Kardashian. (he was a real looker, and did sport the sloped shoulders)
You are a certifiable comedic genius. |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | ANOTHER meaasge from a prominent member here requesting one of the guitars. Again, I'll never reveal who it is. So nanny nanny boo boo!!!!! |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | ANOTHER message from a prominent member here requesting one of the guitars. Again, I'll never reveal who it is. So nanny nanny boo boo!!!!!
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Goodness, it's refreshing to see this place still reveling in its primal glory...
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Location: Flahdaw | MusicMishka - 2014-06-30 1:09 PM
Goodness, it's refreshing to see this place still reveling in its primal glory...
Gawd, I hope you're not including DaveKell in that statement |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | I feel compelled to mention that a member here is getting the opportunity to have the next slothead dread I have in my possession now for a mere $710. It is an awesome instrument in every way, and worth far more than the selling price Dr. Conant insists on. He refuses to make a profit from his builds which baffles me!. I hope the highly respected member here will out himself after receiving the guitar with a review of it on this thread to rub it in the face of the naysayers I encountered (said with no malice whatsoever). |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | amosmoses - 2014-08-08 7:23 AM
Is outing allowed here? Watch out Moody.
Whoah!! You beat bob to the punch!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Dave, I actually look forward to hearing about this guitar and as I think I previously posted it may very well be a great guitar. I'm not going to pass judgement without first hand knowledge. The irony is that for the most part I think the members here are united in their distain for those who pass negative judgement on our Ovations simply because the back is made of plastic, WITHOUT ever playing or hearing one first hand. I'm going tobe a hypocrit are pass the same judgement on the Conant guitars.
You do have to keep in mind (and I'm sure you know this), teasing this crowd with a guitar like the Conant is like walking through a zoo and poking sticks at the animals in the cages. Yes, you'll get a reaction. Hell, look at the For Sale section of this forum ... you can't even sell a high quality Ovation or Adamas around here, so what do you think are the chances of selling a wooden guitar are?
I'm glad that somebody here took the leap and I look forward to hearing his/her opinion. Being a capitalist pig, I still have trouble wrapping my mind around somebody not wanting to profit from a good thing. Oh well.
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Location: New Hartford CT | Well we want the Full Monty - let's hear it. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Okay!!! It was me. I bought it, alright already.
Quick review:
Playability- similar to a dobro, but I have been doing finger pushups for months in anticipation of this purchase
Construction- the hex head screws holding the neck to the body were slightly loose upon receipt, but with a little help from my cordless drill, all is now fine. Glue sheen on body is barely noticeable. Fake abalone is nearly lifelike. OMA paint job on headstock is his usual perfection. Don't know if oblong soundhole is intentional, but it has that "new" Ovation look to it.
Sound- tinny, as if it it's made from thin aluminum. Not a bad sound tho....better than a Fender acoustic.
Conclusions- worth every bit of the $71.00 I paid for it...........WAIT!!!!You charged me WHAT!??? $710.00!!!!! Get my lawyer on the phone NOW!!! |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | darkbarguitar - 2014-08-08 5:10 PM
Okay!!! It was me. I bought it, alright already.
Quick review:
Playability- similar to a dobro, but I have been doing finger pushups for months in anticipation of this purchase
Construction- the hex head screws holding the neck to the body were slightly loose upon receipt, but with a little help from my cordless drill, all is now fine. Glue sheen on body is barely noticeable. Fake abalone is nearly lifelike. OMA paint job on headstock is his usual perfection. Don't know if oblong soundhole is intentional, but it has that "new" Ovation look to it.
Sound- tinny, as if it it's made from thin aluminum. Not a bad sound tho....better than a Fender acoustic.
Conclusions- worth every bit of the $71.00 I paid for it...........WAIT!!!!You charged me WHAT!??? $710.00!!!!! Get my lawyer on the phone NOW!!!
Actually darkbobar... YOU could own it now! The esteemed member of which I alluded to messaged me he didn't notice I said it was a 12 fret... he prefers 14. Doesn't matter tho. I have two of them now and four people who want them, mostly from the AGF crowd. |
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bother someone else for free guitars |
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