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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | PaulB - 2015-04-21 8:49 AM
What do you say to someone who can hit a dumpster with a banjo at 85 feet? Great shot!
Watching Bluegrass Underground on PBS, I heard someone define "Perfect Pitch" as
"When you throw an Accordion into a dumpster and it lands on a Banjo."
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah but if you throw a piano down a mineshaft you get A flat minor. |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | LMBO!!!!!!
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Location: Orlando, FL | I thought perfect pitch is when the banjo goes in the dumpster and relative pitch is when it bounces off the side... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nothing wrong with a little Bluegrass.
https://youtu.be/1iI5jzbDvFE
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Holy Buckets!!!
I love that song, and he did it more than justice! All By Himself!!!
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | CanterburyStrings - 2015-04-21 1:35 PM ... they'll come out with an Ovation banjo. O'banjo Unchained? Sounds like a vulgar, western movie or something... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | A mate of mine went to have lunch in the local pub and after a little while, he realised that he'd left his very expensive (yes, they exist) banjo on the back seat of his car in full view. He raced back toward the car and when it came into view, he thought his worst fears had been realised when he saw that the back window had been smashed. When he got to the car, there were 5 more banjos in there... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Personally, I'd take a well played banjo over a f@ckin ukelele any day... |
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Location: Thredbo, NSW, Australia | muzza - 2015-04-22 8:30 PM
Personally, I'd take a well played banjo over a f@ckin ukelele any day...
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | From now on, I am just going to assume, that I will be spraying my screen with Mt Dew when I come here, and am going to try to remember not to have anything 'snortable' within arms reach!! You guys are hilarious! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | You do know what a banjo and a lawsuit have in common, don't you?
They're both better when the case is closed. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Oh yeah, and then there was the guy who was passing through customs with a banjo case in hand. The customs agent stopped him and had him open the case. There was a machine gun inside but the customs agent told him he could pass through and apologized for stopping him. You see, at first he thought there might be a BANJO inside. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | I echo Moody –I hope DW makes a new Ovation that is a great sounding acoustic guitar and not just a stage guitar that sounds great plugged in - and hopefully it will also sound great plugged in. I fear that DW will have to fight off the “pro-wooden guitar” bias: “These can’t possibly be as good as a Taylor/Martin/Breedlove/Gibson…” etc. I have a humble 1971 Balladeer with an absolutely incredible acoustic voice. A girl in one of my bands has a Martin D18 from the same era, My “O” plays rings around it – and her D18 is a damned fine guitar. The New Ovations will have to do that to enjoy any credibility. There will probably be a lot of curiosity seekers if Ovation does a re-launch. Let’s hope DW can “bring it” and earn some new converts…
PS - I'm an "old fart," but I have no money! 
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Location: Tennessee | “A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.” - Mark Twain
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Location: Canada | rick endres - 2015-04-22 1:03 PM I fear that DW will have to fight off the “pro-wooden guitar” bias: Some of those "traditionalists" seem to be more tolerant with the more recent "composite" guitars like rainsong, it seems to be more the round shape that offends some people. And I really don't get that sliding off the lap myth that gets talked about every once in a while ... |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I've had a couple of Rainsongs, and they sounded great. David Wilcox tours with one. But not a lot of bang for the buck. Further, the necks are also graphite. If the neck warps, the whole guitar is wrecked. Been there, done that... I'm content with my Ovations. Interesting right now that Gibson acoustics are hot. Used to be Taylors in the hands of many successful country artists. Now it's a Gibson. Even less bang for the megabuck. |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | merlin666 - 2015-04-22 2:51 PM
And I really don't get that sliding off the lap myth that gets talked about every once in a while ...
Yeah - I don't think that is much of an issue, especially if you stand. I sit - but I adjust my guitar strap so my guitar rides a little high; never touches my lap.
Problem solved... Edited by rick endres 2015-04-22 3:26 PM
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Location: Canada | PaulB - 2015-04-22 2:09 PM Used to be Taylors in the hands of many successful country artists. Now it's a Gibson. Even less bang for the megabuck. Oh no kidding, I played a few of the high end models and they all sounded dull like a cheapo laminate way back. And they all have rosewood fingerboards, yikes. Guess it's the marketing with product placements in shows like Nashville (which I like). |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Whenever you mention "Bang for the Buck" I am always aware that in 1971 you could get a 1111 Balladeer for $265 (or less if you have good negotiating skills). That was around a month's rent for a House. But it was still cheaper that a Martin or Gibson. And I saw many hitchhiking hippies and students carrying Ovations because they were sturdy and sounded Great unplugged.
The value of the dollar has since gone down, so if you bought a 1778T or 1771 for $600 in 2008, it was actually cheaper when adjusted for inflation than that $265 was back in 1971.
Ovations were always the better deal if you don't let the negative views of a small number of snobs affect your perception of Most people's opinion about Ovations.
Kinda like somebody who is walking criticizing your taste in motorcycles.
Do you really care what snotty people think of your guitar?
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Glen Campbell and Carl Jackson playing nice, even with a banjo! . 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5vfw5f1CZo&sns=em
I could see a round back banjo! Seems To be a wonderful marriage with Ovation and DW Drums! I may even try it!! |
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Location: SoCal | As to DW and our OFC support..."One of the first steps in any new endeavor is to overcome the discouraging advice of those who say it can't be done." Charles H. Kaman |
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Location: Jet City | Well quoted Tony |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Excellent Quote by the Man who did it!!!
Thanks Tony!
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Location: SoCal | I was near Oxnard today and went to DW Drums. I met Bill Xavier (who is passionate about this) who is in charge of the Ovation rebirth. I got a tour of the drum factory and had a chance to visit. I was greatly encouraged by the workmanship that I saw. I'm starting to think that this is going to happen. What I saw was very encouraging........ |
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