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Location: Soquel, CA | Hey guys! To start things off, I have been fortunate enough in life that it looks like I'll be headed towards the Hawaiian islands to live for an unspecified amount of time and I intend to take an acoustic guitar with me.
I'm a musical composition major with my main instrument being bass guitar, but considering that I intend to be without an electrical supply for extended periods of time, I've decided to take up acoustic guitar in which to expand my horizons while simultaneously being able to compose while on the move.
I've always been partial to Ovations for sound, feel, build, and looks, and now that I'm in the market for an acoustic, it seems like a wonderful time to pick one up. ;)
I'm looking to keep my budget under 1k, preferably used. My musical taste extends across everything, but I do tend to favorite the blues from time to time. So if you would be so kind as to help me out, what would you suggest as my first Ovation? |
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Location: NJ | Get one of the new iDea guitars. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Sounds like a perfect fit for the iDea. Look up Lanaki when you're over there. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | "considering that I intend to be without an electrical supply for extended periods of time"
Welcome, Sol. Never been there myself, but I always thought they had electricity on the Islands. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
but I always thought they had electricity on the Islands. Yeah, but they don't like extension power cords across the beach! :p
SolRebel,
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Location: Soquel, CA | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
but I always thought they had electricity on the Islands. Yeah, but they don't like extension power cords across the beach! :p
SolRebel,
Welcome to the Ovation Nation! |
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Location: Soquel, CA | Just took a peek at the iDea. Seems like an awesome guitar, but I feel as if I wouldn't have any use for the built in recorder. My laptop isn't exactly up to the snuff, plus I usually just write down my compositions. Thank you guys so much for the quick responses though! Keep throwing them at me! :D |
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Location: Tennessee | See if you can get one of the 2007 Collectors from Al at lostartvintage.com. They are awesome guitars and in your price range. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | and lots of great kit over in the For Sale section as well. Check out the '05 collector there, 6778LX, 1778T, S771, etc, all available under a thou, some well under. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | what Cliff said |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | +1 for the '05 Collectors. |
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Location: CA | Whatever you pick, make it American made. They have solid tops. Celebrities are foreign-made, have laminated tops and don't sound as good acoustically. Stay away from Applause.
Check here, eBay and Craigslist for what's out there. Side holes or center holes are personal preference. Just make sure you get US-made with a spruce top. |
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Location: Jet City | if I had the $, that 05 collectors would no longer be available. it would be a great choice.
to save some dough, look for an A braced Legend. (I think I just channeled Moody)
One other thing to consider is if you're playing blues, are you playing up the neck? You might want to stick with a cutaway if so.
Quit a bit of my youth was spent in your neck of the woods. We used to go skim boarding down there every weeked (I grew up in the Bay Area).
Welcome to the club. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Living on a Hawaiian beach? You lucky lucky *****. (speaking as someone facing another Irish winter). As a relative Ovation novice, I bow to the superior advice above, but generally US made, deep bowl solid top is good advice.
But won't this be a relatively harsh environment for a guitar? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by sycamore:
But won't this be a relatively harsh environment for a guitar? Which is why an Ovation makes perfect sense. |
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