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Location: CA | I have been a proud owner of an Ovation Solid body for about 14 years now and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It was given to me as a gift and I cherish it as that. Until today I Didn't even know what her name was. (the guitar that is) Ive been out of the music scene for awhile now and have been content to lay back alone with a headset plugged in and let the chords, and harmonics lead me where they will, coursing through my soul.
I have recently gotten back in to working the sound board for a friends band(I am just a hobbiest when it comes to playing the guitar) and during a conversation with the lead guitar player the Ovation came up (silly me! just like a proud father) he asked me to bring it to practice so he could see it and when he did he was speechless. His fist response was "I thought you were talking about an acoustic" "What is That?" Its An Ovation Dummy! "Yeah but what Kind?, Model? When was it made?...Hmmm? I haven't a clue!
So That Brings me here! First off I'd like to thank all those who contribute here.I am just now begining to read "Miles'" site Ovation Solid Bodies, But I was so excited I had to run back here and post and express my appreciation for this site, and Links.
Now dont go getting yourselves in an uproar about what the guitar is! its not a Thousand Dollar find. In fact, from what I've read so far it's money value is only in the $200 to $400 range. But I'm not here for the money. What I am trying to research now is it's history. Validate what I was told about who played it and who with.
I will return in awhile to share with you what I was told about its history by the person that gave it to me as a gift.
As we all know stories can be just that. And if I cant validate it, Oh Well. I love the Guitar just the same
Thank you,
Scamp
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Location: NJ | welcome and enjoy the site you have many friends here |
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Location: CA | Thankyou alpep !
Well my search as to the history of the Guitar, which is a White Breadwinner # E 16975 manufactured between 1975 - 1980, turned up nothing to validate what I was told about who played it, but I will share it with you anyway along with a couple of pics.
A friend of my father, George Stone, was a pretty wild and crazy guy so naturaly we got along just fine! We used to get together and go tear up the town every once in a while. I was in my early 30s then and he was mid 60s. He used to crack me up how he chased some of the younger women around.
Anyway getting back to the point, He loved birds and had a beautiful white Cocateal(not sure how to spell that :o ) the bird was like family and had the run of the house. Well a couple of months before Christmas one year the bird passed on and I could tell George was missing him. so going off of a photo, I painted a picture of the bird on canvass with a combination of acrylic, and airbrush. I gave it to him as a Christmas present that year and he loved it. so much so he started tearing up. after we regained our composure he asked me to go back into his room and look under the bed, grab whats under there and bring it out.
Well it was this guitar! He whent on to tell me that it had belonged to his brother who had passed away just a year or two prior, and that his brother used to tour, playing with Muddy Waters, and a couple other not so well known Blues groups of that time. I'm saying to myself "wow thats really cool!" he had never spoke of it before. Then he says "I would like you to have it" So now it's my turn to start tearing up. So we poured a drink and toasted his brother and the Cocateal.
I thought his brothers' name was Paul Stone, but I haven't been able to find any refference to a Paul Stone having played with Muddy Waters during the early to mid 80s'.
Anyway thats how I got it and here's a couple Pics. Hope You've enjoyed my share.
Thankyou
Scamp
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/gallery/Guitar-103.jpg
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/gallery/Guitar-Back.jpg
Hmm, I guess using the image brackets dont work for uploaded pics in the Gallery ?
Ok Lets Try that again!
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | And a solid body too, good story and good pictures. I suggest you play it as much as you can, you might find some of those blues stuck in it trying to get out.
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Location: CA | Thankyou moodypi, and Bailey.
Originally posted by Bailey:
I suggest you play it as much as you can, you might find some of those blues stuck in it trying to get out.
Bailey Oh They do,.. They do.
Such is as I described earlier, Just laying back and letting the chords, and harmonics lead me where they will.
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